Daily Archives: December 10, 2019

2019-12-10: News Headlines

WSWS (2019-12-10). Appreciative audience at Australian launch of Why Are They Back? wsws.org The Sydney event probed the political climate behind the re-emergence of fascism and militarism in Germany and internationally.

Fight Back (2019-12-10). Chicago: Striking unions honored at People's Thanksgiving. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Thunderous applause greeted officers and strikers from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 at an event sponsored by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The 28th People's Thanksgiving, a fundraiser for Fight Back! brought over 100 people together to recognize the historic Chicago Public School strike by the two unions. | In the words of CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates, "The work we do is to dismantle white supremacy." She vowed that the union will be "bolder, more aggressive and impatient" and to have a "Chicago that reflects the nee…

Juan Cole (2019-12-09). Netanyahu Moves to Annex West Bank, Indictment Be Damned. truthdig.com In an effort to preserve his grip on power, the Israeli prime minister has announced plans to seize the entire Jordan Valley from Palestine.

Janine Jackson (2019-12-09). 'This Is Not a Troll. This Is Real Life.' – CounterSpin interview with Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed SPLC's Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller for the November 22, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

IMEMC News (2019-12-09). Including One Journalist, Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, including one journalist, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the army stormed and ransacked dozens of homes. In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Abdullah Abu Ibrahim, from his home in …

IMEMC News (2019-12-09). Israeli Soldiers Abduct One Palestinian, Confiscate Car, Near Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, a Palestinian man, and confiscated a car, in Betunia town, west of Ramallah, in central West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Abdullah Abu Ibrahim, after storming and ransacking his home. They added that the soldiers also invaded and searched the home of Saed Abu …

IMEMC News (2019-12-09). Israeli Soldiers Demolish Shed, Uproot Lands, Near Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers demolished, Monday, a shed and uprooted six Dunams (1.48 Acres) of Palestinian farmlands in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media activist, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers demolished a shed, owned by a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Bader Abu …

IMEMC News (2019-12-09). Illegal Israeli Colonists Puncture Tires Of Dozens Of Cars In Occupied Jerusalem. imemc.org Updated: Illegal Israeli colonists infiltrated, on Monday at dawn, into Shu'fat neighborhood, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and punctured the tires of many Palestinian cars, in addition to writing racist graffiti. Locals in Shu'fat said the colonists puncture the tires of nearly 200 Palestinian cars in the town.

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-09). Hunger-striker in Serious Condition. imemc.org Ahmad Zahran, a Palestinian administrative detainee held in Israeli jails who has been on hunger strike for 78 consecutive days, in protest against his incarceration without charge or trial, is in serious health condition and has been admitted to an Israeli hospital, today, said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Zahran, …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-09). Israeli Forces Arrest Palestinian Youth at Checkpoint in Hebron. imemc.org According to the Palestine News Network (PNN), Israeli occupation forces arrested a 14 year old female student, on Sunday morning, as she attempting to cross the Abu al-Reesh checkpoint, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the center of Hebron. Israeli media quoted a statement from the occupation army that its soldiers …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-09). Israel Threatens to Destroy All Palestinian Structures in Area C. imemc.org Israeli Minister of Defense, Naftali Bennett, has threatened to destroy all Palestinian structures in West Bank areas under complete Israeli control (Area C), including those which were funded by Europeans, under the pretext of unlicensed construction. According to Days of Palestine, Bennett made the threat during a meeting with ambassadors …

teleSUR (2019-12-09). Palestinians Strike Against Israeli Settlement Plan in Hebron. telesurenglish.net Palestinians started a general strike in the West Bank city of Hebron Monday in protest of Israeli plans to build a new illegal settlement in the flashpoint city. | RELATED: | Israel Starts Building Largest Settlement in East Jerusalem | Shops, as well as public and private institutions, were shut down as part of the strike which was accompanied b…

Stephen Lendman (2019-12-09). Israel's War Minister Naftali Bennett Threatens Iran. globalresearch.ca Israeli ruling authorities are the most extremist in Jewish state history. Arab MKs aside, the vast majority of Knesset members are militantly hardline racists, threatening regional peace and stability. | New Right party head Naftali Bennett earlier held various ministries, including …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-09). Brown University Corporate Responsibility Committee Votes to Divest from Companies Connected to Israeli Occupation. imemc.org December 2019 / Mondoweiss / United States Michael Arria On Dec 2, Brown University's Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies (ACCRIP) voted to recommend that the school divest from companies that facilitate Israeli human rights violations. Six ACCRIP members voted in favor of divestment, two voted against it, and …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-09). Iran False Flag, Bolivia's Coup Gov Seeks Israel's Help, Israel's Been In Yemen 'Since Day One'. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/8/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Press TV (2019-12-09). Israel Tests Nuke-capable Missile System Aimed at Iran: Report. globalresearch.ca The Israeli military has reportedly tested a propulsion system used for carrying nuclear-capable and other missiles, with the occupying entity's media billing the alleged display as "a show of force aimed at Iran." | The test was carried out at Palmachim …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-09). Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Courtyards. imemc.org 39 Israeli settlers, on Monday morning, stormed the Islamic court yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, guarded by Israeli occupation police. Local media sources reported that police opened the Moroccan Gate in front of 36 settlers, who broke into the mosque in four groups. Police escorted the settlers while they toured the …

