(2019-12-24). Anti-war leader blasts Klobuchar for backing U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — Amy Klobuchar, a 'centrist' who is trying to become the Democratic Party standard-bearer in the upcoming elections for president, states that she will not reverse Trump's decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. There has long been a consensus among most Republican and Democratic politicians to support the Zionist occupation of Palestine. | Meredith Aby-Keirstead, a leader of the Twin Cities Anti-War Committee responded, "It doesn't surprise any of us in the anti-war movement that Klobuchar doesn't want to reverse Trump's decision to move the U.S. embassy fr…
(2019-12-24). No Way To Treat A Child: Mistreatment and Persecution of Palestinian Children. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin St. @ Geary | San Francisco…
(2019-12-24). The Hypnosis of Patriotism. indybay.org Patriotism is an unnatural, unreasonable, harmful feeling for our times, which causes much of the evil from which mankind suffers.
(2019-12-24). Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life: An Austrian farmer's lonely defiance of the Nazis. wsws.org An important subject is treated with the generally mystical-religious outlook for which Terrence Malick has become known.
(2019-12-24). Buffy Sainte Marie Truthtelling Indigenous Genocide. indybay.org Buffy Sainte Marie described the genocide, slavery, murder and rape of Indigenous Peoples, that the kings and queens, military, churches and banks are responsible for, speaking with AIM West's Tony Gonzales, during the 50th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz.
(2019-12-24). Jury backs pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in case examining talc-cancer link. rt.com 
A jury in St. Louis in the US has ruled in favor of pharma giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J), in the latest of several lawsuits alleging that the drug company's baby powder caused ovarian cancer. | The verdict involves claims from plaintiff Vickie Forrest, one of 13 women whose case was halted by the Missouri Supreme Court earlier this year. | This time the jury ruled 9-3, denying 56-year-old Forrest's allegation that more than 30 years of use of the talcum-based powder had caused her illness. The woman was diagnosed with stage-two ovarian cancer in 2012 and is in remission, after surgery and chemotherapy. | "It's…
(2019-12-24). Israel cancels Jordan Valley meeting amid ICC probe. yenisafak.com An Israeli ministerial team cancelled a scheduled meeting to discuss plans for annexing the Jordan Valley following a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Tuesday.The meeting had been scheduled to take place last week, but was called off last minute once ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced intention on Friday to investigate alleged Israeli human rights violations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.During his election campaign in September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said h…
(2019-12-24). Moroccan | NGO urges Muslim world to support Uighurs against China's 'genocide'. yenisafak.com A non-governmental organisation in Morocco urged the Arab world and Islamic organizations to stand against China's long-standing crackdown on Muslim Uighurs in the far western region of Xinjiang, calling the persecution a "genocide."The Support Committee for the Causes of the Ummah expressed its concerns in a written statement about the religious persecution, ethnic cleansing campaign, human rights violations and abuses targeting Uighur Muslim minorities in East Turkestan, the name that Uighur exiles use for Xinjiang.The NGO also called on human rights organizations to take action against racist and arbitrary det…
(2019-12-24). German student says he's told to leave India after joining protests. yenisafak.com A German exchange student said on Tuesday that Indian authorities had ordered him to leave the country after he took part in protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new citizenship law.Jakob Lindenthal, a 24-year-old pursuing a master's degree in physics, said he took part in two rallies in the southern city of Chennai against the law, which critics say discriminates against India's minority Muslims.A photo circulated on Twitter shows Lindenthal holding a sign that reads: "1933-1945 We have been there," a reference to Nazi Germany.Lindenthal said he was summoned to a meeting with India's immigration autho…
(2019-12-23). Army Abducts Three Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, three Palestinians from Silwan town, and the Old City, of occupied East Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Rawhi Mahmoud al-Kolaghassi, 23, from his home in the Sa'adiyya neighborhood, in the Old City. They added that undercover soldiers kidnapped Omar Amer …
(2019-12-23). Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Compound on 2nd Day of Hanukkah. telesurenglish.net To mark the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, nearly 300 Israeli settlers stormed Monday Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, guarded by Israeli military police, according to local media. | RELATED: | Israeli Minister Calls for Elimination of Palestinian Authority‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | The director of Al-Aqsa Mosque Omar al-Kiswani said more than 280 Israeli…
(2019-12-23). The Trudeau Government Joins the Global Majority on Israel-Palestinian Relations. globalresearch.ca The Chief Executive of B'nai Brith Canada has condemned as anti-democratic a vote in late 2019 by Canada's Trudeau government. In one of its first major international acts, Trudeau's minority government sided with 166 other member states of the United …
