Archive for November, 2020

Dispelling Lies About Israel, COVID-19, and Gaza

Palestinian police officers stop a vehicle carrying vegetables during a lockdown amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Gaza City, Sept. 4, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Mohammed Salem. Throughout the past eight months, the BBC has produced numerous multi-platform reports on the topic of the coronavirus pandemic in the Gaza Strip, beginning even […]

Biden mulls appointing Rahm Emanuel to Transportation Department – report

President-elect Joe Biden is considering nominating former White House chief of staff and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel to head the Transportation Department, Axios reported early Monday morning.While it isn’t clear if Emanuel will be officially nominated, it does come at a time when the department is set to have an increasingly prevalent role, as drone-delivery […]

Netanyahu’s attorneys call for dismissal of indictments following police’s ‘criminal’ misconduct

Browse > Home / News / Netanyahu’s attorneys call for dismissal of indictments following police’s ‘criminal’ misconduct November 30, 2020 by Asher Gold Read on for article Severe illegal courses of action were taken by the police when they conducted their investigations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, necessitating the dismissal of the indictments, Netanyahu’s lawyers told […]

Video: CNN Cancels Christmas; “We Just Can’t Do It This Year”

A UK travel agency has announced it will be boycotting Australian airline Qantas over its ‘no vaccine, no flight’ policy, saying travelers should have freedom of choice. Last week, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced the airline would implement a policy barring anyone who has not had the COVID-19 vaccine from using their service. “We are […]

Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Talks Postponed, Officials Say

UNIFIL peacekeepers drive in a vehicle in Naqoura, in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, Oct. 13, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Aziz Taher. US-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon that were scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed until further notice, a Lebanese security source and an Israeli official said on Monday. Long-time foes Israel and Lebanon launched the […]

BDS Faces Setbacks Amid New Political Landscape

Supporters of the BDS movement in South Africa. Photo: Twitter screenshot. The November election produced a mixed result for the BDS movement. The pro-BDS faction in the House of Representatives was enlarged, but large gains for Republicans in the House and in state elections portends continued opposition. The reelection of the “Squad,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), […]

Meet Kaavan, the world’s loneliest elephant, transferred from Islamabad Zoo thanks to Cher

He is 36, overweight and friends with a global superstar. After public outcry and campaigning by U.S. singer Cher, the world’s ‘loneliest elephant’ was finally moved from Pakistan to Cambodia. For years Kaavan was living in substandard conditions in an Islamabad zoo. Now he will retire from public view in an animal sanctuary, surrounded by […]

When ‘aliens’ show up at a West Bank construction site

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Israel has amassed 68 Palestinian bodies as bargaining chips since 2016

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Killing The Future: COVID Madness Will Lead To HALF A MILLION Fewer U.S. Births In 2021

With the latest trend being to root out and cancel anything and everything as racist, Campus Reform went to the University of Florida to see if students know about something that really has been institutionally racist since its inception, Planned Parenthood. It is well documented that the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, was a virulent […]

Dozens of migrants rescued from boats as France and UK sign new deal

Dozens more migrants were rescued by the French coastguard in the English Channel over the weekend as officials agreed a new deal with the UK to reduce the number of crossings. A boat carrying 19 migrants was stopped by customs officials early on Sunday morning off the coast of Boulogne-sur-mer. The regional radio network France […]

Intercom priest: Italian cleric reaching parishoners one visit at a time

It is a gloomy and rainy Sunday morning in Portici, a densely populated town near Naples. Local priest Don Giorgio Pisano walks the streets to visit his parishioners who are forced to stay in because of the lockdown. He cannot see them in their homes, but he can still talk to them on the Intercom. […]

Coronavirus disruption could lead to tens of thousands of malaria deaths in Africa warns WHO

Disruption to malaria treatment caused by the coronavirus pandemic could lead to tens of thousands of malaria deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. In its world malaria report, the organisation says that at 50% reduction in access to treatments could lead to as many as 100,000 extra deaths from a disease that has […]

Iran holds funeral for Fakhrizadeh; state TV says assassination weapons made in Israel

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The Muslim world’s changing dynamics: Pakistan struggles to retain its footing

 Increasing strains between Pakistan and its traditional Arab allies, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, is about more than Gulf states opportunistically targeting India’s far more lucrative market. At the heart of the tensions, that potentially complicate Pakistan’s economic recovery, is also India’s ability to enhance Gulf states’ capacity to hedge their bets amid […]

