(2020-02-03). ISIS claims Sunday's attack on gas pipeline between Egypt & Israel. rt.com 
The Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) has reportedly claimed that it attacked a gas pipeline between Egypt and Israel on Sunday night. The gas flow between the two states remained undisrupted. Local sources told AFP that the gas IS in the Sinai took responsibility for the attack on Monday afternoon, saying that it had detonated a number of explosives next to a pipeline and causin…
(2020-02-03). Organization of Islamic Cooperation rejects Trump's 'deal of the century' peace plan for Middle East. rt.com 
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which consists of more than 50 Muslim-majority countries, has asked member states not to cooperate in any way with US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Israel and Palestine. | During a special session in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Monday, the OIC's executive committee called on all member states "not to engage with [Trump's] plan or to cooperate with the US administration in implementing it in any form." The body also asked members to refrain from any actions that "do not adhere to the inalienable rights of Palestinians." | OIC Secretary General Yousef Al-Othai…
(2020-02-03). ACLU: Trump Is Expanding His Racist Travel Ban, This Time Targeting Africans. democracynow.org 
The Trump administration has expanded its contested travel ban to six additional countries — most of which are African nations. Under the new restrictions, nationals of Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan will no longer be able to obtain visas to live and work in the U.S., while Sudan and Tanzania will no longer be able to participate in the diversity visa lottery program. The ban, commonly referred to as the "Muslim ban," already affects citizens from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Venezuela and North Korea. The expansion is expected to affect more than 350 million people. Democrats say they will…
(2020-02-03). I will hold you in my arms a day after the war. mronline.org 
On Monday, 27 January, the South African photographer Santu Mofokeng slipped away. His camera had been a familiar presence in the anti-apartheid struggle; after years of photographing police violence and popular resistance, he tired of making 'images bespeaking gloom, monotony, anguish, struggle, [and] oppression', he wrote in 1993. |
(2020-02-03). 'I'm part of the problem': Joker star rants about 'systemic racism' at BAFTAS. rt.com 
While most eyeballs were on the Super Bowl Sunday night, celebrities continued the trend of virtue signaling at Hollywood award shows, this time at the BAFTAS. | Racism was on the minds of a handful of celebrities at the award show, including 'Joker' star Joaquin Phoenix. The ceremony aired just days before the final Oscar voting ballots are due. | "We have to do the hard work to truly understand systemic racism," Phoenix said while accepting his award for his work in last year's hit 'Joker,' for which he is also up for a Best Actor Academy Award. "It is the obligation of the people that have created and perpe…
(2020-02-03). Trump's "peace deal" for Israel, and it is breathtaking. globalresearch.ca I have read through the
(2020-02-03). The apartheid deal of the century. zcomm.org There is one silver thread to Trump's Plan: it puts to bed once and for all the "two-state solution" that Israel never intended to implement and which it buried under its settlements decades ago…
(2020-02-03). Headlines for February 3, 2020. democracynow.org GOP Refuses to Call Witnesses in Impeachment Trial, Paving Way for Trump's Acquittal, Iowa Caucuses Kick Off 2020 Elections as DNC Loosens Rules to Let Bloomberg into Debates, Trump Expands Racist, Anti-Muslim Travel Ban, Coronavirus Claims First Victim Outside of China as Death Toll Tops 360, Hospitals in Syria Targeted as 100,000s of Civilians Forced to Flee, Palestinian Authority Cuts Ties with U.S. and Israel over Trump Middle East Plan, Iraqi Protesters Slam Appointment of Establishment Prime Minister-Designate, Dept. of Defense: U.S. Dropped 7,500 Bombs on Afghanistan in 2019, 6 Indigenous Leaders Killed in…
(2020-02-03). Meet the Centrist, Pro-Israel Operative Behind the Anti-Sanders Ads in Iowa. zcomm.org Despite spending $800,000 to attack him, Sanders' campaign raised $1.3 million in a day in a plea noting the ad buy…
(2020-02-03). "Deal of the Century" Greenlights Israeli Annexation, Apartheid, and Subjugation of Palestinians. globalresearch.ca On Sunday, ahead of the big Tuesday reveal in the White House, US President Donald J. Trump delivered to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the so-called "Deal of the Century" also known as the "
(2020-02-03). These Chains Will be Broken — Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons. globalresearch.ca These Chains Will be Broken, there is a series of references from five distinguished activists praising, in different ways, the short anecdotes from those who have been or are imprisoned within the …
(2020-02-03). An examination of the anti-immigrant campaign in early 20th century America. wsws.org A century after the imposition of racist immigration quotas in the US, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and racism are once again on the rise in the US and around the world.
