2020-03-22: Social Media Postees

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Netanyahu's Power Grab
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Netanyahu's main aims are staying in power and out of prison

Rethinking "Commander-in-Chief" in American Leadership in Relation to COVID-19
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Ask Americans who's commander-in-chief, most will respond: our president. Citizens only think about this just before a presidential election every four years when their final, 'supreme criteria' of U.S. leadership is raised: "Does she or he have it:

Danger to Democracy or Tool to Fight Misinformation? Attorney Discusses Mass Surveillance in Israel
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-22
It's been several days since Israel began using a mass surveillance system – initially developed by the country's internal secret service (Shin Bet) – to track coronavirus patients and alert those who have been in proximity to them that they too could be contagious and thus should isolate themselves for 14 days.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202003221078664489-danger-to-democracy-or-tool-to-fight-misinformation-attorney-discusses-mass-surveillance-in-israel/

Netanyahu Pledges to Resign 'Without Shticks' Amid Deadlock Over Coalition Gov't Formation
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-22
The political gridlock in Israel shows no sign of abating even after holding its third parliamentary elections in a year in early March, amid attempts by Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud and the Blue and White alliance to form a coalition government.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202003221078667961-netanyahu-pledges-to-resign-without-shticks-amid-deadlock-over-coalition-govt-formation/

Iran Doubts US Aid Amid Pandemic, Suspects Their Involvement in Virus Spread – Supreme Leader
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-22
According to the head of state, Washington has offered to help Tehran fight the coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, the United States stated this week that there will be no sanctions relief for Iran, despite calls to ease the pressure amid the coronavirus pandemic.
sputniknews.com/world/202003221078664569-iran-doubts-us-aid-amid-pandemic-suspects-their-involvement-in-virus-spread—supreme-leader/

Palestinians in West Bank must home-confine for 14 days as of 2000GMT
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-22
The Palestinian government on Sunday ordered Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank confined to their homes for two weeks as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus.The order, announced by Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on television, goes into force at 10 p.m. (2000GMT). Medical personnel, pharmacists, grocers and bakers would be exempt, he said.
yenisafak.com/en/world/palestinians-in-west-bank-must-home-confine-for-14-days-as-of-2000gmt-3514652

One Palestinian injured at the Weekly Kufur Qaddoum March
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-21
A Palestinian man was injured on Friday when Israeli occupation forces violently dispersed the weekly demonstration against the settlement in Kufur Qaddoum village in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, the Palestinian Information Center reported. Local sources said that Israeli forces dispersed the demonstrators by firing rubber-coated metal bullets, …
imemc.org/article/one-palestinian-injured-at-the-weekly-kufur-qaddoum-march/

Israeli Troops Shoot, Injure a Palestinian Teen in Qalqilia
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-21
Israeli troops reportedly shot and wounded, on Friday, a Palestinian teenaged boy in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, local Palestinian sources reported. Sources told media outlets that Israeli troops, positioned on the northern checkpoint of Qalqilia, opened fire indiscriminately on a group of Palestinian youths. The Israeli army …
imemc.org/article/israeli-troops-shoot-injure-a-palestinian-teen-in-qalqilia/

Israeli Settlers Assault, Injure Palestinian Farmer in West Bank
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-21
A Palestinian man was injured Friday after being beaten by illegal Israeli settlers who broke into the site of abandoned Homesh settlement, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official reported. Ghassan Daghlas, a local monitor of illegal settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told …
imemc.org/article/israeli-settlers-assault-injure-palestinian-farmer-in-west-bank/

Netanyahu exploits coronavirus pandemic to build up dictatorial regime in Israel
wsws.org | 2020-03-21
Netanyahu has exploited the coronavirus to cast himself as the only figure capable of responding to a national emergency.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/21/isra…

Israeli Police In Occupied East Jerusalem Impose Restrictions
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-21
Israeli police, on Friday, imposed new restrictions on Muslim worshipers who perform prayers five times a day, at the ancient holy Islamic shrine of Al-Aqsa mosque, in the occupied city of East Jerusalem. Local sources told media outlets that during the Friday Muslim sermon, Israeli police forces shut down a …
imemc.org/article/israeli-police-in-occupied-east-jerusalem-impose-restrictions/

Bolivia: Electoral Tribunal Suspends Elections Due to COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-21
Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) Saturday postponed elections scheduled for May 3 as the de-facto government imposes nationwide restrictions in an attempt to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Coup-Born Regime Rejects Medical Cooperation From Cuba | The body announced a 14-day suspension of preparations for the elections, coinciding with a quarantine ordered by de-facto President Jeanine Añez that includes a stay-at-home order, a clampdown on dom…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Electoral-Tribunal-Suspends-Elections-Due-to-COVID-19-20200321-0010.html

Four Palestinian Prisoners Suspected to be Corona Virus Infected
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-20
Palestinian Committee for Prisoners Affairs said on Thursday that Israeli media reports, suggesting that four Palestinian prisoners have been infected by the widely-spread Coronavirus, are inaccurate. The committee said in a statement, that four Palestinian prisoners have been isolated under quarantine by the Israeli authorities, however, none of them show …
imemc.org/article/four-palestinian-prisoners-suspected-to-be-corona-virus-infected/

