Silencing the Shifting Opinion About Israel
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/04/17/silencing-the-shifting-opinion-about-israel/
Project Esther is more than just a desperate attempt to salvage a crumbling Zionist narrative — it is part of a broader authoritarian shift in U.S. politics, says Tariq Kenney-Shawa. By Tariq Kenney-Shawa Al-Shabaka On Oct. 7, 2024, marking one…
#Politics #CivilRights #Commentary #Constitution #FreeSpeech #Israel #Palestine #Propaganda #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #UntilThisDayHistoricalPerspectivesOnTheNews #1969U.s.ForeignAssistanceAct #AntiRacketeering #AntiTerrorism #Antisemitism #Bds #CanaryMission #Democracy #Hamas #HeritageFoundation #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceAlliance(ihra) #PresidentDonaldTrump #ProjectEsther #Rico #TariqKenneyShawa

So, I'm wondering if these are being launched to spy on #USCitizens -- maybe even take action against them? Weaponized #PoliceDrones is an idea that's been floating for years... Are we about to become a full #PoliceState?

Intelligence officials [FAIL TO] reveal source of drones in classified briefing

by Melissa Koenig, December 18, 2024

"US Coast Guard licensed captain and New Jersey resident Paul Sprieser, 56, has said he does not believe all the sightings can be explained by commercial aircraft or other sanctioned activities.

"'There's a large percentage of them that are not commercial aircraft, like these stationary objects in the sky that are the size of an SUV that are just hanging out there for five or six hours, or seven hours,' Sprieser told DailyMail.com.

"It is possible that the drones could be the result of a 2018 defense contract to develop and test '#counterterrorism' drones.

"The Department of Defense is allowed to deny claims of third-party technologies if the drones were placed on a secure tech list for contract disclosures, which means the government is applying special restrictions to the information.

"The restrictions are added when technologies protect national security or to keep advanced systems hidden from hostile nations, and the developer holds primary liability if the government is not operating the drones, Retired CIA Intelligence Officer Rudy Ridolfi explained to DailyMail.com.

"He noted that the Federal Aviation Administration issued an air restriction alert on November 21 prohibiting flights over the Picatinny base for 'special security reasons' through December 26.

"'This FAA notice shows US drone testing is happening in the area. It's a warning for others to stay out of the area during those dates,' Ridolfi said.

"'While the nature of the testing isn't specified, it's most likely the testing of payloads related to reconnaissance.'

"The drone sightings began in mid-November when drones were spotted over the US Army's Picatinny Arsenal and President-elect Donald Trump's golf course in Bedminster — both in New Jersey.

"In the weeks that followed, similar drones were reported throughout the state, especially in and around Morris county, and have since spread to other states in the region."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/intelligence-officials-reveal-source-of-drones-in-classified-briefing/ar-AA1w4oTQ?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=824e6b335c634e4fad5a4b97424f7e5a&ei=10

Legislating Silence
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/11/27/legislating-silence/
Robert Inlakesh reports on how U.S. Congress plans to target critics of Israel. By Robert Inlakesh MintPress News A coalition of civil rights groups is sounding the alarm over three proposed bills that, they argue, represent an audacious attempt to…
#Politics #CivilRights #Commentary #FreeSpeech #Israel #PressFreedom #U.s. #U.s.Congress #Aipac #AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion(aclu) #AmericanMuslimsInPalestine #AntiTerrorism #ArabAmericanAntiDiscriminationCommittee #DavidKustoff #GeorgeSoros #JonathanSchanzer #Rep.ClaudiaTenney #RobertInlakesh #SamidounPalestinianPrisonerSolidarityNetwork #ScottBessent #Sen.AngusKing #Sen.JohnCornyn #TheHolyLandFoundation.

House Approves “#NonprofitKiller” Bill [#HR9495], Most Dangerous Domestic #AntiTerrorism Bill Since #PatriotAct

#DemocracyNow, November 22, 2024

"The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would empower the Treasury Department to revoke the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it deems has provided material support to a terrorist organization. A broad coalition of civil society groups have opposed the bill, warning that it would give the Trump administration sweeping powers to crack down on political opponents. H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, passed the House 219 to 184 largely along party lines, with 15 Democrats supporting the Republican majority.

"'This bill is essentially a civil rights disaster,' says Darryl Li, an anthropologist, lawyer and legal scholar teaching at the University of Chicago. Li, who recently wrote a briefing paper on the anti-Palestinian origins of U.S. terrorism law, says 'anti-Palestinian racism is one of the great bipartisan unifiers in Congress.'"

Read more / watch / listen:
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/22/nonprofit_bill

#Lebanon: #pager #attacks

'This is an area in which Israel has considerable expertise, with experienced technicians and dedicated applications potentially capable of interacting with all connected objects'.

Pre-delivery implementation: "It seems unlikely to me that such devices could have been transformed into remote bombs without prior modification."

(fr) https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1427439/explosion-de-bipeurs-du-hezbollah-une-operation-inedite-estiment-les-experts-en-cybersecurite.html

HOLY SHIT!

'Can't Make This Up': #Journalist Arrested Under UK #AntiTerror Law Hours After Criticizing It

"I criticized the #TerrorismAct before getting on the plane, then got arrested under the Terrorism Act upon landing."

