(2020-02-11). 'A TOTAL RACIST': Trump helps 'cancel' Bloomberg on Twitter after leaked audio blaming minorities for '95% of murders'. rt.com 
Leaked audio of Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg calling for targeted police harassment of minorities, because 'that's where the real crime is,' has gone viral with a boost from Trump. | "95 percent of your murderers — murderers and murder victims — fit one MO," Bloomberg appears to say in audio leaked from an Aspen Institute speech in 2015. | Audio of
(2020-02-11). Maryland unveils statues of abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. thecanary.co 
The US state of Maryland has unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass during a ceremony in the State House.The unveiling comes at a time when US states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments.The life-sized statues were dedicated during a special joint session of the Maryland General Assembly in the Old House Chamber, the room where slavery was abolished in the state in 1864."A mark of true greatness is shining light on a system of oppression and having the courage to change it," Adrienne Jones, the state's first black and first female house speaker, said.A br…
(2020-02-11). How Trump's "Peace" Plan Will Redraw Israel's Borders to Exclude to Non-Jews. mintpressnews.com 
Trump's new Middle East "Peace" Plan will redraw Israeli borders to exclude towns with large populations of Arab citizens, an attempt, writes Miko Peled, to force them down the totem pole to a place where their rights will be even more limited.
(2020-02-11). 'Like Swiss cheese': Abbas rubbishes Trump's map for Palestine, urges UNSC to reject 'deal of the century' peace plan. rt.com 
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appeared before the UNSC, criticizing the Trump administration's peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and urging the Security Council to firmly reject it. | The UNSC gathered in New York on Tuesday to discuss the decades-long conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and the much-hyped 'deal of the century' plan unveiled by the US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu late in January. | Speaking before the Council, Abbas once again rejected Trump's peace plan, blasting the project as a gift to Israel. "This plan should not be considered an…
(2020-02-11). Official: Sudan to Hand Over Omar al-Bashir for Genocide Trial. truthdig.com 
For his role in the Darfur conflict, the county's former president also stands accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
(2020-02-11). Sudan to hand over former president to International Criminal Court. thecanary.co 
Sudan's transitional authorities and rebel groups have agreed to hand over former president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, including mass killings in Darfur, a top official said.Al-Bashir, who was overthrown by the military last year amid a public uprising, is wanted by the ICC on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide related to the Darfur conflict.Since his ousting in April, he has been in jail in Sudan's capital Khartoum on charges of corruption and killing protesters.Mohammed Hassan al-Taishi, a member of the Sovereign Council and a government negotiator, s…
(2020-02-11). After Thousands Protest in Ramallah, Israeli Forces Fire Tear-Gas and Rubber-Coated Steel Rounds. imemc.org "Palestine is not for sale," and "No to the deal of the century," were only a few of the signs raised, on Tuesday, by the tens of thousands of Palestinians who came from all over the West Bank to demonstrate in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, WAFA reported. …
(2020-02-11). Palestinian Prisoner's Family Informed of Order to Demolish its Home. imemc.org The Israeli army, on Tuesday, informed the family of Palestinian detainee, Qassam Barghouthi, of its intention to demolish the family's home in the central West Bank village of Kobar, the Head of Kobar village council, Izzat Badwan, told WAFA. The army told the family that they have until Thursday to …
(2020-02-11). Analysis: Crisis and Opportunity: The 'Deal of the Century' Challenge for Palestinians. imemc.org By Ramzy Baroud for the Palestine Chronicle After several postponements, US President, Donald Trump, has finally revealed the details of his Middle East plan, dubbed 'Deal of the Century', in a press conference in Washington, on January 28. Standing triumphantly beside Trump, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must have surely …
(2020-02-11). Analysis: Here's Everything You Need to Know About Trump's "Apartheid" Deal. imemc.org Palestine News Network On 28 January 2020, the US released its permanent "apartheid" plan for Palestine, which was mainly authored by Jared Kushner, Jason Greenblatt, and David Friedman — all three are ardent supporters of Israel's illegal colonial-settlement enterprise. Over the past two years that preceded the announcement of this …
(2020-02-11). REPORT: Lands to be Annexed following Knesset Elections. imemc.org (photo: Oranit settlement near Qalqilya, northern occupied West Bank) The National Bureau for defending land and resisting settlements stated, in its latest weekly report, that US President Donald Trump's adviser, Jared Kushner recently announced that Israel won't annex Palestinian lands before the upcoming Knesset elections, thereby explaining the controversy among …
(2020-02-11). Billboards Calling for Ending Support to Israel Launched in New Hampshire. imemc.org Palestine Advocacy Project has launched two billboard ads calling upon American voters and the next President of the United States to end U.S. funding for Israeli human rights violations, and restore humanitarian aid to Palestine, the Palestine News Network reported.
