Daily Archives: December 26, 2019

2019-12-26: News Headlines

Staff (2019-12-27). Israel's Embattled Netanyahu Wins by Landslide in Primary. truthdig.com He could get a third chance to form a government in March election. A win then would give him immunity on the corruption charges he faces.

The New Arab (2019-12-26). 'Blinding the Truth': Israeli Snipers Target Gaza Protesters in the Eyes. globalresearch.ca Media coverage and social media posts went wild when Palestinian photojournalist Muath Amarneh was blinded in his left eye after he was hit by a rubber bullet while covering a protest in the West Bank. | However, Amarneh was far from …

Stephen Lendman (2019-12-26). Israel Preparing for War on Iran? globalresearch.ca Israel's longtime goal is unchallenged Middle East dominance partnered with Washington. | Achieving it depends on transforming independent regional nations into US/Israeli vassal states by war or other hostile means, Iran most of all. | Along with Turkey, it's the only regional …

Fight Back (2019-12-26). Large protest in Dallas against Indian Citizenship Amendment Act. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On December 22, about 1000 people gathered at Dealey Plaza in Dallas to protest the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act. The protest was called by the Indian American Muslim Council of Dallas. | In speeches and chants, protesters condemned the act, which targets Muslims and other religious minorities. They also spoke out against the government of Narendra Modi which has passed the act. Several speakers called the act fascist and compared Modi to historical fascist leaders.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-12-26). Global War on Humanity: America's Unceasing Pursuit of Hegemony. globalresearch.ca Essentially what we're looking at is a broader historical perspective on how the US de facto supported Nazi Germany with a view to destroying the Soviet Union as well as weakening the British Empire and competing empires including of course France, Belgium, Holland, etc. And those countries today are no longer colonial powers.

Leo Tolstoy (2019-12-26). 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.

yenisafak (2019-12-26). Israel to reinstitute 'assassinations policy'. yenisafak.com In statements he made to Israel's army radio, Yisrael Katz indicated that there was "an intelligence effort to identify the rockets' launchers and work to eliminate them."He stressed: "Intelligence efforts are currently focused on determining who is responsible for ordering missile launch instructions in order to work to eliminate him."On Wednesday evening, Israel's iron dome anti-missile system intercepted a missile reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip towards the country's south while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was attending an election rally in Ashkelon province.According to Israeli media, security forc…

RT (2019-12-26). Israeli jets strike Gaza in retaliation after rocket siren forces Netanyahu to seek shelter. rt.com The Israeli military has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes against alleged 'terrorist targets' in Gaza, after rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave forced PM Netanyahu to interrupt a campaign speech and seek cover. | The IDF confirmed its warplanes and helicopters struck several targets belonging to Hamas, including the group's "military complexes," early Thursday morning. | In response to the rocket fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians earlier tonight, the Israeli Air Force just struck a number of Hamas terror targets in…

RT (2019-12-26). Palestinians to scale back protests on Israel-Gaza border — reports. rt.com Palestinians in Gaza will scale back protests along the fortified border with Israel, factions in the strip said on Thursday. The statements are seen as a sign of a lasting detente between Israel and Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas along the frontier. | For nearly 20 months, Palestinians have held weekly demonstrations dubbed the "Great March of Return." These have often turned violent as people throw rocks and firebombs at Israeli troops, who respond by shooting with live fire. | Gaza medical officials say 214 Palestinians have been killed since the Friday protests began in March 2018, Reuters reported. The prot…

RT (2019-12-26). Israeli MP Saar hopes to unseat Netanyahu in Likud primary. rt.com Israel's governing Likud party is holding primaries on Thursday, in the first serious internal challenge to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in his more than a decade in power. | Veteran politician Gideon Saar hopes to unseat Netanyahu, arguing that he will be better placed to form a government in national elections in March after Netanyahu failed to do so in two repeat elections this year, AP reports. | Despite the shadow of corruption indictments hanging over him, Netanyahu remains popular among Likud members. The party, which has only had four leaders since its inception in the 1970s, has stood firmly behind t…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-25). The Freedom Flotilla Will Make its 35th Attempt to Sail to Gaza in 2020. mintpressnews.com The solidarity mission is scheduled for the summer of 2020, and, like most of the 35 previous attempts, the Flotilla is likely to be intercepted by the Israeli navy.