Brett Wilkins
Aug 21, 2024

"#RichardMedhurst, a #SyriaBritish #IndependentJournalist who defends #Palestinians' right to resist #IsraeliApartheid, occupation, and other crimes, said this week that he was recently arrested at London's Heathrow Airport and held for nearly 24 hours for allegedly running afoul of a highly controversial #AntiTerrorism law critics say is used to silence legitimate dissent.

"Medhurst—who is known for his work opposing U.S., British, and Israeli war crimes in the Middle East and for his advocacy for formerly imprisoned #WikiLeaks founder #JulianAssange —s aid on social media Tuesday: "I criticized the Terrorism Act before getting on the plane, then got arrested under the Terrorism Act upon landing. Can't make this up."

"In a nearly nine-minute video posted Monday night on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, Medhurst said that "on Thursday, as I landed in London Heathrow Airport, I was immediately escorted off the plane by six police officers who were waiting for me at the entrance of the aircraft."

"They arrested me—not detained—they arrested me under #Section12 of the Terrorism Act of 2000 and accused me of allegedly 'expressing an opinion or belief that is supportive of a prescribed organization,' but wouldn't explain what this meant," he continued."

Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/richard-medhurst

And you thought just the Orange One was a #fascist?!! #Biden and friends better shape up and denounce #IsraelWarCrimes. If #Trump wins, it's all on Biden for not taking a stand. I plan on holding my nose and voting for Joe, but it's getting harder for me to convince others to do the same...

Criticizing #Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process

A new #AntiTerrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets.

by Seth Stern
May 10 2024

"Nonprofit news outlets are already struggling even without government harassment, but revocation of their tax-exempt status would be a death knell for outlets doing the kind of in-depth #InvestigativeJournalism that is hardly ever profitable these days. The mere prospect would chill reporting, not only on #Israel but also on #USForeignPolicy generally. And that’s not to mention the threat to nonprofit #PressFreedom organizations that #journalists depend on to protect their rights (including to not get killed in #Gaza).

"Unfortunately, this is just the latest piece of reckless, unnecessary 'national security' legislation that puts the press at risk. Last month, President #JoeBiden ignored #CivilLiberties advocates and signed into law a bill that would allow intelligence agencies to enlist any 'service provider' to help the U.S. spy on foreigners."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2024/05/10/terrorism-bill-nonprofit-journalists-israel-hamas/

In Backlash to Campus #ProPalestine #Protests, Echoes of #StandingRock and the Global Crackdown on #ClimateProtest

The use of #militarized police and “#antiterrorism” laws against #activists is not new in the U.S.

by Alleen Brown, Drilled
This story is co-published with the Center for Media and Democracy and #CensoredNews

May 3, 2024

"As soon as a single #Palestinian activist showed up at an anti-#DakotaAccessPipeline camp on the edge of the Standing Rock reservation in 2016, intelligence analysts for the mercenary security firm #TigerSwan were on alert.

"El-Zabri, the Palestinian activist surveilled at Standing Rock, was among 79 people arrested this week while protesting at the #UniversityOfTexas at #Austin. 'It really felt like the same as Standing Rock, when we were facing the police,' he said.

"''There was a whole army that looked like it was at war in #RiotGear. They eventually used #TearGas and #PepperSpray.'

"'They're afraid of what we have to say and the people that we can touch,' said Cornell senior Yanenowi Logan, who is Deer Clan from the #SenecaNation and has been negotiating with campus administrators.

"Logan said that by standing up for Gazans, she and other Native organizers are also standing up for themselves. 'We want to be able to show them that, hey, we're still here,' she said. 'You can try to kill us. You can burn our crops. You can do whatever you want to do, but we're still going to persist.'"

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/05/drilled-in-backlash-to-campus-pro.html

FBI concerned about possible Islamist attack in US similar to the Russia massacre https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/fbi-concerned-about-possible-islamist-attack-in-us-similar-to-the-russia-massacre/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #antiterrorism #FBI #IslamicState #Russia #UnitedStates

Ukraine Daily Summary - Thursday, February 1

Germany hands over IRIS-T anti-air missiles, armored vehicles, other equipment in latest delivery to Ukraine -- UN Court rules Russia broke international anti-terrorism financing treaty -- Russia suffers large-scale internet outages -- 207 Ukrainian POWs return home; Ukraine says Russian airbase in Crimea struck -- and more

https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Thursday,%20February%201/

"Against the prevailing public mood, many survivors of the Oct. 7 massacres and relatives of those killed or kidnapped are opposing retribution on Gaza."
By Orly Noy: https://www.972mag.com/israeli-survivors-hamas-massacre-revenge/

#resentment #rancor #acceptance #accept #2023War #war2023 #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #antiTerrorism #terrorism #revenge #surviving #ethics @ethics@a.gup.pe #justice #OrlyNoy #972Mag

Enough said #antiterrorism #hamasterrorists #RussiaIsATerroristState

Ever since truck attack in Nice, French police doesn't mess around.

All the roads were blocked by trucks or firefighter trucks to prevent surprise attack
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Hi Mastodon Socials,
I am Sarah (she/her), Social and Political Geographer at the University of Bonn. My favorite topics here & in my writing: #FeministMethods, #LegalGeography, #SocialInequality, #CourtCase|s & #DataViz

I defended my dissertation last year, which centers German #antiterrorism trials in the aftermath of the #SyrianWar, spanning over five years (2015–2020). A short summary of my #Phd project can be found here, at Gender, Place, and Culture:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0966369X.2022.2064835?src=&journalCode=cgpc20