(2020-02-11). Israel Bars Jerusalem Governor From Entering West Bank For Six Months. imemc.org The Israeli army and security apparatus issued orders, on Monday evening, barring the Palestinian governor of occupied East Jerusalem, Adnan Gheith, from entering the West Bank, and another order preventing him from communicating with the Palestinian Authority. Media sources said the army summoned the governor for interrogation in the al-Maskobiyya …
(2020-02-11). UN underlines need for dialogue to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict. news.un.org Rising tensions and instability across the globe, particularly in the Middle East, underscore the need to resolve the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday.
(2020-02-11). Fateh Standing behind Abbas following Threats by Israeli UN Delegate. imemc.org The Fateh movement said, today, that it stands behind PA President Mahmoud Abbas and fully supports the positions expressed in his speech before the United Nations Security Council, warning of the implications rendered by the Israeli delegate's portrayal of Abbas as an obstacle to peace, in calling for him to …
(2020-02-11). Forum on Coronavirus & Anti-China Racism + Iowa Caucus. indybay.org 2969 Mission St. near 26th St.
(2020-02-11). About Last Week — and the Accelerated Drives to Extinction and Fascism. counterpunch.org If, as some observers worry, the United States is undergoing an accelerated transition to full authoritarian class rule in the Donald Trump years, then the events of last week may be considered critical by later historians permitted to chronicle what happened. Another Democratic Gift to "the Most Dangerous Criminal in History" On Wednesday, the mock
(2020-02-11). Warm Response to Refuse Fascism Actions in LA This Weekend. indybay.org The weekend Feb 7-9 marked the opening of the LA Philharmonic's festival "The Weimar Republic: Germany 1918-1933," and RefuseFascism.org was in the house on Friday to unfurl a 40 foot banner "TRUMP/PENCE OUT NOW, REFUSEFASCISM.ORG" to exuberant applause.
(2020-02-11). The Trump Administration Wants Health Insurance Companies to Drop Abortion Coverage from Your Insurance Plan. aclu.org From denying | access to abortion | for unaccompanied immigrant minors, to gutting | the Title X | family planning program, to trying to roll | back the Affordable Care Act's requirement that employers and universities cover | contr…
(2020-02-11). Bt Cotton: Cultivating Farmer Distress in India. counterpunch.org Later this month, India's Supreme Court will hold a lengthy hearing on the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) mustard, which would be the country's first GM food crop. The court has asked the chair of the Technical Expert Committee to be present and says that the decision on GM mustard cannot be kept pending. The
(2020-02-11). Speculation For Extradition of Sudan Ex-President Omar al-Bashir to International Criminal Court. sputniknews.com The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued two arrest warrants for the ousted Sudanese leader in connection with the conflict in Darfur, charging him with genocide and crimes against humanity in 2009 and 2010.
(2020-02-11). Mahmoud Abbas Ready to Continue Israeli-Palestine Peace Talks on Terms of 2008 Plan. sputniknews.com Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas earlier on Tuesday slammed the Middle East peace plan promoted by US President Donald Trump as 'the deal of the century', urging the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to reject what the former characterized as a present to Israel.
(2020-02-11). Trump Calls Bloomberg 'Total Racist', Retweets Democrat's Alleged Speech on Stop-and-Frisk Policy. sputniknews.com The wealthy Democratic candidate, the last to join the primaries for the presidential nomination, has faced significant criticism in the past over his support for the stop-and-frisk policy, during the tenure as the mayor of New York City. Opponents of the policy observed it as racially biased, primarily targeting minorities.
