Monthly Archives: February 2020

2020-02-03: News Headlines

RT (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…

RT (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…

Staff (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…

Vijay Prashad (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. |

RT (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…

Craig Murray (2020-02-03). Trump's "peace deal" for Israel, and it is breathtaking. globalresearch.ca I have read through the

Jeff Halper (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…

Staff (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…

Akela Lacy (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…

Sarah Abed (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 "

Jim Miles (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 …

WSWS (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.

Tracy Keeling (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…

Stephen Lendman (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….

Massoud Nayeri (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 …

Hans Stehling (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 …

Telesur (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 …

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2020-02-03). Forum – Eyewitness Venezuela Report & Analysis of Palestine "Peace Plan" indybay.org 2969 Mission St. near 26th…

Staff (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,…

Alex DiBranco (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…

Shawn Fremstad (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

Staff (2020-02-03). North Carolina Officials Aren't Rushing to Return Pro-Confederate PAC Donations. truthout.org Facing South recently

Chris Jones (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" …

sputniknews (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.

Global Research News (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 …

yenisafak (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…

Jonathan Cook (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 […] |

IMEMC & Agencies (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 …

David Hearst (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 …

IMEMC News (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 …

Middle East Eye (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.

IMEMC News (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 …

IMEMC News (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 …

Ramzy Baroud (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…

Staff (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…

teleSUR (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…

Ahmed Abu Artema (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…

Fight Back (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…

splcenter (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.

Tom Coburg (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,…

The Canary (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…

Eric Walberg (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 …

IMEMC News (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 …

Aaron Maté (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…

IMEMC News (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.

IMEMC & Agencies (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 …

IMEMC News (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 …

The Real News Network (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.

IMEMC News (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 …

IMEMC & Agencies (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 …

2020-02-03: Social Media Postees

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Trump's "peace deal" for Israel, and it is breathtaking
Craig Murray | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
I have read through the entire 181 pages of Trump's "peace deal" for Israel, and it is breathtaking. It is not just that the "solution" it proposes is ludicrously one-sided, it is the entire analysis of the problem to be …
globalresearch.ca/non-condemnatory-international-reaction-trump-bantustan-lite-palestine-plan-shows-two-state-solution-lie/5702547

ACLU: Trump Is Expanding His Racist Travel Ban, This Time Targeting Africans
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-03
The Trump administration has expanded its contested travel ban to six additional countries

Organization of Islamic Cooperation rejects Trump's 'deal of the century' peace plan for Middle East
rt.com | 2020-02-03
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…
rt.com/news/479965-arab-cooperation-rejects-trump-plan/

Putin In Israel
Stephen F. Cohen | thenation.com | 2020-02-03
Putin In Israel…
thenation.com/article/world/putin-in-israel/

"Deal of the Century" Greenlights Israeli Annexation, Apartheid, and Subjugation of Palestinians
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
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 " Middle East Peace Plan". …
globalresearch.ca/deal-century-greenlights-israeli-annexation-apartheid-subjugation-palestinians/5702584

ISIS claims Sunday's attack on gas pipeline between Egypt & Israel
rt.com | 2020-02-03
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 pipeline targeted was a domestic line that connects to a power station in the provincial capital El-Arish, powering homes and factories in central Sinai. | 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…
rt.com/newsline/479973-isis-pipeline-egypt-israel/

ISIS claims Sunday's attack on gas pipeline between Egypt & Israel
rt.com | 2020-02-03
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 pipeline targeted was a domestic line that connects to a power station in the provincial capital El-Arish, powering homes and factories in central Sinai. | 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…
rt.com/newsline/479973-isis-pipeline-egypt-israel/

The apartheid deal of the century
Jeff Halper | zcomm.org | 2020-02-03
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…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-apartheid-deal-of-the-century/

Meet the Centrist, Pro-Israel Operative Behind the Anti-Sanders Ads in Iowa
Akela Lacy | zcomm.org | 2020-02-03
Despite spending $800,000 to attack him, Sanders' campaign raised $1.3 million in a day in a plea noting the ad buy…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/meet-the-centrist-pro-israel-operative-behind-the-anti-sanders-ads-in-iowa/

An examination of the anti-immigrant campaign in early 20th century America
wsws.org | 2020-02-03
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/03/gate…

Tower block residents send a powerful message to Britain's newly emboldened racists
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-02-03
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…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/02/03/tower-block-residents-send-a-powerful-message-to-britains-newly-emboldened-racists/

'I'm part of the problem': Joker star rants about 'systemic racism' at BAFTAS
rt.com | 2020-02-03
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…
rt.com/usa/479978-joaquin-phoenix-baftas-gervais/

Palestine: Legally Overriding a UN Security Council Veto. In Response to Trump's Annexation Scheme
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
In response to the Trump regime's annexation scheme of the century, Palestinians have binding recourse

I will hold you in my arms a day after the war
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-02-03
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. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/03/i-will-hold-you-in-my-arms-a-day-after-the-war/

The Making of the First American Dictator
Massoud Nayeri | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
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 …
globalresearch.ca/making-first-american-dictator/5702526

Massive Rejection of Trump's Plan in Palestine, Jordan, Yemen
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
Thousands of Palestinians held numerous demonstrations on the first Friday following the announcement of the so-called "Deal of the Century" promoted by the U.S. President Donald Trump. | From Gaza to the West Bank, people protested energetically against what they …
globalresearch.ca/massive-rejection-trump-plan-palestine-jordan-yemen/5702646

Forum – Eyewitness Venezuela Report & Analysis of Palestine "Peace Plan"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2020-02-03
2969 Mission St. near 26th…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/02/18830314.php

Auschwitz, the BBC and antisemitism smears
Jonathan Cook | mronline.org | 2020-02-03
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 […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/03/auschwitz-the-bbc-and-antisemitism-smears/

Do Not be Indifferent to the Proposed Rape of Palestine by the Trump-Netanyahu Family!
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
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 …
globalresearch.ca/do-not-indifferent-proposed-rape-palestine-trump-netanyahu-family/5702589

Trump Is Expanding His Racist Travel Ban, This Time Targeting Africans
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-03
The Trump administration has expanded its contested travel ban to six additional countries

The Long History of the Anti-Abortion Movement's Links to White Supremacists
Alex DiBranco | thenation.com | 2020-02-03
The Long History of the Anti-Abortion Movement's Links to White Supremacists…
thenation.com/article/politics/anti-abortion-white-supremacy/

The Public Charge Rule for Immigrants Evokes the Antebellum Slave Codes
Shawn Fremstad | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-03
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…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/03/the-public-charge-rule-for-immigrants-evokes-the-antebellum-slave-codes/

The Public Charge Rule for Immigrants Evokes the Antebellum Slave Codes
Shawn Fremstad | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-03
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…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/03/the-public-charge-rule-for-immigrants-evokes-the-antebellum-slave-codes/

North Carolina Officials Aren't Rushing to Return Pro-Confederate PAC Donations
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-03
Facing South recently reported on the North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans' (NC SCV) organizing of a political action committee in late 2015. The move came just months after the massacre of nine Black people by a Confederate sympathizer in a Charleston, South Carolina, church sparked growing sentiment against public displays of Confederate symbols, t…
truthout.org/articles/north-carolina-officials-arent-rushing-to-return-pro-confederate-pac-donations/

Deepening Cruelties and Delusions on the Greek Frontier Islands
Chris Jones | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
"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" …
globalresearch.ca/deepening-cruelties-delusions-greek-frontier-islands/5702656

Jared Kushner Argues His Middle East 'Deal of the Century' Is 'Pragmatic' Way to 'Break the Logjam'
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-03
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.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002031078214289-jared-kushner-argues-his-middle-east-deal-of-the-century-is-pragmatic-way-to-break-the-logjam/

Selected Articles: Coronavirus Global Emergency
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
Palestine: Legally Overriding a UN Security Council Veto. In Response to Trump's Annexation Scheme | By Stephen Lendman, February 03, 2020 | In response to the Trump regime's annexation scheme of the century, Palestinians have binding recourse

Turks | living in Europe | sue Greek lawmaker for 'unacceptable' attack on Turkish flag
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-03
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…
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Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-02
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that "that there will be no relations at all" with Israel and the United States.

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel

Soldiers Shoot A Journalist In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-02
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 …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-shoot-a-journalist-in-hebron/

On the Road to Gaza: The Freedom Flotilla Will Sail Again
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
True solidarity should aim at forcing Israel to end the protracted occupation and siege on the Palestinian people…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/on-the-road-to-gaza-the-freedom-flotilla-will-sail-again/

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-02
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that "that there will be no relations at all" with Israel and the United States.

