(2020-01-29). 'I have a tiny violin somewhere': Private schools roasted online after complaining about plans to get more poor students into uni. rt.com 
Leading private schools in England have criticized plans to improve access to top universities for poorer students, saying it could lead to discrimination of rich kids based on "class," provoking ridicule on social media. | The Headmasters' & Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), an association that represents some of the UK's most expensive private schools, voiced concerns about proposals
(2020-01-29). Climate change, the Green New Deal, and the struggle for climate justice. mronline.org 
Most calls for a Green New Deal correctly emphasize that it must include a meaningful commitment to climate justice. That is because climate change—for reasons of racism and capitalist profit-making—disproportionately punishes frontline communities, especially communities of color and low-income. |
(2020-01-29). Jeremy Corbyn slams Donald Trump's so-called 'peace plan' for Palestine. thecanary.co 
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn warned Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan would "lock-in illegal Israeli colonisation" and deny Palestinian people their fundamental rights. He added that Britain must tell the US they are "wrong" on the issue.Boris Johnson, meanwhile, provided encouragement to the proposal which would leave sizeable areas of the occupied West Bank in Israeli hands.Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has dismissed Trump's plan as a "conspiracy deal".Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Corbyn said of the US president's idea: It will annex Palestinian territory, lock-in illegal Israeli colonisation…
(2020-01-29). India calls for 2-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian issue as Trump unveils his plan. rt.com 
India on Wednesday called for a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian issue after US President Donald Trump unveiled his plan. | "India has been consistently supportive of the Palestinian cause," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. | "We reiterate our view that final status issues should be resolved through direct negotiations between the two parties and be acceptable to both," ANI quoted him as saying. | "We urge the parties to engage with each other, including on the recent proposals put forward by the US, and find an acceptable two-state solution for peac…
(2020-01-29). Trump's 'deal of the century' is about ignoring Palestinian rights & legitimizing Israel's occupation — Turkish President Erdogan. rt.com 
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blasted a plan for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict presented by Donald Trump, saying the proposal is a blatant attempt to 'legitimize Israel's occupation' of Palestinian territories. | Erdogan, a long-time critic of Israeli policies, lashed out at the US-proposed roadmap in a Wednesday interview with journalists who were accompanying him on his return from a three-country visit to Africa. | "This is the plan to ignore the Palestinians' rights and legitimize Israel's occupation," Erdogan said, as quoted by Anadolu Agency. | The remark is in line with criticisms vo…
(2020-01-29). Mehdi Hasan: Trump's Middle East Plan Is a Policy of Apartheid & Settler Colonialism. democracynow.org 
We continue our discussion of President Trump's long-awaited Middle East plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he has described as the "deal of the century." The plan was drafted by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner without any input from Palestinians and would give Israel sovereignty over large areas of the occupied West Bank, control over all of Jerusalem, and keep all illegal settlements built in the occupied West Bank. We speak with Mehdi Hasan, senior columnist at The Intercept, and Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University. Khalidi's latest book is…
(2020-01-29). "Yet Another Declaration of War on Palestinians": Rashid Khalidi on Trump's Middle East "Peace" Plan. democracynow.org 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to annex about 30% of the occupied West Bank, after Israel was given the green light to do so by the United States. On Tuesday, President Trump — with Netanyahu by his side — unveiled a so-called Middle East peace plan that was drafted by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner without any input from Palestinians. Under the plan, Israel will gain sovereignty over large areas of the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem would be under total Israeli control, and all Jewish settlers in the occupied territory will be allowed to remain in their homes. The plan…
(2020-01-29). 'Deal of the century': What's in Trump's peace plan for Israel and Palestine. rt.com 
The proposal for peace in the Middle East unveiled by US President Donald Trump envisions the conditions under which a Palestinian state might be recognized. RT delves into the 180-page 'deal of the century' to see what's inside. | The "Vision for Peace, Prosperity and a Brighter Future" bills itself as "the best, most realistic and most achievable outcome for the parties" right from the start. It says that the 700 or so UN General Assembly resolutions and 100-plus Security Council resolutions have failed to bring peace, while the 1993 Oslo Accords left too many key issues unresolved, "including, among other i…
(2020-01-29). Palestinian anger over Trump's 'deal of the century' met with Israeli tear gas & rubber bullets in West Bank. rt.com 
Injuries have been reported as Palestinian protesters face Israeli security troops in the West Bank in non-stop protests after Donald Trump announced his peace plan for the region. | Scores of protesters flooded the streets in different parts of the West Bank, demonstrating against a US-proposed plan that they expect to lead to annexation of much of Palestinian land. | | A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling to hurl back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli forces in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. ©REUTERS / Mussa Qawasma | In Bethlehem, protesters have been throwing stones at Israeli fo…