Staff (2019-12-25). Thousands Mark Christmas in West Bank Town of Bethlehem. truthdig.com BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus. | Visitors converged on the town's large Christmas tree in Manger Square, near the spot believed to mark Jesus' birthplace. Uniformed Palestinian scouts wearing yellow and gold capes paraded past assembled visitors, the sound of drums and bagpipes filling the cool, clear air. Vendors hawked snacks and holiday gifts, adding to the festive atmosphere. | Roger Hoagland, a Christian educator and missionary from Louisville, Kentucky, said…

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-25). Israeli Bulldozers Raze Land in Northern Gaza. imemc.org Israeli military infiltrated across the Gaza border, into Beit Hanoun town, in the northern Gaza Strip, and razed agricultural land, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Three Israeli military vehicles accompanied by three bulldozers, advanced into the borderline area while opening indiscriminate gunfire, razed agricultural land, and placed …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-25). Palestinian Mother Haunted by Israeli Police Assault. imemc.org A Palestinian mother, from occupied Jerusalem, who was brutally assaulted by Israeli border police with a rifle butt in the face, tells her story, Quds News Network reported. Rina Darbas, 36, said the incident took place six weeks ago, when she tried to protect her son and keep him from …

Raouf Halaby (2019-12-25). Bethlehem is Scarred by Brutal Israeli Occupation, While the World Acquieses. counterpunch.org O little town of Bethlehem, How miserable we see thee lie! Above thy 28 ft. concrete separation wall of hatred, Palestinians cower in fear and sleepless nights. The silent stars are witness to thy dark and somber streets Where the light shineth not, And the everlasting darkness of occupation Hangs heavy on the oppressed and More

Staff (2019-12-25). White Nationalist Media Is Shaping US Immigration Policy. truthout.org Janine Jackson: That White House senior policy advisor and speechwriter Stephen Miller believes in white nationalism is evident: By their policy, ye shall know them. But we now have, as it were, the receipts. | The Southern Poverty Law Center's Hatewatch reviewed hundreds of emails betwee…

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-25). Palestinian Prisoner Barghouthi to Run for Prime Minister. imemc.org Prominent Fatah leader, and prisoner, Marwan Barghouthi, has decided to run for the presidential election in Palestine, Quds News Network reported. Hatem Abdel Qader, a member of Fatah's Revolutionary Council, said that Barghouthi would be Fatah's most likely candidate if Abbas decides not to run for the election. "We need …

RT (2019-12-25). 'Start packing your bags!' Netanyahu hints at targeted assassination after rocket siren spoils his campaign speech. rt.com Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to seek shelter after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip briefly interrupted the embattled Israeli Prime Minister's campaign speech in the southern city of Ashkelon. | Videos broadcast by Israeli TV stations showed Netanyahu being rushed off a stage by bodyguards, and reportedly escorted to a shelter. | In a thinly veiled threat after his return onstage, Netanyahu remembered an Islamic Jihad commander, Baha Abu Al-Atta, saying he was "no longer arou…

Staff (2019-12-24). Where is the Outrage Over British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Book, '72 Virgins'? therealnews.com Marc Steiner and Moshe Machover discuss why the lack of outrage over Johnson's book is so concerning.

Staff (2019-12-24). NAAPRP Relaunch Renews National Fight Against Police Repression. therealnews.com As we enter a new phase of racist and political repression in the US with the convergence of a myriad of political and social issues, how are we planning to fight against this? Jacqueline Luqman talks with Frank Chapman about the relaunch of the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression.

