Israel cabinet authorizes Netanyahu, Gallant to act against Palestinian fighters
Middle East Monitor / August 23, 2023
Israel’s security cabinet yesterday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant to target the leaders of the Palestinian resistance.
Netanyahu’s office said that the cabinet agreed on a set of measures during its meeting which was called for...
School year for almost 6,000 children in Ain al-Hilweh camp will be delayed, says...
Nada Homsi
The National / August 23, 2023
UNRWA plans to educate pupils nearby after fighting leaves buildings severely damaged and occupied by armed fighters.
The academic year for nearly 6,000 children in Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, will be delayed because its schools were severely damaged during a deadly...
US ‘alarmed’ after video shows Israel shooting Palestinian in back of head
Middle East Monitor / August 23, 2023
The US said, Wednesday, it is “alarmed” after a video appeared to show Israeli forces shooting a Palestinian in the back of his head during a raid in the Occupied West Bank, Anadolu Agency reports.
“We are alarmed by reports of an Israeli shooting...
Gaza fisherfolk can only ‘dream of fishing freely’ under Israel’s blockade
Abdelhakim Abu Riash
Al-Jazeera / August 23, 2023
Dozens in Gaza staged a sit-in after a new wave of violations by Israel saw fishermen arrested, boats seized.
Gaza City – Fisherman Nafez al-Sheikh says his dream is to be able to “fish freely” in the water off the coast of Gaza.
The...
PragerU brings pro-Israel propaganda to Florida schools
Michael F. Brown
The Electronic Intifada / August 22, 2023
Right-wing propaganda is coming to Florida’s students this month as children return to school.
Black American history is under fire and Florida’s LGBTQ+ students and teachers are also being targeted.
In late July, adding insult to injury, the Florida Board of Education approved PragerU Kids videos – promoting...
Netanyahu is unmoved by air force refusers – the occupation doesn’t need them
Meron Rapoport
+972 Magazine / August 22, 2023
The prime minister's indifference to threats by over 1,000 reserve pilots shows that when it comes to Israel’s security, he’s been bluffing the whole time.
In the first months of the protests against the judicial overhaul, it seemed that the mere threat...
Jewish terrorism: like father, like son
Sebastian Ben Daniel
+972 Magazine / August 22, 2023
Israel's terrorists of the '80s faced no real consequences. Now, their children can be found in government and media — and committing their own acts of terror.
Not long after a Jewish settler allegedly shot and killed a 19-year-old Palestinian man, Qosai Jammal...
Will Israel’s protest movement expand to include the occupation ?
Al-Jazeera / August 22, 2023
Prominent Israel scholar says protests’ potential could be limited if they fail to include occupation and Arab citizens.
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis, including members of the military, have poured into the streets this year to protest against a judicial overhaul plan by their...
‘We cannot be selective with justice’: Texas congressional candidate Pervez Agwan is standing up...
Michael Arria
Mondoweiss / August 22, 2023
Progressive challenger Pervez Agwan is looking to unseat Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, a pro-Israel congresswoman who is backed by the lobbying group.
In 2021 the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) launched a new super PAC so they could directly spend money in the 2022 elections.
AIPAC...
New York Mayor Eric Adams meets with Netanyahu, protest leaders in Israel
Al-Jazeera / August 22, 2023
Visiting Israel has become a tradition for mayors of New York City, home to the largest Jewish community outside Israel.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an official visit to Israel — a tradition among the United States...