(2020-01-29). Putin pardons drug-trafficking Israeli woman ahead of Netanyahu's visit to Moscow. rt.com 
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned Naama Issachar, an Israeli woman convicted on drug trafficking charges in Russia, citing "humanitarian reasons." Issachar is expected to return to Israel shortly. | The decision to pardon Issachar came ahead of a visit by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is set to meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday. According to media reports, Netanyahu is expected to bring the woman back home on his plane after his visit to Russia concludes. | Issachar, a 26-year-old Israeli-American citizen, was nabbed by Russian law enforcement in April 2019 in the transit zone of Moscow's Shere…
(2020-01-29). Trump's Israel-Palestine "Peace" Plan Violates International Law. truthout.org Donald Trump's long-awaited "deal of the century" between Israel and Palestine essentially gives Israel's far right coalition government everything it wanted. This Middle East "peace" deal allows Israel to annex vast stretches of the Palestinian West Bank (which has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967) into Israel, including all of the illegal Jewish-only settlements in areas colonized by Israeli settlers as well as Arab East Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley. Palestinians would be granted limit…
(2020-01-29). Done Deal: How the Peace Process Sold Out the Palestinians. globalresearch.ca In November 2016, fresh off his electoral win, US President-elect Donald Trump boasted of his intention to end the Israel-Palestine conflict by striking what he called the "ultimate deal". | Calling it "the war that never ends," Trump told
(2020-01-29). Trump, Pence & Pompeo, the Gang of Three, Claim Criminal Theft of Palestinian Land to be Lawful! globalresearch.ca As the jumped-up, self-proclaimed, blonde new ruler of the world gives away half the Palestinian West Bank to the current Israeli military occupier, the world watches in amazement at the idea that this unbalanced popinjay — currently facing impeachment — …
(2020-01-29). Trump's Farcical Mideast "Peace Deal" Ignores International Law. Green Light to Israeli Annexation of Palestine? globalresearch.ca Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is highly critical of the Mideast Peace Plan announced by US President Donald Trump today — one that CJPME considers preposterous. The plan was done without the participation of the …
(2020-01-29). Don't be Surprised if Russia Tacitly Supports the Trump-Netanyahu "Deal of the Century" globalresearch.ca Russia's relations with "Israel" in recent years are much deeper and more strategic than its historic ones with Palestine so it's unthinkable that Moscow won't tacitly support the so-called "deal of the century" despite expectedly voicing mild reservations about it …
(2020-01-29). Trump unveils farcical Mideast "peace plan" as Netanyahu is indicted. wsws.org Timed to meet the immediate needs of both Trump and Netanyahu, the plan sanctions all of the policies of the Israeli right and is guaranteed to be rejected by the Palestinians.
(2020-01-29). Trump Regime's Criminal "Deal of the Century": Breaking Palestine, Endorsing "Greater Israel"? globalresearch.ca US/Israeli policy is hardwired against regional peace and stability. | From what's known about Trump's deal of the century ahead of its reported Tuesday unveiling at the White House, it fulfills an Israeli wish list at the expense of fundamental Palestinian …
(2020-01-29). Pipeline or a Pipedream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean. dissidentvoice.org Massive natural gas discoveries off the eastern coast of Israel and Palestine is slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and strategic wealth is yet to be seen. What is certain, however, is that the …
(2020-01-29). Putin Pardons US-Israeli Woman Jailed in Russia on Drug Charges. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned the U.S.-Israeli woman that was jailed in Russia for drug-related charges, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday. | RELATED: | According to the Kremlin, Putin signed the presidential decree to pardon the woman, Naama Issachar of New Jersey, a move that received acknowledgement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the eve of their bilateral meeting. | The U…
(2020-01-29). Pro-Israel Group Behind Latest Attack Ads on Sanders. truthdig.com A right-wing AIPAC-affiliated group is airing ads targeting Sen. Bernie Sanders in Iowa in an attempt to stop the increasing success of his presidential campaign days before the state's voters caucus to kick off the 2020 Democratic primary. | The Democratic Majority for Israel, a group tied to AIPAC, sponsored the ad. | "This is dishonest, disgusting, and discrediting," said Sanders surrogate James Zogby, founder of the Arab-American Institute. | This is dishonest, disgusting, & discrediting of ⁦
(2020-01-29). Israeli Defense Minister Wants Annexation of Occupied West Bank. telesurenglish.net Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex over a third of the occupied West Bank shorlty after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his so-called "Deal of the Century" plan on Middle East peace. | RELATED: | "Yesterday evening, history knocked on our door and granted us a one-time opportunity to apply Israel law on all of the settlements in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan…
(2020-01-29). Trump/Pence #OutNow Mass Organizing Meeting. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Center | 1187 Franklin Street | San Francisco…
(2020-01-29). Flood the Streets Demanding Trump/Pence #OutNow! indybay.org Corner of Powell & Market, San Francisco | (close to Powell Street BART station)…
(2020-01-29). In impeachment crisis, Trump continues fascistic appeals, Democrats promote warmonger John Bolton. wsws.org An architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Bolton has advocated wars for regime change in Iran, Syria, Libya, Venezuela, Cuba, Yemen and North Korea.
