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December 2, 2017 Stan, Here is the latest news and opinion from Mondoweiss. Know anyone that you think would enjoy this newsletter? Share this sign-up link with them! Flynn’s indictment over Russian influence reveals… Israel’s influence! By Philip Weiss Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about reaching out to the Russians in 2016. But he did so at the president's urging on behalf of Israel, to quash a Security Council resolution against settlements the Obama administration was allowing to pass. The Russians ignored Flynn's advice. And the Israel lobby is still the elephant in the room. Read in browser » Dangerous signs that Trump, Netanyahu and the Saudi Crown Prince are planning wider Mideast war By James North The Mideast could soon explode in a wider war, as Trump, Netanyahu and the Saudi Crown Prince may be targeting Lebanon and, ultimately, Iran. Read in browser » The education of Kamala Harris By Katie Miranda After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted a photograph of himself with a smiling Senator Kamala Harris, a progressive looks into her record on the Muslim ban, immigration reform, and Medicare for all and finds it stellar. Then discovers her unabashed support for Israel and is shocked. Read in browser » Palestinian farmer, 48, killed by settlers on his land in Qusra By Kate Israeli settlers from the illegal Yash Kod settlement outpost raided Palestinian lands near Qusra and shot and killed a farmer, Mahmoud Ahmad Zaal Odeh, 48, as he was working the land. The same day an Israeli soldier was killed by a stabbing in Arad, in the Negev. Read in browser » Israeli consul warns American Jews: ‘Our marriage is Catholic — no divorce’ By Philip Weiss Israeli consul general Dani Dayan warns American Jews that recent differences with Israel must not lead to a divorce from that country. "We may be Jewish but our marriage is Catholic, there is no divorce in our marriage. We may need a lot and apparently we do need a lot of marital counseling, but-- no divorce in our marriage," he said. Read in browser » In age of forest fires, Israel’s law against Palestinian goats proves self-inflicted wound for Zionism By Jonathan Cook A ban by Israel on herding black goats – on the pretext they cause environmental damage – is to be repealed after nearly seven decades of enforcement that has decimated the pastoral traditions of Palestinian communities. The Israeli government appears to have finally conceded that, in an age of climate change, the threat of forest fires to Israeli communities is rapidly growing in the goats’ absence. Jonathan Cooks writes that the story of the lowly black goat, which has been almost eliminated from Israel, is not simply one of unintended consequences. It serves as a parable for the delusions and self-destructiveness of a Zionism bent on erasing Palestinians and creating a slice of Europe in the Middle East. Read in browser » Why a children’s book has Zionists losing their minds By Steven Salaita In this moment of nuclear proliferation, police brutality, resurgent Nazism, and stunning inequality, Zionists have managed to find the real enemy:  a children’s book.  The offending title is 'P is for Palestine', and Zionists have reacted as if it’s the Hamas charter. Why? Simply put, nothing threatens Israel more than the survival of Palestinian identity through successive generations, which is exactly what 'P is for Palestine' tries to accomplish. Read in browser » Facebook Twitter Website Email