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel

Israeli Army Bombs Hamas Targets in Northern Gaza
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-02
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: | Dutch Court Throws out Case Against Ex Israeli Generals | 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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Army-Bombs-Hamas-Targets-in-Northern-Gaza-20200202-0004.html

In Wake of Trump-Netanyahu Proposal, Palestinian Authority Cuts Ties With US
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-02
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…
truthout.org/articles/in-wake-of-trump-netanyahu-proposal-palestinian-authority-cuts-ties-with-us/

Euromed: Peace Plan Strips Palestinians of Their Rights and Protects Israel From Accountability
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-02
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 …
imemc.org/article/euromed-peace-plan-strips-palestinians-of-their-rights-and-protects-israel-from-accountability/

Palestinians Have Only One Option Left: Stay and Fight
David Hearst | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-02
An elephant trap has for years now laid in the path of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's messianic plans to establish the state of Israel between the river and the sea. | It was the demographic fact that, in that …
globalresearch.ca/palestinians-have-only-one-option-left-stay-fight/5702541

Soldiers Detain Schoolchildren, Collect Fingerprints
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-02
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 …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-detain-schoolchildren-collect-fingerprints/

PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians, Including Father And Son, In West Bank"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-02
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 …
imemc.org/article/pps-israeli-soldiers-abduct-ten-palestinians-including-father-and-son-in-west-bank/

Trapped and Voiceless: The Palestinians Depicted in Trump's Plan
Ahmed Abu Artema | commondreams.org | 2020-02-02
Peace is not something the victims of occupation, displacement and oppression can initiate. (Photo: Screen shot /Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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Minneapolis protests anti Palestine "Deal of Century," racist travel bans
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-02
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…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/2/1/minneapol…

SPLC and the SPLC Action Fund Hire Internationally Renowned Human and Civil Rights Leader as New President and CEO
splcenter.org | 2020-02-02
Margaret Huang brings 25 years of experience advocating against discrimination and oppression around the world.
splcenter.org/news/2020/02/03/splc-and-splc-action-fund-hire-internationally-renowned-human-and-civil-rights-leader-new

Brexit-fuelled nationalism is only one step removed from fascism. It has to be confronted. Now
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2020-02-02
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 rising hate crime across the UK. | Brexit influenced: | Addressing Winchester Tower residents,…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/02/02/brexit-fuelled-nationalism-is-only-one-step-removed-from-fascism-it-has-to-be-confronted-now/

Mahmoud Abbas says he will 'never accept' Trump's divisive plans for Palestine
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
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…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/02/01/mahmoud-abbas-says-he-will-never-accept-trumps-divisive-plans-for-palestine/

Army Abducts A Palestinian In Qalqilia
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
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 …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-a-palestinian-in-qalqilia-2/

Israel-Palestine: Time for Russia to Step up to the Plate
Eric Walberg | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-01
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/israel-palestine-time-for-russia-to-step-up-to-the-plate/

Israel has played a key role in US aggression towards Iran
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-01
Before the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Israel played a key and overlooked role in the Trump administration's aggression campaign against…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/01/israel-has-played-a-key-role-in-us-aggression-towards-iran/

Israeli Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians In Tulkarem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
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.
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-injure-dozens-of-palestinians-in-tulkarem/

Soldiers Assault, Injure, A Palestinian In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
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 …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-assault-injure-a-palestinian-in-hebron/

NFL's Racism Runs Deep, All the Way to the Super Bowl
The Real News Network | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-01
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.
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/nfls-racism-runs-deep-all-the-way-to-the-super-bowl/

UN Expert Says US Deal "a One and a Half State Solution"
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
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 …
imemc.org/article/un-expert-says-us-deal-a-one-and-a-half-state-solution/

2020-02-02: News Headlines

RT (2020-02-02). Gunmen blow up gas pipeline between Egypt & Israel — reports. rt.com Armed insurgents have blown up a gas pipeline in the northern Sinai connecting Egypt and Israel, according to media reports. | Al-Jazeera Arabic reported the apparent sabotage attack on Sunday evening, citing local sources. Follow-up reports suggested that the pipeline remained "functional." | The attack took place in the Bir al-Abd region of the Sinai area, where gas pipelines have been frequent targets before. In 2011, the Egypt-Israel pipeline was blown up on three separate occasions. | Egypt began supplying gas to Israel and Jordan in 2008, but the agreement was met with widespread public opposition, due t…

RT (2020-02-02). Trump's 'deal of the century' contradicts UN resolutions – Kremlin. rt.com Moscow doubts the viability of the new peace plan for the Middle East recently unveiled by Donald Trump, as it is incompatible with UN decisions on the matter and does not sit well with the Arab world. | "It's plain enough that some of this plan's provisions do not fully correspond to the relevant resolutions by the UN Security Council," presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Rossiya-1 channel. | His remarks appear to be the Kremlin's first official response to the US proposal. | "We see the reaction of the Palestinians, we see the reaction of a number of Arab states that are rejecting this plan in solidari…

teleSUR (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…

Middle East Eye (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.

David Hearst (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 …

Staff (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…

Middle East Eye (2020-02-02). Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With the US and Israel. theantimedia.com Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that "that there will be no relations at all" with Israel and the United States.

Max Elbaum (2020-02-02). Senate Conducts Another U.S. Trial Where Racism Decides the Outcome. zcomm.org It's no accident that on the same day the Senate voted not to hear any witnesses in its sham impeachment trial the Trump administration announced it was adding six countries, including Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, to its restrictive travel ban…

Fight Back (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…

Jordan Smith (2020-02-02). Texas Gets Green Light to Limit Family Planning Services for Poor Women. zcomm.org Source: The Intercept In late January, on the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision marked its 47th anniversary, Texas got news from the federal government that it would be allowed to receive millions in Medicaid funding to support a family planning program that discriminates among providers — the same

Asa Winstanley (2020-02-02). Trump and the 'two state' delusion — Part 1. zcomm.org It is more like a plan for the pacification of Palestinian resistance; a formula for the liquidation of the Palestinian cause…

sputniknews (2020-02-02). Lebanese Protest Against 'Deal of the Century' Near US Embassy – Video. sputniknews.com The plan was previously rejected by the Palestinian Authority, which vowed to cut ties with Israel and the US, urging people to participate in protests against the deal.

sputniknews (2020-02-02). UAE Foreign Minister Slams Turkey's 'Colonial Illusions' Over Erdogan's Criticism of Gulf States. sputniknews.com Previously, the Turkish president lambasted Arab states for not criticising Donald Trump's "deal of the century" to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Erdogan argued that the plan would amount to stealing Palestinian land if it is implemented.

Tom Coburg (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,…

yenisafak (2020-02-02). Russia questions feasibility of US peace plan for Middle East. yenisafak.com A Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump contravenes several United Nations resolutions, Russian news agencies cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday, questioning the plan's feasibility.The Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the United States and Israel, including those relating to security, after rejecting the Middle East peace plan put forward by Trump."We see the reaction from the Palestinians, we see the reaction of a wide range of Arab states which have sided with the Palestinians in rejecting the plan. This, obviously, makes one think about its feasibility," Dmitry P…

yenisafak (2020-02-02). Turkey to attend OIC meeting in Saudi Arabia on Monday. yenisafak.com Turkey will attend the meeting of Executive Committee Ministerial on Monday, which will be held by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will take part in "the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Emergency Open-Ended Executive Committee Ministerial Meeting to be held in Jeddah on 3 February 2020 upon the request of the State of Palestine in order to discuss the most recent developments with regard to Israeli-Palestinian conflict," the statement said.On the sideline…

Eric Walberg (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 …

The Canary (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…

Joshua Cho (2020-02-01). Ending Palestinian Statehood as 'Path' to Palestinian Statehood. commondreams.org President Donald Trump talks with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jared Kushner in Jerusalem, May 22, 2017. (Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

IMEMC News (2020-02-01). Soldiers Injure 14 Palestinians In Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, 14 Palestinians, including ten with live ammunition, during protests on Palestinian lands east of Jabalia city, in the northern part of the besieged coastal region. The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that the soldiers, stationed in their fortified sniper towers across the perimeter fence, shot ten …

IMEMC News (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 …

IMEMC News (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 …

Aaron Maté (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…

IMEMC & Agencies (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 …

IMEMC News (2020-02-01). Army Injures Two Palestinians, Abducts One, In Nablus. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, two Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, caused dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and abducted one, in Beita Village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Media sources said dozens of Palestinians protested near the main junction of the village, before the …

IMEMC News (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.

The Real News Network (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.

IMEMC News (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 …

teleSUR (2020-02-01). Arab League Rejects Trump's Deal, Palestine Breaks Ties With US. telesurenglish.net At the end of an emergency meeting held in Cairo (Egypt) on Saturday, RELATED: | "The Arab League…

Afroze Fatima Zaidi (2020-02-01). In the wake of Brexit, turns out racism is a very British thing. thecanary.co On Brexit day, CBBC Unfortunately, some flag-waving Brexit fans didn't respond too well to being told that tea, sugar, and cotton aren't really British. Kumar received a racist backlash from people who clearly aren't big on history: | Ooh Nish Kumar is trending. Let's take a l- | *a tsunami of gammon washes through the screen | English supremacists ar…

RT (2020-01-31). Trump to expand travel ban, targeting immigrants from 6 more countries. rt.com US President Donald Trump will issue an updated version of his controversial travel ban, acting Homeland Security head Chad Wolf said Friday. The existing ban will remain in place, having been okayed by the Supreme Court in 2018. | Speaking to reporters by phone, Wolf said that the updated ban will suspend immigrant visas for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. Non-immigrant visas from these countries will not be affected. | 'Diversity Visas' — handed out by lottery to boost immigration from countries with low rates of immigration to the US — for nationals of Sudan and Tanzania wil…

Paul Street (2020-01-31). Two Wings, Four Despotisms. counterpunch.org Republican Tyranny, Orange Menace Democracy is trumped in the United States by multiple, overlapping, interrelated and mutually reinforcing forms of despotism. The Trump administration and the Trumpified Republican Party, backed by a cult-like base, embody a creepy, neofascistic variant of the disease. The Republican White House and Senate are currently conducting a tasteless tutorial in

Ramzy Baroud (2020-01-31). Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean. counterpunch.org Massive natural gas discoveries off the coast of Israel and Palestine are 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 Middle

CounterSpin (2020-01-31). Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution. fair.org MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …

Whitney Webb (2020-01-31). How government and media are prepping America for a failed 2020 election. mronline.org 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. |

Miko Peled (2020-01-31). Dead on Arrival: Dissecting Trump's Vision for the Future of Palestine. mintpressnews.com What used to be an idea expressed by only the most extreme right-wing Zionists, namely ridding Israel of its Palestinian citizens, is now part of a "peace" plan and has been given the rubber stamp of the United States government, writes Miko Peled.

