(2020-02-28). Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era. counterpunch.org Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel's history. It is no secret that Netanyahu's political behavior is almost entirely shaped by his desire to survive in office for as long as possible in
(2020-02-28). I Was Meant to Talk About Palestinian Kids at the UN. Israel Forced Me Out. globalresearch.ca Belgium caved into Israeli pressure to disinvite me from the Security Council. In doing so, they helped undermine human rights work for Palestinian children. | *** | Last week, the government of Belgium caved in to intense Israeli government pressure and effectively …
(2020-02-28). The War Scenario Between Israel and Hezbollah. globalresearch.ca Notwithstanding the increase in power of the "Axis of the Resistance", with its precision missiles and unrivalled accumulated warfare experience, the possibility of war is still on the table. The "Axis of the Resistance" is increasing its readiness based on …
(2020-02-28). If We Don't Reform the Supreme Court, Nothing Else Will Matter. thenation.com If We Don't Reform the Supreme Court, Nothing Else Will Matter…
(2020-02-28). Pentagon Papers Case Vindicates Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca On June 30, 1971, the US Supreme Court ruled that the NYT and Washington Post were legally permitted to publish what's known as the Pentagon Papers — material leaked by Daniel Ellsberg. | Six justices concurred, a per curiam statement saying …
(2020-02-28). Immunity for Killings by Immigration Police. counterpunch.org The American immigration police state continues to grow more tyrannical with each passing day. The latest example involves the U.S. Supreme Court, which has just issued a ruling in a case that effectively gives the Border Patrol a license to kill Mexican citizens. And guess which two magic words the Court used to justify its
(2020-02-28). The So-Called Party of the People: From Nevada to South Carolina. counterpunch.org My thesis on the Democratic Party's corporate-imperialist establishment had been consistent for years: it would rather lose to the right-wing party, even to an increasingly apocalyptic and fascistic right, than to the progressive, moderately social-democratic and environmentalist left wing of its own party. That was the basic story of 2016 — a tragedy the bourgeois
(2020-02-28). Australian spy chief reveals fascistic networks, but minister attacks "left-wing lunatics" wsws.org Dutton's response shows that the real target of the government and the state apparatus is left-wing and socialist organisations, not violent, far-right groups.
(2020-02-28). Pete Buttigieg: The Energizer Bunny of Hegemony. counterpunch.org Pete Buttigieg's father, Joseph Anthony Buttigieg II, who died in early 2019, was a prominent scholar of the works of Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist who opposed Mussolini's fascist regime. In 1926, the prosecutor at Gramsci's trial declared, "For twenty years, we must stop this brain from functioning." Yet Gramsci continued thinking and writing in
(2020-02-27). US Marine Corps orders removal of all Confederate paraphernalia from bases around the world. rt.com 
The push to erase US civil war history from all walks of American life has reached the military, with the Marine Corps ordering that all materials relating to the Confederacy be removed from its bases around the world. | The order was issued by the head of the Marines, Commandant General David Berger, in a memo to top staff that included a list of initiatives that he is "prioritizing for immediate execution," Military.com Also on rt.com | | <...
(2020-02-27). 'Defund racist border wall!' Warren's 'solution' to coronavirus crisis causes mass eye-rolling on Twitter. rt.com 
Senator Elizabeth Warren announced a bill that would use funding for President Donald Trump's "racist border wall" to combat the coronavirus outbreak — a plan that is earning plenty of eye rolls on social media. | Warren is not letting the coronavirus crisis go to waste. The Massachusetts senator tweeted on Thursday a bill that would move funding from construction of the southern border wall in the US to the Department of Health and Human Services and US Aid to fight the disease. | The senator warned that the virus poses a "serious health, diplomatic and economic threat." Her bill would remove "all fundi…
(2020-02-27). Fateh Secretary In Jericho Receives Six-Month Administrative Detention Order. imemc.org An Israeli court issued, Thursday, a six-month administrative detention order against the secretary of Fateh Movement in Jericho and the Jordan Valley, the Detainees' Affairs Committee has reported. The committee stated that the Israeli army abducted Na'el Abu al-'Assal three days ago, after storming the house of his father, Jihad …
(2020-02-27). In Israel, Corruption and Political Turmoil Mark Netanyahu's Desperate Bid to Stay in Power. mintpressnews.com In Israel, corruption and political turmoil mark Netanyahu's bid to keep power as he weaponizes everything from settlements to the media to stay in power.
