(2020-01-01). The Year in Palestine and Israel: Part One. therealnews.com 
The Real News Network's Marc Steiner and Shir Hever discuss the upcoming election, corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and more.
(2020-01-01). Dance, chant, sing: WATCH Indian soldiers send army-style New Year greetings. rt.com 
Taking a break from the hard work of soldiering, Indian service members have been filmed sending a flurry of artistic New Year greetings to the nation, garnering applause on social media. | Deployed in the snowy Himalayan ridges of Kashmir, a bunch of soldiers try their best to show off their team spirit. Standing atop a mountain, their squad chanted some slogans before "wishing everybody a happy and a prosperous New Year." | Their brother-in-arms —serving tours of duty in the same region— staged a more sophisticated performance, singing a patriotic song while also dancing in unison. | Message to the…
(2020-01-01). Iran's Supreme Leader hits back at Trump's 'big price' threat, says US 'took revenge' for defeating ISIS. rt.com 
Giving a sharp rebuke to Donald Trump's threat to make Iran pay for an attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said tirades like this usually end up nowhere. | On the heels of the Tuesday siege of the US diplomatic mission in Baghdad, President Trump fired off a series of inflammatory tweets, vowing to hold Iran "fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities." Shortly thereafter, he took a different tone, saying he doesn't see a war with Iran coming. | But…
(2020-01-01). Palestinian administrative detainee Ahmad Zahran has been on hunger strike for 100 days. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli authorities had earlier committed to not renewing his period of administrative detention once it expired in October but failed to honor their promise. This led Ahmad Zahran to once again launch a hunger strike…
(2020-01-01). In 2019, the Far Right Suffered Big Losses. But They Are Far From Defeated. truthout.org The U.S. far right continued to be very active in 2019. The good news is that, surveying their actions for the year, those far rightists outside of the GOP have had less growth and street presence than in 2018. Doxxing, lawsuits, a loss in interest from conservatives and state repression have all taken their toll. The far right's boom years of 2016 and 2017 are starting to fade away, but it remains an energized movement. The white nationalist wing was still far more active in 2019 than it was for…
(2020-01-01). Gun Basics—And Other Lessons. thenation.com Gun Basics—And Other Lessons…
(2020-01-01). Gobierno de facto de Bolivia desmiente que prepare ingreso a embajada mexicana. wp.telesurtv.net El Gobierno de facto de Bolivia desmintió la noche del martes que estuviera preparando el inminente ingreso de las fuerzas del orden a la embajada y la residencia oficial de México en La Paz, con el presunto fin de cumplimentar varios órdenes de aprehensión. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Tribunal Electoral de Bolivia ratifica habilitación del MAS para comicios | "ESTA NOTA ES FALSA. El contenido de la misma es un absurdo jurídico y fue elaborado para crear conflicto y debilitar el proceso democráti…
(2020-01-01). Who is Archbishop Atallah Hanna, and Why Israel Hates him. zcomm.org Hanna has served as the Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem since 2005. Since then, he has used his leadership position to advocate for Palestinian unity in all of its manifestations…
(2019-12-31). Unrest at US embassy reveals Iraqis are fed up with American 'occupiers'. rt.com 
Anti-American sentiment has taken deep root in Iraqi society and ultimately fueled the fiery siege of the US Embassy in Baghdad, as the locals blame Washington for the sorry state of Iraq, military and political analysts tell RT. | Chanting "Death to America" and "Death to Israel," a crowd of protesters surrounded the US diplomatic mission on Tuesday, angered by the death of two dozen Iraqis in US airstrikes against the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia over the weekend. | At one point, the mob set a checkpoint at the entrance on fire and attempted to storm the embassy. Dozens of people made it inside th…
(2019-12-31). Israel/Palestine war crimes probe 'momentous step forward', says UN rights expert. news.un.org An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to consider a formal criminal investigation into allegations of war crimes in Palestine as a "momentous step forward in the quest for accountability" in the five-decade-long Israeli occupation.
