Tim Hayward Blog | January 7, 2019 Peter Ford, former British Ambassador to Bahrain (1999–2003) and Syria (2003–2006), offers the following assessment: At the start of the year the horizon seems to be dominated by the issue of the possible withdrawal of US troops. In reality however the more important action is elsewhere. US withdrawal: […]
21st Century Wire | January 7, 2019 Forward by Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute: The mainstream press coverage of President Trump’s announcement that he would be removing US troops from Syria has been unanimously apocalyptic. Journos who until a few days ago couldn’t care less about the Kurds (certainly not when […]
By Yves Engler | Dissident Voice | January 6, 2019 An explosive CBC expose Friday on the Jewish National Fund should be the beginning of the end for this powerful organization’s charitable status. But, unless the NDP differentiates itself from the Liberals and Conservatives by standing up for Canadian and international law while simultaneously opposing […]
Al-Manar | January 6, 2019 Syrian Foreign Ministry lashed out at the US-led coalition over crimes committed against civilians in the war-torn country, stressing that the coalition have been creating appropriate conditions for ISIL terror group to survive. In a letter sent on Saturday to both UN Secretary-General and the UN Security Council, the Syrian […]
By Tyler Durden – Zero Hedge – 01/05/2019 The Republican-held Senate’s first order of business as it reconvened on Friday for 2019 was to push back against President Trump’s planned Syria withdrawal, as the first bill Republican leadership introduced, led by hawk Marco Rubio, is being described as “an implicit rebuke” of the president’s Syria policy. Senate Bill 1, expected to […]
MEMO | January 4, 2019 A Canadian charity has been investigated for using its donations to fund infrastructure projects on Israeli army and naval bases. The Jewish National Fund of Canada – an affiliate of parent organisation Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael or the Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) – used its donations to fund infrastructure projects on […]
By Dr Daud Abdullah | MEMO | January 2, 2019 There will be no tears now Israel and the US have withdrawn from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Both countries have undermined the organisation’s credibility and brought it into disrepute – UNESCO will be better off without them. UNESCO is governed […]
Palestine Information Center | January 3, 2019 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Israel has drastically reduced the number of Palestinian farmers who are allowed to work their lands located between the separation barrier or wall and the Green Line, according to Israeli official data. According to Haaretz newspaper, in 2018, 72 percent of Palestinian requests for farming […]
The Rabbit Hole | January 3, 2019 Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Final Podcast 2018 Guest: Sarah Abed Topic: US “Withdrawal” from Syria On this episode of Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox we discussed Trump’s announcement to withdraw US troops from Syria, the media’s reaction, and the impact this will have on Kurdish militias and Syria’s ultimate fight against […]
Palestine Information Center – January 1, 2018 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Over the course of 2018, the United Nations has voted to adopt some 27 condemnations — the vast majority of which were directed at Israel. According to Hillel Neuer, executive director of United Nations Watch, 21 of the 27 condemnations were aimed at Israel. Iran, […]
