(2020-01-07). Netanyahu backs away from Soleimani assassination, warns ministers to 'stay out' of purely 'American event'. rt.com 
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly warned his cabinet not to get too involved in the US murder of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, lest Tel Aviv gets dragged into the escalating conflict between Washington and Tehran. | "The assassination of Soleimani isn't an Israeli event but an American event. We were not involved and should not be dragged into it," Netanyahu reportedly told his security cabinet during a meeting on Monday, as cited by Israel's Channel 13. He advised ministers to avoid speaking to the media about Thursday's targeted assassination beyond supporting the US right to defend itself, so…
(2020-01-06). 'Innocent mistake'? CNBC replaces Andrew Yang and Tulsi Gabbard with generic Asian man, white senator. rt.com 
CNBC has poured gasoline on the theory MSM is deliberately marginalizing certain 2020 Democratic candidates, swapping photos of businessman Andrew Yang and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard with bizarre substitutes. | The candidates got an unwitting makeover during the network's "Squawk Box" program on Monday, as the show was covering fourth-quarter fundraising totals. Yang's face was replaced with a similarly-named Asian businessman, founding partner of Redpoint Ventures Geoff Yang. Gabbard was replaced, even more confusingly, by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand — once a primary candidate herself, until she d…
(2020-01-06). An Act of Cowardice: US Assassination of Soleimani Puts US-Israeli Fear of Iran on Full Display. mintpressnews.com 
Neither Israel or the US is prepared for an all out war with Iran, "hit and run" seems to be the tactic of choice. Hit Iranian targets in Syria or Iraq, and then run.
(2020-01-06). Israel's Fingerprint Are All Over the Assassination of Qasem Soleimani. mintpressnews.com 
The fingerprints of Israeli intelligence, the Mossad, are unmistakably present in the assassination. It is plausible that the attack at Soleimani's convoy was a joint CIA-Mossad operation.
(2020-01-06). Embassy in Israel warns Americans 'heightened tensions' may bring rocket fire. rt.com 
The US embassy in Jerusalem has warned US citizens that they face an increased likelihood of rocket fire and other "security incidents" amid "heightened tensions" following the US killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. | Citing "heightened tensions in the Middle East," the embassy urged Americans in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza to "remain vigilant and take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness" on Monday, noting that rocket fire and other "security incidents" seldom leave much time to react. The memo advised Americans to learn the location of nearby bomb shelters and pay attention to…
(2020-01-06). Irán dará respuesta militar a asesinato de general, dice alto asesor. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON, 5 ene (Prensa Latina) Hossein Dehghan, asesor del líder supremo de Irán, ayatolá Ali Khamenei, manifestó hoy que su país dará una respuesta militar al asesinato por parte de Estados Unidos del general Qasem Soleimani. En entrevista exclusiva con la cadena de televisión CNN, el consejero militar sostuvo que Teherán tomaría represalias directamente contra …
(2020-01-06). The "Great Game" is Afoot: Killing Soleimani Reflects US Desperation in the Middle East. dissidentvoice.org By killing top Iranian military commander, Qasem Soleimani, American and Israeli leaders demonstrated the idiom 'out of the frying pan into the fire.' US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are both politically and legally embattled — the former has just been impeached and the latter is dogged by an Attorney General …
(2020-01-06). Trump Tries Real Hard to Start a War for Israel. "He Should be Impeached Because He is a War Criminal" globalresearch.ca In my last post, I said it was time to close down this blog, mostly due to its ineffectiveness, short reach, and choir preaching. I wrote that I might as well pound sand for all the good it did. | A …
(2020-01-06). As Jews, We Must Reject White Supremacy's Efforts to Pit Us Against Other Groups. truthout.org I was proud to march against anti-Semitism with tens of thousands of New Yorkers on Sunday in the wake of the heartbreaking attacks on Orthodox Jewish communities from Monsey to Jersey City to Brooklyn. While Sunday's march displayed powerful unity in our rejection of anti-Semitism, it also underscored a central tension in our Jewish communities: Are we fighting for justice, or just us?‚ÄØ | For too long, Jewish communal institutions have adopted a "just us" approach. The Anti-Defamation L…
(2020-01-06). Jan 4, 2020: 5,000 March for Peace in San Francisco. indybay.org With only two days' notice and during the winter vacation, some 5,000 people managed to take over the streets of San Francisco, filling two wide blocks near Fifth and Mission, as we marched past the San Francisco Chronicle building on January 4, 2020, a clear, sunny 55 degree day for a peace march protesting Nazi Trump's war against Iran.