(2019-12-31). VIDEO: Israeli Forces Arrest Palestinian Youth Beaten by Settlers. imemc.org Wadi Hilweh Information Center (Silwanic) reported that, the Israeli occupation forces arrested a Palestinian youth, on Monday evening, from Batn Al Hawa neighborhood in Silwan, after settlers beat him. Witnesses said that settlers' guards attacked the young Palestinian men who were in the neighborhood. Verbal quarrels and physical fights took …
(2019-12-31). Israel's Top Court Hears Case on Netanyahu's Political Future. telesurenglish.net Israel's Supreme Court has convened Tuesday to hear a case on whether an indicted prime minister can form a government. | RELATED: | Netanyahu's Rival Announces Candidacy to Oust Israeli PM | The hearing – from which conclusions are not expected soon – is key for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as it will determine if he can prolong his political career after next March's election, the country's third general election in less than one year. | If the court was to decide…
(2019-12-31). Brazil Fines Facebook US$1.6m in Cambridge Analytica Case. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security has sentenced Facebook with a US$1.6 million fine for sharing data belonging to 443,000 Brazilian users in relation to the Cambridge Analytica case. | RELATED: | Facebook's Black Employees Denounce Company's Racism in a Letter | According to the government, there is evidence of an "abusive" practice wh…
(2019-12-31). India Is Teetering on the Brink of Fascism. truthdig.com If the Bharatiya Janata Party succeeds in passing a pair of discriminatory laws, it could spell the end of the nation's secular democracy.
(2019-12-31). US Uses False Flag Op to Legitimize Bombing Iraq, Syria. globalresearch.ca In warfare, the False Flag is a ruse, used to legitimize the abandonment of military rules of engagement. Its name derives from ancient cheaters in nautical warfare. The Nazi Reichstag fire and the US Gulf of Tonkin are two infamous …
(2019-12-31). REPORT: Over 13 Million Palestinians Worldwide by 2020. imemc.org Dr. Ola Awad, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) President presents a brief on the status of Palestinian people at The end of 2019 as follows: More than 13 Million Palestinians in the world by the End of 2019 An increase in population of Palestinians in the world The projected …
(2019-12-31). The Importance of Knowing Bethlehem. globalresearch.ca I have long been troubled by the way so many believing Christians in the West have either been ignorant of or turned their backs on the plight of Palestinians, both Christian and Muslim. Right-wing Evangelicals, under the sway of heretical …
(2019-12-31). Top 10 Events That Shaped North America in the 2010s. telesurenglish.net Over the course of the past decade, North America has experienced the rise of several social movements, such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, which have helped give voice to the voiceless and empower the oppressed. | While these movements helped bring necessary social change, the 2010s also witnessed the rise of the far-right under U.S. President Donald Trump, which has further divided people across the continent and world. | But as we look back at the 2010s, there are several events that have helped shape the present and the future of the continent. | 1) Whistleblowers (2010-Present) | Julian Assange and…
(2019-12-31). Presidente de China desea un Hong Kong estable y próspero en 2020. wp.telesurtv.net El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, consideró este martes en su mensaje de año nuevo que espera lo mejor para Hong Kong y resaltó la necesidad de conservar la estabilidad para el año 2020. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Pdte. de Venezuela cierra el año con mensaje de paz | Entre las palabras que emitió en torno a la espera del año próximo, el jefe de Estado manifestó que espera "un Hong Kong estable y próspero", reiterando que desea lo mejor para la región administrativa especial china y sus compatriotas. | To…
(2019-12-31). Bolivia's TSE Ratifies MAS Participation for The 2020 Elections. telesurenglish.net The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Bolivia announced this Tuesday that the party "Movimiento al Socialismo" (MAS) will be able to participate in the general elections of 2020. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Condemns Expulsion of Diplomats from Bolivia | After rejecting two challenges and a written note requesting the cancellation of MAS's legal status, the TSE…
(2019-12-31). Tribunal Supremo Electoral de Bolivia ratifica habilitación del MAS para comicios de 2020. wp.telesurtv.net El Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) de Bolivia, anunció este martes que el Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) podrá participar en las elecciones generales de 2020, después de desestimar dos memoriales y una nota escrita que pedían la cancelación de la personalidad jurídica del mencionado partido. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Evo Morales rechaza expulsión de diplomáticos de México y España | "El MAS mantiene todas las prerrogativas y los deberes de las organizaciones políticas bolivianas y se encu…
(2019-12-31). UN Researcher Hails ICC's Pursuit of War Crimes Probe in Palestine as 'Momentous Step' for Accountability. commondreams.org A United Nations human rights researcher on Tuesday hailed the International Criminal Court's recent decision to pursue a formal investigation of alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel as a "momentous step forward in the quest for accountability." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-12-30). All West Virginia prison guard trainees pictured giving NAZI salute on viral photo SACKED after review. rt.com 