(2020-02-11). Trump's theo-politics and 'peace' deal of century. yenisafak.com "I will always stand with Israel and the Jewish people," "I have done a lot for Israel; I have moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and then recognized that the Golan Heights belong to Israel." U.S. President Donald Trump last month announced the unilateral "Middle East peace plan" which he described as the "peace plan of the century." With these words, he explained his so-called peace plan that gives Israel everything it ever wanted; destroying the two-state solution, stripping Palestine of all its rights, and consequently isolating Palestinian people to an unprecedented level. | Following the announcement, the p…
(2020-02-11). Palestinian father, son to appear in Saudi court: Family. yenisafak.com Saudi Arabia will hold a court hearing for a Palestinian father and son next month, a family member confirmed on Tuesday. Mohamed al-Khudari, 81, and his son, Hani al-Khudari will appear before a Saudi court along with other Palestinian and Jordanian detainees on March 8."We learned this by chance and through unofficial sources," said Abdul Majid al-Khudari, brother of the elderly detainee.The family claims the father and son were engaged in humanitarian activities with the knowledge of the Kingdom and they were arrested without any charge.Earlier this month, a Saudi human rights group, Detainees of Conscience sa…
(2020-02-11). The Torture Machine, Racism and Violence in Chicago. mronline.org 
The Torture Machine, Racism and Police Violence in Chicago, by People's Law Office and longtime National Lawyers Guild attorney Flint Taylor, is a meticulously detailed and authentic, truly appalling story of shame and disgrace to the city of Chicago, its political and police administration establishments, and numerous judges of the Cook County criminal courts; an […] |
(2020-02-10). Journalist Abby Martin Sues State of Georgia Over Law Requiring Pledge of Allegiance to Israel. mintpressnews.com "This censorship of my talk based on forced compliance to anti-BDS laws in Georgia is just one level of a nationwide campaign to protect Israel from grassroots pressure."
(2020-02-10). It's No Big Deal that There Are Some Limits to Russia-Israel "Cooperation" in Syria. globalresearch.ca Russia's condemnation of the "Israeli Air Force's" recklessness in once again hiding behind a civilian aircraft to deter anti-air fire by the Syrian Arab Army during their latest bombing operation against Damascus isn't contradictory to the principles of the unofficial …
(2020-02-10). Germany: Trial in Hamburg for former SS security guard at Stutthof concentration camp. wsws.org In the lawsuit against Bruno D, several of the co-plaintiffs have stressed the significance of the trial, given the current resurgence of far-right extremism and fascism in Germany, Europe and worldwide.
(2020-02-10). Salvadoran Top Court Admits Unconstitutionality Claim Vs Bukele. telesurenglish.net The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) in El Salvador admitted on Monday a lawsuit for unconstitutional behavior against the executive led by President RELATED: | As part of the lawsuit, the Chamber also accepted several precautionary measures, including…
(2020-02-10). How the Supreme Court Could Gut Reproductive Rights. zcomm.org Without Ruling on a Single Abortion Restriction…
(2020-02-10). Activists oppose Trump's 'deal' on Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-02-10). "Our Very Existence Is the Resistance": An Hour w/ AOC, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib & Ilhan Omar. democracynow.org 
On Friday, Democracy Now! co-host Nermeen Shaikh sat down for a rare joint interview with the Squad, the group of four freshmen Democratic congresswomen who have taken Capitol Hill by storm: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Omar and Tlaib are the first Muslim women elected to Congress. Omar is a former refugee from Somalia, and Tlaib is the first female Palestinian-American member of Congress. Ayanna Pressley is the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Ocasio-Cortez was just 29 years old w…
(2020-02-09). Thousands protest in Morocco against Donald Trump's plans for the Middle East. thecanary.co 
Thousands of people have marched in Morocco's capital to protest against US President Donald Trump's so-called peace plan for the Middle East.Demonstrators also oppose what they see as the Moroccan Government's lenient position toward it.Political leaders from Islamists to left-wing figures took part in the march through Rabat alongside union members, activists and members of civil society groups.Women chant slogans during the demonstration in Rabat (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP)Palestinian flags and chants animated the scene as protesters criticised the Trump-led initiative.The marchers also expressed frustration with Mor…
(2020-02-09). Israel's "Peace Camp" Flirts with Oblivion. dissidentvoice.org For Israel's so-called peace camp, the past 12 months of general elections — a third ballot is due on 2 March — have felt more like a prolonged game of Russian roulette, with ever-diminishing odds of survival. Each time the electoral gun barrel has been spun, the two parliamentary parties associated with liberal Zionism, Labor …
(2020-02-09). 'We will not leave our land, we will fight til the end' say Palestinians of the Jordan Valley. thecanary.co 
Palestinians in the Jordan Valley have been demonstrating against US President Donald Trump's so-called ' Trump's deal,