(2020-02-03). Tower block residents send a powerful message to Britain's newly emboldened racists. thecanary.co Just how emboldened Britain's racists feel after the UK's departure from the EU became apparent on 31 January. In a Norfolk tower block, someone put up a poster effectively instructing residents to speak English or leave. But just how distasteful that racism is to Britons has also become apparent in residents' response to…
(2020-02-03). Palestine: Legally Overriding a UN Security Council Veto. In Response to Trump's Annexation Scheme. globalresearch.ca In response to the Trump regime's annexation scheme of the century, Palestinians have binding recourse — in the General Assembly, not the Security Council. | US veto power prevents adoption of a SC resolution that upholds their rights under international law….
(2020-02-03). The Making of the First American Dictator. globalresearch.ca The Impeachment of President Donald J. Trump was both a farce and a tragedy. Mr. Trump, a Fascistic minded President was not targeted for his real crimes (inhumane treatments of immigrant children in the ICE concentration camps, inciting violence during …
(2020-02-03). Do Not be Indifferent to the Proposed Rape of Palestine by the Trump-Netanyahu Family! globalresearch.ca We must not be indifferent when we hear historical lies. We must not be indifferent when the past is distorted for today's political needs. The ancient people of Palestine have been the documented, majority indigenous demographic of the region for …
(2020-02-03). Massive Rejection of Trump's Plan in Palestine, Jordan, Yemen. globalresearch.ca Thousands of Palestinians held numerous demonstrations on the first Friday following the announcement of From Gaza to the West Bank, people protested energetically against what they …
(2020-02-03). Forum – Eyewitness Venezuela Report & Analysis of Palestine "Peace Plan" indybay.org 2969 Mission St. near 26th…
(2020-02-03). Trump Is Expanding His Racist Travel Ban, This Time Targeting Africans. truthout.org The Trump administration has expanded its contested travel ban to six additional countries — most of which are African nations. Under the new restrictions, nationals of Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan will no longer be able to obtain visas to live and work in the U.S., while Sudan and Tanzania will no longer be able to participate in the diversity visa lottery program. The ban, commonly referred to as the "Muslim ban," already affects citizens from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia,…
(2020-02-03). The Long History of the Anti-Abortion Movement's Links to White Supremacists. thenation.com The Long History of the Anti-Abortion Movement's Links to White Supremacists…
(2020-02-03). The Public Charge Rule for Immigrants Evokes the Antebellum Slave Codes. counterpunch.org In a 5-4 decision this week, the Supreme Court temporarily lifted a nationwide preliminary injunction that had kept the Trump administration from implementing its rule that vastly expands the reach of the public charge provision in federal immigration law. Immigration officials will now be able to deny lawful permanent resident status ("green cards") to immigrant
(2020-02-03). North Carolina Officials Aren't Rushing to Return Pro-Confederate PAC Donations. truthout.org Facing South recently
(2020-02-03). Deepening Cruelties and Delusions on the Greek Frontier Islands. globalresearch.ca "Seventy-five years after the liberation of this place by the Red Army, we should all make this sacred commitment to never forget what happened here. And let us never forget that hatred, discrimination, intolerance have no place in our democracy" …
(2020-02-03). Jared Kushner Argues His Middle East 'Deal of the Century' Is 'Pragmatic' Way to 'Break the Logjam'. sputniknews.com The presidential Mideast policy adviser's comments were aired a day after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the plan, which is three years in the making, stating the Palestinian Authority would severe all ties, including on security, with Israel and the US.