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-24). Netanyahu Freezes Plans to Annex Jordan Valley. imemc.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave instructions to freeze the plans to annex the Jordan Valley to Israeli sovereignty, Ynet revealed Tuesday. The Israeli paper explained, according to Al Ray, that Netanyahu made his decision following that of the International Prosecutor to conduct an investigation into war crimes, carried out …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-24). Israel AGAIN Attacks Syria Over Christmas, Khashoggi Trial Theater & MSM N Korea Xmas Fear-Mongering. 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 (12/24/19). 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 …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-24). Israeli Bulldozers Level Palestinian Land Near Nablus. imemc.org Israeli bulldozers, on Tuesday morning, razed a large tract of Palestinian land, which belongs to the Nablus-district villagers of Jalud, in order to expand the nearby illegal Israeli colonial settlements, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the northern West Bank, …

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-24). On the Road to Gaza: The Freedom Flotilla Will Sail Again. dissidentvoice.org What is Gaza to us but an Israeli missile, a rudimentary rocket, a demolished home, an injured child being whisked away by his peers under a hail of bullets? On a daily basis, Gaza is conveyed to us as a bloody image or a dramatic video, none of which can truly capture the everyday reality …

Stephen Lendman (2019-12-24). ICC to Investigate Israeli War Crimes? globalresearch.ca Israel isn't a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Clearly its ruling authorities will reject whatever conclusions it draws, if any, short of exoneration. | Since established by the Rome Statute in 2002, the court never held the US, other …

South Front (2019-12-24). Video: Israel Strikes Damascus as Syrian Army Crushes ISIS-Al Qaeda Terrorists in Idlib. globalresearch.ca Early on December 23, the Syrian Air Defense intercepted several missiles launched by Israeli warplanes from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and the Lebanese area of Mount Hermon. | SANA claimed that the Israeli missiles reportedly fell in the area of Aqraba …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-24). Trump Demonstrates Again Why Zionism Is Anti-Semitism. imemc.org by Asa Winstanley You have to hand it to Donald Trump, he knows which side his bread is buttered. Spewing out disgusting remarks that some of the commentariat deemed only "controversial" at worst, Trump attended the Israeli-American Council's (AIC) national summit earlier this month. A major pro-Israel lobby group, the IAC, is bankrolled by anti-Palestinian …

Fight Back (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…

teleSUR (2019-12-24). Israel Issues Few Christmas Travel Permits for Gaza Christians. telesurenglish.net Members of Gaza's Christian community and Palestinian officials said Tuesday that fewer than half of Christians, who are waiting for Israeli permits to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas, have so far received their permits. | RELATED: | Israeli Minister Calls for Elimination of Palestinian Authority | Palestinian border officials said that 316 permits had been issued, while church leaders had requested 800. | On Sunday, Israel's Coordinator of Gov…

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-24). Israeli Military Seizes Equipment, Declares Area North of Hebron 'Closed Military Zone'. imemc.org Israeli forces seized a truck and a bulldozer owned by Palestinian residents in the town of Beit Ummar to the north of Hebron, the southern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Mohammed Awad, a media activist, said that Israeli forces confiscated a truck and a …

Staff (2019-12-24). Where Is the Outrage Over Boris Johnson? truthdig.com Marc Steiner: Welcome to The Real News. I'm Marc Steiner. Great to have you with us. So imagine you heard someone say or write about Jews as people who control the media, being shady business people, greedy, who exploited immigrant labor, and hurdled around the red-light district looking for "a bit of black." Who also, let me quote from this, "Some kind of fiddling of the figures in an election by oligarchs of Jewish origin." | Sounds a little antisemitic, or maybe a lot of antisemitic. And imagine hearing that same person talk about mixed race people as half-caste, coffee- colored, without "Too many Negroid feat…

Peoples Dispatch (2019-12-24). India's divisive citizenship law sparks global protests. peoplesdispatch.org Recently, the far-right Indian government passed a controversial citizenship law, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Progressive sections in India have called this law as divisive and fascist. More than 20 people have been killed in past in police violence in past one week, as protests against CAA intensifies across India. Protests against CAA and police brutality were also held in many countries across the world. We take a look at these global protests in solidarity with the struggle in India against attempts by the government to "divide the country on the basis of religion".