Eds. (2020-01-31). Palestinians around the world reject Trump's 'fraud of the century'. mronline.org Palestinians have responded to US President Donald Trump's peace plan with a resounding "no," expressing their frustrations with what they have dubbed as the "fraud of the century." From social media to the streets, Palestinians in the occupied territory and in the diaspora have rejected Trump's vision for the region, criticizing the plan for granting […] |

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-01-31). Adalah: Trump Plan Normalizes Israel's Apartheid Regime in West Bank. imemc.org Adalah: Plan is no more than joint U.S.

Tom Anderson (2020-01-31). Trump's 'peace plan' gives the go-ahead to Israel's biggest land grab in decades. thecanary.co Donald Trump's ' The Jordan Valley, which

Stephen Lendman (2020-01-31). Trump's Annexation Scheme: A Stake in the Heart of the Moribund Two-State Solution and Peace. globalresearch.ca Since no-peace/peace plans first surfaced in the 1970s, the US and Israel supported Palestinian self-determination in name only. | Both countries opposed the idea since Israel seized Palestinian territory not stolen in 1948. | A two-state solution was theoretically possible years earlier, …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-01-31). Palestinian Demolishes Own Home Near Jerusalem. imemc.org A Palestinian citizen, on Friday, began tearing down his own home, near occupied Jerusalem, WAFA News Agency reported. Ibrahim Erekat, from the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, said he was informed by the Israeli municipality of the order to demolish his home, because he lacked an Israeli building …

Andrew Korybko (2020-01-31). Trump and Putin Made this the Best Week Ever for Netanyahu. globalresearch.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is coasting into his country's third elections on March 2 with the success of two tremendous achievements over the past week that was interestingly made possible by both American and Russian Presidents. U.S. President …

Fight Back (2020-01-31). Students at the University of South Florida rally to increase Black enrollment. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – A strong crowd of SDS members and concerned students joined together to protest the university's low Black enrollment rates, as well as the administration's refusal to address the problem. | In previous talks with SDS, USF administration made openly racist comments on the student group's proposals, claiming that they were not interested in admitting Black students, but "people who would graduate." These remarks were not taken lightly, and SDS, in response, held a protest to demand a meeting with university President Dr. Steve Currall. SDS's previous actions have received so much attention that the adm…

Sasha Abramsky (2020-01-31). Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy. thenation.com Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy…

teleSUR (2020-01-31). Venezuela's Supreme Court Rejects Attempted Takeover of Telesur. telesurenglish.net The Supreme Tribunal of Justice declared null and voided the decree on the reorganization of Telesur, following an appeal by RELATED: | The court declared the 'Decree on the Creation of a Commission for the Reorganization of Telesur Venezuela and its subsidiaries,' presented by opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido and approved by…

J.B. Gerald (2020-01-31). To Keep the Rohingya Alive. dissidentvoice.org The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish. — Article 1. The Genocide Convention On November 11, 2019 The Gambia filed at the International Court of Justice an Application of proceedings against Myanmar, …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-01-31). Gaza Journalists Reject So Called 'Deal of the Century'. imemc.org Palestinian journalists in Gaza applied their blood to the map of Palestine to symbolize their dedication to their home land. The Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza organized, on Thursday, a protest for Palestinian journalists, in front of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters, to show …

teleSUR (2020-01-31). Massive Rejection of Trump's Plan in Palestine, Jordan, Yemen. telesurenglish.net Thousands of Palestinians held numerous demonstrations on the first Friday following the announcement of RELATED: | From Gaza to the West Bank, people protested energetically against what they called "an aparthei…

Hatewatch Staff (2020-01-31). Workers Organization Shares Staff, Cash With Anti-Immigrant Groups. splcenter.org U.S. Tech Workers, a project of the anti-immigrant group Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), has ties to an anti-immigrant hate network and unprecedented access to the Trump administration.

Alan Macleod (2020-01-31). On Holocaust Memorial Day US Embassy Falsely Claims America Liberated Auschwitz. mintpressnews.com The statement was immediately met with scorn from those who felt it was another example of Soviet erasure and an insult to the enormous sacrifice the Soviet Union made to defeat fascism in Europe.

2020-02-02: Social Media Postees

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Palestinians Have Only One Option Left: Stay and Fight
David Hearst | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-02
An elephant trap has for years now laid in the path of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's messianic plans to establish the state of Israel between the river and the sea. | It was the demographic fact that, in that …
globalresearch.ca/palestinians-have-only-one-option-left-stay-fight/5702541

Israeli Army Bombs Hamas Targets in Northern Gaza
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-02
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: | Dutch Court Throws out Case Against Ex Israeli Generals | 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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Army-Bombs-Hamas-Targets-in-Northern-Gaza-20200202-0004.html

In Wake of Trump-Netanyahu Proposal, Palestinian Authority Cuts Ties With US
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-02
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…
truthout.org/articles/in-wake-of-trump-netanyahu-proposal-palestinian-authority-cuts-ties-with-us/

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-02
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that "that there will be no relations at all" with Israel and the United States.

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With the US and Israel
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-02
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that "that there will be no relations at all" with Israel and the United States.

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel

Senate Conducts Another U.S. Trial Where Racism Decides the Outcome
Max Elbaum | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
It's no accident that on the same day the Senate voted not to hear any witnesses in its sham impeachment trial the Trump administration announced it was adding six countries, including Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, to its restrictive travel ban…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/senate-conducts-another-u-s-trial-where-racism-decides-the-outcome/

Minneapolis protests anti Palestine "Deal of Century," racist travel bans
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-02
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…
fightbacknews.org/2020/2/1/minneapolis-protests-anti-palestine-deal-century-racist-travel-bans

Texas Gets Green Light to Limit Family Planning Services for Poor Women
Jordan Smith | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
Source: The Intercept In late January, on the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision marked its 47th anniversary, Texas got news from the federal government that it would be allowed to receive millions in Medicaid funding to support a family planning program that discriminates among providers

Trump's 'deal of the century' contradicts UN resolutions – Kremlin
rt.com | 2020-02-02
Moscow doubts the viability of the new peace plan for the Middle East recently unveiled by Donald Trump, as it is incompatible with UN decisions on the matter and does not sit well with the Arab world. | "It's plain enough that some of this plan's provisions do not fully correspond to the relevant resolutions by the UN Security Council," presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Rossiya-1 channel. | His remarks appear to be the Kremlin's first official response to the US proposal. | "We see the reaction of the Palestinians, we see the reaction of a number of Arab states that are rejecting this plan in solidari…
rt.com/news/479893-trumps-questionably-viable-mideast-plan/

Lebanese Protest Against 'Deal of the Century' Near US Embassy – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-02
The plan was previously rejected by the Palestinian Authority, which vowed to cut ties with Israel and the US, urging people to participate in protests against the deal.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002021078205533-lebanese-protest-against-deal-of-the-century-near-us-embassy—video/

UAE Foreign Minister Slams Turkey's 'Colonial Illusions' Over Erdogan's Criticism of Gulf States
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-02
Previously, the Turkish president lambasted Arab states for not criticising Donald Trump's "deal of the century" to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Erdogan argued that the plan would amount to stealing Palestinian land if it is implemented.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002021078206143-uae-foreign-minister-slams-turkeys-colonial-illusions-over-erdogans-criticism-of-gulf-states/

Brexit-fuelled nationalism is only one step removed from fascism. It has to be confronted. Now
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2020-02-02
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 rising hate crime across the UK. | Brexit influenced: | Addressing Winchester Tower residents,…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/02/02/brexit-fuelled-nationalism-is-only-one-step-removed-from-fascism-it-has-to-be-confronted-now/

Turkey to attend OIC meeting in Saudi Arabia on Monday
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-02
Turkey will attend the meeting of Executive Committee Ministerial on Monday, which will be held by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will take part in "the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Emergency Open-Ended Executive Committee Ministerial Meeting to be held in Jeddah on 3 February 2020 upon the request of the State of Palestine in order to discuss the most recent developments with regard to Israeli-Palestinian conflict," the statement said.On the sideline…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-to-attend-oic-meeting-in-saudi-arabia-on-monday-3511045