Three staff members and all of the West Virginia corrections cadets, who posed for a photo making a hand gesture resembling a Nazi salute, have been sacked after an inquiry found the class instructor encouraged the practice. | All 34 would-be prison guards and three West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Academy employees have been fired after an in-depth investigation into the viral photo showing the trainees giving a Nazi salute in a class photo accompanied by the words "HAIL BYRD!" | "As I said from the beginning, I condemn the photo of Basic Training Class 18 in the strongest possible ter…
(2019-12-30). Who can stop the far-right? peoplesdispatch.org 
Fascism is no longer a horror story from the last century. With the rise of ultra-right forces in several parts of the world, talk of fascism has re-emerged with a vengeance. Debates and comparisons abound on whether the ultra-right of today is a direct descendant of the hordes of Hitler and Mussolini or a new creature. What remains a certainty is that the working class must fight these forces worldwide before its too late. | Capitalism, confronted with a historic crisis, has unleashed the regressive narratives of hyper-nationalism and hate. At the core of the current fascist, ultra-right regimes is a desperate a…
(2019-12-30). Israel Detained 5,500 Palestinians in 2019, Including 889 Children. imemc.org Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested more than 5,500 Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian territory during 2019; among them were 889 children and at least 128 women, the Palestine News Network reported. The Palestinian Prisoners and Human Rights Institutions issued a fact sheet, on Monday, stating that the number of Palestinian …
(2019-12-30). Palestinian FM: "Systematic Economic War Waged by the Israeli Occupation" imemc.org The Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry, on Monday, slammed Israel's decision to deduct millions of dollars from the Palestinian tax revenues, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. The ministry denounced Israel's decision to deduct 150 million Israeli shekels ($43 million) from the taxes it collects on behalf of …
(2019-12-30). Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian Near Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, late on Sunday at night, a young Palestinian man with a rubber-coated metal bullet, and caused others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in Halhoul town, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said several army jeeps accompanied dozens …
(2019-12-30). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Thirteen Palestinians in Hebron, Ramallah And Tulkarem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, thirteen Palestinians, including two children, from their homes in the West Bank governorates of Hebron, Ramallah, and Tulkarem, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS said several army jeeps invaded the al-'Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city …
(2019-12-30). Hundreds of Settlers Invade Joseph's Tomb, 9 Palestinians Injured. imemc.org Security sources stated that nine Palestinians were injured, by Israeli army gunfire as hundreds of Israeli settlers forced their way into Joseph's Tomb, on Monday morning, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Israeli forces escorted a convoy of buses packed with hundreds of illegal settlers onto the site, …
(2019-12-30). Palestinian PM: Israel Decision to Withhold Tax Revenues "Brings us Back to Square One of the Crisis" imemc.org Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh said today that the Israeli cabinet's decision to deduct additional amounts from the Palestinian tax revenues amounting to 150 million shekels ($43 million), under the pretext of making payments to the families of the prisoners and those killed by Israel, "brings us back to square …
(2019-12-30). Palestinian Farmers Prevented from Working on Their Own Land. imemc.org Gun-toting Israeli soldiers, on Monday, forced a number of Palestinian farmers to leave their lands adjacent to the illegal settlement of Shavi Shomron, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. According to the mayor of Sebastia, Mohammed Azim, Israeli forces along with the settlement's security prevented the farmers, with …
(2019-12-30). Make a resolution to build Fight Back! in 2020. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — As we see a rising tide of struggle in this country and across the globe, the newspaper Fight Back! is expanding its reach and capacity. Each day, 365 times a year, we provide cutting edge coverage and analyses of the people's struggle against exploitation and oppression, with the perspective of ending capitalism and replacing it with socialism — a system where political power is in the hands of the working class. | Be it in the fight of striking copper miners in Arizona, protests against Trump, the conference to refound the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression,…
(2019-12-30). New York Hanukkah Stabbing Latest in Wave of Trump-Era Anti-Semitic Attacks. mintpressnews.com While poverty, inequality and social and economic dislocation that breed fear and resentment of the other continue to grow, the problem of racist attacks is bound to increase.