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-12-24). Palestinian FM: "Denial of the Palestinian Right to This Land is Anti-Semitism Itself" imemc.org The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, on Tuesday, accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of "anti-Semitism," the Turkish Anadolu Agency reported.

WSWS (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.

Peoples Dispatch (2019-12-24). Berliners march against far-right violence. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of people marched in Neukà∂lln, south Berlin, protesting the neo-Nazi hate crimes that have been on the rise in the locality and the failure of the police to prevent them…

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-12-24). Thousands Gather in Bethlehem for Christmas Celebrations. imemc.org Thousands of Palestinians and tourists gathered on Tuesday, at Manger Square, in Bethlehem, marking the start of Christmas eve. Local faithful and pilgrims gathered at the square, outside the Church of the Nativity, where a 15-meter Christmas tree had been erected, and along the narrow cobble-stoned route, known as Star …

Douglas Valentine (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 …

Staff (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…

WSWS (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.

news.un (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."

WSWS (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.

Joe Rodriguez (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.

Joe Piette (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

Ryan Cristián (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 …

Fight Back (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.

Tom Anderson (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…

Ryan Cristián (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 …

Middle East Eye (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."

splcenter (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.

news.un (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.

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Israel's Embattled Netanyahu Wins by Landslide in Primary
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-27
He could get a third chance to form a government in March election. A win then would give him immunity on the corruption charges he faces.
truthdig.com/articles/israels-embattled-netanyahu-wins-by-landslide-in-primary/

Israel Preparing for War on Iran?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Israel's longtime goal is unchallenged Middle East dominance partnered with Washington. | Achieving it depends on transforming independent regional nations into US/Israeli vassal states by war or other hostile means, Iran most of all. | Along with Turkey, it's the only regional …
globalresearch.ca/israel-preparing-war-iran/5698763

'Blinding the Truth': Israeli Snipers Target Gaza Protesters in the Eyes
The New Arab | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Media coverage and social media posts went wild when Palestinian photojournalist Muath Amarneh was blinded in his left eye after he was hit by a rubber bullet while covering a protest in the West Bank. | However, Amarneh was far from …
globalresearch.ca/blinding-truth-israeli-snipers-target-gaza-protesters-eyes/5698746

Large protest in Dallas against Indian Citizenship Amendment Act
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-26
Dallas, TX – On December 22, about 1000 people gathered at Dealey Plaza in Dallas to protest the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act. The protest was called by the Indian American Muslim Council of Dallas. | In speeches and chants, protesters condemned the act, which targets Muslims and other religious minorities. They also spoke out against the government of Narendra Modi which has passed the act. Several speakers called the act fascist and compared Modi to historical fascist leaders.
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/25/large-p…

Global War on Humanity: America's Unceasing Pursuit of Hegemony
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Essentially what we're looking at is a broader historical perspective on how the US de facto supported Nazi Germany with a view to destroying the Soviet Union as well as weakening the British Empire and competing empires including of course France, Belgium, Holland, etc. And those countries today are no longer colonial powers.
globalresearch.ca/global-war-on-humanity-americas-unceasing-pursuit-of-hegemony/5698569

The Hypnosis of Patriotism
Leo Tolstoy | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
Patriotism is an unnatural, unreasonable, harmful feeling for our times, which causes much of the evil from which mankind suffers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/23/18829112.php

Israel to reinstitute 'assassinations policy'
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-26
In statements he made to Israel's army radio, Yisrael Katz indicated that there was "an intelligence effort to identify the rockets' launchers and work to eliminate them."He stressed: "Intelligence efforts are currently focused on determining who is responsible for ordering missile launch instructions in order to work to eliminate him."On Wednesday evening, Israel's iron dome anti-missile system intercepted a missile reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip towards the country's south while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was attending an election rally in Ashkelon province.According to Israeli media, security forc…
yenisafak.com/en/news/israel-to-reinstitute-assassinations-policy-3508307