news.un (2019-12-09). 'World has failed' victims of genocide too often: Guterres. news.un.org Too often, "the world has failed" populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide on Monday.

WSWS (2019-12-09). India: Congress Party brings fascistic Shiv Sena to power in Maharashtra. wsws.org The ostensibly secular Congress Party has helped to bring the Hindu supremacist Shiv Sena back to power in Maharashtra, India's second most populous state.

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-09). Luxembourg Pushes for European Recognition of Palestine. imemc.org Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. European Union foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Monday Feb.

Jewish Voice for Labour (2019-12-09). Jews, Antisemitism and Labour — A Letter to the BBC. globalresearch.ca To Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC | cc: Fran Unsworth and Tracey Henry | URGENT — "Is the BBC Antisemitic?" | We need to register with you our deep concern that, once again, and in the closing stages of an …

Emily Apple (2019-12-09). The Sun deleted its latest Jeremy Corbyn smear after being caught using neo-Nazi sources. thecanary.co On Saturday 7 November, the Sun managed to plunge to a depth even we didn't think was possible. It published a smear about Jeremy Corbyn headlined: Ex-British intelligence officers say Jeremy Corbyn is at the centre of a hard-left extremist network.The story itself is laughable. These supposed intelligence officers have basically just scribbled a load of coloured lines on a website and added some names and links to back up their claims. But it's much worse than just another dodgy Sun story, because the researchers of this network used neo-Nazi and antisemitic sources to back up its already incredibly dodgy points:…

Tracy Keeling (2019-12-09). Group backed by Rachel Riley exploits veteran to spread smears about Jeremy Corbyn. thecanary.co A group called Mainstream UK has exploited a veteran to spread vicious smears against Jeremy Corbyn. The group, which has attracted support from serial Corbyn critic Rachel Riley and a number of disgruntled ex-Labour MPs, paid to spread a video around Facebook about the Labour leader on 7 December. | Mai…

teleSUR (2019-12-09). Over Two Dozen Missing After Volcano Erupts in New Zealand. telesurenglish.net More than two dozen people were feared missing on Tuesday, a day after a volcano that is a tourist attraction suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island, killing at least five people and injuring up to 20. | RELATED: | New Zealand Man Accused of Mosque Shootings Sent Racist Letters | Police said early on Tuesday they did not expect to find any more survivors from the volcanic eruption, which occurred on White Island on Monday at about 2: 11 p.m. (0111 GMT), sp…

Andrew Emett (2019-12-09). 3 corrections employees fired over Nazi salute photo. nationofchange.org "This will not be tolerated on my watch—within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation—or within any agency of state government."

Ian S. Thompson (2019-12-09). Three Ways the "Fairness for All Act" Doesn't Protect LGBTQ People from Discrimination. aclu.org On Friday, Congressman Chris Stewart (R-Utah) and | several of his Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives introduced | the so-called "Fairness for All Act." The bill is being described by its | supporters as a compromise that protects both LGBTQ people and religious | liberty. | In reality, the bill facilitates the Trump | administration's ongoing efforts to give a greenlight to those who would turn | LGBTQ people away from jobs, health care, housing, even taxpayer-funded | programs, simply because of who they are. The bill also weakens some | longstanding protections in federal and state laws…

Global Research News (2019-12-09). Selected Articles: Target Iran!? globalresearch.ca We have made some progress in our campaign to meet our running costs and put an end to our monthly deficit, but we still need your help. As grateful as we are to those who have given so far, the …

Miko Peled (2019-12-09). Israel's Case Against Human Rights Watch Reveals How Its Normalizing West Bank Land Theft. mintpressnews.com The argument made by an Israeli court has been defacto reality in Israel since 1967: there is no West Bank, instead, the region is called Judea and Samaria, legitimate parts of the State of Israel.