(2020-02-27). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Thirteen Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, thirteen Palestinians, including a child and a former political prisoner, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The PPS said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Daoud Abu Khalil, 29, from Hizma town, …
(2020-02-27). Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era. zcomm.org Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel's history…
(2020-02-27). Syria: Israel Drone Attack Kills 1 in Occupied Golan Heights. telesurenglish.net A Syrian civilian was killed Thursday in an Israeli drone attack on his car in the occupied Golan Heights, Syrian state media reported. | RELATED: | The attack occurred out in Hadr, a village in the Quneitra province located in the Syrian-controlled part of the territory. Israel illegally occupies most of the Golan Heights plateau, seized in the 1967 war. | Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a war monitor based i…
(2020-02-27). Israeli Army Demolishes Two Palestinian Homes, Two Barns South of Hebron. imemc.org Israeli forces, on Thursday, demolished two Palestinian homes and two animal barns in Masafer Yatta, southern Hebron hills, under the pretext they were built without a permit, according to local sources. Coordinator of the Popular Committees Against the Wall and Settlements in the southern West Bank, Rateb Jabour, told WAFA …
(2020-02-27). UN Official Concerned Over Israel's Settlement Expansion Plans. imemc.org United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, Wednesday, voiced his concern over Israeli settlement announcements, saying the E1 plan (E1 is the area between Ma'ale Adumim colony and occupied Jerusalem) if implemented, would sever the West Bank in half. "I am very concerned about Israel's …
(2020-02-27). Netanyahu Orders Construction Of 3500 Units In Illegal Colonies. imemc.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he gave the approval for the construction of 3,500 units in illegal Israeli colonies, in the E1 area between Ma'ale Adumim colony and occupied Jerusalem. Netanyahu stated that the United States and its President D. Trump recognizes what he called "Israel's sovereignty in …
(2020-02-27). Canada says Palestine not a state, ICC can't investigate Israeli war crimes. peoplesworld.org …
(2020-02-27). Israeli Settlers Uproot Olive Trees on Palestinian Lands. imemc.org Israeli settlers on Thursday uprooted hundreds of olive trees and vine trees in the town of al-Khader, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to a local activist. Emad Dadoo told WAFA that settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Eliazar uprooted approximately 200 olive trees and …
(2020-02-27). Arguments About Bloomberg's "Electability" Overlook His Racism and Misogyny. zcomm.org The Washington Post reported that sexual harassment complaints have been filed against Bloomberg for many years, including allegations of crude sexual language…
(2020-02-27). Headlines for February 27, 2020. democracynow.org Fears of Coronavirus Pandemic Grow as U.S. Cites First "Community Spread" of Pathogen, Trump Blames "Caronavirus" Fears on Democrats and Fake News Reporting, Trump Taps VP Mike Pence, Who's Blamed for Indiana HIV Outbreak, to Lead Coronavirus Response, Gunman Kills 5 at Molson Coors Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Physicians Group Calls U.S. Migrant Family Separations "Torture", U.S. Drops Charge Against Scott Warren, Who Aided Migrants Crossing Desert, House Approves Emmett Till Act to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime, Feds Arrest Five Neo-Nazis for Threatening Journalists and Activists, ABC Suspends David Wr…
(2020-02-27). Germany: Nazi terrorist group planned mass murder of Muslims. wsws.org German police arrested 12 right-wing extremists who were actively preparing mass murder against refugees, Muslims and political opponents.
(2020-02-27). Trump's Expansion of the Muslim Ban May Be Enabling Rohingyan Genocide. truthout.org Three years ago, Donald Trump instituted a racist, xenophobic Muslim ban prohibiting people in predominately Muslim nations from traveling to the U.S. On This expansion is expec…
(2020-02-27). Return to Bahrain: Nine Years After the Uprisings, the Nation's Human Rights Record Has Worsened. counterpunch.org It's been nine years since Bahrain's February 2011 uprising. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities and towns across the country to protest the ruling Al Khalifa family's tight grip on power, discrimination against the country's majority Shia population, and arrests of political critics. The 2011 uprising itself came 10 years after the 2001
(2020-02-27). Jim Benvie, Former Militia Spokesman, Violated Conditions of Bond. splcenter.org Former United Constitutional Patriots (UCP) militia spokesman James (Jim) Christopher Benvie has violated the terms of his bond as he awaits trial in New Mexico.