Israeli jets strike Gaza in retaliation after rocket siren forces Netanyahu to seek shelter
rt.com | 2019-12-26
The Israeli military has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes against alleged 'terrorist targets' in Gaza, after rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave forced PM Netanyahu to interrupt a campaign speech and seek cover. | The IDF confirmed its warplanes and helicopters struck several targets belonging to Hamas, including the group's "military complexes," early Thursday morning. | In response to the rocket fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians earlier tonight, the Israeli Air Force just struck a number of Hamas terror targets in…
rt.com/news/476839-israel-retaliation-strikes-gaza/

Palestinians to scale back protests on Israel-Gaza border — reports
rt.com | 2019-12-26
Palestinians in Gaza will scale back protests along the fortified border with Israel, factions in the strip said on Thursday. The statements are seen as a sign of a lasting detente between Israel and Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas along the frontier. | For nearly 20 months, Palestinians have held weekly demonstrations dubbed the "Great March of Return." These have often turned violent as people throw rocks and firebombs at Israeli troops, who respond by shooting with live fire. | Gaza medical officials say 214 Palestinians have been killed since the Friday protests began in March 2018, Reuters reported. The prot…
rt.com/newsline/476883-palestinians-protests-israel-border/

Israeli MP Saar hopes to unseat Netanyahu in Likud primary
rt.com | 2019-12-26
Israel's governing Likud party is holding primaries on Thursday, in the first serious internal challenge to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in his more than a decade in power. | Veteran politician Gideon Saar hopes to unseat Netanyahu, arguing that he will be better placed to form a government in national elections in March after Netanyahu failed to do so in two repeat elections this year, AP reports. | Despite the shadow of corruption indictments hanging over him, Netanyahu remains popular among Likud members. The party, which has only had four leaders since its inception in the 1970s, has stood firmly behind t…
rt.com/newsline/476843-israel-netanyahu-likud-primary/

Bethlehem is Scarred by Brutal Israeli Occupation, While the World Acquieses
Raouf Halaby | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-25
O little town of Bethlehem, How miserable we see thee lie! Above thy 28 ft. concrete separation wall of hatred, Palestinians cower in fear and sleepless nights. The silent stars are witness to thy dark and somber streets Where the light shineth not, And the everlasting darkness of occupation Hangs heavy on the oppressed and…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/25/bethlehem-is-scarred-by-brutal-israeli-occupation-while-the-world-acquieses/

Palestinian Mother Haunted by Israeli Police Assault
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-25
A Palestinian mother, from occupied Jerusalem, who was brutally assaulted by Israeli border police with a rifle butt in the face, tells her story, Quds News Network reported. Rina Darbas, 36, said the incident took place six weeks ago, when she tried to protect her son and keep him from …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-mother-haunted-by-israeli-police-assault/

The Freedom Flotilla Will Make its 35th Attempt to Sail to Gaza in 2020
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-25
The solidarity mission is scheduled for the summer of 2020, and, like most of the 35 previous attempts, the Flotilla is likely to be intercepted by the Israeli navy.
mintpressnews.com/road-gaza-freedom-flotilla-will-sail-2020/263736/

Israeli Bulldozers Raze Land in Northern Gaza
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-25
Israeli military infiltrated across the Gaza border, into Beit Hanoun town, in the northern Gaza Strip, and razed agricultural land, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Three Israeli military vehicles accompanied by three bulldozers, advanced into the borderline area while opening indiscriminate gunfire, razed agricultural land, and placed …
imemc.org/article/israeli-bulldozers-raze-land-in-northern-gaza/

