Stories written by PhilipGiraldi
IMEMC – A Palestinian lawyer was found dead in his apartment, on Tuesday, after being tortured during a 45-day detention by Israeli forces, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society. Amjad al-Safadi, aged 39, was beaten, shocked and put under continuous observation, leading to extreme psychological distress, ultimately pushing him to commit suicide, a statement by […]
IMEMC – Plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes were approved by the Israeli government, during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, according to an Israeli NGO — this in addition to over 500 Palestinian structures that were demolished throughout the US-brokered “peace negotiations”. The negotiation period formally ended today. Israeli Prime […]
IMEMC – The so-called Civil Administration Office, run by the Israeli military in the occupied Palestinian territories, designated around 28,000 Dunams of Palestinian lands, beyond the Annexation Wall, as state lands. The move will be later followed by constructing and expanding Jewish settlements. Israeli daily, Haaretz, has reported that Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, who coordinates […]
IMEMC – Israeli settlers destroyed over 150 Palestinian-owned olive trees south of Nablus, on Monday, according to a Palestinian official. PA representative Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma’an that settlers from Yitzhar raided Huwwara village, cutting down over 150 trees. The olive trees belonged to Fatima Audah, Ghazi […]
By Ali Abunimah. Electronic Intifada – Anti-Palestinian advocates are up in arms over US Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning that Israel could become an “apartheid state” in the absence of a “two-state solution.” The Anti-Defamation League declared itself “startled and disappointed” that Kerry would use the “offensive term ‘apartheid’ to warn what might become of Israel should an […]
IMEMC – Held by Israel under arbitrary detention orders without charges or trial, 186 Palestinian detainees continued their hunger strike for the fourth day. In a press release, Sunday, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) stated that the Administrative Detainees expressed that their hunger strike is their way to demand their legitimate rights, and called for […]
Ma’an News – Israel must stop shooting at Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, Human Rights Watch said Friday, noting four have been killed near the border fence since the beginning of 2014. A report by the New York-based watchdog cited UN data which also said more than 60 civilians were wounded by Israeli gunfire near […]
By Philip Giraldi. UNZ – It is being reported that the attempt by Director of Central Intelligence John Brennan to steer the CIA away from paramilitary action and back towards conventional spying and analysis is not going well. Media coverage of the problem is depicting it as being partly driven by bureaucratic obstacles associated with budgeting and […]
Sheldon Adelson is known for using his billions to promote Israeli interests. The excerpt below is from “Gingrich: Only Campaign Finance Reform Will Limit Billionaire Influence” by Billy House. Gingrich was asked about the gathering of some top Republicans in Las Vegas for what officially is the spring meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition. Some have even […]
By Billy House. National Journal – Newt Gingrich says all the attention to be paid in Las Vegas by GOP officials and wannabe presidents this weekend to billionaire campaign donor Sheldon Adelson—a patron of Gingrich’s 2012 White House bid—is something that won’t go away until genuine campaign finance reform occurs. “Whether it’s the Koch brothers or […]
