Israel is keeping Palestinians in the Dark Ages technologically, at least 16 years behind the rest of the world in internet access, denying human development, which is a human right.
How Israel represses the internet in Palestine
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Israeli military kills five Palestinians, injures 1,778 since Monday
Demonstrations continue, casualty numbers are on the rise since Trump’s announcement on Monday, recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Neocons in Trump’s new cabinet, expect armed conflict
Tom Cotton, expected to become CIA director, is owned by the Israel Lobby. In 2014 he received $1 million from the Emergency Committee for Israel and additional money from the Republican Jewish Coalition… Foundation for Defense of Democracies is neocon central… expect the neocons to initiate armed conflict…
Dionne and Shields ignore the Adelson in the room
Two major commentators said Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital because he wanted to influence evangelical voters, but left out that Trump’s largest donor was Sheldon Adelson, who has been demanding the embassy be moved to Jerusalem, and that Trump’s campaign promise about the embassy was given at AIPAC’s national convention in Washington DC, not in a red state…
The President Who Stole Christmas
A Palestinian in Jerusalem describes the impact of Trump’s announcement that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel: “Prior to this announcement, we were in the first week of a joyous Christmas… Christmas trees in every shop and restaurant, Santa hats in cars and Christmas carols sung everywhere. Giant Christmas trees lit in the main squares of the cities with tens of thousands of Christians and Muslims celebrating together…”
Tillerson, Mattis Warned Trump Against Embassy Move
Trump decided to keep his campaign pledge, despite warnings from Mattis and Tillerson that the move would endanger US diplomats, undermine the peace process, and be condemned in both Arab countries and America’s most important Eurpean allies. Domestically, Trump has little to worry about. Democrats have fawned over Israel for 70 years, the Republicans’ Christian Evangelical base supports the embassy move, and the GOP has been desperate to break into what was once a Democrat-only monopoly on Jewish-American political funding—and Jewish votes…
Shadowy Israeli App Turns Jewish Americans Into Foot Soldiers In Online War
An Israeli organization operating in the U.S. recruits Jewish teens and adults for a propaganda project led by former Israeli intelligence officers. It has close ties to Israel’s intelligence services, its Ministry of Strategic Affairs, is funded by billionaires Sheldon Adelson and Paul Singer, and sometimes operates out of local Jewish community centers…
Breaking: Hardcore Israel partisans pushing to take over the Trump administration?
Several items reported by Jewish Insider indicate a major push by hardcore Israel partisans to take over the Trump administration. They have long been trying to push out Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has opposed some of the Israeli agenda…
30 ‘Top female bloggers & influencers’ are visiting Israel
JTA and the Times of Israel report that 30 top ‘social media savvy’ women, including a former Saturday Night Live member, are visiting Israel on a a free trip to Israel “focused on Jewish values” that partners with 200 other Jewish outreach organizations and Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs….
Israel’s ‘refusers’: Why we, too, feel ‘occupied’
Many Israelis have refused to serve in Israel’s occupation forces – hear why they’ve sometimes gone to prison rather than take part in oppression…