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-12-09). Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal of Kentucky's Forced Ultrasound Law, Allowing Law Intended to 'Shame' Patients Stand. commondreams.org Kentucky will uphold a law reproductive rights groups say is intended only to "shame and intimidate" patients who seek abortion care, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday not to hear an appeal to H.B. 2, or what the ACLU calls a "forced narrated ultrasound law." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-08). Israel Bombs Gaza, Israeli Bot Group Caught Spreading Hate & US Admits Houthis Not "Iran Proxy" thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

James Wright (2019-12-08). The Tories were just so antisemitic, they forced the BBC to cover it. thecanary.co The Conservative Party's ongoing antisemitism crisis has become so bad even the BBC and some sections of the corporate media have covered it. | Pro-Nazi activity?: | In the final week of the election, another three Conservative parliamentary candidates are facing c…

RT (2019-12-08). Trump accused of 'Jewsplaining' after blaming some American Jews of 'not loving Israel enough'. rt.com President Donald Trump has been accused of talking down to American Jews, after urging them to give more support to Israel. | More must be done in the United States to promote solidarity with Israel, Trump told nearly 4,000 Israelis and American Jews at the Israeli-American Council conference in Florida. | We have to get the people of our country, of this country, to love Israel more, I have to tell you that. We have to do it. We have to get them to love Israel more. Because you have people that are Jewish people that are great people — they don't love Israel enough. | While his grievance was well receive…

patrick (2019-12-08). "We are all Palestine": 200 individuals and organisations from the Global South stand in solidarity. bdsmovement.net "We are all Palestine": 200 individuals and organisations from the Global South stand in solidarity: In the NewsGlobal South Solidarity Statement on the Recent Attack Against the Palestinian People in Gaza, on the one year of the Great Return March in Gaza. | Military EmbargoApril 2, 2019 | By: | | BDS India

patrick (2019-12-08). Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reinstates Angela Davis' Award. bdsmovement.net Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reinstates Angela Davis' Award: In the NewsThe organization faced backlash and internal dissension after previously rescinding the honor—a decision Davis and allies attributed to the racial justice activist's support for Palestinians' rights and BDS. | Right To BoycottJanuary 25, 2019 | By: | | COLORLINES

Ed Sykes (2019-12-08). Football is standing up to right-wing racism at the best possible time. thecanary.co As the billionaire media's longstanding anti-Labour propaganda continues, football institutions are standing up to racism from the Conservative Party and its supporters. And with the 2019 election just days away, this could hardly come at a more important time. | Boris Johnson and co are 'fuelling racism':…

Mehdi Hasan (2019-12-07). Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don't You Care? theintercept.com What happened to the guy who told his Muslim employees in 2015 that he would "fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment"?

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-07). US Claims "Fresh Intelligence" Of Iran Attacks Yet Provides Zero Evidence — MSM Blindly Regurgitates. thelastamericanvagabond.com Here we go again with "fresh intelligence" to justify the continued sanctions and destabilization of Iran. It's a plan that has been well documented even by their own writings (See Which Path to Persia? — 2009). Of course, complicating U.S. foreign policy is the involvement of Israel. The Last American Vagabond covers the latest political posturing, distortion, and general …

RT (2019-12-07). Satanic Temple members say 'HELL NO' to discrimination after American Airlines forces woman to change 'HAIL SATAN' shirt. rt.com Backers of the Satanic Temple are raising hell after American Airlines forced a Florida woman to change out of a shirt proclaiming "Hail Satan," threatening to remove her from the flight over its "offensive" message. | Key West resident Swati Runi Goyal was awaiting takeoff aboard a flight headed for Las Vegas on the day before Halloween — known in some regions as "Devil's Night" — when an American Airlines crew member approached her demanding an immediate wardrobe change. | "The gentleman asked me if I understood what 'offensive' meant," Goyal told the New York Post. "I said, 'I'm a foreign-born min…

Andrew Coates (2019-12-06). French parliament decides anti-Zionism is antisemitism. mronline.org New Law Faced Critics Alleging it "Stigmatises and Silences " Critics of Israel, and even those in Favour of 2 State Solution. | Source

Peter Maass (2019-12-06). Nobel Winner Peter Handke Compared My Questions About Genocide in Bosnia to a "Calligraphy of Shit" theintercept.com At a press conference, Peter Handke refused to answer my questions about the Bosnian genocide, saying they were "empty" and "ignorant."

Jon Schwarz (2019-12-06). The Supreme Court Case That Made Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Possible — and Doomed Kamala Harris. theintercept.com Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California suspended her presidential campaign on Tuesday. Why? Because, she said, she did not "have the financial resources we need to continue. I'm not a billionaire. I can't fund my own campaign." | Meanwhile, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who definitely is a billionaire, has spent at least $57 million of his own money since he jumped into the race on Novem…

splcenter (2019-12-06). Lawyer Behind Suit Against Trayvon Martin's Family Has Ties to Conspiracy Theorists. splcenter.org Larry Klayman made his name as an ultra-litigious, political gadfly who filed numerous cases against President Bill Clinton in the 1990s and then pursued debunked conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama's birthplace.