PLO Official Applauds US Congress Efforts Against Israeli Policy of Home Demolitions
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-03-20
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) welcomed, on Friday, the letter signed by 64 US lawmakers concerning the Israeli crime of home demolition, systematically perpetrated against Palestinian families, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. Dr.
imemc.org/article/plo-official-applauds-us-congress-efforts-against-israeli-policy-of-home-demolitions/

Israeli Court Sentences Father of Deceased Palestinian to 18 Months in Prison
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-20
The Palestinian Committee for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs, said on Thursday that the Salem Israeli court sentenced prisoner, Waleed Na'alwa, father of late Ashraf Na'alwa, who was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, for 18 months of imprisonment and 12 other months of suspended sentence …
imemc.org/article/israeli-court-sentences-father-of-deceased-palestinian-to-18-months-in-prison/

Analysis: A Terrifying Scenario; Coronavirus in 'Quarantined' Gaza
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-03-20
By Ramzy Baroud for the Palestine Chronicle What if the Coronavirus reaches the besieged Gaza Strip? While the question carries great urgency for all Palestinians living under Israel's military occupation, the Gaza situation is particularly complex and extremely worrying. Nearly 50 countries have already reported cases of COVID-19 disease, one …
imemc.org/article/analysis-a-terrifying-scenario-coronavirus-in-quarantined-gaza/

Israeli Police Arrest Three Palestinian Youths in Occupied East Jerusalem
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-20
An Israeli police force abducted on Thursday three Palestinian youths in the occupied West Bank city of East Jerusalem, local sources reported. Witnesses in the Altour neighborhood of East Jerusalem told media outlets that an Israeli police force chased a Palestinian-owned vehicle, until they stopped it. A few moments later, …
imemc.org/article/israeli-police-arrest-three-palestinian-youths-in-occupied-east-jerusalem/

The Media Is Helping Spread Trump's Coronavirus Racism
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2020-03-20
The Media Is Helping Spread Trump's Coronavirus Racism…
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-trump-racism/

Weekend Read: Amid the pandemic, SPLC continues fight against injustice
splcenter.org | 2020-03-20
We are only beginning to feel the impacts of the coronavirus, but we know that the communities we serve

Expert: US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during pandemic could be genocidal
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-20
Intensified US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during the COVID-19 pandemic could amount to genocide, a former UN expert warns. Iran…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/20/expert-us-sanctions-on-iran-venezuela-during-pandemic-could-be-genocidal/

Survive and Revolt
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-20
"I Don't Take Responsibility at All" Millions of U.S. -Americans are no doubt aghast over the Supremely Dangerous Asshole (SDA) Donald Trump's statement about the coronavirus crisis in the country: "Yeah, no, I don't take responsibility at all…" None. Zero. Nada. No accountability. At all. Remember Harry Truman's little much beloved line,…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/20/survive-and-revolt/

It's Been Open Season on Voting Rights Since SCOTUS Gutted Voting Rights Act
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-20
Election protection is increasingly seen as a critical issue in the US. Since the gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court, there have been problems with voter purging, voter ID laws, what some call modern-day 'poll taxes', precinct closures, and difficulties with voting machines. Congress has noted serious attempts to hack into voting systems in the US based in partisan politics. Women Rising Radio joins two election protection activists to talk about threats to the U.S. electoral p…
truthout.org/audio/its-been-open-season-on-voting-rights-since-scotus-gutted-voting-rights-act/

The Federal Reserve Dictatorship Runs Amok Against Savers
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-20
If you are a saver in a money market account or in a bank, you've already noticed your dwindling interest income as interest rates have been at their lowest in modern American history. Well, brace yourself. Your saving account has just become little more than a lock box, thanks to the supreme dictatorship of the…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/20/the-federal-reserve-dictatorship-runs-amok-against-savers/

Grassroots effort sponsored by SPLC protects voting rights for hundreds across South Florida
splcenter.org | 2020-03-20
Clutching a clipboard full of voter registration forms under his arm, Marq Mitchell knocked on the front door of a small, beige, stucco house in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/20/grassroots-effort-sponsored-splc-protects-voting-rights-hundreds-across-south-florida

How the ACLU Organized to end Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses
Andrea Flores | aclu.org | 2020-03-20
Two years ago, the ACLU set a clear goal: push Greyhound to refuse Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers access to their buses to conduct warrantless searches. As part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, CBP officers were targeting bus passengers around the country, boarding their buses to racially profile, harass, and too often, detain people who they suspected of being undocumented. Of course, you can't tell someone's immigration status by how they look or sound

SPLC responds to Trump's Racist and Xenophobic Attacks on Asians
splcenter.org | 2020-03-20
President Trump continued to use racist and xenophobic language today during a news conference about the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. by calling it the "Chinese virus."
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/20/splc-responds-trumps-racist-and-xenophobic-attacks-asians

The Great 5G Hype
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-20
President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson share much in common