The Freedom Flotilla Will Make its 35th Attempt to Sail to Gaza in 2020
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-25
The solidarity mission is scheduled for the summer of 2020, and, like most of the 35 previous attempts, the Flotilla is likely to be intercepted by the Israeli navy.
mintpressnews.com/road-gaza-freedom-flotilla-will-sail-2020/263736/

Bethlehem is Scarred by Brutal Israeli Occupation, While the World Acquieses
Raouf Halaby | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-25
O little town of Bethlehem, How miserable we see thee lie! Above thy 28 ft. concrete separation wall of hatred, Palestinians cower in fear and sleepless nights. The silent stars are witness to thy dark and somber streets Where the light shineth not, And the everlasting darkness of occupation Hangs heavy on the oppressed and…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/25/bethlehem-is-scarred-by-brutal-israeli-occupation-while-the-world-acquieses/

Palestinian Prisoner Barghouthi to Run for Prime Minister
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-25
Prominent Fatah leader, and prisoner, Marwan Barghouthi, has decided to run for the presidential election in Palestine, Quds News Network reported. Hatem Abdel Qader, a member of Fatah's Revolutionary Council, said that Barghouthi would be Fatah's most likely candidate if Abbas decides not to run for the election. "We need …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-prisoner-barghouthi-to-run-for-prime-minister/

Thousands Mark Christmas in West Bank Town of Bethlehem
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-25
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus. | Visitors converged on the town's large Christmas tree in Manger Square, near the spot believed to mark Jesus' birthplace. Uniformed Palestinian scouts wearing yellow and gold capes paraded past assembled visitors, the sound of drums and bagpipes filling the cool, clear air. Vendors hawked snacks and holiday gifts, adding to the festive atmosphere. | Roger Hoagland, a Christian educator and missionary from Louisville, Kentucky, said…
truthdig.com/articles/thousands-mark-christmas-in-west-bank-town-of-bethlehem/

'Start packing your bags!' Netanyahu hints at targeted assassination after rocket siren spoils his campaign speech
rt.com | 2019-12-25
Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to seek shelter after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip briefly interrupted the embattled Israeli Prime Minister's campaign speech in the southern city of Ashkelon. | Videos broadcast by Israeli TV stations showed Netanyahu being rushed off a stage by bodyguards, and reportedly escorted to a shelter. | In a thinly veiled threat after his return onstage, Netanyahu remembered an Islamic Jihad commander, Baha Abu Al-Atta, saying he was "no longer arou…
rt.com/news/476835-netanyahu-speech-rocket-threat/

Anti-war leader blasts Klobuchar for backing U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-24
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…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/24/anti-wa…

On the Road to Gaza: The Freedom Flotilla Will Sail Again
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-24
What is Gaza to us but an Israeli missile, a rudimentary rocket, a demolished home, an injured child being whisked away by his peers under a hail of bullets? On a daily basis, Gaza is conveyed to us as a bloody image or a dramatic video, none of which can truly capture the everyday reality …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/on-the-road-to-gaza-the-freedom-flotilla-will-sail-again/

Israel Issues Few Christmas Travel Permits for Gaza Christians
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-24
Members of Gaza's Christian community and Palestinian officials said Tuesday that fewer than half of Christians, who are waiting for Israeli permits to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas, have so far received their permits. | RELATED: | Israeli Minister Calls for Elimination of Palestinian Authority | Palestinian border officials said that 316 permits had been issued, while church leaders had requested 800. | On Sunday, Israel's Coordinator of Gov…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Issue-Few-Christmas-Travel-Permits-for-Christians-in-Gaza-20191224-0015.html

Israel AGAIN Attacks Syria Over Christmas, Khashoggi Trial Theater & MSM N Korea Xmas Fear-Mongering
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-24
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 (12/24/19). 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-again-attacks-syria-over-christmas-khashoggi-trial-theater-msm-n-korea-xmas-fear-mongering/

