Israel-linked assassinations: How much is the US really involved ?
Ted Snider
Responsible Statecraft / December 21, 2020
Less than a month ago, Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was murdered in a storm of bullets and explosions outside Tehran.
Common speculation has Israel as the assassin. A senior Israeli official, involved in the tracking of Fakhrizadeh, told The New York Times that the...
Israel illegally recruits Canadian citizens to its army
Nora Barrows-Friedman
The Electronic Intifada / December 21, 2020
Human rights activists are demanding an end to the Israeli military’s recruitment of Canadians, which violates the laws of that country.
The Canadian government has so far refused to enforce its laws, allowing Israel to continue the practice.
Canadians joined Zionist militias during the...
Palestinians in Israel protest Israel police’s inaction in fight against violence
Middle East Monitor / December 22, 2020
Palestinian residents of Israel yesterday blocked a major highway near Jerusalem in protest against Israeli police's inaction in the fight against violence in Palestinian communities, media reports said.
A convoy of cars started from the village of Ara in the northern city...
Europe MPs call for ending siege on Gaza, allowing covid relief in
Middle East Monitor / December 22, 2020
'Gaza is one of the most densely populated places on earth. The skyrocketing numbers of COVID-19 cases speak of this density'.
A group of 24 Members of the European Parliament (MEP) signed a petition launched by Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med) which...
US sails nuclear-powered submarine through Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions
Bryant Harris
The National / December 21, 2020
The US Navy announced that the 'USS Georgia' and two cruisers have been deployed in Gulf.
The US Navy announced on Monday that it has deployed a nuclear-powered, guided-missile submarine to the Arabian Gulf as tensions with Iran continue to mount.
It said that the USS Georgia submarine...
Microsoft seeks Biden’s backing in fight against Israeli spyware company
TNA Staff
The New Arab / December 19, 2020
Microsoft's President Brad Smith has warned that private companies engineering cybersecurity attacks, such as NSO Group, help proliferate cyber-weapons.
Microsoft has urged Joe Biden's incoming administration to back the technology giant in a legal case against Israeli security firm NSO Group.
Microsoft's President Brad...