(2020-01-06). SPLC Statement on the Detainment of Iranians and Iranian Americans. splcenter.org The following statement is by Southern Poverty Law Center Interim President and CEO Karen Baynes-Dunning following reports that Iranians and Iranian Americans are being detained and questioned at U.S. ports of entry:…
(2020-01-06). Trump Threats of Cultural Genocide Against Iran Violate US, International Law. mintpressnews.com UNESCO recognizes 24 sites in Iran, more than almost any other country in the world, that are of such critical cultural and historical importance that they belong to all of humanity.
(2020-01-06). No War On Iran (Santa Cruz). indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific Avenue and Water Street, Santa Cruz…
(2020-01-06). German authorities shut down investigations into far-right and state crimes. wsws.org The closing of the year 2019 has confirmed that the revival of the far right in Germany is principally due to policies pursued by the country's ruling elite.
(2020-01-06). Iran Supreme Leader Weeps for General Killed by U.S. Airstrike. truthdig.com Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays over caskets of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others as vast crowds of mourners turn out demanding retaliation.
(2020-01-06). "To Initiate a War of Aggression Is Not Only an International Crime: It Is the Supreme International Crime" globalresearch.ca As a citizen of the United States, a graduate of West Point, Ranger School and other Army schools, and former officer in the Regular Army, sworn to support and defend the Constitution, I am disgusted at the despicable, immoral and …
(2020-01-06). Millions of Iranians Attend Soleimani's Funeral in Tehran. telesurenglish.net Hundreds of thousands of Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran on Monday to bid farewell to the Quds Force commander General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed last Friday by the U.S. military in Baghdad. | RELATED: | Trump Says Tweets Serve as 'Notification' to US Congress in Case of War | Leading the funeral procession was the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who broke down in tears as he commeorated the late general's contribution to the Islamic Republic. | Iranian state t…
(2020-01-06). A Historian Reflects on the Return of Fascism. zcomm.org Back in 1941, the year of my birth, fascism stood on the brink of conquering the world. During the preceding decades, movements of the Radical Right‚Äïmobilized by demagogues into a cult of virulent nationalism, racial and religious hatred, and militarism‚Äïhad made great strides in nations around the globe. By the end of 1941, fascist Germany, Read more…
(2020-01-06). The danger of the "ethno-nationalist" state. zcomm.org One of the most common features of right-wing populist and fascist movements is the demand for ethnic and/or racial purity…
(2020-01-05). Rally in Chicago against the CAA and police brutality in India. liberationnews.org 
"The recent steps taken by the Modi government are disastrous for India's minorities and its consequences will amount to nothing short of ethnic cleansing and genocide," said Azhar Ahmad, an organizer with Stand With Kashmir.