Russia questions feasibility of US peace plan for Middle East
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-02
A Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump contravenes several United Nations resolutions, Russian news agencies cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday, questioning the plan's feasibility.The Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the United States and Israel, including those relating to security, after rejecting the Middle East peace plan put forward by Trump."We see the reaction from the Palestinians, we see the reaction of a wide range of Arab states which have sided with the Palestinians in rejecting the plan. This, obviously, makes one think about its feasibility," Dmitry P…
yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-questions-feasibility-of-us-peace-plan-for-middle-east-3511049

Army Abducts A Palestinian In Qalqilia
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
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 …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-a-palestinian-in-qalqilia-2/

Israeli Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians In Tulkarem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
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.
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-injure-dozens-of-palestinians-in-tulkarem/

Soldiers Assault, Injure, A Palestinian In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
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 …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-assault-injure-a-palestinian-in-hebron/

Israel has played a key role in US aggression towards Iran
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-01
Before the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Israel played a key and overlooked role in the Trump administration's aggression campaign against…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/01/israel-has-played-a-key-role-in-us-aggression-towards-iran/

Mahmoud Abbas says he will 'never accept' Trump's divisive plans for Palestine
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
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…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/02/01/mahmoud-abbas-says-he-will-never-accept-trumps-divisive-plans-for-palestine/

Army Injures Two Palestinians, Abducts One, In Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, two Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, caused dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and abducted one, in Beita Village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Media sources said dozens of Palestinians protested near the main junction of the village, before the …
imemc.org/article/army-injures-two-palestinians-abducts-one-in-nablus/

Soldiers Injure 14 Palestinians In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, 14 Palestinians, including ten with live ammunition, during protests on Palestinian lands east of Jabalia city, in the northern part of the besieged coastal region. The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that the soldiers, stationed in their fortified sniper towers across the perimeter fence, shot ten …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-injure-14-palestinians-in-gaza/

Israel-Palestine: Time for Russia to Step up to the Plate
Eric Walberg | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-01
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/israel-palestine-time-for-russia-to-step-up-to-the-plate/

Ending Palestinian Statehood as 'Path' to Palestinian Statehood
Joshua Cho | commondreams.org | 2020-02-01
President Donald Trump talks with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jared Kushner in Jerusalem, May 22, 2017. (Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2020/02/01/ending-palestinian-statehood-path-palestinian-statehood?cd-origin=rss

NFL's Racism Runs Deep, All the Way to the Super Bowl
The Real News Network | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-01
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.
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/nfls-racism-runs-deep-all-the-way-to-the-super-bowl/

Arab League Rejects Trump's Deal, Palestine Breaks Ties With US
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
At the end of an emergency meeting held in Cairo (Egypt) on Saturday, the Arab League passed a resolution that rejects the so-called "Agreement of the Century" on the grounds that it does not consider the aspirations of the Palestinian people and international law. | RELATED: | President Abbas: 'I Won't Go Down in History Selling Jerusalem' | "The Arab League…
telesurenglish.net/news/Arab-League-Rejects-Trumps-Deal-Palestine-Breaks-Ties-With-US-20200201-0005.html

Wounded Child From Kufur Qaddoum Remains In A Serious Condition
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
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 …
imemc.org/article/wounded-child-from-kufur-qaddoum-remains-in-serious-condition/

In the wake of Brexit, turns out racism is a very British thing
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
On Brexit day, CBBC shared a video clip from its Horrible Histories programme on Twitter. Comedian Nish Kumar introduced the clip, which was intended to be a lighthearted history of "British things" aimed at children. | Unfortunately, some flag-waving Brexit fans didn't respond too well to being told that tea, sugar, and cotton aren't really British. Kumar received a racist backlash from people who clearly aren't big on history: | Ooh Nish Kumar is trending. Let's take a l- | *a tsunami of gammon washes through the screen | English supremacists ar…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/02/01/in-the-wake-of-brexit-turns-out-racism-is-a-very-british-thing/

Victory for a murdered solicitor's family in the High Court underlines the importance of human rights law in Brexit UK
Peadar O'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
On 31 January, Geraldine Finucane, the widow of murdered human rights solicitor Pat Finucane, moved a step closer to a full public inquiry into her husband's killing. The High Court granted her permission to challenge the apparent lack of action that followed the Supreme Court's ruling in February 2019. The Supreme Court ruled that…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/02/01/victory-for-a-murdered-solicitors-family-in-the-high-court-underlines-the-importance-of-human-rights-law-in-brexit-uk/

In Wake of Trump-Netanyahu Proposal, Palestinian Authority Cuts Ties With US
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-01
The move came days after the White House announced the deal, which allows Israel the right to continue settlements and annexation while leaving Palestinians with vague promises of statehood at an undetermined future date. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/01/wake-trump-netanyahu-proposal-palestinian-authority-cuts-ties-us?cd-origin=rss

Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-01-31
MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …
fair.org/home/omar-baddar-on-israel-palestine-peace-plan-rainey-reitman-on-greenwald-persecution/

Adalah: Trump Plan Normalizes Israel's Apartheid Regime in West Bank
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Adalah: Plan is no more than joint U.S.
imemc.org/article/adalah-trump-plan-normalizes-israels-apartheid-regime-in-west-bank/

Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Massive natural gas discoveries off the coast of Israel and Palestine are 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 Middle…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/pipeline-or-a-pipe-dream-israel-turkey-hydrocarbon-conflict-is-brewing-in-the-mediterranean/

Trump's Annexation Scheme: A Stake in the Heart of the Moribund Two-State Solution and Peace
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Since no-peace/peace plans first surfaced in the 1970s, the US and Israel supported Palestinian self-determination in name only. | Both countries opposed the idea since Israel seized Palestinian territory not stolen in 1948. | A two-state solution was theoretically possible years earlier, …
globalresearch.ca/trump-annexation-scheme-stake-heart-moribund-two-state-solution-peace/5702445

How government and media are prepping America for a failed 2020 election
Whitney Webb | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
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. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/how-government-and-media-are-prepping-america-for-a-failed-2020-election/

Dead on Arrival: Dissecting Trump's Vision for the Future of Palestine
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
What used to be an idea expressed by only the most extreme right-wing Zionists, namely ridding Israel of its Palestinian citizens, is now part of a "peace" plan and has been given the rubber stamp of the United States government, writes Miko Peled.
mintpressnews.com/dissecting-trump-israel-palestine-mideast-peace-plan/264508/

Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Massive natural gas discoveries off the coast of Israel and Palestine are 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 Middle…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/pipeline-or-a-pipe-dream-israel-turkey-hydrocarbon-conflict-is-brewing-in-the-mediterranean/

Palestinian Demolishes Own Home Near Jerusalem
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
A Palestinian citizen, on Friday, began tearing down his own home, near occupied Jerusalem, WAFA News Agency reported. Ibrahim Erekat, from the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, said he was informed by the Israeli municipality of the order to demolish his home, because he lacked an Israeli building …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-demolishes-own-home-near-jerusalem/

Trump's 'peace plan' gives the go-ahead to Israel's biggest land grab in decades
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Donald Trump's ' plan for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict' is catastrophic for Palestinians. One major problem is that it gives the green-light to Israeli politicians' long-held plans to annex the Jordan Valley. | The Jordan Valley, which includes the Dead Sea region, makes up a third of the occupie…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/01/31/trumps-peace-plan-gives-the-go-ahead-to-israels-biggest-land-grab-in-decades/

Trump and Putin Made this the Best Week Ever for Netanyahu
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is coasting into his country's third elections on March 2 with the success of two tremendous achievements over the past week that was interestingly made possible by both American and Russian Presidents. U.S. President …
globalresearch.ca/trump-putin-made-best-week-ever-netanyahu/5702401

Dead on Arrival: Dissecting Trump's Vision for the Future of Palestine
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
What used to be an idea expressed by only the most extreme right-wing Zionists, namely ridding Israel of its Palestinian citizens, is now part of a "peace" plan and has been given the rubber stamp of the United States government, writes Miko Peled.
mintpressnews.com/dissecting-trump-israel-palestine-mideast-peace-plan/264508/

On Holocaust Memorial Day US Embassy Falsely Claims America Liberated Auschwitz
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
The statement was immediately met with scorn from those who felt it was another example of Soviet erasure and an insult to the enormous sacrifice the Soviet Union made to defeat fascism in Europe.
mintpressnews.com/us-embassy-falsely-claims-us-not-soviet-union-liberated-auschwitz/264527/

Two Wings, Four Despotisms
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Republican Tyranny, Orange Menace Democracy is trumped in the United States by multiple, overlapping, interrelated and mutually reinforcing forms of despotism. The Trump administration and the Trumpified Republican Party, backed by a cult-like base, embody a creepy, neofascistic variant of the disease. The Republican White House and Senate are currently conducting a tasteless tutorial in…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/two-wings-four-despotisms/

"Balfouristans" for Bibi: "Apartheid" Isn't an Insult, It's a Blueprint
Richard Eskow | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
The image on the left is from a map Donald Trump tweeted out with the label, "Vision For Peace: Conceptual Map/The Future of Palestine." The one on the right shows the "Bantustans" created by apartheid-era South Africa in 1970, a move designed to pen the country's black citizens into impoverished "homelands." Any questions? These maps…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/balfouristans-for-bibi-apartheid-isnt-an-insult-its-a-blueprint/