(2020-02-08). Israel's Palestinian Minority has Good Reason to Fear Trump's Plan. dissidentvoice.org The Trump administration's decision to green-light Israel's annexation of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank grabbed headlines last week. But US support for a related proposal — one equally cherished by Israel's extreme right — was far less noticed. Under the terms of the "Peace to Prosperity" document, the US could allow Israel to …
(2020-02-08). Palestinian Rights and Western Duplicity. dissidentvoice.org President Trump's fraudulent Middle East deal runs roughshod over Palestinian rights, harms long-term Israeli interests, and is only the latest example of the US arrogance and disdain for international law. Essentially Trump's offer, negotiated without any Palestinian input, requires the Palestinians to sell out their hopes for justice and a decent life free of occupation …
(2020-02-08). Democrats impeach Trump for Withholding Arms to Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org On December 18th, Donald Trump became the third U.S. president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. The second to be indicted before completing a first term, the 45th commander-in-chief must now survive a Senate trial before seeking reelection later this year. As many nonpartisan analysts predicted, the charges appear to have …
(2020-02-07). Russia and Iran's Clashing Visions for Syria's Future. mintpressnews.com 
Rivals of the West in their own right, Iran and Russia today are major power players in the Syrian imbroglio. Their convergence of interests in helping eradicate extremist terrorist proxies utilized by an array of rival states against their mutual Syrian ally has allowed them both a significant degree of say in Syrian affairs and how that country's future will pan out | However, their cooperation against the terrorist threat has often been the pivot of inaccurate portrayals of Russia-Iran ties and the extent of their shared interests versus their many highly divergent objectives in Syria, many of which are rooted…
(2020-02-07). Laurie Garrett: World Can't Let Racist Attitudes Impact Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak. democracynow.org 
The Chinese doctor who warned the government about a possible coronavirus outbreak has died after contracting the virus while working at Wuhan Central Hospital. Thirty-four-year-old ophthalmologist Li Wenliang warned his fellow medical workers about coronavirus on December 30. He was then investigated by police and accused of "making false comments." His death has sparked a wave of anger and outrage in China, where the hashtag "We want freedom of speech" went viral on Chinese social media site Weibo this week. The death toll from the coronavirus has now topped 630 people in China, with more than 31,000 confirmed…
(2020-02-07). Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes. theantimedia.com Russia accused Israel of "making a total mockery of the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians."
(2020-02-07). Headlines for February 7, 2020. democracynow.org Trump Lashed Out at "Evil" Lawmakers Who Voted to Impeach Him, Sanders and Buttigieg Virtually Tied with 100% of Iowa Precincts Reporting, Buttigieg Campaign Moves to Cut Ties with Head of Data Company That Contracts with ICE, Chinese Doctor Who Raised Alarm of Coronavirus Has Died, Trump Says Pentagon Killed Leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Israeli Forces Kill 3 More Palestinians Amid Growing Protests, Canadian Police Raid Indigenous Wet'suwet'en Protest Camp, 20 Miners Trapped in Underground Mine in Zimbabwe, Brazilian Judge Declines to Pursue Charges Against Glenn Greenwald, El Salvador Says It Is…
(2020-02-07). Israeli troops kill anti-Trump protester. fightbacknews.org 17-year-old Mohamed Sulaiman Alhddad was shot and killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Hebron, February 5, during a protest responding to President Trump's "Deal of the Century." Other protesters have been killed or injured in recent days. | Trump's plan would strengthen Israeli apartheid and has no support among Palestinians. Resistance groups, such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, vow to oppose it.
(2020-02-07). SPLC Testifies Before Congress on Alarming Incidents of White Supremacy in the Military. splcenter.org …
(2020-02-07). Alabama man's Habitual Felony Offender Act sentence caused 'deep pain' for his sister, the last surviving member of their family. splcenter.org When Deleria Huff's mother began to grow old, she would sometimes fall in the hallway of her three-bedroom family home in Mobile, Alabama. Deleria would be there to pick her up.
(2020-02-07). Media Urge Palestinians to Take Crumbs—Because Democracy Is Not on Offer. fair.org 
by Gregory Shupak The Trump administration's "Vision for Peace" | The Trump administration's "
(2020-02-06). SPLC sues Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School safety commission for not allowing students to voice concerns. splcenter.org Kinsey Akers had to take the PSAT but was determined to make her voice heard at a public meeting on school safety that same day.
(2020-02-05). Headlines for February 5, 2020. democracynow.org Partial Results from Iowa Caucus Show Buttigieg Leading in Delegate Count, Democrats Boycott & Walk Out of Trump's State of the Union Address, Death Toll of Coronavirus Approaches 500, Report: Israel Pushes U.S. to Recognize Moroccan Sovereignty over Occupied Western Sahara, Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Rattles Puerto Rico, Canadian Court Dismisses Indigenous Challenge to Trans Mountain Pipeline, Homelessness Among School-Age Children Hits Decade-Long High, HBO Max Picks Up Documentary "On the Record", Judge Reverses Convictions of No More Deaths Volunteers…
(2020-02-05). SPLC Action Fund: "We have just witnessed a disgraceful display of partisanship" splcenter.org …