(2020-01-05). Report: Israel Committed 255 Violations Against Journalists and Media Institutions in 2019. imemc.org The Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) has documented 255 violations by the Israeli occupation forces against journalists and media institutions working in the occupied Palestinian territories during 2019. It said in its annual report on Israeli violations against journalists, released on Sunday, that these Israeli violations included use of …
(2020-01-05). Brazilian Groups Stop Bill in Parliament to Strengthen Military and Scientific Cooperation with Israel. imemc.org Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) / Brazil Wednesday, 50+ Brazilian groups won a victory for Palestinians and for demilitarizing Brazil, mobilizing opposition in Brazil's Parliament to filibuster a bill to strengthen military and scientific cooperation with Israel. We salute them as this struggle continues into 2020. We thank 50+ Brazilian …
(2020-01-05). The Growing Gap between Jordan and Israel, After 25 Years of "Peace" imemc.org by Oraib Rantawi for Al-Shabaka Palestinian Policy Network Several recent incidents underscore the cooling in Jordanian-Israeli relations 25 years after the two signed the Wadi 'Araba peace agreement. Israel's imprisonment without charge of two Jordanian nationals of Palestinian origin during the summer led to Jordan's withdrawal of its ambassador "for consultations" …
(2020-01-05). Turkish Authorities Deliver Ottoman-Era Archives to Palestinian Authority. imemc.org Turkey has given a copy of Ottoman-era archived documents to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to help Palestinians legally counter the Israeli occupation's land claims, Quds News Network reported. Hebrew news sources said the archives include tens of thousands of land registries from the Palestinian territories under the Ottoman Empire's control …
(2020-01-05). 10 Palestinians Detained, One Summoned for Questioning in Jerusalem. imemc.org At least 10 Palestinians were detained by Israeli occupation forces, on Saturday night, in a protracted crackdown which has targeted the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-'Isawiya since June of 2019, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. Local sources stated that Israeli police forces broke into the flashpoint neighborhood, …
(2020-01-05). Israeli PM Rushes Home from Greece, Closes Ski Resort Over "Possible Threats" imemc.org The Israeli military closed a ski resort in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, on Saturday, due to concerns over what it calls possible threats from Iranian-backed groups in Lebanon and Syria, or Palestinian resistance movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza, Days of Palestine reported. The closing of the Mount …
(2020-01-05). Israeli Forces Detain and Summon Palestinians, Seize 4,000 Shekels. imemc.org Israeli occupation forces arrested, at dawn Sunday, a young man from the city of Qalqilia, northern occupied West Bank, Palestine News Network reported. On Saturday night, the Israeli occupation forces detained Ahmed Tawfiq Radayda, 37, from al-Ubeidiya, at the Za'tara military checkpoint, south of Nablus. Israeli forces searched Radayda, seized …
(2020-01-05). Night Home Arrest Applied against Jerusalemite Youths, Recalling British Emergency Law. imemc.org According to the British Emergency Law of 1945, Israeli occupation authorities have applied the procedure of night home arrest on a group of Jerusalemites youth in al-Eesawiyya town, north of occupied Jerusalem. Two specialists have considered the move illegal and out of alignment with international law, and a blatant violation …
(2020-01-05). Waqf Calls on Israel to Halt All Work at Al-Aqsa. imemc.org The Islamic Jerusalem Endowments (Waqf) council, in a press statement, called on Israeli authorities to immediately halt all work carried out at Al-Aqsa Mosque and to remove all equipment installed on the walls of the mosque. A group of Israeli workers, today, resumed work on the southern wall of Al-Aqsa […] | | PNN reports that Israeli prison forces have stormed section 6 of the Ramon jail and transferred all its inmates to Nafha jail.
(2020-01-05). Russia's Unspoken Relationship With Israel and the Assassination of Maj. Gen. Soleimani. globalresearch.ca The language employed by President Putin and his government in response to Major General Soleimani's assassination is unmistakably less emotional than the eulogies that he gave after the passing of Ariel Sharon, Shimon Peres, and Bush Sr., but this …
(2020-01-05). Trump Order Aimed at Palestine Solidarity, Not Anti-Semitism. commondreams.org President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak at a press conference. (Photo: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-01-04). Trump Order Aimed at Palestine Solidarity, Not Antisemitism. fair.org 
by Gregory Shupak Antisemitism is a very real problem—which Donald Trump is exploiting to advance an anti-Palestinian agenda. | President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month to deny funding to post-secondary schools that violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against Jewish people. The order notes that such bigotry is rooted in antisemitism, and says that it will determine whether discrimination has occurred by using the non-legally binding working definition of antisemiti…
(2020-01-04). Soleimani's Assassination: An Act of Psychological Warfare. dissidentvoice.org 
Douglas Valentine believes that assassination of Iran's General Qassem Soleimani is an act of psychological warfare which allows Trump to deflect attention from the impeachment scandal and appease his American and Israeli followers. Douglas Valentine is the author of The CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World. His rare access …
(2020-01-04). Why a Shadowy Tech Firm With Ties to Israeli Intelligence Is Running Doomsday Election Simulations. mintpressnews.com 
A shadowy tech firm with deep ties to Israeli intelligence and newly inked contracts to protect Pentagon computers is partnering with Lockheed Martin to gain unprecedented access to the heart of America's democracy.