Students at the University of South Florida rally to increase Black enrollment
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-31
Tampa, FL – A strong crowd of SDS members and concerned students joined together to protest the university's low Black enrollment rates, as well as the administration's refusal to address the problem. | In previous talks with SDS, USF administration made openly racist comments on the student group's proposals, claiming that they were not interested in admitting Black students, but "people who would graduate." These remarks were not taken lightly, and SDS, in response, held a protest to demand a meeting with university President Dr. Steve Currall. SDS's previous actions have received so much attention that the adm…
fightbacknews.org/2020/1/30/students-university-south-florida-rally-increase-black-enrollment

Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2020-01-31
Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy…
thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-democracy-trump/

Venezuela's Supreme Court Rejects Attempted Takeover of Telesur
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-31
The Supreme Tribunal of Justice declared null and voided the decree on the reorganization of Telesur, following an appeal by Patricia Villegas, current president of the media group. | RELATED: | Labor Party of Mexico Expresses Support for teleSUR | The court declared the 'Decree on the Creation of a Commission for the Reorganization of Telesur Venezuela and its subsidiaries,' presented by opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido and approved by…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-Supreme-Court-Rejects-Attempted-Takeover-of-Telesur-20200131-0011.html

Trump to expand travel ban, targeting immigrants from 6 more countries
rt.com | 2020-01-31
US President Donald Trump will issue an updated version of his controversial travel ban, acting Homeland Security head Chad Wolf said Friday. The existing ban will remain in place, having been okayed by the Supreme Court in 2018. | Speaking to reporters by phone, Wolf said that the updated ban will suspend immigrant visas for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. Non-immigrant visas from these countries will not be affected. | 'Diversity Visas'

To Keep the Rohingya Alive
J.B. Gerald | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-31
The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.

Palestinians around the world reject Trump's 'fraud of the century'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
Palestinians have responded to US President Donald Trump's peace plan with a resounding "no," expressing their frustrations with what they have dubbed as the "fraud of the century." From social media to the streets, Palestinians in the occupied territory and in the diaspora have rejected Trump's vision for the region, criticizing the plan for granting […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/palestinians-around-the-world-reject-trumps-fraud-of-the-century/

Palestinians around the world reject Trump's 'fraud of the century'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
Palestinians have responded to US President Donald Trump's peace plan with a resounding "no," expressing their frustrations with what they have dubbed as the "fraud of the century." From social media to the streets, Palestinians in the occupied territory and in the diaspora have rejected Trump's vision for the region, criticizing the plan for granting […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/palestinians-around-the-world-reject-trumps-fraud-of-the-century/

2020-02-01: News Headlines

Eric Walberg (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 …

RT (2020-02-01). Arab League rejects Trump's 'deal of the century' at Cairo summit with Abbas. rt.com The Arab League has shot down US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, saying it would not lead to a just peace between Israel and Palestine. The deal has already been rejected by the Palestinian side. | League members met in Cairo on Saturday to discuss the deal, touted by Trump as the "deal of the century," and a realistic roadmap to peace between Israel and Palestine. Speaking at the meeting, Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas announced he would cut all ties with the US and Israel over the plan, and would not go down in history as the person who "sold out Jerusalem." | Many feared (or hoped) the…

RT (2020-02-01). Journalist injured as press covering Ramallah protests BARRAGED by Israeli tear gas canisters (VIDEO). rt.com A group of journalists reporting from the scene of clashes between Palestinian protests and Israeli soldiers came under fire from the Israeli side, which apparently targeted them with a barrage of tear gas canisters. | The incident happened amid the so-called 'days of rage' — a series of protests against Donald Trump's proposal to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. One of the demonstrations against the plan was held on Saturday outside of Ramallah, near the city of Al-Bireh in the West Bank. | The confrontation between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers was quite intensive. The demonstrators pelted the Is…

The Canary (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…

Aaron Maté (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…

The Real News Network (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.

teleSUR (2020-02-01). Arab League Rejects Trump's Deal, Palestine Breaks Ties With US. telesurenglish.net At the end of an emergency meeting held in Cairo (Egypt) on Saturday, RELATED: | "The Arab League…

sputniknews (2020-02-01). Abbas Says Palestinian National Authority Severing All Ties With Washington Including Security. sputniknews.com The Palestinian Authority warned in the past that it would not accept the "deal of the century", unveiled by President Donald Trump on 28 January, citing perceived US bias in favour of the Jewish state.

yenisafak (2020-02-01). Turkish, Palestinian presidents speak over phone. yenisafak.com Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday held a phone conversation with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, according to the Turkish communications directorate.Erdogan and Abbas talked about the latest developments and regional issues.The Turkish president reiterated his country's support to Palestine in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called Middle East peace plan.On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump released his plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian dispute at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with no Palestinian officials present.During the event…

yenisafak (2020-02-01). Palestinians in 'shock, disbelief' at Trump plan: UNWRA. yenisafak.com Palestinians seem to have reacted with "shock and disbelief" at the U.S.' so-called peace plan for the Middle East, the acting head of UN agency for Palestine refugees said on Friday.Christian Saunders, the Acting Commissioner-General of UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), was responding to questions at a UN press conference in Geneva on a $1.4 billion U.S. budget appeal for the agency which lost $360 million of U.S. funding in 2018.UNWRA is the UN agency mandated by the UN General Assembly to provide protection and assistance to some 5.6 million Palestine refugees in Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon,…

yenisafak (2020-02-01). Turkey urges joint effort against extremism in Europe. yenisafak.com Turkish foreign minister Friday called for joint effort to ward off extremist ideas in Europe."We should fight against these extremist ideas no matter in which country they are. Our common values will continue to wear off if we do not challenge movements that are racist and hate everybody except themselves," said Mevlut Cavusoglu in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital.His remarks came in a news conference alongside his Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zakharieva, in the wake of a racist attack of independent Greek member of European Parliament (EP) against Turkish flag.Addressing the EP on Wednesday, Ioannis Lagos tore up a…

yenisafak (2020-02-01). Pakistan Prime Minister warns repeat of Myanmar in India. yenisafak.com Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned the international community that India's ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was preparing to repeat the Myanmar style genocide and exclusion of its minority population.He said that as many as 500 million people will be excluded from the citizenship list under India's new controversial citizenship law, which is followed by updating the exercise of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, Khan spoke in details on an array of issues including situation in the Middle East, Afghanistan, re…

yenisafak (2020-02-01). 'World court ruling brings hope to persecuted Rohingya'. yenisafak.com In a landmark judgment, the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Jan. 23 ordered Myanmar to take all necessary measures to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide.In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Myanmarese author and human rights activist Maung Zarni, 57, known for supporting Rohingya, explains the significance of the judgment and the road ahead.Anadolu Agency: What is the significance of the ICJ order for the Rohingya community?Muang Zarni (MZ): I was in the balcony inside the court with some of the Rohingyas when the presiding judge read the 28-page decision. We all felt very happy…

Afroze Fatima Zaidi (2020-02-01). In the wake of Brexit, turns out racism is a very British thing. thecanary.co On Brexit day, CBBC Unfortunately, some flag-waving Brexit fans didn't respond too well to being told that tea, sugar, and cotton aren't really British. Kumar received a racist backlash from people who clearly aren't big on history: | Ooh Nish Kumar is trending. Let's take a l- | *a tsunami of gammon washes through the screen | English supremacists ar…

RT (2020-01-31). Trump to expand travel ban, targeting immigrants from 6 more countries. rt.com US President Donald Trump will issue an updated version of his controversial travel ban, acting Homeland Security head Chad Wolf said Friday. The existing ban will remain in place, having been okayed by the Supreme Court in 2018. | Speaking to reporters by phone, Wolf said that the updated ban will suspend immigrant visas for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. Non-immigrant visas from these countries will not be affected. | 'Diversity Visas' — handed out by lottery to boost immigration from countries with low rates of immigration to the US — for nationals of Sudan and Tanzania wil…

Ramzy Baroud (2020-01-31). Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean. counterpunch.org Massive natural gas discoveries off the coast of Israel and Palestine are 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 Middle

Miko Peled (2020-01-31). Dead on Arrival: Dissecting Trump's Vision for the Future of Palestine. mintpressnews.com What used to be an idea expressed by only the most extreme right-wing Zionists, namely ridding Israel of its Palestinian citizens, is now part of a "peace" plan and has been given the rubber stamp of the United States government, writes Miko Peled.