Netanyahu Freezes Plans to Annex Jordan Valley
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-24
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave instructions to freeze the plans to annex the Jordan Valley to Israeli sovereignty, Ynet revealed Tuesday. The Israeli paper explained, according to Al Ray, that Netanyahu made his decision following that of the International Prosecutor to conduct an investigation into war crimes, carried out …
imemc.org/article/netanyahu-freezes-plans-to-annex-jordan-valley/

Israeli Bulldozers Level Palestinian Land Near Nablus
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-24
Israeli bulldozers, on Tuesday morning, razed a large tract of Palestinian land, which belongs to the Nablus-district villagers of Jalud, in order to expand the nearby illegal Israeli colonial settlements, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the northern West Bank, …
imemc.org/article/israeli-bulldozers-level-palestinian-land-near-nablus/

Israeli Military Seizes Equipment, Declares Area North of Hebron 'Closed Military Zone'
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-24
Israeli forces seized a truck and a bulldozer owned by Palestinian residents in the town of Beit Ummar to the north of Hebron, the southern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Mohammed Awad, a media activist, said that Israeli forces confiscated a truck and a …
imemc.org/article/israeli-military-seizes-equipment-declares-area-north-of-hebron-closed-military-zone/

ICC to Investigate Israeli War Crimes?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-24
Israel isn't a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Clearly its ruling authorities will reject whatever conclusions it draws, if any, short of exoneration. | Since established by the Rome Statute in 2002, the court never held the US, other …
globalresearch.ca/icc-investigate-israeli-war-crimes/5698638

Video: Israel Strikes Damascus as Syrian Army Crushes ISIS-Al Qaeda Terrorists in Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-24
Early on December 23, the Syrian Air Defense intercepted several missiles launched by Israeli warplanes from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and the Lebanese area of Mount Hermon. | SANA claimed that the Israeli missiles reportedly fell in the area of Aqraba …
globalresearch.ca/video-israel-strikes-damascus-syrian-army-crushes-terrorists-idlib/5698633

Trump Demonstrates Again Why Zionism Is Anti-Semitism
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-24
by Asa Winstanley You have to hand it to Donald Trump, he knows which side his bread is buttered. Spewing out disgusting remarks that some of the commentariat deemed only "controversial" at worst, Trump attended the Israeli-American Council's (AIC) national summit earlier this month. A major pro-Israel lobby group, the IAC, is bankrolled by anti-Palestinian …
imemc.org/article/trump-demonstrates-again-why-zionism-is-anti-semitism/

Where Is the Outrage Over Boris Johnson?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-24
Marc Steiner: Welcome to The Real News. I'm Marc Steiner. Great to have you with us. So imagine you heard someone say or write about Jews as people who control the media, being shady business people, greedy, who exploited immigrant labor, and hurdled around the red-light district looking for "a bit of black." Who also, let me quote from this, "Some kind of fiddling of the figures in an election by oligarchs of Jewish origin." | Sounds a little antisemitic, or maybe a lot of antisemitic. And imagine hearing that same person talk about mixed race people as half-caste, coffee- colored, without "Too many Negroid feat…
truthdig.com/articles/where-is-the-outrage-over-boris-johnson/

India's divisive citizenship law sparks global protests
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-24
Recently, the far-right Indian government passed a controversial citizenship law, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Progressive sections in India have called this law as divisive and fascist. More than 20 people have been killed in past in police violence in past one week, as protests against CAA intensifies across India. Protests against CAA and police brutality were also held in many countries across the world. We take a look at these global protests in solidarity with the struggle in India against attempts by the government to "divide the country on the basis of religion".
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/24/indias-divisive-citizenship-law-sparks-global-protests/

NAAPRP Relaunch Renews National Fight Against Police Repression
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-12-24
As we enter a new phase of racist and political repression in the US with the convergence of a myriad of political and social issues, how are we planning to fight against this? Jacqueline Luqman talks with Frank Chapman about the relaunch of the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression.
therealnews.com/stories/naaprp-relaunch-renews-national-fight-against-police-repression