Trump Continues Calling the Coronavirus "Chinese" Despite Reports of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-19
"I would like to begin by announcing some important developments in our war against the Chinese virus. I will be invoking the Defense Production Act just in case we need it." That was the opening line of President Trump's news conference Wednesday afternoon. Later in the news conference, Trump was questioned by ABC News reporter Cecilia Vega on continuously referring to the coronavirus as the "Chinese virus." A member of the administration also reportedly referred to the coronavirus as the "kung-flu." Meanwhile, racist incidents and threats of hate crimes against Asian Americans have emerged across the United Sta…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/19/trump_ant…

West Virginia Tourist Hub Rejects VDARE's 'Negative' Message‚Äã
splcenter.org | 2020-03-19
A vacation hub known for its placid spas and lush hiking trails, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia has hardly been defined by Trump-era political strife in recent years.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/03/19/west-virginia-tourist-hub-rejects-vdares-negative-message

California Anti-Immigrant Activist Robin Hvidston Seeking State Assembly Seat
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-03-19
Robin Hvidston, a longtime anti-immigrant activist, is running as a Republican for a California Assembly seat in District 41.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/03/19/california-anti-immigrant-activist-robin-hvidston-seeking-state-assembly-seat

Who are we, America?
Eric K. Ward | splcenter.org | 2020-03-19
Just as the authoritarian-tinged tenure of Donald Trump underscores the question, the coronavirus and near shut-down of public life in response highlight this defining time in our democracy.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/21/who-are-we-america

Preventing discrimination against people with disabilities in COVID-19 response
news.un.org | 2020-03-19
Unless Governments and communities take action, discrimination against people with disabilities could increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert with the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1059762

Iranian Doctors Urge Neighbours to Liquidate Any US Biological Labs Amid Coronavirus Fears
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2020-03-19
With over 17,300 cases and 1,135 deaths to date, Iran has been one of the countries hit hardest by COVID-19, with the virus affecting not only the population at large, but a big portion of the political elite as well. Last week, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said there was evidence that the pandemic may have …
iranian.com/2020/03/19/iranian-doctors-urge-neighbours-to-liquidate-any-us-biological-labs-amid-coronavirus-fears/

The Federal Reserve Dictatorship Runs Amok Against Savers
Ralph Nader | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-18
If you are a saver in a money market account or in a bank, you've already noticed your dwindling interest income as interest rates have been at their lowest in modern American history. Well, brace yourself. Your saving account has just become little more than a lock box, thanks to the supreme dictatorship of the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/the-federal-reserve-dictatorship-runs-amok-against-savers/

Delay or Hold Primaries: Can the 2020 Election Be Safeguarded Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-18
Tuesday night's primary election for the Democratic presidential nomination was marred by chaos, confusion and fears over the spread of coronavirus at polling places as former Vice President Joe Biden consolidated his lead as he won Florida and Illinois by a wide margin and scored a victory in Arizona. We are joined by Vanita Gupta, former head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division in the Obama administration, now president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights coalition. They issued a call with 100 voting rights groups for states to proce…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/18/democrati…

2019 Year in Hate and Extremism Report Release
splcenter.org | 2020-03-18
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/18/2019-year-hate-and-extremism-report-release

SPLC's Three Strikes Project helps nonviolent offenders move from prison to parole
splcenter.org | 2020-03-17
Drugs were a way of life in the economically struggling "Brickyard" neighborhood of Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Nicky Patterson grew up.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/17/splcs-three-strikes-project-helps-nonviolent-offenders-move-prison-parole

Khamenei finally grasps severity of Coronavirus: Issues fatwa banning 'unnecessary travel'
RT | iranian.com | 2020-03-17
The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has made a religious ruling that prohibits "unnecessary travel" in the country in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19. Iran's death toll from the outbreak is nearing 1,000. The fatwa urges citizens to respect the orders of the health authorities and to refrain from traveling …
iranian.com/2020/03/17/khamenei-coronavirus-fatwa-travel/

SPLC offices, Civil Rights Memorial Center close
splcenter.org | 2020-03-14
Our work continues with fervor and is needed more now than ever.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/20/splc-offices-civil-rights-memorial-center-close

Weekend Read: 2020 Census safe and easy, helps communities
splcenter.org | 2020-03-13
This month kicks off a major

Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group Presents "Make the Family Great Again" Petition to U.S. State Department Commission
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-03-13
Anti-LGBTQ hate group Ruth Institute presented a "Make the Family Great Again" petition to the State Department at its Commission on Unalienable Rights meeting Feb. 21.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/03/16/anti-lgbtq-hate-group-presents-make-family-great-again-petition-us-state-department

Notable extremist attacks and plots in 2019
splcenter.org | 2020-03-11
Extremists across the United States and the world continued to launch attacks during 2019. But the worst carnage came in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15, when a white nationalist gunman attacked two mosques, killing 51 people and injuring 49.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/18/notable-extremist-attacks-and-plots-2019

Executive Summary: 2019 Year in Hate
splcenter.org | 2020-03-11
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/18/executive-summary-2019-year-hate

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2020-03-23 01:37 GMT (21:37 EST)

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