(2020-02-27). Vatican to Unveil Secrets of WWII-Era. telesurenglish.net Next Monday, the Vatican will open secret archives concerning the papacy of Eugenio Pacelli, Pius XII (1939-1958), accused of not publicly condemning the fascist crimes during World War II. | RELATED: | The date for making the documents public was not selected at random. This March 2, 2020 "marks the 81st anniversary of the election of Eugenio Pacelli to the throne of Peter," Pope Francis has explained. | Seventy-five years after the…
(2020-02-27). Defending Immigrants' Rights and Reproductive Freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court. aclu.org The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a number of cases this term that will have a crucial impact on civil rights and civil liberties — from LGBTQ equality to reproductive freedom and immigrants' rights. Earlier in the term, the ACLU had two cases asking whether workers can be fired for being LGBTQ. On March 2, we will be arguing a case on immigrants' rights, and we have filed or will file friend-of-the-court briefs in major cases involving reproductive freedom, contraceptive access, and religious freedom. | We sat down with David | Cole, the ACLU's national legal director, to discuss what's in store for the…
(2020-02-27). Indian Telecom Operators Urge Government to Ease Taxes on Statutory Dues. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): India's apex court had ordered telecom service operators to shell out statutory dues on account of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) to the tune of $21 billion. The Supreme Court of India had also criticized the Federal Government for delays in the implementation of its order in October 2019.
(2020-02-27). "The Public Doesn't Really Decide": MSNBC Guest Under Fire for Saying Voters Won't Choose Dem Nominee. commondreams.org Anton Gunn, a longtime South Carolina political operative, is on the board of anti-Bernie Sanders group the Democratic Majority for Israel. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-02-26). Elevator Protest: The wheels of justice grind much too slowly. mronline.org 
Just below the steps leading to the engraved words of George Washington "The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government", members of the People's MTA, Rise and Resist's Elevator Action Group, Disabled In Action, The Peoples Power Assemblies NYC were demonstrating for their right to justice. |
(2020-02-26). Supreme Court Ruling Hands US Border Patrol a Licence to Kill With Impunity. mintpressnews.com 
The Supreme Court set a dangerous precedent yesterday when it ruled in favor of the US Border Patrol in the cross-border murder of a young teenage boy who was shot in the face by an overzealous agent.
(2020-02-26). Solidarity with Palestine: 'If They Suppress BDS, No Other Movement Is Safe'. globalresearch.ca As alarming, anti-democratic measures are aimed at Palestine solidarity activists in the UK and beyond, Husna Rizvi speaks to Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement. | *** | 'We are armed only with our rights, and our dignity.' …
(2020-02-26). PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct 27 Palestinians, Including Children, In West Bank" imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, 27 Palestinians, including children and the father of a slain young man, from their homes during extensive and very violent searches of property across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem. The PPS stated that the …
(2020-02-26). Washington Post's 'Relative Quiet' Ignores Israeli Violence Against Palestinians. imemc.org …
(2020-02-26). EU Representative Deplores Israeli Army Actions in Gaza. imemc.org European Union (EU) Representative in Jerusalem, Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff said Tuesday that the incident in which an Israeli soldier drove a bulldozer onto Palestinian territory, and dragged the body of a slain Palestinian in Gaza, on Sunday, goes counter to all principles of human dignity, Palestine News Network reported. …
(2020-02-26). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians, Including Children, In Hizma. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, searched and ransacked many homes, before abducting eight Palestinians, including three former political prisoners, and three children. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted three former political prisoners, identified as …
(2020-02-26). Impunity persists for alleged violations in Occupied Palestinian Territories, UN Human Rights Council hears. news.un.org Justice is still absent for Palestinian demonstrators shot by Israeli soldiers during weekly protests in Gaza, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday.