Eds. (2020-01-31). Palestinians around the world reject Trump's 'fraud of the century'. mronline.org Palestinians have responded to US President Donald Trump's peace plan with a resounding "no," expressing their frustrations with what they have dubbed as the "fraud of the century." From social media to the streets, Palestinians in the occupied territory and in the diaspora have rejected Trump's vision for the region, criticizing the plan for granting […] |

CounterSpin (2020-01-31). Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution. fair.org MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …

Whitney Webb (2020-01-31). How government and media are prepping America for a failed 2020 election. mronline.org 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. |

Paul Street (2020-01-31). Two Wings, Four Despotisms. counterpunch.org Republican Tyranny, Orange Menace Democracy is trumped in the United States by multiple, overlapping, interrelated and mutually reinforcing forms of despotism. The Trump administration and the Trumpified Republican Party, backed by a cult-like base, embody a creepy, neofascistic variant of the disease. The Republican White House and Senate are currently conducting a tasteless tutorial in

IMEMC News (2020-01-31). Soldiers Attack Worshipers In Al-Aqsa Mosque, Injure Ten. imemc.org Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Friday at dawn, dozens of Muslim worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied Palestinian capital Jerusalem, injured at least ten, and abducted three. Media sources said the Israeli army and the police stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and fired many concussion grenades …

IMEMC News (2020-01-31). Israeli Colonists Attack Village Near Nablus, Shoot One Palestinian. imemc.org Many Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands near Nablus, invaded a village and shot one man with a live round after attacking a Palestinian home. Hazem Nasser, the head of Madama Village Council, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, said the attack was carried out by …

Stephen Lendman (2020-01-31). Trump's Annexation Scheme: A Stake in the Heart of the Moribund Two-State Solution and Peace. globalresearch.ca Since no-peace/peace plans first surfaced in the 1970s, the US and Israel supported Palestinian self-determination in name only. | Both countries opposed the idea since Israel seized Palestinian territory not stolen in 1948. | A two-state solution was theoretically possible years earlier, …

IMEMC News (2020-01-31). Army Abducts Two Palestinians, Injures One, Near Tubas. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, two Palestinians, in addition to injuring one with a gas bomb in the shoulder, and caused many others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, near Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, during a nonviolent procession against the ongoing illegal Israeli colonialist activities. Media sources said dozens …

IMEMC News (2020-01-31). Palestinian Child Dies From Serious Wounds He Suffered In October 2019. imemc.org Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child died, Friday, from serious wounds he suffered in mid-October of 2019, after Israeli soldiers shot in southern Gaza. The sources said the child, Ala' Hani al-Abbassi, 15, was shot by the soldiers with a high-velocity gas bomb in his head, east of …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2020-01-31). Abbas: Palestine Free to End Security Cooperation with Israel. imemc.org Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has reportedly sent a note to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that Palestine now feels free to stop security cooperation with the regime as part of the Oslo accords, which are "disavowed" by a contentious US-devised Middle East plan. Israel's Channel 12 TV reported, …

IMEMC News (2020-01-31). Israeli Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians In Beit Ummar. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attacked dozens of protesters, wounding one with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. Media sources said the soldiers invaded 'Aseeda area, near the illegal Karmie …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-01-31). Palestinian Demolishes Own Home Near Jerusalem. imemc.org A Palestinian citizen, on Friday, began tearing down his own home, near occupied Jerusalem, WAFA News Agency reported. Ibrahim Erekat, from the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, said he was informed by the Israeli municipality of the order to demolish his home, because he lacked an Israeli building …

IMEMC News (2020-01-31). Soldiers Injure Dozens In Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly procession against the illegal Annexation Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank. Morad Eshteiwi, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum, said the protesters marched from the center of …

GISHA (2020-01-31). The Deliberate Destruction of Gaza's Agriculture: Severe Damage to Crops Following Aerial Herbicide Spraying by Israel. globalresearch.ca Damage caused by aerial herbicide spraying conducted by Israel on three consecutive days (

Andrew Korybko (2020-01-31). Trump and Putin Made this the Best Week Ever for Netanyahu. globalresearch.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is coasting into his country's third elections on March 2 with the success of two tremendous achievements over the past week that was interestingly made possible by both American and Russian Presidents. U.S. President …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-01-31). Adalah: Trump Plan Normalizes Israel's Apartheid Regime in West Bank. imemc.org Adalah: Plan is no more than joint U.S.

Tom Anderson (2020-01-31). Trump's 'peace plan' gives the go-ahead to Israel's biggest land grab in decades. thecanary.co Donald Trump's ' The Jordan Valley, which

Hatewatch Staff (2020-01-31). Workers Organization Shares Staff, Cash With Anti-Immigrant Groups. splcenter.org U.S. Tech Workers, a project of the anti-immigrant group Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), has ties to an anti-immigrant hate network and unprecedented access to the Trump administration.

Sasha Abramsky (2020-01-31). Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy. thenation.com Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy…

teleSUR (2020-01-31). Venezuela's Supreme Court Rejects Attempted Takeover of Telesur. telesurenglish.net The Supreme Tribunal of Justice declared null and voided the decree on the reorganization of Telesur, following an appeal by RELATED: | The court declared the 'Decree on the Creation of a Commission for the Reorganization of Telesur Venezuela and its subsidiaries,' presented by opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido and approved by…

teleSUR (2020-01-31). Massive Rejection of Trump's Plan in Palestine, Jordan, Yemen. telesurenglish.net Thousands of Palestinians held numerous demonstrations on the first Friday following the announcement of RELATED: | From Gaza to the West Bank, people protested energetically against what they called "an aparthei…

Fight Back (2020-01-31). Students at the University of South Florida rally to increase Black enrollment. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – A strong crowd of SDS members and concerned students joined together to protest the university's low Black enrollment rates, as well as the administration's refusal to address the problem. | In previous talks with SDS, USF administration made openly racist comments on the student group's proposals, claiming that they were not interested in admitting Black students, but "people who would graduate." These remarks were not taken lightly, and SDS, in response, held a protest to demand a meeting with university President Dr. Steve Currall. SDS's previous actions have received so much attention that the adm…

J.B. Gerald (2020-01-31). To Keep the Rohingya Alive. dissidentvoice.org The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish. — Article 1. The Genocide Convention On November 11, 2019 The Gambia filed at the International Court of Justice an Application of proceedings against Myanmar, …

Alan Macleod (2020-01-31). On Holocaust Memorial Day US Embassy Falsely Claims America Liberated Auschwitz. mintpressnews.com The statement was immediately met with scorn from those who felt it was another example of Soviet erasure and an insult to the enormous sacrifice the Soviet Union made to defeat fascism in Europe.

Mark Gruenberg (2020-01-30). Weingarten: Right wants states to use public dollars for religious schools. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON — The religious right wants the U.S. Supreme Court to force states to use public dollars for religious schools, Teachers President Randi Weingarten warns. In a message to her union's 1.6 million members late last month, the AFT leader, a civics and government teacher from New York City, adds the religious rightists are counting …

Steve Sweeney (2020-01-30). General strike in Gaza, protests rage against Trump's 'deal of the century'. peoplesworld.org Palestinians waged a general strike in the besieged Gaza Strip Jan. 29 as protests continued to rage against the "dismal" Middle East peace plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. His so-called "deal of the century" has been met by global condemnation with international governments and progressives branding it as "shameful" and unworkable. …

Staff (2020-01-30). "Coded Bias": New Film Looks at Fight Against Racial Bias in Facial Recognition & AI Technology. democracynow.org A new documentary looks at the dangers of artificial intelligence and its increasing omnipresence in daily life, as new research shows that it often reflects racist biases. Earlier this month, Cambridge, Massachusetts, became the latest major city to ban facial recognition technology, joining a growing number of cities, including San Francisco, to ban the artificial intelligence, citing flawed technology and racial and gender bias. A recent study also found that facial recognition identified African-American and Asian faces incorrectly 10 to 100 times more than white faces. The film "Coded Bias" begins with Joy B…

Saree Makdisi (2020-01-30). What's New About Trump's Mideast 'Peace' Plan? Only the Blunt Crudity of Its Racism. thenation.com What's New About Trump's Mideast 'Peace' Plan? Only the Blunt Crudity of Its Racism.

Jonathan Cook (2020-01-30). Trump's "Deal of the Century" Will Not Bring Peace: That was the Plan for the US and Israel. dissidentvoice.org Much of Donald Trump's long-trailed "deal of the century" came as no surprise. Over the past 18 months, Israeli officials had leaked many of its details. The so-called Vision for Peace unveiled on Tuesday simply confirmed that the US government has publicly adopted the long-running consensus in Israel: that it is entitled to keep permanently …

splcenter (2020-01-30). White Nationalist Podcaster Identified as U.S. Army Veteran. splcenter.org White nationalist State Department official Matthew Q. Gebert is regularly producing white supremacist propaganda with a man named Michael McKevitt, formerly of the U.S. Army, Hatewatch has determined.

splcenter (2020-01-30). White Nationalist State Department Official Still Active in Hate Movement. splcenter.org U.S. State Department official Matthew Q. Gebert has been steadily producing white nationalist propaganda in the nearly six months since he was suspended from his job, Hatewatch has learned.

