“Foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.” — George Washington, 1796
by Jason Ditz, antiwar.com
US-born Jewish photojournalist had been covering Israel since 1983
Violence against Palestinians and the press has been on going problem in Israel in general for years, but the level of such incidents in the occupied West Bank has reached a fevered pitch in recent months, with Israeli settlers attacking people with virtual impunity.
At least 350 Palestinian children currently face “harsh conditions” in Israeli prisons.
aljazeera.com
On Tuesday, Israeli forces arrested at least six children from Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the report said.
The organisation said information regarding the number of children arrested in Gaza is unclear, given the thousands of missing persons in the besieged Gaza Strip, including children, and the ongoing policy of enforced disappearance.
middleasteye.net
As Israel's elections draw closer, the establishment of a Palestinian state has taken centre stage in the campaigns of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his leading opponent, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot.
The two politicians have traded barbs, accusing each other of supporting a Palestinian state.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that Florida’s HB 3, which takes aim at addictive social-media design, is likely constitutional as applied to members of the suing trade groups. The three-judge panel vacated a lower court’s injunction and allowed the law to take effect while the case continues. The judges said the statute implicates speech but regulates features and functions, not viewpoints, which makes it content-neutral under the First Amendment.
The US still hasn't admitted to bombing the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School, an attack that killed at least 120 children
by Dave De Camp, antiwar.com
Posted by Tyler Durden, Authored by Milan Adams via Preppgroup,
Posted by Tyler Durden: By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com,
The United States is putting another 17 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on offer, one day after the IEA accelerated emergency stock releases as governments scramble to get more oil and fuel into a tight market.
by: The Macro Butler via zerohedge.com
Confidence comes from the Latin ‘Confidere’, to trust fully. Its cousin credere, to believe, gave us credit, creditor and credibility, which tells you everything: finance is theology with spreadsheets. A credit is a belief with a maturity date. A creditor is a believer with a lawyer. A currency is a belief that went to the printers.
Posted by Tyler Durden: Authored by Madge Waggy via MadgeWaggy.blogspot.com,
Apple spent 100 days refusing to feature a single conservative news story in its morning feed.
The FTC sent Apple a formal warning and Apple said nothing.
Now Apple is using your iPhone to tell you which candidates to vote for.