(2020-02-03). Selected Articles: Coronavirus Global Emergency. globalresearch.ca 
By In response to the Trump regime's annexation scheme of the century, Palestinians have binding recourse — in the General …
(2020-02-03). Turks | living in Europe | sue Greek lawmaker for 'unacceptable' attack on Turkish flag. yenisafak.com Turks living in Europe will file charges against Greek lawmaker Ioannis Lagos who ripped up a Turkish flag in an act that shocked and bewildered deputies during a session of the European Parliament.Led by the Union of International Democrats (UID), Turks living in Europe responded to the call of Turkey's Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gàºl for action, and immediately sought to bring the lawmaker to account for his actions."We will file a criminal complaint against the racist lawmaker due to his outrageous attack, insulting the Turkish flag and nation, and also his aggressive attitude and segregation against the…
(2020-02-03). Auschwitz, the BBC and antisemitism smears. mronline.org 
Guerin had dared, unlike any of her colleagues in the western media, to allude to the terrible price inflicted on the Palestinian people by the west's decision to help the Zionist movement create a Jewish state shortly after the Holocaust. The Palestinians were dispossessed of their homeland as apparent compensation—at least for those Jews who […] |
(2020-02-02). Euromed: Peace Plan Strips Palestinians of Their Rights and Protects Israel From Accountability. imemc.org The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor followed the US President Donald Trump's announcement of a plan to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict entitled "Peace for Prosperity" which was celebrated by Israel and rejected by the Palestinians. The Geneva-based Euro-Med Monitor highlighted in a press statement, on Wednesday, the American plan, which calls …
(2020-02-02). Palestinians Have Only One Option Left: Stay and Fight. globalresearch.ca An elephant trap has for years now laid in the path of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's It was the demographic fact that, in that …
(2020-02-02). Soldiers Shoot A Journalist In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Sunday, dozens of Palestinian protesters with live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, wounding one journalist in the head, and causing many residents to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. Media sources said the soldiers attacked dozens of students of Hebron University, by firing …
(2020-02-02). Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel. theantimedia.com Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that "that there will be no relations at all" with Israel and the United States.
(2020-02-02). PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians, Including Father And Son, In West Bank" imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, ten Palestinians, including two children, in addition to a father and his son, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The PPS said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes across …
(2020-02-02). Soldiers Detain Schoolchildren, Collect Fingerprints. imemc.org Israeli soldiers detained, Sunday, several Palestinian schoolchildren, near Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, and collected their fingerprints. Morad Abu Mfarreh, a teacher at Teqoua' Secondary School in Teqoua' town, south of Bethlehem, said the soldiers collected the fingerprints of the children using a mobile device. Abu …
(2020-02-02). On the Road to Gaza: The Freedom Flotilla Will Sail Again. zcomm.org True solidarity should aim at forcing Israel to end the protracted occupation and siege on the Palestinian people…
(2020-02-02). In Wake of Trump-Netanyahu Proposal, Palestinian Authority Cuts Ties With US. truthout.org The Palestinian Authority, which governs the occupied West Bank, announced on Saturday that it would act immediately to cut ties with the U.S. after President Donald Trump unveiled a so-called peace plan that effectively allows Israel carte blanche to continue the occupation and theft of Palestinian land. | "We've informed the Israeli side … that there will be no relations at all with them and the United States including security ties," Authority president Mahmoud Abbas told members of the A…
(2020-02-02). Israeli Army Bombs Hamas Targets in Northern Gaza. telesurenglish.net Israeli fighter planes launched attacks during the early hours on Sunday against alleged positions of the Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas ) in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, with no reports of casualties. | RELATED: | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that the bombings occurred in response to several missiles fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli occupied territories. | "In response to projectiles and incen…
(2020-02-02). Trapped and Voiceless: The Palestinians Depicted in Trump's Plan. commondreams.org Peace is not something the victims of occupation, displacement and oppression can initiate. (Photo: Screen shot /Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-02-02). Minneapolis protests anti Palestine "Deal of Century," racist travel bans. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On January 31, 40 people protested at the Minneapolis Federal Building to stand in solidarity with Palestine. The MN Anti-War Committee and Women Against Military Madness called this emergency response protest after President Trump's announcement of his 'peace' plan which he wants to impose on Palestine. The protest's message was clear: the "Deal of the Century" proposed by Trump and Netanyahu is a sham and part of an expanding apartheid against the Palestinian people. There can be no deal without the Palestinian right to return, the Palestinian right to exist, and the return of Jerusalem to Pal…
(2020-02-02). SPLC and the SPLC Action Fund Hire Internationally Renowned Human and Civil Rights Leader as New President and CEO. splcenter.org Margaret Huang brings 25 years of experience advocating against discrimination and oppression around the world.
