In the first move of its kind, a UK university has divested from companies that supply military equipment to the Israeli army following a student campaign. The University of Leeds this weekend made the decision to divest from three companies which were found to be complicit in the violation of Palestinian human rights: Airbus, United […]
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Archives for 2018
Israel delivers Demolition Notices to School, 3 Structures in Hebron
HEBRON (Ma’an) — The Israeli authorities delivered demolition notices to one school and three housing structures in the Masafer Yatta area in the south Hebron hills in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, on Monday. Coordinator of a local settlement against the Israeli separation wall, Rateb al-Jbour, reported that Israeli forces stormed the Khillet […]
Turkey Warns US that Trump’s New Iran Sanctions are “Dangerous”
Tokyo (AFP) – Turkey has warned Washington against its new sanctions on Iran, saying isolating the Islamic Republic is “dangerous”, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday. Washington this week imposed a second set of sanctions on Iran that aim to isolate the country’s banking sector and slash its oil exports. Eight countries including Turkey […]
NBC, Facebook and even Fox finally Pull Trump’s Racist Campaign Ad
New York (AFP) – Fox News, NBC and Facebook have pulled a Trump campaign ad branded racist, which equates a convicted Mexican murderer with Central American migrants en route to the US border. NBC pulled the ad after coming under fire for showing the commercial during the widely watched “Sunday Night Football” program ahead of […]
As World warns of WW I-Style Nationalisms, Top 5 Nations Trump Demonizes
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – French President Emmanuel Macron warned, as Europe prepares to commemorate the end of World War I a century ago on November 11, that the world is entering a new age of destructive nationalism. Virulent nationalism roiled Europe and killed over 80 million people in the two world wars. That is […]
One Small Step by a Trump into Nuclear Armageddon
By James Carroll | – (Tomdispatch.com) – It was only an announcement, but think of it as the beginning of a journey into hell. Last week, President Donald Trump made public his decision to abrogate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), a 1987 agreement with the Soviet Union. National Security Advisor John Bolton, a Cold […]
Christian Leaders Seek Repeal of Israel’s biased Jewish Nation Law
Jerusalem (AFP) – Senior Catholic clerics in Jerusalem called Sunday for Israel to repeal a controversial law giving Jews a “unique” right to self-determination in the country. “We must draw the attention of the authorities to a simple fact,” bishops and archbishops of the Roman Catholic, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic and Greek Melkite churches said […]
Dissident Saudi Khashoggi’s Body Was Dismembered, Dissolved in Acid: Report
Citing unnamed officials, the Turkish news report said that the suitcases were taken to the Saudi consul general’s house on the same day i.e. Oct. 2 where his body was allegedly dissolved in acid. Turkish media Sabah reported Sunday that Jamal Khashoggi’s body was dismembered and put into five suitcases after he was strangled in […]
Yemen: Pro-Saudi and Pro-Sana’a Forces Battle at Hodeida as UN Warns of ‘Living Hell’
Hodeida (Yemen) (AFP) – Intensified fighting shook a key rebel-held port city on Yemen’s Red Sea coast on Sunday, leaving dozens dead as the United Nations warned that children in the war-torn country face “a living hell”. The bloodshed comes despite growing international pressure to end a years-long conflict that has killed thousands and pushed […]