Hatewatch Staff and Rachel Janik (2019-12-06). Trump Officials Address Event Featuring Anti-LGBTQ Activists. splcenter.org A conference ostensibly meant to showcase "family policy" reveals how anti-LGBTQ groups have embraced strong-family rhetoric to push their agenda of intolerance.

patrick (2019-12-06). UK Labour Party votes to stop arms trade with Israel, apply international law to trade, and support refugee return. bdsmovement.net UK Labour Party votes to stop arms trade with Israel, apply international law to trade, and support refugee return: In the NewsAt the UK Labour party's annual conference, the party voted overwhelmingly for refugees right to return, to stop "any arms trade with Israel that is used in violation of the human rights of Palestinians" and to apply international law to UK trade wi…

patrick (2019-12-06). Brown University corporate responsibility committee votes to divest from companies connected to Israeli occupation. bdsmovement.net Brown University corporate responsibility committee votes to divest from companies connected to Israeli occupation: In the NewsMichael Arria Economic Boycott Student solidarityDecember 6, 2019 | By: | | Mondoweiss

Alex Anfruns (2019-12-05). Bethlehem, Palestine: "Tourists often come to see the sacred stones, not their inhabitants". dissidentvoice.org From the terrace of Wi'am, also known as the "Palestinian Conflict Resolution Centre", you can see a horizon interrupted by the Israeli wall and a cloud of tear gas. At the foot of it, a narrow path leads the visitor off the tourist circuit to the refugee camp of Aida, jealously guarded by soldiers. At …

Janine Jackson (2019-12-05). 'Giuliani Did All the Wrong Things on That Day' – CounterSpin interview with Wayne Barrett on Rudy Giuliani and 9/11. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed the Village Voice's Wayne Barrett about Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 for the August 17, 2007, episode of CounterSpin; that conversation was rebroadcast for the November 29, 2019, show. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Janine Jackson (2019-12-05). 'It's This Culture of Secrecy That's Pervading the Courts' – CounterSpin interview with Melissa Goodman on the PATRIOT Act. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed the ACLU's Melissa Goodman about the PATRIOT Act for the September 30, 2005, episode of CounterSpin—a conversation that was reaired on the November 29, 2019, show. This is a lightly edited transcript of the rebroadcast. | Media…

Fight Back (2019-12-04). Activists decry Minnesota investments in border militarization, climate destruction. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI) held its quarterly meeting at the State Capitol December 2 and got sharp criticism from immigrant rights and anti-war activists, as new documents revealed a nearly $1 million increase in investment in a controversial military technology company. Youth climate strikers also highlighted the SBI's inaction over state ties to environmental destruction. Both groups were met with vacillation and excuses from the board which is tasked with the responsible investment of public pensions and related funds. | At issue was Elbit Systems, an Israel-based manufacture…

Ben Norton (2019-12-04). Ukrainian neo-Nazis flock to the Hong Kong protest movement. thegrayzone.com Ukrainian fascists who previously fought in a US-backed neo-Nazi militia joined the anti-China protests in Hong Kong, sharing their tactics…

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Appreciative audience at Australian launch of Why Are They Back?
wsws.org | 2019-12-10
The Sydney event probed the political climate behind the re-emergence of fascism and militarism in Germany and internationally.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/10/book…

Chicago: Striking unions honored at People's Thanksgiving
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-10
Chicago, IL – Thunderous applause greeted officers and strikers from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 at an event sponsored by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The 28th People's Thanksgiving, a fundraiser for Fight Back! brought over 100 people together to recognize the historic Chicago Public School strike by the two unions. | In the words of CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates, "The work we do is to dismantle white supremacy." She vowed that the union will be "bolder, more aggressive and impatient" and to have a "Chicago that reflects the nee…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/9/chicago-…

Netanyahu Moves to Annex West Bank, Indictment Be Damned
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2019-12-09
In an effort to preserve his grip on power, the Israeli prime minister has announced plans to seize the entire Jordan Valley from Palestine.
truthdig.com/articles/netanyahu-moves-to-annex-west-bank-indictment-be-damned/

Israeli Soldiers Abduct One Palestinian, Confiscate Car, Near Ramallah
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, a Palestinian man, and confiscated a car, in Betunia town, west of Ramallah, in central West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Abdullah Abu Ibrahim, after storming and ransacking his home. They added that the soldiers also invaded and searched the home of Saed Abu …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-one-palestinian-confiscate-car-near-ramallah/