Palestinian FM: "Denial of the Palestinian Right to This Land is Anti-Semitism Itself"
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-24
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, on Tuesday, accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of "anti-Semitism," the Turkish Anadolu Agency reported.
imemc.org/article/palestinian-fm-denial-of-the-palestinian-right-to-this-land-is-anti-semitism-itself/

Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life: An Austrian farmer's lonely defiance of the Nazis
wsws.org | 2019-12-24
An important subject is treated with the generally mystical-religious outlook for which Terrence Malick has become known.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/24/hidd…

Berliners march against far-right violence
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-24
Hundreds of people marched in Neukà∂lln, south Berlin, protesting the neo-Nazi hate crimes that have been on the rise in the locality and the failure of the police to prevent them…
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/24/berliners-march-against-far-right-violence/

Thousands Gather in Bethlehem for Christmas Celebrations
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-24
Thousands of Palestinians and tourists gathered on Tuesday, at Manger Square, in Bethlehem, marking the start of Christmas eve. Local faithful and pilgrims gathered at the square, outside the Church of the Nativity, where a 15-meter Christmas tree had been erected, and along the narrow cobble-stoned route, known as Star …
imemc.org/article/thousands-gather-in-bethlehem-for-christmas-celebrations/

Israel's political impasse ahead of third election in a year
wsws.org | 2019-12-23
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/23/isra…

Impeachment Derangement: Or How I Learned to Stop Hating and Love Trump
Douglas Valentine | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-23
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/impeachment-derangement-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-hating-and-love-trump/

Much work needed to 'target unacceptable levels' of racism in Ecuador: UN experts
news.un.org | 2019-12-23
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."
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1054201

Indian state intensifies repression of mass protests against anti-Muslim citizenship law
wsws.org | 2019-12-23
At least 25 people have been killed during the protests, which have touched all parts of the country, against the Hindu supremacist BJP government.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/23/acaa…

Quad-Cities community members condemn hate after anti-immigrant event
Joe Rodriguez | liberationnews.org | 2019-12-22
Outraged protesters displayed signs condemning racism and the capitalist system which allows bigotry to flourish.
liberationnews.org/quad-cities-community-members-condemn-hate-after-anti-immigrant-event/

ICC To Investigate Israeli Government War Crimes & UN Again Contradicts US Claims Of Iran "Proof"
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-21
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 …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/icc-to-investigate-israeli-government-war-crimes-un-again-contradicts-us-claims-of-iran-proof/

PFLP marks founding in huge Gaza march
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-21
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.
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/21/pflp-ma…

Protest in Philadelphia against corporate sexual abuse, racism
Joe Piette | workers.org | 2019-12-21
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…
workers.org/2019/12/45033/

BDS movement defiant after Tories announce anti-boycott measures and threaten international solidarity
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-12-20
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…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/12/20/bds-movement-defiant-after-tories-announce-anti-boycott-measures-and-threaten-international-solidarity/

International Criminal Court to Launch Full Investigation Into Israeli War Crimes
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-12-20
"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."

International Criminal Court to Launch Full Investigation Into Israeli War Crimes

Israel Bombs Gaza, 2020 NDAA's Israel Focus, Iran Excuse Now In Afghanistan & West Bank Take Over
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-20
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 …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/israel-bombs-gaza-2020-ndaas-israel-focus-iran-excuse-now-in-afghanistan-west-bank-take-over/

International Criminal Court to Launch Full Investigation Into Israeli War Crimes
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-12-20
"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."

International Criminal Court to Launch Full Investigation Into Israeli War Crimes

Expert Q&A: Trump's executive order on campus antisemitism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-20
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…
mronline.org/2019/12/20/expert-qa-trumps-executive-order-on-campus-antisemitism/

Investigation: Washington State Rep. Matt Shea Poses Threat of 'Political Violence' Against U.S
splcenter.org | 2019-12-20
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.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/12/20/investigation-washington-state-rep-matt-shea-poses-threat-political-violence-against-us