(2019-12-23). Addameer Collects Hard Evidence on Torture and Ill-Treatment Committed against Palestinian Detainees at Israeli Interrogation Centers. imemc.org By Ad-Dameer Prisoner Support And Human Rights Association: Since its creation, the occupying state developed and enforced laws and practices that led to both the systematic use of torture and to absolute impunity for the perpetrator of this crime. There has never been any individual or agency held accountable for …
(2019-12-23). Israeli Soldiers Dismantle Shacks and Barn in Northern Jordan Valley. imemc.org According to the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA), Israeli forces,, dismantled Palestinian residential and livestock structures in the Ras al-Ahmar area, on Monday. | The owner of the demolished structures, located south of Tubas, in the northern Jordan Valley, was identified as Saed Abu Zahir. | Abdullah Bisharat, head of Atouf and Ras al-Ahmar Village Council, stated that Israeli forces invaded Ras al-Ahmar, and proceeded to dismantle shacks and a barn, under the pretext of being built wit…
(2019-12-23). Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Sunday, four Palestinians, including a former political prisoner, from the al-'Isawiya town, in occupied East Jerusalem. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Obeid street in the town, and abducted Ahmad Monir Obeid and Maher Obeid while walking near their homes. They added that the soldiers also invaded …
(2019-12-23). Israeli Media: Top Officials 'Liable to Prosecution' for War Crimes. imemc.org Senior Israeli political and military officials are likely to be prosecuted before the International Criminal Court (ICC), after the court's decision to launch an investigation into war crimes committed against Palestinians, according to a report released by Yedioth Ahronoth, on Sunday. The newspaper pointed out that Benny Gantz, who …
(2019-12-23). International Criminal Court to investigate alleged war crimes in Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday, December 20, that it will open a full investigation into the alleged war crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories of East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza. A full ICC investigation includes the framing of possible charges against individuals. States however, cannot be charged by the ICC. | The ICC has already been conducting preliminary investigations for the last five years, following the Israeli invasion of Gaza in 2014, in which 2,251 Palestinians and 74 Israelis were killed. Most of the Palestinian casualties were civilian, while most of…
(2019-12-23). Israeli Forces Uproot Trees, Confiscate Tents, Declare Area 'Closed Military Zone'. imemc.org Israeli forces, on Monday, seized a number of tents and uprooted trees in the area of Khirbet Tana, a small village located east of Nablus city, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. | Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in northern West Bank, said that Israeli troops invaded the area and declared it a 'closed military zone' before proceeding to seize the tents and uproots trees. | The Palestinian village has been demolished multiple times by the Israeli a…
(2019-12-23). Is the UK Government Set to Define the Boycott of Israel as 'Antisemitic'? globalresearch.ca One of the first bills to be introduced by Britain's new Conservative government will reportedly stop "local authorities from boycotting individual companies", a move described as targeting the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. | The Conservative Party election manifesto…
(2019-12-23). BDS Movement: Boris Johnson's BDS Ban Recalls Margaret Thatcher's Support of Apartheid South Africa. globalresearch.ca The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement hit back at UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans to ban public authorities from participating in the international movement boycotting Israeli goods. | "Boris Johnson's government, like the anti-Palestinian Trump administration, is more …
(2019-12-23). Israel's political impasse ahead of third election in a year. wsws.org Netanyahu and his right-wing and ultra-orthodox partners need to secure 61 seats in the Knesset to form a right-wing government that could give him immunity from prosecution.
(2019-12-23). Impeachment Derangement: Or How I Learned to Stop Hating and Love Trump. dissidentvoice.org I'm not an Evangelical Christian, lover of Israel, or someone who wants to ban Muslims from entering America. Would never put a kid in a cage or a dog in a box. I'm not a wounded warrior, won't allow guns or flag waving in my house, don't voluntarily stand for the Anthem. Don't ride a …
(2019-12-23). Adalah: "We Believe That the ICC has Full Jurisdiction to Decide on the Concerned Criminal Cases. imemc.org International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda made the right decision given the facts when she announced that Israel has been and is continuing to commit war crimes in the West Bank, and in the Gaza Strip and that there is no reason that a criminal investigation would not …
(2019-12-23). Mitch McConnell Has No Interest in a Fair Impeachment Trial. truthdig.com This piece originally appeared on Truthout. | In my decades as a criminal defense attorney, I have never seen a trial where the jurors admit they aren't impartial, coordinate the trial process with the defendant and then, as promised, find the defendant not guilty. And yet, that is exactly what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell aims to do. | Negating any semblance of conducting a fair trial, McConnell has brazenly declared his intention to violate the senators' oath of impartiality and deny the…
(2019-12-23). Qasim: "US is Encouraging Israel to Commit Crimes by Opposing ICC Probe" imemc.org In an official statement, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said: "We firmly oppose this and any other action that seeks to target Israel unfairly." the Anadolu Agency reported.