Israel Threatens to Destroy All Palestinian Structures in Area C
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Israeli Minister of Defense, Naftali Bennett, has threatened to destroy all Palestinian structures in West Bank areas under complete Israeli control (Area C), including those which were funded by Europeans, under the pretext of unlicensed construction. According to Days of Palestine, Bennett made the threat during a meeting with ambassadors …
imemc.org/article/israel-threatens-to-destroy-all-palestinian-structures-in-area-c/

Israeli Forces Arrest Palestinian Youth at Checkpoint in Hebron
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
According to the Palestine News Network (PNN), Israeli occupation forces arrested a 14 year old female student, on Sunday morning, as she attempting to cross the Abu al-Reesh checkpoint, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the center of Hebron. Israeli media quoted a statement from the occupation army that its soldiers …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-arrest-palestinian-youth-at-checkpoint-in-hebron/

Including One Journalist, Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nine Palestinians In West Bank
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, including one journalist, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the army stormed and ransacked dozens of homes. In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Abdullah Abu Ibrahim, from his home in …
imemc.org/article/including-one-journalist-israeli-soldiers-abduct-nine-palestinians-in-west-bank/

Illegal Israeli Colonists Puncture Tires Of Dozens Of Cars In Occupied Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Updated: Illegal Israeli colonists infiltrated, on Monday at dawn, into Shu'fat neighborhood, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and punctured the tires of many Palestinian cars, in addition to writing racist graffiti. Locals in Shu'fat said the colonists puncture the tires of nearly 200 Palestinian cars in the town.
imemc.org/article/illegal-israeli-colonists-puncture-tires-on-many-cars-in-occupied-jerusalem/

Hunger-striker in Serious Condition
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Ahmad Zahran, a Palestinian administrative detainee held in Israeli jails who has been on hunger strike for 78 consecutive days, in protest against his incarceration without charge or trial, is in serious health condition and has been admitted to an Israeli hospital, today, said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Zahran, …
imemc.org/article/hunger-striker-in-serious-condition/

Palestinians Strike Against Israeli Settlement Plan in Hebron
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-09
Palestinians started a general strike in the West Bank city of Hebron Monday in protest of Israeli plans to build a new illegal settlement in the flashpoint city. | RELATED: | Israel Starts Building Largest Settlement in East Jerusalem | Shops, as well as public and private institutions, were shut down as part of the strike which was accompanied b…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestinians-Strike-Against-Israeli-Settlement-Plan-in-Hebron-20191209-0010.html

Israeli Soldiers Demolish Shed, Uproot Lands, Near Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Israeli soldiers demolished, Monday, a shed and uprooted six Dunams (1.48 Acres) of Palestinian farmlands in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media activist, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers demolished a shed, owned by a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Bader Abu …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-demolish-shed-uproot-lands-near-hebron/

Israel's War Minister Naftali Bennett Threatens Iran
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-09
Israeli ruling authorities are the most extremist in Jewish state history. Arab MKs aside, the vast majority of Knesset members are militantly hardline racists, threatening regional peace and stability. | New Right party head Naftali Bennett earlier held various ministries, including …
globalresearch.ca/israel-war-minister-naftali-bennett-threatens-iran/5697136

Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Courtyards
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
39 Israeli settlers, on Monday morning, stormed the Islamic court yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, guarded by Israeli occupation police. Local media sources reported that police opened the Moroccan Gate in front of 36 settlers, who broke into the mosque in four groups. Police escorted the settlers while they toured the …
imemc.org/article/settlers-storm-al-aqsa-courtyards/

Brown University Corporate Responsibility Committee Votes to Divest from Companies Connected to Israeli Occupation
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
December 2019 / Mondoweiss / United States Michael Arria On Dec 2, Brown University's Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies (ACCRIP) voted to recommend that the school divest from companies that facilitate Israeli human rights violations. Six ACCRIP members voted in favor of divestment, two voted against it, and …
imemc.org/article/brown-university-corporate-responsibility-committee-votes-to-divest-from-companies-connected-to-israeli-occupation/

Israel Tests Nuke-capable Missile System Aimed at Iran: Report
Press TV | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-09
The Israeli military has reportedly tested a propulsion system used for carrying nuclear-capable and other missiles, with the occupying entity's media billing the alleged display as "a show of force aimed at Iran." | The test was carried out at Palmachim …
globalresearch.ca/israel-tests-nuke-capable-missile-system-aimed-iran-report/5697071

Iran False Flag, Bolivia's Coup Gov Seeks Israel's Help, Israel's Been In Yemen 'Since Day One'
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-09
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/8/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/iran-false-flag-bolivias-coup-gov-seeks-israels-help-israels-been-in-yemen-since-day-one/