(2019-12-30). SPLC Statement on Hanukkah Celebration Attacks. splcenter.org …
(2019-12-30). This Court Case Could Be a Turning Point in Tackling Gun Violence. truthout.org The decision by the Supreme Court last month to allow a major case against the gun industry to go forward is setting the stage for what could finally be a turning point in the fight to hold gun manufacturers accountable for gun violence. The case was brought by family members of people who died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. | At issue in the case, called Remington Arms Co. v. Soto, is whether a law passed…
(2019-12-30). At the Heart of the Darkness That Is Trumpian Fascism. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-12-29). Stabbing at rabbi's home is 'act of domestic terrorism' — New York Governor Cuomo. rt.com 
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the stabbing in a rabbi's home next to a synagogue in Monsey, NY that left five people wounded is "an act of domestic terrorism" fueled by intolerance. | Five Hasidic Jews were stabbed by a machete-wielding attacker who broke into the house of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg late on Saturday night. The perpetrator, allegedly a black male, slashed at victims indiscriminately as they attempted to flee the chaotic scene. | "This is intolerance meets ignorance meets illegality," Cuomo told reporters on Sunday, calling the attack the 13th incidence of anti-Semitism in recent weeks. "Th…
(2019-12-28). 1974 March Against Racism: 'An important experience for a young revolutionary'. workers.org 
Here are edited excerpts from a talk given by Workers World Party First Secretary Larry Holmes in Boston Dec. 14 on the 45th anniversary of the 1974 Boston March Against Racism. Larry Holmes speaking in Boston Dec. 14. I was living in New York at the time of the march, . . . | Continue reading 1974 March Against Racism: 'An important experience for a young revolutionary' at Workers.org
(2019-12-28). Top 20 Fight Back! articles of 2019: the struggle grows and spreads. fightbacknews.org There was a high tide of struggle on many fronts in 2019 – both in the U.S. and around the world. Within the U.S. there were large strikes of General Motors workers, Chicago teachers and others. There was a successful movement to defend public education from mega-charters in Los Angeles. There were mass protests nation-wide for immigrant rights and against the concentration camps at the U.S.-México border. And there were growing movements against police crimes and for community control of the police that came together to refound the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression in Chicago in November.
(2019-12-27). Will the ICC's Investigation into Israeli War Crimes Finally Bring Justice to Palestine? mintpressnews.com 
It doesn't take a great legal scholar to understand that dropping tons of bombs from fighter jets on a defenseless civilian population constitutes a war crime.
(2019-12-27). Israel Bombs Gaza For Xmas, Israel Threatens To Attack All Helping Iran & Saudis Bomb Yemen Market. 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 (12/26/19). 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 …
(2019-12-26). Supreme Court allows Kentucky anti-abortion law to stand. liberationnews.org 
The Kentucky law was among a set of anti-abortion laws that have reached the Supreme Court this term.
(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.
(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.
(2019-12-24). NAARPR 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.
(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.
(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 …
(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 …
(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). 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…