Poll: Majority Believe BLM Made Racial Tensions WORSE

Appearing before a huge crowd in Pennsylvania Monday night, President Trump described his opponent Joe Biden as a “diehard globalist” who will kill the US economy. “Joe Biden is a diehard globalist who wiped out your steel mills, closed down your factories, killed your coal jobs, outsourced your industries, and supported every horrible terrible ridiculous trade […]

Big Capital & Political Class – A Hoary Collaboration

On his first visit to Jamshedpur in 1925, Mahatma Gandhi did something that was unthinkable to large sections of the workers of Tisco. Not only did Gandhi agree to attend a grand reception arranged for him by the Tatas, he even accepted a steel casket containing a purse. What angered and saddened the workers the […]

FactCheck: WaPo Falsely Claims Joe Biden Will Have First All-Female Senior Communications Team

Claim: The Washington Post suggests Joe Biden’s administration will be the first to have an “all-female senior communications team.” Verdict: False. As many have noted, President Donald Trump has appointed several women to such high-ranking positions throughout his tenure. On Sunday, the Post reported Biden would tap Jen Psaki (pictured), a former Obama-era communications director, to serve […]

EXCLUSIVE: ZOA Head ‘Appalled’ at Biden’s Latest Pick Karine Jean-Pierre, Sees ‘Third Obama Term’

The president of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the nation’s oldest pro-Israel organization, spoke with Breitbart News and expressed his outrage at Joe Biden’s latest pick, Karine Jean-Pierre, who was appointed White House principal deputy press secretary on Sunday evening and has been described as an anti-Israel radical who praised Democrats for shunning a […]

Visiting Dubai is like standing on the sidelines of a gang rape

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New Zealand files 13 safety charges after volcano eruption that killed 22

New Zealand authorities filed safety violation charges on Monday against 10 organisations and three individuals after a volcanic eruption at White Island last year killed 22 people. The island had been a popular tourist destination before the Dec. 9 eruption. But many people now question why tourists were allowed to visit, especially after experts monitoring […]

Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

President-elect Joe Biden has named an all-female senior communications team for his administration at the White House. The move is part of the president-elect’s plan to have a diverse team working in the government. Biden campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director. Jen Psaki, a longtime Democratic spokeswoman, will […]

Israel freeze NIS 600 million in PA funds, penalizing it for policy of paying terrorists

Browse > Home / News / Israel freeze NIS 600 million in PA funds, penalizing it for policy of paying terrorists November 30, 2020 by Aryeh Savir – TPS Read on for article The Security Cabinet decided on Sunday to withhold tax transfers from Israel to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to offset salaries paid by […]

ECAJ’s annual conference via Zoom

Browse > Home / News / ECAJ’s annual conference via Zoom November 30, 2020 by Henry Benjamin Read on for article The Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s annual conference took place yesterday on Zoom with keynote speakers the United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Australia and Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Jillian Segal The […]

Kushner heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar amid regional tension over Fakhrizadeh assassination

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A Day in 2071 – Chapter 2- Conflict

A novelette by Bharat Dogra How different will be the world 50 years from now? If the tendencies of domination and exploitation which are a major cause of distress even today get aggravated greatly in the future conditions of escalating climate change and other serious threats, how will life shape up then, and where will […]

Protecting Indigenous Languages is Protecting Biodiversity

One million animal and plant species face extinction due to human activity, according to the United Nations. Now, think about cultural production—art and literature that we have invested to address the extinction of just a handful of species (passenger pigeon included). Quite a bit actually. The extinction of one million species feels rather abstract, beyond […]

Practicing Gratitude During COVID-19 Pandemic

November 30th, 2020 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World To say that 2020 has been a challenging year for most of us is a profoundly serious understatement. While it’s easy to fall into quiet despair, now might actually be the best time to cultivate positive mental health habits, one of them being gratitude. […]

The planet cannot heal until we rip the mask off the West’s war machine

Making political sense of the world can be tricky unless one understands the role of the state in capitalist societies. The state is not primarily there to represent voters or uphold democratic rights and values; it is a vehicle for facilitating and legitimating the concentration of wealth and power into fewer and fewer hands. In […]

Shrinking the Pentagon

Co-Written by William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger Will the Biden Administration Dare Cut Military Spending? Now that Joe Biden is slated to take office as the 46th president of the United States, advice on how he should address a wide range of daunting problems is flooding in. Nowhere is there more at stake than when it […]

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