'World has failed' victims of genocide too often: Guterres
news.un.org | 2019-12-09
Too often, "the world has failed" populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1053111

India: Congress Party brings fascistic Shiv Sena to power in Maharashtra
wsws.org | 2019-12-09
The ostensibly secular Congress Party has helped to bring the Hindu supremacist Shiv Sena back to power in Maharashtra, India's second most populous state.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/09/maha…

Luxembourg Pushes for European Recognition of Palestine
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-09
Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. European Union foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Monday Feb.
imemc.org/article/luxembourg-pushes-for-european-recognition-of-palestine/

The Sun deleted its latest Jeremy Corbyn smear after being caught using neo-Nazi sources
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2019-12-09
On Saturday 7 November, the Sun managed to plunge to a depth even we didn't think was possible. It published a smear about Jeremy Corbyn headlined: Ex-British intelligence officers say Jeremy Corbyn is at the centre of a hard-left extremist network.The story itself is laughable. These supposed intelligence officers have basically just scribbled a load of coloured lines on a website and added some names and links to back up their claims. But it's much worse than just another dodgy Sun story, because the researchers of this network used neo-Nazi and antisemitic sources to back up its already incredibly dodgy points:…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/12/09/the-sun-deleted-its-latest-jeremy-corbyn-smear-after-being-caught-using-neo-nazi-sources/

Jews, Antisemitism and Labour — A Letter to the BBC
Jewish Voice for Labour | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-09
To Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC | cc: Fran Unsworth and Tracey Henry | URGENT — "Is the BBC Antisemitic?" | We need to register with you our deep concern that, once again, and in the closing stages of an …
globalresearch.ca/jews-antisemitism-labour-letter-bbc/5697163

Over Two Dozen Missing After Volcano Erupts in New Zealand
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-09
More than two dozen people were feared missing on Tuesday, a day after a volcano that is a tourist attraction suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island, killing at least five people and injuring up to 20. | RELATED: | New Zealand Man Accused of Mosque Shootings Sent Racist Letters | Police said early on Tuesday they did not expect to find any more survivors from the volcanic eruption, which occurred on White Island on Monday at about 2: 11 p.m. (0111 GMT), sp…
telesurenglish.net/news/Over-Two-Dozen-Missing-After-Volcano-Erupts-in-New-Zealand-20191209-0002.html

3 corrections employees fired over Nazi salute photo
Andrew Emett | nationofchange.org | 2019-12-09
"This will not be tolerated on my watch–within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation–or within any agency of state government."
nationofchange.org/2019/12/09/3-corrections-employees-fired-over-nazi-salute-photo/

'This Is Not a Troll. This Is Real Life.' – CounterSpin interview with Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-12-09
Janine Jackson interviewed SPLC's Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller for the November 22, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/this-is-not-a-troll-this-is-real-life/

Three Ways the "Fairness for All Act" Doesn't Protect LGBTQ People from Discrimination
Ian S. Thompson | aclu.org | 2019-12-09
On Friday, Congressman Chris Stewart (R-Utah) and | several of his Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives introduced | the so-called "Fairness for All Act." The bill is being described by its | supporters as a compromise that protects both LGBTQ people and religious | liberty. | In reality, the bill facilitates the Trump | administration's ongoing efforts to give a greenlight to those who would turn | LGBTQ people away from jobs, health care, housing, even taxpayer-funded | programs, simply because of who they are. The bill also weakens some | longstanding protections in federal and state laws…
aclu.org/news/lgbt-rights/three-ways-the-fairness-for-all-act-doesnt-protect-lgbtq-people-from-discrimination

Selected Articles: Target Iran!?
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-09
We have made some progress in our campaign to meet our running costs and put an end to our monthly deficit, but we still need your help. As grateful as we are to those who have given so far, the …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-bush-family-link-nazism/5697172

Israel's Case Against Human Rights Watch Reveals How Its Normalizing West Bank Land Theft
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-09
The argument made by an Israeli court has been defacto reality in Israel since 1967: there is no West Bank, instead, the region is called Judea and Samaria, legitimate parts of the State of Israel.
mintpressnews.com/israel-case-human-rights-watch-director-omar-shakir-theft-west-bank/263312/

Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal of Kentucky's Forced Ultrasound Law, Allowing Law Intended to 'Shame' Patients Stand
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-12-09
Kentucky will uphold a law reproductive rights groups say is intended only to "shame and intimidate" patients who seek abortion care, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday not to hear an appeal to H.B. 2, or what the ACLU calls a "forced narrated ultrasound law." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/news/2019/12/09/supreme-court-wont-hear-appeal-kentuckys-forced-ultrasound-law-allowing-law-intended?cd-origin=rss

