(2020-01-07). Mixing unrelated issues? Indian singer Chinmayi Sripada sparks heated debate with controversial tweet. rt.com 
Singer Chinmayi Sripada has come under fire on social media after posting a message about the prejudice faced by women, Muslims and 'untouchables' in India. The tweet was criticized as a gross generalization. | Chinmayi Sripada became one of the leading figures in India's #MeToo movement when she accused popular lyricist and novelist Vairamuthu of sexual assault (a claim that he rejects). She has one million followers on Twitter — and that's where she sparked a heated debate over her recent post. | "A woman's character, a Dalit's merit, and a Muslim's patriotism are always questioned in this country," her…
(2020-01-07). S. Korea moves Patriot missile unit to Seoul amid growing uncertainty over denuclearization talks with Pyongyang — report. rt.com 
South Korea has deployed a Patriot missile unit to central Seoul, state media has reported, as part of an effort to safeguard the country from its nuclear-armed northern neighbor. | The unit, previously stationed in the southeastern region of North Gyeongsang Province, was moved to a former military installation located behind the presidential office compound, Yonhap news agency reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The redeployment was reportedly carried out earlier this month. | It is also mentioned in the report that the unit is believed to be equipped with missiles capable of intercepting an a…
(2020-01-07). Iran 'not interested' in having nukes, will stick to JCPOA once given benefits in return — UN envoy. rt.com 
Prohibited by the supreme leader's decree, nuclear weapons are inconsistent with Iran's defensive doctrine, the country's UN envoy said after Tehran announced the suspension of limits under the 2015 deal. | Iran's decision to lift restrictions on uranium enrichment — after a US drone strike killed General Qassem Soleimani near Baghdad International Airport — made headlines in Western media, with some speculating that the Islamic Republic could be seeking nuclear weapons. | However, Iran's ambassador to the UN, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, reassured the public that this is not the case — even though the…
(2020-01-07). HBO's 'Watchmen': Who will guard the guards? peoplesworld.org 
HBO's Watchmen is a stunning achievement for television. It is an unblinking look at American right-wing populism and racism, through the eyes of lead Black characters in a science fiction comic book superstructure, a genre in sore need of the energy, creativity and political commitment that Watchmen brings. The original Watchmen, written in the 1980s …
(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, s…
(2020-01-07). Yes, Kay, The Life of Nature is Beautiful and A Palestine Flashback. counterpunch.org 
Among the dozen or so positive responses to my Christmas Day CP Posting (Bethlehem Scarred by Brutal Israeli Occupation, While the World Acquiesces, 12/25/2019), I received responses from dear friend and acclaimed poet Jack Butler (California) and Kay Weir, editor of "Pacific Ecology," a Wellington, New Zealand-based scholarly journal whose mission is to "strengthen the More
(2020-01-07). 19yo Briton given suspended sentence for making up gang rape claims in Cyprus. rt.com 
A young British woman, who recanted her claim that she was raped by a group of Israeli men in a Cyprus hotel, was given a four-month suspended sentence for what a local court termed 'public mischief'. | The court sentence for the 19-year-old was suspended for three years, and she has been ordered to pay €148 in legal fees. The ruling, closely watched by women's rights groups, brings good news for her family as it means that she can now return to the UK. | She was given "a second chance" according to judge Michalis Papathanasiou, who read out the verdict. He led a three-month trial in which the young woman…
(2020-01-07). 'Age apartheid': Britain is one of world's most segregated countries — report. rt.com 
Britain is one of the world's most age-segregated nations, with the generational divide increasing over the last decade, according to a new report which calls for urgent action to address the "age apartheid" dividing the country. | The study by United for All Ages, a charity which focuses on bringing old and young people together, says that UK citizens rarely interact with other generations outside of their own families. | One of the charity's directors, Stephen Burk…
(2020-01-07). Killing Soleimani Reflects US Desperation in the Middle East. counterpunch.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 More
(2020-01-07). Putin Should Take Control of the Iranian Situation Out of Israel's Hands. globalresearch.ca At this time, it is up to Israel whether or not war occurs between the US and Iran. Israel very much wants this war as a means of putting Iran and Syria into chaos, thus leaving Hezbollah isolated and unsupplied….
(2020-01-07). Jordanians protest import of Israeli gas. peoplesdispatch.org The import of gas from Israel by Jordan has been staunchly opposed by several political and civil society sections in the country as a betrayal of the people of Palestine in an attempt to normalize relations with the Zionist state…
(2020-01-07). From 9/11 Inside Job to Political Assassinations. indybay.org From the 9/11 Inside Job, the American Reichstag Fire perpetrated by Bush on 9/11/01 to the Assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani who was delivering a peace proposal to Saudi Arabia in Iraq, the motive is the same: perpetrate war and fascism to maximize profits, the greatest profits being in oil and munitions. See thegrayzone.com/2020/01/06/soleimani-pea……
(2020-01-07). Here's Some Informed Consent, You Fascist Creeps. counterpunch.org In December, the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal being brought by doctors who provide abortions at the only abortion clinic in the entire state of Kentucky. In short, the highest court in the land said that it's okay for the state to force doctors to force women to listen to a state-mandated lecture More
(2020-01-07). Tens of millions to join all-India one-day strike on Wednesday. wsws.org The Modi government faces mass opposition to its socially incendiary big business agenda and promotion of Hindu supremacist reaction.