(2019-12-23). Headlines for December 23, 2019. democracynow.org White House Halted Ukraine Aid 91 Minutes After Trump & Zelensky Phone Call, U.S. Considering Plan to Deport Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, WaPo: White House Pushes to Use Migrant Children to Ensnare Parents, Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 People to Death for Khashoggi's Murder, ICC Takes Step to Investigating Israel for War Crimes, India: Protests Continue as Modi Defends "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Iraq: Thousands Demand Appointment of Independent Prime Minister, Reuters: Up to 1,500 Dead in Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Nov. Protests, Pentagon: U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan, French Unions Continue St…
(2019-12-23). Much work needed to 'target unacceptable levels' of racism in Ecuador: UN experts. news.un.org Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the UN Working Group on People of African Descent said on Monday, calling for an end to the "discrimination, exclusion and extreme poverty they suffer."
(2019-12-23). Canadian Muslim Convention Hosts Anti-Palestinian Politician. telesurenglish.net The Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) conference, one of the most important Muslim events in North America, decided for this year's assembly to invite the controversial premier of Ontario province Doug Ford, and his Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, a decision seen by many as contradicting all the principles the event is supposed to endorse. | RELATED: | Kuala Lumpur Summit: Five Big Problems Facing The Muslim World | Several Muslim attendees who participated in the co…
(2019-12-23). Venezuela Urges Brazil to Arrest Attackers of Military Base. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged Monday for the government of Brazil to not support "terrorist actions" against the South American country and required its authorities to arrest those involved in Sunday's attack to a military border outpost. | RELATED: | 'There Is No Virtual Congress' Venezuela's Supreme Justice Says | "I ask the Brazilian gover…
(2019-12-23). Exonerate the Innocent; Incarcerate the Guilty. counterpunch.org The U.S. "justice" system, first and foremost, protects police and prosecutors. The Supreme Court has held that while cops have only limited immunity from lawsuits, prosecutors enjoy what's known as absolute immunity for their conduct under most circumstances. Only in the most extreme cases of abuse — including killings and with bodycam videos as evidence — do police get arrested and prosecuted. Still less are prosecutors prosecuted for questionable, if not illegal, practices. More
(2019-12-23). Indian state intensifies repression of mass protests against anti-Muslim citizenship law. wsws.org At least 25 people have been killed during the protests, which have touched all parts of the country, against the Hindu supremacist BJP government.
(2019-12-23). Rudy Giuliani Asks Not To Be Called Anti-Semitic Right Before Saying, "I'm More of a Jew Than [George] Soros" commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-12-22). Quad-Cities community members condemn hate after anti-immigrant event. liberationnews.org 
Outraged protesters displayed signs condemning racism and the capitalist system which allows bigotry to flourish.
(2019-12-22). Israeli Minister Calls for Elimination of Palestinian Authority. telesurenglish.net Israel's Minister of Transport Bezalel Smotrich took on social media Saturday to demand his government to dismantle the Palestinian Authority (PA) government after the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to probe into alleged Israeli war crimes in Palestine. | RELATED: | ICC May Investigate British War Crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan | Smotrich, who…
(2019-12-21). Protest in Philadelphia against corporate sexual abuse, racism. workers.org 
Philadelphia Rylinda Rhodes was loud and clear, speaking here at a Dec. 18 rally outside Comcast world corporate headquarters: "I am a survivor of workplace sexual harassment at Comcast. . . . You do not have the right to touch me. I have a right to be protected in my . . . | Continue reading Protest in Philadelphia against corporate sexual abuse, racism at Workers.org
(2019-12-21). PFLP marks founding in huge Gaza march. fightbacknews.org The 52nd anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was observed with a December 7 march by tens of thousands of members and supporters in Gaza City. The PFLP is playing a leading role in the struggle to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Over the past week Israeli authorities have arrested 50 Palestinians in the West Bank and accused them of being members of the PFLP.
