Twitter Allowing Palestinians To Give Advice To Rioters Challenging American Police And Riot Response...
Twitter user and Palestinian activist Rana Nazzal recently posted a 35-tweet thread of crowd control tools she says are used by Israeli police and soldiers in Palestine. This extensive list Nazzal and other Twitter users have compiled is being used by those attending events to protect themselves and includes strategies to “resist” against American officers…
Israel’s intent to annex part of West Bank may spark new wide-scale Middle East...
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst… Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas announced that the Palestinian state and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) will no longer adhere to the agreements they signed with Israel and the United States. It is a reaction to Israel’s intentions to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank. If…
Israel an Enemy of America
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at The Saker Do the American people gain more than we lose from supporting (and from having billions of our tax-dollars each year donated to) the apartheid and racistly Jewish Israel against the Palestinians — the descendants of the Arabs who prior to Israel’s creation were the vast majority of that…
Israel and Iran face each other in cyberspace
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro… Cyber warfare is one of the main bellicose activities of contemporary times. Through technologically advanced and powerful weapons, the great world powers face each other on the international stage in an invisible field, far from…
Democrats Ratchet Up Opposition To Israeli Settlements As 2020 Election Approaches
Democratic leaders have increasingly voiced their opposition to Israeli settlements, and have criticized the Trump administration for green-lighting such plans. A number of Obama administration officials asked the Democratic National Committee to formally oppose any expansion by the Israeli government. Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden opposes “unilateral” moves by Israel to annex territory claimed by…
Israel can be behind air strikes in Syria
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro… Tensions have worsened in the Middle East. Apparently, the Israeli government is promoting an escalation of violence in Syria with the aim of expelling any trace of Iranian presence from the country, leading to the…
The Arab-Israeli alliance is fueling conflicts in the Middle East
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator… There are 2 camps in the Middle East: those countries which work with ‘Israel’, and those who do not. The countries which have established relationships with ‘Israel’ are Turkey; United Arab Emirates (UAE); Saudi Arabia; Qatar; Bahrain; Oman; Jordan; Egypt. This group of countries is backed up by the…
Russia – Saudi Oil Price War: A Silver Lining For U.S. and Allies
With the news cycle completely dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, another war is being overlooked: the oil war. The oil price war is being waged between Russia and Saudi Arabia after the Russians abruptly broke off talks with the Saudis and other OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) members in early March 2020. Moscow Ends…
As the world turns its attention to the pandemic, Israel is moving forward with...
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro… The West Bank situation is becoming increasingly complicated amid the coronavirus pandemic and territorial disputes between Palestinians and Israelis. At first, the Palestinian Authority and Israel showed signs of cooperation in combating the pandemic. A…
Pollak: The Public Responsibility of a Political Journalist
In 1973, as Israel was reeling from a surprise attack on Yom Kippur, Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan was in a state of shock. The overconfident Dayan, the hero of the Six Day War, had been certain the Arab states would never strike. But with Syrian tanks poised to descend the Golan, and Egyptian infantry…