(2020-02-26). Army Invades Palestinians Lands, Navy Attacks Fishing Boats, In Southern Gaza. imemc.org Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday morning, Palestinian lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, while navy ships opened fire on fishing boats. Media sources said three armored D9 bulldozers, a digger, and a few military jeeps, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian …
(2020-02-26). Israeli Soldiers Confiscate Lathe Machines, Search Homes, In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli occupation forces confiscated, on Wednesday at dawn, lathe machines from a blacksmith's workshop in Hebron, in southern West Bank, and ransacked searched several houses in the towns of al-Borj and Sa'ir, south, and east of Hebron. Local sources said the soldiers broke into a blacksmith's workshop in the at-Tihta …
(2020-02-26). B'Tselem: "Turning A Blind Eye: 19 Protestors In Gaza Lose Eye From Israeli Forces' Fire, 2 Lose Both" imemc.org B'Tselem: In the last two years, 19 Palestinians lost their vision in one eye while participating in March of Return protests near the Gaza perimeter fence. At least two more lost their vision in both eyes.
(2020-02-26). With Head Lowered And Eyes Averted: Israeli Racism And The "Honourable" Robert Peston. dissidentvoice.org Robert Peston is one of the UK's most high-profile broadcast journalists, renowned for his theatricality and… curious… halting… delivery. As political editor of ITV News he has enormous influence, including 1 million followers on Twitter, just behind the BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, with 1.1 million. He also hosts a weekly ITV political discussion show, …
(2020-02-26). Podcast: Abby Martin Resists Anti-BDS Laws & The Israeli Lobby. mintpressnews.com Abby Martin discusses her lawsuit against the state of Georgia over it's anti-BDS law, the Israeli government's heavy hand in pushing anti-free speech laws, the pro-Israel Democratic candidates and more.
(2020-02-26). Army Injures Twenty Palestinians In Nablus. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the eastern area of Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and injured twenty Palestinians, during protests that took place after the army accompanied hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers in "Joseph's Tomb" area. Medical sources stated that several military …
(2020-02-26). Israel Razes Palestinian Lands to Build a Settler-Only Bypass Road. imemc.org Israeli bulldozers Monday proceeded to raze Palestinian lands in the village of Huwwara, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, according to Ghassan Daghlas. Daghlas, a local who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the area, told WAFA that Israeli bulldozers began razing lands early in the morning, near …
(2020-02-26). The Call of the Wild (2020): A Cinematic Fairy Tale for the Age of Environmental Disaster. counterpunch.org The problem with Jack London has always been that while he was a compelling storyteller with a vivid imagination, he was also a racist, or at least a writer who embraced racial ideas about the superiority of Anglo Saxons and the inferiority of African Americans, Asians and Latinos. Most of the racism that's embedded in The
(2020-02-26). Headlines for February 26, 2020. democracynow.org CDC Warns of "Severe" Disruption to Daily Life in U.S. as Coronavirus Spreads, DHS Secretary Grilled over Coronavirus Preparedness as Trump Downplays Risks, Two Billionaires Join Democratic Debate in SC as Rivals Target Bernie Sanders, At Least 24 Killed in India After Hindu Nationalists Attack Muslim Demonstrators, President Trump Wraps India Trip with Praise for $3.5 Billion Weapons Deal, 20 Civilians Killed in Syria's Idlib as the Red Cross Pleads for a Ceasefire, Airwars Reports U.S.-Led Strikes Killed Up to 139 Somali Civilians Since 2007, Supreme Court Rules Border Patrol Agents Who Shoot into Mexico Can't…
(2020-02-26). Don't Worry, Centrists. Bernie Isn't Radical. counterpunch.org Watching panicky corporate-owned Democrats twist on the devil's fork of Bernie Sanders' "political revolution" is almost as much fun as it must have been for my mom and her fellow villagers to watch Vichy collaborators and Nazi sympathizers being executed by the resistance at the end of World War II. (That, Chris Matthews, is how
(2020-02-26). Turkey's Request for U.S. Patriot Missiles to Pressure Russia in Syria Will Not Work. globalresearch.ca Ankara's statements about an imminent military operation in Syria and the Turkish authorities' request for Washington to supply them with U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems are just Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's manoeuvres to leverage against Russia that his …