Israel Bombs Gaza, Israeli Bot Group Caught Spreading Hate & US Admits Houthis Not "Iran Proxy"
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-08
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/israel-bombs-gaza-israeli-bot-group-caught-spreading-hate-us-admits-houthis-not-iran-proxy/

Football is standing up to right-wing racism at the best possible time
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
As the billionaire media's longstanding anti-Labour propaganda continues, football institutions are standing up to racism from the Conservative Party and its supporters. And with the 2019 election just days away, this could hardly come at a more important time. | Boris Johnson and co are 'fuelling racism':…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/12/08/football-is-standing-up-to-right-wing-racism-at-the-best-possible-time/

"We are all Palestine": 200 individuals and organisations from the Global South stand in solidarity
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-12-08
"We are all Palestine": 200 individuals and organisations from the Global South stand in solidarity: In the NewsGlobal South Solidarity Statement on the Recent Attack Against the Palestinian People in Gaza, on the one year of the Great Return March in Gaza. | Military EmbargoApril 2, 2019 | By: | | BDS India …
bdsmovement.net/news/we-are-all-palestine-200-individuals-and-organisations-global-south-stand-solidarity

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reinstates Angela Davis' Award
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-12-08
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reinstates Angela Davis' Award: In the NewsThe organization faced backlash and internal dissension after previously rescinding the honor–a decision Davis and allies attributed to the racial justice activist's support for Palestinians' rights and BDS. | Right To BoycottJanuary 25, 2019 | By: | | COLORLINES …
bdsmovement.net/news/birmingham-civil-rights-institute-reinstates-angela-davis-award

The Tories were just so antisemitic, they forced the BBC to cover it
James Wright | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
The Conservative Party's ongoing antisemitism crisis has become so bad even the BBC and some sections of the corporate media have covered it. | Pro-Nazi activity?: | In the final week of the election, another three Conservative parliamentary candidates are facing c…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/12/08/the-tories-were-just-so-antisemitic-they-forced-the-bbc-to-cover-it/

Trump accused of 'Jewsplaining' after blaming some American Jews of 'not loving Israel enough'
rt.com | 2019-12-08
President Donald Trump has been accused of talking down to American Jews, after urging them to give more support to Israel. | More must be done in the United States to promote solidarity with Israel, Trump told nearly 4,000 Israelis and American Jews at the Israeli-American Council conference in Florida. | We have to get the people of our country, of this country, to love Israel more, I have to tell you that. We have to do it. We have to get them to love Israel more. Because you have people that are Jewish people that are great people — they don't love Israel enough. | While his grievance was well receive…
rt.com/usa/475319-trump-american-jews-love-israel/

US Claims "Fresh Intelligence" Of Iran Attacks Yet Provides Zero Evidence — MSM Blindly Regurgitates
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-07
Here we go again with "fresh intelligence" to justify the continued sanctions and destabilization of Iran. It's a plan that has been well documented even by their own writings (See Which Path to Persia? — 2009). Of course, complicating U.S. foreign policy is the involvement of Israel. The Last American Vagabond covers the latest political posturing, distortion, and general …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/tdwu-clips/us-claims-fresh-intelligence-iran-attacks-yet-provides-zero-evidence-msm-blindly-regurgitates/

Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don't You Care?
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2019-12-07
What happened to the guy who told his Muslim employees in 2015 that he would "fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment"?
theintercept.com/2019/12/07/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-muslims-islamophobia/

Satanic Temple members say 'HELL NO' to discrimination after American Airlines forces woman to change 'HAIL SATAN' shirt
rt.com | 2019-12-07
Backers of the Satanic Temple are raising hell after American Airlines forced a Florida woman to change out of a shirt proclaiming "Hail Satan," threatening to remove her from the flight over its "offensive" message. | Key West resident Swati Runi Goyal was awaiting takeoff aboard a flight headed for Las Vegas on the day before Halloween — known in some regions as "Devil's Night" — when an American Airlines crew member approached her demanding an immediate wardrobe change. | "The gentleman asked me if I understood what 'offensive' meant," Goyal told the New York Post. "I said, 'I'm a foreign-born min…
rt.com/usa/475253-hail-satan-shirt-airline/

UK Labour Party votes to stop arms trade with Israel, apply international law to trade, and support refugee return
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-12-06
UK Labour Party votes to stop arms trade with Israel, apply international law to trade, and support refugee return: In the NewsAt the UK Labour party's annual conference, the party voted overwhelmingly for refugees right to return, to stop "any arms trade with Israel that is used in violation of the human rights of Palestinians" and to apply international law to UK trade wi…
bdsmovement.net/news/uk-labour-party-votes-stop-arms-trade-israel-apply-international-law-trade-and-support-refugee