(2020-01-04). Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu seeks immunity from prosecution. wsws.org Netanyahu was indicted in November on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three cases that have been investigated for years.
(2020-01-04). Trump Paints Himself as Defender of Faith for Evangelicals. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Donald Trump turned a mega-church revival gathering into a campaign rally on Friday, referring to a group of evangelical supporters on issues that include claims of Democratic Party anti-Semitism, the promise to take the prayer to public schools and even dared to mention the recent assassination of an Iranian Major-General. | RELATED: | Pentagon Confirms It Killed Iran's Soleimani on Trump's Orders | Trump spoke on the outskirts of Miami at the King Jesus Internati…
(2020-01-04). Brazilians Ask Bolsonaro Not to Comment on US Attack in Iraq. telesurenglish.net The U.S. attack in Baghdad, which has ended the life of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and other Iraqi military figures, represent a new escalade of tensions between Washington and Persian Gulf nations and have caused a whole series of speculations on social networks about the consequences it will have. | RELATED: | A 1st Year to Forget: 80% Distrust Brazil's Bolsonaro | While the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Hoseiní Khameneí, promised revenge, the U.S. president, Donald T…
(2020-01-03). The Democratic Party's Campaign to Re-Elect President Trump. counterpunch.org 
Anyone who hoped that the terrible experience of a neofascistic presidency might jolt the Democratic Party media and politics establishment into embracing the basic lesson of the 2016 election — that running a dismal, dollar-drenched centrist well to the right of the citizenry for president just guarantees right-wing control of the United States' executive branch More
(2020-01-03). After Mossad Targeted Soleimani, Trump Pulled the Trigger. counterpunch.org 
Last October Yossi Cohen, head of Israel's Mossad, spoke openly about assassinating Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds Force in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. "He knows very well that his assassination is not impossible," Cohen said in an interview. Soleimani had boasted that the Israel's tried to assassinate him in 2006 and failed. More
(2020-01-03). Colonialism and the natives. mronline.org Moshé Machover begins an examination of the Israel-Palestine conflict by looking back at controversies in the Second International | Source
(2020-01-03). Evo Morales: Bolivia's Top Judge Must Take Charge, Call Elections. telesurenglish.net Evo Morales, who was forced to resign by the military and the opposition in November after winning the elections, said on Thursday that the chief of the Bolivian Supreme Court should step in as acting head of state and organize fresh elections in the Andean nation. | RELATED: | Evo Introduces Legal Team to Fight Coup Government Accusations | Under Bolivia's constitution, Morales said, the chief judge is supposed to assume the presidency in the event of a vacancy following the end…
(2020-01-02). The Year in Palestine and Israel: Part Two. therealnews.com 
The Real News Network's Marc Steiner and Shir Hever discuss corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the far right, and more.
(2020-01-02). Federal appeals courts give workers some wins. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't taken, much less tackled, workers' rights cases in the last six months, but the federal appeals courts have—and they've given workers some wins. That's not to say the appellate victories would immediately set precedents and lay down the law, so to speak, for workers nationwide. That's what the U.S. Supreme …
(2020-01-02). Archbishop Atallah Hanna: The Palestinian Christian Leader Israel Loves to Hate. mintpressnews.com Archbishop Hanna has been on Israel's radar for many years, as his kind of leadership is problematic from the viewpoint of a hegemonic power that requires utter and absolute submission.
(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). Gun Basics—and Other Lessons. thenation.com Gun Basics—and Other Lessons…
(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.
(2019-12-30). SPLC Statement on Hanukkah Celebration Attacks. splcenter.org …
(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.