| After 5 years WAC-MAAN recognized by “Movilei Dror” Company to represent formerly unorganized truck drivers Assaf Adiv – WAC-MAAN – Out of about 15,000 drivers of heavy trucks, only about 1200 are organized within the Histadrut. The unorganized truckers include three main groups: veteran Israeli Jews, Russians whose Hebrew is not fluent, and Arabs. [bz] | |
| Temple movement rabbi advocating genocide David Sheen – The Electronic Intifada – A group of Rabbis purporting to revive the “Sanhedrin” – the supreme Jewish judicial body which existed in Hellenistic and Roman times – have declared a “trial” of Pope Francis, US President Obama and various other world leaders on charges of “crimes against the Jewish people”. Speaking to followers gathered at a Yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sanhedrin head Rabbi Yisrael Ariel called for conquest of all territory eastwards up to and including Iran, destroying all mosques and churches and forcing all non-Jews to choose between death or renouncing their religions. [ak] | |
| World Bank warns of `high risk` of Palestine-Israel conflict Ma`an – In a report released Tuesday, the World Bank pointed to war, reduced donor aid, the suspension of revenue payments, and ongoing restrictions by Israel as having had “a severe impact on the Palestinian economy.” “The persistence of this situation could potentially lead to political and social unrest,” the report said. “In short, the status quo is not sustainable and downside risks of further conflict and social unrest are high,” said the World Bank. The percentage of the population living under the poverty line has reached 39 percent in Gaza and 16 percent in the West Bank. It said the “Palestinians are getting poorer on average for the third year in a row. [bz] | |
| Erekat `disappointed` with Obama`s UN speech at general assembly – not mentioning even the Palestinian issue. Ma`an – “Does president Obama think he can beat ISIS or achieve peace and security in the Middle East by ignoring the constant Israeli occupation, settlement activity, and attacks on al-Aqsa mosque?” [bz] | |
| Smear campaign following Palestinian activist`s US tour Jewish Voice for Peace – Bassem Tamimi, Palestinian Human Rights Activist from Nabi Saleh on a 6-week US lecture tour, spoke to third grade class pupils at the BJM Elementary School in Ithaca. In the aftermath the school came under strong attack. The Ithaca School District superintendent listed as “egregious” several facts addressed by Mr. Tamimi, including that Israel has broken international human rights law, that in many instances Israelis have killed Palestinians in the West Bank and that Israel controls the resources in the occupied territory. The school responded by stating that “bringing human rights activists from various countries into the classroom is part of the curriculum”. [ak] | |
| Senators Face to Face with the Children of Palestinian Villages Slated for Demolition Donna Baranski-Walker – Rebuilding Alliance – In follow-up to her tweets last Friday, the Senior Senator from California, Dianne Feinstein, is sponsoring a briefing on Monday September 28 at 3pm in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room SD106 called, “Face to Face with the Children of Palestinian Villages Slated for Demolition: Calls from Congress Keep their Villages Standing.” [bz] | |
Selection of earlier days:
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| Ya’alon: We know who firebombed Palestinians, justice is coming The Times of Israel – Defense minister defends lack of progress on solving Duma attack that killed Dawabsha family, says his earlier comments on issue were taken out of context [ry] Hunger striking prisoner refuses water AFP Incident Revealed – the UK Charity Facilitating Donations to Israeli Settlements Speechless: The farewell address Israel`s UN envoy should have delivered Clashes as thousands march in slain Palestinian`s funeral Ma`an News Agency – “NABLUS – Thousands of Palestinians marched in the funeral of Ahmad Izzat Khatatbeh, 25, who died on Thursday from wounds sustained by Israeli forces at the Beit Furik checkpoint in the occupied West Bank last week…He was the third Palestinian to die at the hands of Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territory this week.” ca How Israel Keeps Palestinians Off a Third of All West Bank Land Amos Harel – Haaretz “Kerem Navot nonprofit reports on how closed military zones have worked to shape the map in the settlers` favor…The bottom line is that currently nearly 1,765,000 dunams (about 436,000 acres) – nearly one-third of the land in the West Bank – is closed to the Palestinians, on the grounds that these are military zones.” ca Shira Rubin – Forward “Over the past year, “price taggers” have shifted from vandalizing properties and uprooting Palestinian olive trees to attacks that aim to inflict physical harm, said Udi Levy, chief commander of the task force against West Bank settler violence…Nasser Dawabsheh, Saad Dawabsheh’s brother, said that while he and his neighbors have always been peaceful, he fears for the future of this village, where the Dawabsheh family home, still reeking of smoke, has become a sort of pilgrimage site for Palestinians.” ca | |||
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