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Israel, Mideast’s Self-Proclaimed Only Democracy, Backs Coup Against Venezuela’s Democratically Elected Government

While Guaidó’s long-term prospects remain in question, it is possible that Netanyahu sees a potential leader who could reopen ties with Israel and even open an embassy in Jerusalem, to which Netanyahu has been pushing countries to relocate their embassies.

Alexander Rubinstein
بواسطة Alexander Rubinstein
Israel | Palestine | Venezuela

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL -- Israel has recognized opposition figure Juan Guaidó as the president of Venezuela, following in the footsteps of Washington and a host of other nations. On Sunday, Israel became the second country of questionable legitimacy, following Kosovo, to recognize the formerly obscure opposition figure as the country’s leader. As

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Former UN Expert: US Sanctions in Venezuela Largely Responsible for Crisis, Possible “Crime Against Humanity”

“What’s at stake is the enormous, enormous natural resources of Venezuela. And I sense that if Venezuela had no natural resources no one would give a damn about Chavez or Maduro or anybody else there.” — Former UN official Alfred de Zayas

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Venezuela | Sanctions

LONDON -- In a comprehensive interview with the U.K.-based outlet The Independent published on Sunday, former special UN rapporteur Alfred de Zayas claimed that crippling U.S. sanctions imposed on Venezuela for the past several years are illegal and amount to “economic warfare” against the Bolivarian Republic. De Zayas also asserted that the U.S.

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France’s Red Scarves: Ready-Made Counter-Protest and New Media Darlings

The pressure will now grow to disperse the Yellow Vest movement while also attempting to use the Red Scarves to manufacture support for draconian government policies and police crackdowns aimed at finally ending the establishment-threatening protests.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
France | Red Scarves Protests

PARIS -- As the “Yellow Vest,” or Gilet Jaunes, protest in France continues to perplex and concern the French government and European elites, a new “counter-protest” has emerged in response to the popular protest movement now entering its 12th week. Protesters branding themselves as the “Red Scarves,” or Foulards Rouge, descended on Paris this

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Benny Gantz Runs on “Heroic” Gaza Slaughters Undertaken at Netanyahu’s Command

Gantz, much like most Israeli generals today, can claim to have accomplishments all day long; the fact remains, however, that for decades no Israeli general has faced another army.

Miko Peled
بواسطة Miko Peled
Benny Gantz | Israel

JERUSALEM -- A dramatic headline in Israel’s daily Haaretz declares that, according to recent polls, former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz is the first person in a decade within reach of unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. To begin with, one might think, “who cares?” So an Israeli general with his hands dripping in Palestinian blood will

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Netanyahu’s Bid to Win Reelection Could Lead to War with Syria and Hezbollah

Netanyahu announced his responsibility for the multiple bombings in Syria–an unprecedented break with Israel’s protocol of silence. He has used the army as an advertising tool for his forthcoming election.

Elijah Magnie
بواسطة Elijah Magnie
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, talks with Israeli soldiers at a military outpost during a visit at Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights overlooking the Israel-Syria border on, Feb. 4, 2015. Baz Ratner | AP

Elijah Magnier -- Israel has attacked Syria many times during the last seven years of war imposed on Syria. It has run red-lights and broken taboos in order to provoke the “Axis of the Resistance” inside Syria but has refrained from infuriating Hezbollah in Lebanon. Nevertheless, the most recent Israeli attack has pushed Syria and its allies beyond

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Donald Trump’s ‘Axis of Evil’: Pompeo, Bolton and Abrams

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has appointed notorious neoconservative hawk, Elliott Abrams, as the U.S. special envoy for Venezuela.

Common Dreams
بواسطة Common Dreams
Axis of Evil

Washington (Common Dreams)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on countries to "pick a side" on Venezuela, urging them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido in a Saturday speech at the UN Security Council in New York. "Now, it is time for every other nation to pick a side. No more delays, no more games. Either you stand with the forces

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