(2020-01-07). Cleveland activists rally against U.S. attack on Iran. fightbacknews.org Cleveland, OH – Anti-war activists took to Market Square in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, January 4, at noon to denounce U.S. imperialism and aggression towards Iran following the murder of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani by the Trump regime. | Chanting slogans of "1, 2, 3, 4, we don't want your racist war! 5, 6, 7, 8, stop the killings, stop the hate!" and "We are people, we want peace! U.S. out of Middle East!" around 100 protesters rallied as prepared speeches were given by representatives from the Workers World Party, Cleveland State University's Middle East and Northern Africa student group, Pe…
(2020-01-07). The Jawaharlal Nehru University Attack Shows Just How Fascist The 'Modi Mob' Is. globalresearch.ca A mob of masked thugs broke into India's premier Jawaharlal Nehru University Sunday night and beat dozens of students who were protesting against their country's contentious "Citizenship (Amendment) Act", after which the victims accused the perpetrators of being allied with …
(2020-01-07). The growing fascist influence in German politics: The case of Christian Democrat politician Robert Mà∂ritz. wsws.org At the end of last year, the case of the former Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician highlighted the sharp shift to the right of the ruling class in Germany.
(2020-01-07). The growing fascist influence in German politics: The case of Christian Democratic politician Robert Mà∂ritz. wsws.org At the end of last year, the case of the former Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician highlighted the sharp shift to the right of the ruling class in Germany.
(2020-01-07). A Historian Reflects on the Return of Fascism. zcomm.org have seen millions of people, in the United States and around the globe, turn the tide against fascism when, some eight decades ago, it threatened to engulf the world…
(2020-01-07). From a Dysfunctional World Order to a Sustainable Future. zcomm.org What is altogether missing are credible sources of revolutionary energy guided by such a vision of a necessary and desirable future, which would imply a rejection of autocratic governance of sovereign states and apartheid geopolitical regimes…
(2020-01-07). While Jeremy Corbyn was being smeared as a racist, Boris Johnson's adviser was embracing a real fascist. thecanary.co During, and long before, the 2019 election, Jeremy Corbyn was smeared as a racist. Yes, one of the proudest and most active anti-fascists parliament has ever seen was successfully portrayed as a dangerous racist. | But the real problem and danger of fascism lies with Boris Johnson and the people he surrounds himself with. And Buzzfeed has revealed that just days aft…
(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). 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). '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 dro…
(2020-01-06). Israel Approves 1,900 Settlement Units in Occupied West Bank. telesurenglish.net Israel's Higher Planning Committee (HPC) approved Sunday and Monday the construction of 1,936 illegal housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli NGO Peace Now. | RELATED: | Israel Advances Settlement Plans Despite 2016 Resolution: UN | "Despite lacking a clear mandate, for this caretaker government it's business as usual — Continue the massive promotion of harmful and unnecessary construction in occupied territory and in places that Isr…
(2020-01-06). Israeli Army Abducts 17 Palestinians, Including 4 Children, in Pre-Dawn Raids in the West Bank. imemc.org Israeli forces abducted 17 Palestinian civilians on Monday in pre-dawn raids in various parts of the West Bank. | In Bethlehem, the Israeli forces abducted six Palestinians from the town of Beit Fajjar. | They were identified as:…
(2020-01-06). Foreign Minister to Disclose Israeli Campaigns Against East Jerusalem to ICC. imemc.org The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced, on Sunday, its intention to report the ongoing Israeli crackdown on the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-'Isawiya to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. In a statement, the Ministry said "it is viewing with …
(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). Israeli Ministers Planning "Official Annexation" of Jordan Valley. imemc.org A ministerial committee with the Israeli occupation is considering, today, Sunday, the annexation of the Jordan Valley, in its first meeting since its formation, the Palestine News Network reported. Despite warnings by the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, that the annexation statements could be among the investigations …
(2020-01-06). Israeli Forces Seize 9 Residential Structures in Jordan Valley. imemc.org Israeli forces dismantled, on Monday, nine Palestinian-owned residential structures and seized them from the town of al-Ouja, in the Jordan Valley, occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. According to the head of al-Ouja municipality, Salah Freijat, soldiers dismantled nine inhabited structures out of 70 slated for …
(2020-01-06). In 2019, Israel Demolished 686 Homes in West Bank, Almost Half in Jerusalem. imemc.org At least 300 Palestinian buildings were demolished in Jerusalem, by the Israeli occupation authorities in 2019, compared to a 386 in other parts of the occupied Palestinian Territories, Palestine News Network reported. Walid Assaf, chairman of the Commission Against the Wall and Settlement, said in a press conference on Israeli …
(2020-01-06). Dozens of Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa. imemc.org Scores of extremist Israeli settlers, on Sunday morning, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque's courtyards in Jerusalem, under tight police protection, Days of Palestine reported. According to local sources, dozens of settlers entered the Mosque through the al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards amid intensive presence of police forces. The Al-Aqsa Mosque …
(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). Former Head of Identity Evropa Taken Into Custody for Contempt of Court. splcenter.org Elliott Kline, the onetime leader of Identity Evropa, is in federal custody after being found in contempt of court for failing to cooperate in a civil lawsuit stemming from the violent "Unite the Right" rally.
(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). 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). 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). 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.
(2020-01-05). 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). 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). 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). 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 …
(2020-01-04). 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.
(2020-01-03). 'He's losing hope.' Sister maintains faith despite brother's life sentence. splcenter.org Ashley Buford could not hold back the tears when she saw her brother behind a chain-link fence with barbed wire on top.