(2020-01-29). Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy marks one year, leaving tens of thousands of migrants stranded in Mexican border towns. splcenter.org …
(2020-01-29). Trump's Plan for Palestinians Is a Crime Against Humanity. truthdig.com This piece originally appeared on On Tuesday, an American president being impeached for abuse of power announced a
(2020-01-29). Trump's fake 'peace plan' is permanent apartheid for Palestine. thegrayzone.com Attorney, professor, and author Noura Erakat on Trump's "deal of the century": a call for permanent apartheid in Palestine. President…
(2020-01-29). Headlines for January 29, 2020. democracynow.org McConnell Tries to Secure Votes to Block Impeachment Witnesses, "Our Rights Are Not for Sale": Palestinians Reject Trump's Middle East Plan, Trump Praises Pompeo for Shouting and Cursing at NPR Reporter, WaPo Reinstates Reporter Suspended for Tweeting About Kobe Rape Case, Death Toll from Coronavirus Virus Hits 132, with 6,000 Infected, Over 100,000 Syrian Civilians Flee Regime Offensive in Idlib, Floods Kill 30, Displace 16,000 in Madagascar, Mississippi to Shut Down Unit of Parchman Prison After Deaths of 9 Prisoners, Maryland Cop Charged with Murder for Killing Handcuffed Man in Police Car…
(2020-01-29). Macron's Macro-hypocrisy on Palestine. globalresearch.ca "President Emmanuel Macron made a scene in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday when he "Everybody knows the rules. I …
(2020-01-29). Iran Slams Trump's Middle East Peace Plan as 'Disgraceful'. telesurenglish.net Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly rejected the U.S. Middle East peace plan as "disgraceful." | RELATED: | In a statement released hours after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of the so-called Deal of the Century, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said it is the "betrayal of the century" and is "doomed to failure." | "Palestine belongs to the Palestinians," he said. "The Zionist regime (of…
(2020-01-29). The International Court of Justice and the Rohingyas. counterpunch.org The International Court of Justice's (ICJ) Order to the Government of the Republic of Myanmar to adopt various provisional measures to protect the Rohingya community from "physical destruction" and to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of Article 11 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide including killing members
(2020-01-29). Marital-Status Discrimination Reduces Fertility in China. counterpunch.org Building on recent posts by Dean Baker (responding to NYT and Washington Post here and Ross Douthat here) that debunk the idea that there is a "demographic crisis" in China, there's also an important family justice aspect to fertility in China. Although Douthat attributes China's fertility rate (1.6 births per woman) to "cruel policy choices,"
(2020-01-29). US Supreme Court approves public charge rule directed against legal immigrants. wsws.org The highly contested rule, which was announced last August, altered existing immigration law to allow the administration to deny visas to legal immigrants who it claims would rely on the government's assistance.
(2020-01-29). The 'Deal of the Century' Is Apartheid. globalresearch.ca With great fanfare, President Trump finally unveiled his long-anticipated Middle East peace proposal. The proposal was labeled 'The Deal of the Century' because it was supposed to offer an even-handed and just solution to one of the world's most intractable …
(2020-01-29). Selected Articles: Trump's Mideast "Steal of the Century". Breaking Palestine. globalresearch.ca 
By In November 2016, fresh off his electoral win, US President-elect Donald Trump boasted of his intention to end the Israel-Palestine conflict by striking …
(2020-01-29). India, Pakistan Back US Middle East Peace Plan For Resolution of Israel-Palestine Conflict. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): India has stated that the two-state solution for the territorial dispute between Israel and Palestine is an integral part of its foreign policy, while Pakistan has consistently supported the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.
(2020-01-29). Trump's Mideast Plan Has Merit of Providing Two-State Solution – UK PM Johnson. sputniknews.com On 28 January, US President Donald Trump unveiled his Middle East peace plan during a joint press statement with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington.