(2020-02-02). Brexit-fuelled nationalism is only one step removed from fascism. It has to be confronted. Now. thecanary.co A poster, put up in a block of flats, told residents "we do not tolerate" people speaking languages other than English. A sign bearing the title "Happy Brexit Day" was found stuck to fire doors on Winchester Tower in Norwich on 31 January. The discovery came hours before the UK officially left the European Union. | But this is only one such incident in a climate of Brexit influenced: | Addressing Winchester Tower residents,…
(2020-02-01). Mahmoud Abbas says he will 'never accept' Trump's divisive plans for Palestine. thecanary.co 
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to cut security ties with both Israel and the US in a speech at an Arab League meeting in Egypt's capital which denounced the US plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Donald Trump's plan would grant the Palestinians limited self-rule in parts of the occupied West Bank, while allowing Israel to annex all its illegal settlements there and keep nearly all of east Jerusalem.The summit of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo was requested by the Palestinians, who responded angrily to the US proposal.Abbas said he told Israel and the US that "there will be no rel…
(2020-02-01). Israel-Palestine: Time for Russia to Step up to the Plate. dissidentvoice.org 
Is Israel US property? In many ways, yes. Despite its willful ways, Israel is always pushing the envelope with the US. It has been getting away with murder since it was founded, abetted and funded by the US. But the US has failed, and Jared Kushner is the perfect envoy for this latest ultimatum, crafted …
(2020-02-01). Army Abducts A Palestinian In Qalqilia. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Saturday, a young Palestinian man from Kufur Qaddoum, east of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers installed a sudden military roadblock near Jeet town junction, east of Qalqilia, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID …
(2020-02-01). Israel has played a key role in US aggression towards Iran. thegrayzone.com Before the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Israel played a key and overlooked role in the Trump administration's aggression campaign against…
(2020-02-01). Israeli Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians In Tulkarem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, dozens of Palestinians during a nonviolent procession, west of Tulkarem, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. | Media sources said dozens of Palestinians marched in condemnation of the so-called "Deal of the Century," presented by U.S.
(2020-02-01). Analysis: Palestinians Have Indeed 'Missed an Opportunity' — to Surrender to Zionism. imemc.org By Joseph Massad for Middle East Eye Western and Israeli propaganda never tire of telling the world of the age-old Israeli quest for peace, and how much Israel longs to be accepted by Palestinians and the rest of the Arab peoples as a Jewish state — an oasis of European …
(2020-02-01). Soldiers Assault, Injure, A Palestinian In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Friday evening, a young Palestinian man from Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, causing various cuts and bruises. Media sources said the soldiers stopped a young man, whose identity remained unknown at the time of this report, and detained him …
(2020-02-01). NFL's Racism Runs Deep, All the Way to the Super Bowl. dissidentvoice.org For example: Teams with racist names; only three Black coaches when 70% of players are Black; players like Colin Kaepernick are sidelined for life; billionaire owners who support Trump; and players who are treated like meat to be bought and sold.
(2020-02-01). Wounded Child From Kufur Qaddoum Remains In A Serious Condition. imemc.org A child, who was shot and seriously injured in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, on Thursday, remains in a critical condition at a Palestinian hospital, medical sources have confirmed. The sources said the child, identified as Mohammad Mohannad Eshteiwi, 15, was shot in …
(2020-02-01). UN Expert Says US Deal "a One and a Half State Solution" imemc.org UN Special Rapporteur on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, Michael Lynk said, on Friday, that the US plan is "lopsided" and will only entrench occupation, according to the United Nations. US President, Donald Trump, announced his administration's 'Vision for Peace, Prosperity and a Brighter Future' at the White …