Gideon Polya (2020-01-30). "The Sacking of Fallujah. A People's History" — Ongoing Iraqi Genocide. globalresearch.ca The beautiful, ancient and populous Iraqi city of Fallujah (the City of Mosques) in Iraq's Anbar province suffered 13 years of US-enforced sanctions, and then 3 bloody sieges and 2 substantial demolitions or sackings at the hands of the genocidally …

Susan Price (2020-01-30). Trump's 'win-win' plan hands everything to Israel. greenleft.org.au

2020-02-01: Social Media Postees

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Israel-Palestine: Time for Russia to Step up to the Plate
Eric Walberg | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-01
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/israel-palestine-time-for-russia-to-step-up-to-the-plate/

Mahmoud Abbas says he will 'never accept' Trump's divisive plans for Palestine
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
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…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/02/01/mahmoud-abbas-says-he-will-never-accept-trumps-divisive-plans-for-palestine/

Arab League rejects Trump's 'deal of the century' at Cairo summit with Abbas
rt.com | 2020-02-01
The Arab League has shot down US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, saying it would not lead to a just peace between Israel and Palestine. The deal has already been rejected by the Palestinian side. | League members met in Cairo on Saturday to discuss the deal, touted by Trump as the "deal of the century," and a realistic roadmap to peace between Israel and Palestine. Speaking at the meeting, Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas announced he would cut all ties with the US and Israel over the plan, and would not go down in history as the person who "sold out Jerusalem." | Many feared (or hoped) the…
rt.com/news/479858-arab-league-rejects-palestine-deal/

Journalist injured as press covering Ramallah protests BARRAGED by Israeli tear gas canisters (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-02-01
A group of journalists reporting from the scene of clashes between Palestinian protests and Israeli soldiers came under fire from the Israeli side, which apparently targeted them with a barrage of tear gas canisters. | The incident happened amid the so-called 'days of rage'

Israel has played a key role in US aggression towards Iran
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-01
Before the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Israel played a key and overlooked role in the Trump administration's aggression campaign against…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/01/israel-has-played-a-key-role-in-us-aggression-towards-iran/

NFL's Racism Runs Deep, All the Way to the Super Bowl
The Real News Network | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-01
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.
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/nfls-racism-runs-deep-all-the-way-to-the-super-bowl/

Arab League Rejects Trump's Deal, Palestine Breaks Ties With US
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
At the end of an emergency meeting held in Cairo (Egypt) on Saturday, the Arab League passed a resolution that rejects the so-called "Agreement of the Century" on the grounds that it does not consider the aspirations of the Palestinian people and international law. | RELATED: | President Abbas: 'I Won't Go Down in History Selling Jerusalem' | "The Arab League…
telesurenglish.net/news/Arab-League-Rejects-Trumps-Deal-Palestine-Breaks-Ties-With-US-20200201-0005.html

Abbas Says Palestinian National Authority Severing All Ties With Washington Including Security
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-01
The Palestinian Authority warned in the past that it would not accept the "deal of the century", unveiled by President Donald Trump on 28 January, citing perceived US bias in favour of the Jewish state.
sputniknews.com/world/202002011078200597-abbas-says-palestinian-national-authority-severing-all-ties-with-washington-including-security/

In the wake of Brexit, turns out racism is a very British thing
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
On Brexit day, CBBC shared a video clip from its Horrible Histories programme on Twitter. Comedian Nish Kumar introduced the clip, which was intended to be a lighthearted history of "British things" aimed at children. | Unfortunately, some flag-waving Brexit fans didn't respond too well to being told that tea, sugar, and cotton aren't really British. Kumar received a racist backlash from people who clearly aren't big on history: | Ooh Nish Kumar is trending. Let's take a l- | *a tsunami of gammon washes through the screen | English supremacists ar…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/02/01/in-the-wake-of-brexit-turns-out-racism-is-a-very-british-thing/

Victory for a murdered solicitor's family in the High Court underlines the importance of human rights law in Brexit UK
Peadar O'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
On 31 January, Geraldine Finucane, the widow of murdered human rights solicitor Pat Finucane, moved a step closer to a full public inquiry into her husband's killing. The High Court granted her permission to challenge the apparent lack of action that followed the Supreme Court's ruling in February 2019. The Supreme Court ruled that…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/02/01/victory-for-a-murdered-solicitors-family-in-the-high-court-underlines-the-importance-of-human-rights-law-in-brexit-uk/

Turkish, Palestinian presidents speak over phone
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-01
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday held a phone conversation with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, according to the Turkish communications directorate.Erdogan and Abbas talked about the latest developments and regional issues.The Turkish president reiterated his country's support to Palestine in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called Middle East peace plan.On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump released his plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian dispute at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with no Palestinian officials present.During the event…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-palestinian-presidents-speak-over-phone-3511000

Palestinians in 'shock, disbelief' at Trump plan: UNWRA
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-01
Palestinians seem to have reacted with "shock and disbelief" at the U.S.' so-called peace plan for the Middle East, the acting head of UN agency for Palestine refugees said on Friday.Christian Saunders, the Acting Commissioner-General of UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), was responding to questions at a UN press conference in Geneva on a $1.4 billion U.S. budget appeal for the agency which lost $360 million of U.S. funding in 2018.UNWRA is the UN agency mandated by the UN General Assembly to provide protection and assistance to some 5.6 million Palestine refugees in Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon,…
yenisafak.com/en/news/palestinians-in-shock-disbelief-at-trump-plan-unwra-3510995

Turkey urges joint effort against extremism in Europe
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-01
Turkish foreign minister Friday called for joint effort to ward off extremist ideas in Europe."We should fight against these extremist ideas no matter in which country they are. Our common values will continue to wear off if we do not challenge movements that are racist and hate everybody except themselves," said Mevlut Cavusoglu in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital.His remarks came in a news conference alongside his Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zakharieva, in the wake of a racist attack of independent Greek member of European Parliament (EP) against Turkish flag.Addressing the EP on Wednesday, Ioannis Lagos tore up a…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-urges-joint-effort-against-extremism-in-europe-3510999

Pakistan Prime Minister warns repeat of Myanmar in India
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-01
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned the international community that India's ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was preparing to repeat the Myanmar style genocide and exclusion of its minority population.He said that as many as 500 million people will be excluded from the citizenship list under India's new controversial citizenship law, which is followed by updating the exercise of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, Khan spoke in details on an array of issues including situation in the Middle East, Afghanistan, re…
yenisafak.com/en/news/pakistan-prime-minister-warns-repeat-of-myanmar-in-india-3511001

'World court ruling brings hope to persecuted Rohingya'
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-01
In a landmark judgment, the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Jan. 23 ordered Myanmar to take all necessary measures to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide.In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Myanmarese author and human rights activist Maung Zarni, 57, known for supporting Rohingya, explains the significance of the judgment and the road ahead.Anadolu Agency: What is the significance of the ICJ order for the Rohingya community?Muang Zarni (MZ): I was in the balcony inside the court with some of the Rohingyas when the presiding judge read the 28-page decision. We all felt very happy…
yenisafak.com/en/world/world-court-ruling-brings-hope-to-persecuted-rohingya-3511005

Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-01-31
MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …
fair.org/home/omar-baddar-on-israel-palestine-peace-plan-rainey-reitman-on-greenwald-persecution/

Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-01-31
MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …
fair.org/home/omar-baddar-on-israel-palestine-peace-plan-rainey-reitman-on-greenwald-persecution/

Trump's 'peace plan' gives the go-ahead to Israel's biggest land grab in decades
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Donald Trump's ' plan for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict' is catastrophic for Palestinians. One major problem is that it gives the green-light to Israeli politicians' long-held plans to annex the Jordan Valley. | The Jordan Valley, which includes the Dead Sea region, makes up a third of the occupie…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/01/31/trumps-peace-plan-gives-the-go-ahead-to-israels-biggest-land-grab-in-decades/

Israeli Colonists Attack Village Near Nablus, Shoot One Palestinian
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Many Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands near Nablus, invaded a village and shot one man with a live round after attacking a Palestinian home. Hazem Nasser, the head of Madama Village Council, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, said the attack was carried out by …
imemc.org/article/israeli-colonists-attack-village-near-nablus-shoot-one-palestinian/

Abbas: Palestine Free to End Security Cooperation with Israel
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has reportedly sent a note to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that Palestine now feels free to stop security cooperation with the regime as part of the Oslo accords, which are "disavowed" by a contentious US-devised Middle East plan. Israel's Channel 12 TV reported, …
imemc.org/article/abbas-palestine-free-to-end-security-cooperation-with-israel/

Dead on Arrival: Dissecting Trump's Vision for the Future of Palestine
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
What used to be an idea expressed by only the most extreme right-wing Zionists, namely ridding Israel of its Palestinian citizens, is now part of a "peace" plan and has been given the rubber stamp of the United States government, writes Miko Peled.
mintpressnews.com/dissecting-trump-israel-palestine-mideast-peace-plan/264508/

Army Abducts Two Palestinians, Injures One, Near Tubas
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, two Palestinians, in addition to injuring one with a gas bomb in the shoulder, and caused many others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, near Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, during a nonviolent procession against the ongoing illegal Israeli colonialist activities. Media sources said dozens …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-two-palestinians-injures-one-near-tubas/

Trump's Annexation Scheme: A Stake in the Heart of the Moribund Two-State Solution and Peace
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Since no-peace/peace plans first surfaced in the 1970s, the US and Israel supported Palestinian self-determination in name only. | Both countries opposed the idea since Israel seized Palestinian territory not stolen in 1948. | A two-state solution was theoretically possible years earlier, …
globalresearch.ca/trump-annexation-scheme-stake-heart-moribund-two-state-solution-peace/5702445

Soldiers Attack Worshipers In Al-Aqsa Mosque, Injure Ten
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Friday at dawn, dozens of Muslim worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied Palestinian capital Jerusalem, injured at least ten, and abducted three. Media sources said the Israeli army and the police stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and fired many concussion grenades …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-attack-worshipers-in-al-aqsa-mosque-injure-ten/

