PARIS (Ma’an) — France reportedly threatened to boycott the Eurovision song contest to be held in Tel Aviv, in southern Israel, as a form of protest against an Israeli television series which portrays France’s entry in the competition as a terrorist. Hebrew-language news outlets reported, on Thursday, that the Israeli television series entitled “Douze Points,” […]
Archives for February 2019
Germany refuses to Sell arms to Saudi Arms Ban despite British Lobbying
Berlin (AFP) – Germany said Wednesday it would hold firm on its decision to halt weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, shrugging off British warnings that the embargo could hurt European credibility and efforts to bring peace in Yemen. “The stance of the government is that we won’t deliver weapons to Saudi Arabia at the moment,” […]
DC “Think Tanks” are up to Their Necks on Foreign Money: Shouldn’t it be Public?
(Tomdispatch.com) – The 2016 elections awakened Americans to a startling reality: the country’s political system is ripe for foreign interference. The Russians took full advantage of social media with bot armies and through unregistered foreign agents. While their influence garnered considerable attention and has led to increased enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), […]
How Trump could End the disastrous Yemen War in Just Days if he Wanted To
“It would affect their ability to fight immediately.” (The Progressive) – The murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has intensified Washington’s debate over the war in Yemen. On February 13, by a 248-177 vote, the House of Representatives passed a War Powers Act resolution to end U.S. participation in the war. But officials in […]
Lindsey Graham to embattled SecDef on Syria Withdrawal: ‘Dumbest F*cking Idea’
Washington, DC (AFP) – Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan was quizzed by US lawmakers on President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from Syria The fate of Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan was thrown into the spotlight Wednesday following media reports of a fraught discussion he had with senior US lawmakers over […]
Israeli Assaults on Aqsa Mosque Worshipers Threaten Jerusalem Status Quo: Ashrawi
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member, Hanan Ashrawi, said on Wednesday, commenting on Israeli escalation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem over the past two days, “Israel is pursuing an irresponsible and dangerous policy in occupied East Jerusalem that aims to alter the historic status quo in the […]
How Kushner and other Key Trump Officials Plotted to Give Saudis the Atom Bomb in Return for Billions
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Reform has issued a Report on a plot to make billions of dollars by selling Saudi Arabia sensitive American nuclear technology that could allow the Kingdom to develop nuclear weapons. The scheme required breaking US law, which forbids technology transfers that might […]
White Terrorist in Coast Guard who Plotted Mass Killings of Dems, Journalists is Arrested
By Chris Lefkow | – Washington, DC (AFP) – A US Coast Guard officer who espoused white supremacist views and drafted a target list of Democratic politicians and prominent media figures has been arrested on firearms and drug charges. Christopher Paul Hasson, 49, an admirer of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, was arrested last week […]
Europe Rejects Trump’s demand they Take Back Captured ISIL Extremists
by Francis Curta with Dmitry Zaks in London | – Paris (AFP) – European officials on Monday gave a cold shoulder to a call by US President Donald Trump to take back citizens captured in the fight against Islamic State jihadists in Syria for prosecution back home. Concerns rose about the fate of European nationals […]
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