(2019-12-21). ICC To Investigate Israeli Government War Crimes & UN Again Contradicts US Claims Of Iran "Proof" 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 (12/20/19). 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 …
(2019-12-20). BDS movement defiant after Tories announce anti-boycott measures and threaten international solidarity. thecanary.co Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaigners have responded defiantly to Tory plans to pass an anti-BDS law. | The law is a threat to any international solidarity campaign which seeks to boycott companies or products because of the state policies of another country. As such, it presents a threat to international solidarity efforts as a whole. | Boycotting Israeli apartheid: | BDS is an international movement calling for a boycott of Israeli goods. It also calls for grassroots groups to initiate boycott campaigns against companies complicit in Israel…
(2019-12-20). International Criminal Court to Launch Full Investigation Into Israeli War Crimes. theantimedia.com "In brief, I am satisfied that war crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip."
(2019-12-20). Israel Bombs Gaza, 2020 NDAA's Israel Focus, Iran Excuse Now In Afghanistan & West Bank Take Over. 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 (12/19/19). 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 …
(2019-12-20). Top Criminal Court to conduct official probe into alleged war crimes in Palestine. news.un.org Following a "thorough, independent and objective assessment", the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday that she plans to open a formal investigation into alleged war crimes in Palestine, but asked the Court for a further ruling over territorial jurisdiction.
(2019-12-20). Investigation: Washington State Rep. Matt Shea Poses Threat of 'Political Violence' Against U.S. splcenter.org Washington state Rep. Matt Shea has been vocal about his support for antigovernment and anti-public lands activists in the West, and a new report alleges those activities pose a threat of "political violence" against the U.S. government.
(2019-12-20). Four Lawyers. Four Projects. One Non-Stop Year. aclu.org 
It isn't news that the Trump administration has kept ACLU attorneys working at breakneck speed for the past three years. In 2019 alone, we saw historic moments and victories—from defeating the citizenship question on the 2020 census and bringing the first trans civil rights case to the Supreme Court, to blocking a wave of abortion bans and many of the administration's attempts to dismantle the asylum system. To name a few. | Here are some of our attorneys' takes on 2019 and the year ahead—what's changed for the better and for the worse, and how the outcome of the 2020 presidential election will a…
(2019-12-20). Expert Q&A: Trump's executive order on campus antisemitism. mronline.org 
Last week, President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring federal agencies to use a definition of antisemitism that conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism when investigating civil rights complaints alleging antisemitism on campus. | Source
(2019-12-19). From the Old City to Tel Rumeida Hill: Israel's Takeover of Hebron Forges Ahead. mintpressnews.com 
It often seems that Israel's actions in the West Bank are spurred by little more than a desire to compensate for lost opportunities and settle old scores, and Hebron is no exception writes Miko Peled.
(2019-12-19). From a Blessing to a Curse: How UN Resolution 2334 Accelerated Israel's West Bank Colonization. mintpressnews.com UN Resolution 2334, although externally supportive of Palestinian rights, turned out to be one of the most costly decisions ever made by the international institution.
(2019-12-19). Weekend Read: Top 10 Ways You Helped Us Make a Difference in 2019. splcenter.org Our work in 2019 year was challenging — and highly successful — in many ways.
(2019-12-19). On the picket line. workers.org 
New Illinois labor law seeks to counter Janus decision The Dec. 2 Labor Tribune reported that a bill to uphold rights of public sector unions, which are threatened by the Supreme Court's 2018 Janus decision, was passed by the Illinois Legislature on Nov. 13. Ill. Gov. Pritzker promises to sign . . . | Continue reading On the picket line at Workers.org
(2019-12-19). 10 LGBTQ Moments that Defined 2019. aclu.org 
1. Aimee Stephens goes to the Supreme Court: | In October, the Supreme Court heard its first trans civil rights case ever. The case was brought by our client Aimee Stephens, who was fired from her job at a funeral home solely for being transgender. That's sex discrimination and it violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. , | We have yet to see whether the Supreme Court will uphold the civil rights of trans people. But no matter what, history has already been made. , | "I'll never forget the feeling of coming out of the Supreme Court and seeing a crowd of trans people and allies chanting to…
(2019-12-18). Protests Paralyze India After Racist Anti-Muslim Law Passed. therealnews.com 
Modi's government using brutal violence against students and workers to stop demonstrations. Professor Sumit Ganguly examines the legal, moral and political significance anti-Muslim laws and the growing movement to oppose Hindu nationalism.