Trump's 'peace plan' gives the go-ahead to Israel's biggest land grab in decades
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Donald Trump's ' plan for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict' is catastrophic for Palestinians. One major problem is that it gives the green-light to Israeli politicians' long-held plans to annex the Jordan Valley. | The Jordan Valley, which includes the Dead Sea region, makes up a third of the occupie…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/01/31/trumps-peace-plan-gives-the-go-ahead-to-israels-biggest-land-grab-in-decades/

Palestinian Child Dies From Serious Wounds He Suffered In October 2019
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child died, Friday, from serious wounds he suffered in mid-October of 2019, after Israeli soldiers shot in southern Gaza. The sources said the child, Ala' Hani al-Abbassi, 15, was shot by the soldiers with a high-velocity gas bomb in his head, east of …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-child-dies-from-serious-wounds-he-suffered-in-october-2019/

Palestinian Demolishes Own Home Near Jerusalem
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
A Palestinian citizen, on Friday, began tearing down his own home, near occupied Jerusalem, WAFA News Agency reported. Ibrahim Erekat, from the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, said he was informed by the Israeli municipality of the order to demolish his home, because he lacked an Israeli building …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-demolishes-own-home-near-jerusalem/

Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Massive natural gas discoveries off the coast of Israel and Palestine are 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 Middle…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/pipeline-or-a-pipe-dream-israel-turkey-hydrocarbon-conflict-is-brewing-in-the-mediterranean/

Dead on Arrival: Dissecting Trump's Vision for the Future of Palestine
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
What used to be an idea expressed by only the most extreme right-wing Zionists, namely ridding Israel of its Palestinian citizens, is now part of a "peace" plan and has been given the rubber stamp of the United States government, writes Miko Peled.
mintpressnews.com/dissecting-trump-israel-palestine-mideast-peace-plan/264508/

Israeli Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians In Beit Ummar
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attacked dozens of protesters, wounding one with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. Media sources said the soldiers invaded 'Aseeda area, near the illegal Karmie …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-injure-many-palestinians-in-beit-ummar-3/

The Deliberate Destruction of Gaza's Agriculture: Severe Damage to Crops Following Aerial Herbicide Spraying by Israel
GISHA | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Damage caused by aerial herbicide spraying conducted by Israel on three consecutive days ( January 14-16) along Gaza's perimeter fence has become visible on crops in the Strip. Individuals working with London-based research agency Forensic Architecture collected samples from …
globalresearch.ca/severe-damage-crops-gaza-following-aerial-herbicide-spraying-israel/5702398

How government and media are prepping America for a failed 2020 election
Whitney Webb | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
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. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/how-government-and-media-are-prepping-america-for-a-failed-2020-election/

Soldiers Injure Dozens In Kufur Qaddoum
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly procession against the illegal Annexation Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank. Morad Eshteiwi, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum, said the protesters marched from the center of …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-injure-dozens-in-kufur-qaddoum/

Adalah: Trump Plan Normalizes Israel's Apartheid Regime in West Bank
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Adalah: Plan is no more than joint U.S.
imemc.org/article/adalah-trump-plan-normalizes-israels-apartheid-regime-in-west-bank/

Trump and Putin Made this the Best Week Ever for Netanyahu
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is coasting into his country's third elections on March 2 with the success of two tremendous achievements over the past week that was interestingly made possible by both American and Russian Presidents. U.S. President …
globalresearch.ca/trump-putin-made-best-week-ever-netanyahu/5702401

On Holocaust Memorial Day US Embassy Falsely Claims America Liberated Auschwitz
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
The statement was immediately met with scorn from those who felt it was another example of Soviet erasure and an insult to the enormous sacrifice the Soviet Union made to defeat fascism in Europe.
mintpressnews.com/us-embassy-falsely-claims-us-not-soviet-union-liberated-auschwitz/264527/

On Holocaust Memorial Day US Embassy Falsely Claims America Liberated Auschwitz
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
The statement was immediately met with scorn from those who felt it was another example of Soviet erasure and an insult to the enormous sacrifice the Soviet Union made to defeat fascism in Europe.
mintpressnews.com/us-embassy-falsely-claims-us-not-soviet-union-liberated-auschwitz/264527/

Two Wings, Four Despotisms
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Republican Tyranny, Orange Menace Democracy is trumped in the United States by multiple, overlapping, interrelated and mutually reinforcing forms of despotism. The Trump administration and the Trumpified Republican Party, backed by a cult-like base, embody a creepy, neofascistic variant of the disease. The Republican White House and Senate are currently conducting a tasteless tutorial in…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/two-wings-four-despotisms/

Workers Organization Shares Staff, Cash With Anti-Immigrant Groups
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-01-31
U.S. Tech Workers, a project of the anti-immigrant group Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), has ties to an anti-immigrant hate network and unprecedented access to the Trump administration.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/01/31/workers-organization-shares-staff-cash-anti-immigrant-groups

Workers Organization Shares Staff, Cash With Anti-Immigrant Groups
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-01-31
U.S. Tech Workers, a project of the anti-immigrant group Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), has ties to an anti-immigrant hate network and unprecedented access to the Trump administration.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/01/31/workers-organization-shares-staff-cash-anti-immigrant-groups

Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2020-01-31
Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy…
thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-democracy-trump/

Trump to expand travel ban, targeting immigrants from 6 more countries
rt.com | 2020-01-31
US President Donald Trump will issue an updated version of his controversial travel ban, acting Homeland Security head Chad Wolf said Friday. The existing ban will remain in place, having been okayed by the Supreme Court in 2018. | Speaking to reporters by phone, Wolf said that the updated ban will suspend immigrant visas for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. Non-immigrant visas from these countries will not be affected. | 'Diversity Visas'

Venezuela's Supreme Court Rejects Attempted Takeover of Telesur
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-31
The Supreme Tribunal of Justice declared null and voided the decree on the reorganization of Telesur, following an appeal by Patricia Villegas, current president of the media group. | RELATED: | Labor Party of Mexico Expresses Support for teleSUR | The court declared the 'Decree on the Creation of a Commission for the Reorganization of Telesur Venezuela and its subsidiaries,' presented by opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido and approved by…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-Supreme-Court-Rejects-Attempted-Takeover-of-Telesur-20200131-0011.html

Palestinians around the world reject Trump's 'fraud of the century'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
Palestinians have responded to US President Donald Trump's peace plan with a resounding "no," expressing their frustrations with what they have dubbed as the "fraud of the century." From social media to the streets, Palestinians in the occupied territory and in the diaspora have rejected Trump's vision for the region, criticizing the plan for granting […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/palestinians-around-the-world-reject-trumps-fraud-of-the-century/

"Balfouristans" for Bibi: "Apartheid" Isn't an Insult, It's a Blueprint
Richard Eskow | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
The image on the left is from a map Donald Trump tweeted out with the label, "Vision For Peace: Conceptual Map/The Future of Palestine." The one on the right shows the "Bantustans" created by apartheid-era South Africa in 1970, a move designed to pen the country's black citizens into impoverished "homelands." Any questions? These maps…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/balfouristans-for-bibi-apartheid-isnt-an-insult-its-a-blueprint/

Massive Rejection of Trump's Plan in Palestine, Jordan, Yemen
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-31
Thousands of Palestinians held numerous demonstrations on the first Friday following the announcement of the so-called "Deal of the Century" promoted by the U.S. President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | Palestinian Leaders Taking Steps to Topple Trump's 'Peace Plan' | From Gaza to the West Bank, people protested energetically against what they called "an aparthei…
telesurenglish.net/news/Massive-Rejection-of-Trumps-Plan-in-Palestine-Jordan-Yemen-20200131-0006.html

Students at the University of South Florida rally to increase Black enrollment
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-31
Tampa, FL – A strong crowd of SDS members and concerned students joined together to protest the university's low Black enrollment rates, as well as the administration's refusal to address the problem. | In previous talks with SDS, USF administration made openly racist comments on the student group's proposals, claiming that they were not interested in admitting Black students, but "people who would graduate." These remarks were not taken lightly, and SDS, in response, held a protest to demand a meeting with university President Dr. Steve Currall. SDS's previous actions have received so much attention that the adm…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/30/students…

To Keep the Rohingya Alive
J.B. Gerald | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-31
The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.

What's New About Trump's Mideast 'Peace' Plan? Only the Blunt Crudity of Its Racism
Saree Makdisi | thenation.com | 2020-01-30
What's New About Trump's Mideast 'Peace' Plan? Only the Blunt Crudity of Its Racism.
thenation.com/article/world/israel-palestine-trump-netanyahu/

Trump's "Deal of the Century" Will Not Bring Peace: That was the Plan for the US and Israel
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-30
Much of Donald Trump's long-trailed "deal of the century" came as no surprise. Over the past 18 months, Israeli officials had leaked many of its details. The so-called Vision for Peace unveiled on Tuesday simply confirmed that the US government has publicly adopted the long-running consensus in Israel: that it is entitled to keep permanently …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/trumps-deal-of-the-century-will-not-bring-peace-that-was-the-plan-for-the-us-and-israel/