Brown University corporate responsibility committee votes to divest from companies connected to Israeli occupation
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-12-06
Brown University corporate responsibility committee votes to divest from companies connected to Israeli occupation: In the NewsMichael Arria Economic Boycott Student solidarityDecember 6, 2019 | By: | | Mondoweiss …
bdsmovement.net/news/brown-university-corporate-responsibility-committee-votes-divest-companies-connected-israeli

French parliament decides anti-Zionism is antisemitism
Andrew Coates | mronline.org | 2019-12-06
New Law Faced Critics Alleging it "Stigmatises and Silences " Critics of Israel, and even those in Favour of 2 State Solution. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/06/french-parliament-decides-anti-zionism-is-antisemitism/

Nobel Winner Peter Handke Compared My Questions About Genocide in Bosnia to a "Calligraphy of Shit"
Peter Maass | theintercept.com | 2019-12-06
At a press conference, Peter Handke refused to answer my questions about the Bosnian genocide, saying they were "empty" and "ignorant."
theintercept.com/2019/12/06/peter-handke-nobel-prize-genocide-questions/

The Supreme Court Case That Made Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Possible — and Doomed Kamala Harris
Jon Schwarz | theintercept.com | 2019-12-06
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California suspended her presidential campaign on Tuesday. Why? Because, she said, she did not "have the financial resources we need to continue. I'm not a billionaire. I can't fund my own campaign." | Meanwhile, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who definitely is a billionaire, has spent at least $57 million of his own money since he jumped into the race on Novem…
theintercept.com/2019/12/06/kamala-harris-bloomberg-billionaire-buckley-valeo-supreme-court/

Lawyer Behind Suit Against Trayvon Martin's Family Has Ties to Conspiracy Theorists
splcenter.org | 2019-12-06
Larry Klayman made his name as an ultra-litigious, political gadfly who filed numerous cases against President Bill Clinton in the 1990s and then pursued debunked conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama's birthplace.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/12/06/lawyer-behind-suit-against-trayvon-martins-family-has-ties-conspiracy-theorists

Trump Officials Address Event Featuring Anti-LGBTQ Activists
Hatewatch Staff and Rachel Janik | splcenter.org | 2019-12-06
A conference ostensibly meant to showcase "family policy" reveals how anti-LGBTQ groups have embraced strong-family rhetoric to push their agenda of intolerance.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/12/06/trump-officials-address-event-featuring-anti-lgbtq-activists

Bethlehem, Palestine: "Tourists often come to see the sacred stones, not their inhabitants"
Alex Anfruns | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-05
From the terrace of Wi'am, also known as the "Palestinian Conflict Resolution Centre", you can see a horizon interrupted by the Israeli wall and a cloud of tear gas. At the foot of it, a narrow path leads the visitor off the tourist circuit to the refugee camp of Aida, jealously guarded by soldiers. At …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/bethlehem-palestine-tourists-often-come-to-see-the-sacred-stones-not-their-inhabitants/

'It's This Culture of Secrecy That's Pervading the Courts' – CounterSpin interview with Melissa Goodman on the PATRIOT Act
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-12-05
Janine Jackson interviewed the ACLU's Melissa Goodman about the PATRIOT Act for the September 30, 2005, episode of CounterSpin–a conversation that was reaired on the November 29, 2019, show. This is a lightly edited transcript of the rebroadcast. | Media…
fair.org/home/its-this-culture-of-secrecy-thats-pervading-the-courts/

Activists decry Minnesota investments in border militarization, climate destruction
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-04
St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI) held its quarterly meeting at the State Capitol December 2 and got sharp criticism from immigrant rights and anti-war activists, as new documents revealed a nearly $1 million increase in investment in a controversial military technology company. Youth climate strikers also highlighted the SBI's inaction over state ties to environmental destruction. Both groups were met with vacillation and excuses from the board which is tasked with the responsible investment of public pensions and related funds. | At issue was Elbit Systems, an Israel-based manufacture…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/3/activist…

Ukrainian neo-Nazis flock to the Hong Kong protest movement
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-04
Ukrainian fascists who previously fought in a US-backed neo-Nazi militia joined the anti-China protests in Hong Kong, sharing their tactics…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/04/ukrainian-nazis-hong-kong-protests/

SPLC lawsuit seeks to restore Mississippi citizens' right to vote
splcenter.org | 2019-12-04
When they were children, Herman Parker and his three sisters went to their grandparents' house every election day.
splcenter.org/news/2019/12/04/splc-lawsuit-seeks-restore-mississippi-citizens-right-vote

In photos: Refounding conference of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-03
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/3/photos-r…