(2020-01-29). Trump plan is moment to re-launch Middle East talks for 'viable solution,' EU says. yenisafak.com U.S. President Donald Trump's proposals to create a Palestinian state for Middle East peace are a chance to re-launch talks towards "a viable solution" for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the European Union said in a statement.The initiative "provides an occasion to re-launch the urgently needed efforts towards a negotiated and viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on behalf of the bloc, adding that the EU would need to study and assess Trump's proposals.However, the EU cautioned that Israel and the Palestinians needed to show "a genuine commitment to the…
(2020-01-29). President Erdogan slams Trump's so-called deal on Mideast. yenisafak.com U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called Middle East peace plan ignores Palestinians' rights and attempts to legitimize Israel's occupation, said Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday.Answering the questions of reporters on a return flight from his Africa tour, Erdogan said the plan will not serve peace and solution in the region. It ignores Palestinians' rights and attempts to legitimize Israel's occupation, he stressed."Jerusalem is sacred for Muslims and Trump's so-called peace plan proposing to leave Jerusalem to Israel is never acceptable," Erdogan added.On Tuesday, Trump released his oft-delay…
(2020-01-29). Palestinian protesters, Israeli army clash in West Bank. yenisafak.com Clashes erupted on Wednesday between Palestinians denouncing the so-called "deal of the century" and the Israeli army.Palestinian demonstrators marched from the northern entrance of Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, amid chants condemning the plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.The Israeli army used rubber bullets and tear gas canisters to break up the march, with protesters responding with stones and torching rubber tires.Similar clashes erupted near Hebron, according to eyewitnesses.On Tuesday, Trump released his oft-delayed plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian dispute during a press conference at the Whit…
(2020-01-29). Kremlin 'analyzing' Trump's so-called 'Deal of Century'. yenisafak.com The Kremlin continues analyzing U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called plan on Palestine-Israel settlement, known as "deal of the century", Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow on Wednesday.The Russian leadership expects to get more details from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will visit Moscow on Thursday, said Peskov."We continue analyzing this information and study the plan that was prepared in the White House. There will also be a meeting with Netanyahu tomorrow, and more firsthand information will be received," he said. So far, the only thing that can be said…
(2020-01-29). Iran's Khamenei says Trump's Middle East peace plan is doomed to fail. yenisafak.com Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Israel-Palestinian conflict was doomed to fail and all Muslim nations should oppose it."The devilish and vicious policy of America towards Palestine called the 'deal of the century' will never materialize…all Muslim nations will confront them and will not let it materialize," Khamenei said a tweet written in Farsi.Trump on Tuesday announced a U.S. peace plan which would set up a Palestinian state with strict conditions but allow Israel to take over long-contested Jewish settlements in the occupie…
(2020-01-29). Turkey says Trump's plan tries to legitimize Israeli occupation. yenisafak.com Turkey's communications director on Wednesday criticized the U.S.' so-called Middle East peace plan, saying it "tries to give Jerusalem to Israel.""This so-called 'peace plan' is simply a declaration attempting to legitimize the Israeli occupation and settlements," Fahrettin Altun wrote on Twitter."It is neither an implementable plan nor a fair assessment of the situation on the ground. It seeks to satisfy Israel while squashing Palestinian aspirations."On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump released his much-hyped plan to end the Israel-Palestine dispute at the White House with Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu b…
(2020-01-29). Italy: Radical mass movement needed to build on far right regional defeat. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-01-28). US will 'proudly' open a new embassy in proposed 'Palestinian capital' in east Jerusalem — Trump. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump has said that Washington will open a new embassy in East Jerusalem, where a proposed new Palestinian capital will exist, under his freshly unveiled Middle East peace plan. | Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said that he will "proudly open an embassy" in the capital if the plan is accepted. | At the same time, however, Trump said that his plan envisions Jerusalem as an "undivided capital" of Israel. | "Under this vision, Jerusalem will remain Israel's undivided capital," Trump said, scoring a lengthy applause from the…
(2020-01-28). How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election. mintpressnews.com 
Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence.
(2020-01-28). To rig primary against Bernie, DNC chair Tom Perez nominates regime-change agents, Israel lobbyists, and Wall Street consultants. mronline.org 
With Senator Bernie Sanders surging in the polls, DNC chair Tom Perez has put forward a cartoonishly neoliberal cast of foreign policy hacks and corporate lobbyists to sabotage his nomination. |
(2020-01-28). It's Media—Not Bernie Sanders—That Have an Antisemitism Problem. fair.org 
Have you heard the news? Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders is antisemitic. Yes, yes, he's Jewish, and has a So goes the story in several prominent media outlets, who accuse him of leading "the most antisemitic [campaign] in decades" (Washington Examiner,
(2020-01-28). Asela de los Santos Tamayo — 1929-2020. peoplesworld.org 
SANTIAGO DE CUBA—Un legado impresionante de patriotismo y firmeza en la lucha, que abrazó tempranamente al lado de Vilma Espín y Frank País, y que continuó fielmente en su incansable aporte a la obra revolucionaria de Fidel y Raúl, acaba de sellar en su despedida este 23 de enero, Asela de los Santos Tamayo. Su …
(2020-01-28). Trump Unveils Controversial Peace Plan for the Middle East. truthdig.com The president, with Netanyahu at his side, details the proposal to create a state of Palestine while ceding major West Bank blocs to Israel.