Biden Has Defended US Allies' Use of Lethal Force Against Civilians
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-04
On an October evening in 2002, while quietly embroidering on the porch of her home in Nablus in the West Bank, 60-year-old Shaden Abu Hijleh was shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces. A grandmother and community activist involved in promoting the arts, women's and children's advocacy, serving the needy and nonviolent resistance to the occupation, she had no links to any violent or extremist organizations. No protests or other vio…
truthout.org/articles/biden-has-defended-us-allies-use-of-lethal-force-against-civilians/

Wildcat strike by sanitation workers against CHP administration in Maltepe, Turkey
wsws.org | 2019-11-04
Simultaneous with the Maltepe municipal workers' strike, workers in other municipalities, including àúskàºdar, Ata≈üehir, ƒ∞stanbul, Aliaƒüa, ƒ∞zmir, Aydƒ±n, and elsewhere are protesting against austerity and layoffs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/04/turk-n04.html

Iraqi Communists condemn repression, say "moment of real change" has arrived
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-04
Iraq's Communist Party called for a new type of government and for the momentum of the current uprising to continue until its demands are realized as roads were blocked in Baghdad on Sunday. A party statement branded the current system a "terrible failure at all levels" as mass anti-government protests over unemployment, corruption, and poor …
peoplesworld.org/article/iraqi-communists-condemn-repression-say-moment-of-real-change-has-arrived/

Congressional bill on Hong Kong lays bare U.S.' colonial ambitions
Ian Goodrum | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-04
Well, here we are again. The United States continues to run its mouth about the Hong Kong protests, this time in the form of legislation. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3289, deemed the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act." It was approved by voice vote so an exact tally can't …
peoplesworld.org/article/congressional-bill-on-hong-kong-lays-bare-u-s-colonial-ambitions/

US Blames Palestinians for Israeli State Terror Against Them
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Israel is a police state, masquerading as democratic, State terror is the favored strategy against millions of Palestinians. They endure mass arrests, abductions, imprisonments for political reasons, torture, and other forms of persecution. | In its latest quarterly report through September, …
globalresearch.ca/us-blames-palestinians-israeli-state-terror-against-them/5693917

Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here's How to Get It Back
Phyllis Bennis | thenation.com | 2019-11-04
Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here's How to Get It Back.
thenation.com/article/trump-war-kurds-turkey/

'Like a giant ISIS recruiting poster': Trump's Syrian oilfield occupation slammed by 'moderate' rebel recruiter Biden
rt.com | 2019-11-04
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden — who, back in the good old Obama administration days, lobbied for the arming of 'moderate' rebels in Syria — slammed Trump for downgrading the US military to an oilfield occupation force. | "Leaving troops behind like [Trump's] doing now — he says that what he wants to do is we're going to occupy the oil fields and we're going to take 'em," Biden told the Wall Street Journal. He expressed deep regret that the vacuum left by the withdrawal of US troops has disastrously been filled by the (legitimate) Syrian government, Russia, and (probably worst of al…
rt.com/news/472547-syria-oil-trump-biden/

The Missing Pieces of the Al-Baghdadi Execution Puzzle
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Casting aspersions over the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Russia's seasoned Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed [1] while speaking to Rossiya 24 broadcaster that the Islamic State and its slain "caliph" were the spawns of the United States. Being …
globalresearch.ca/missing-pieces-al-baghdadi-execution-puzzle/5693850

Nord Stream 2: There's No Stopping the World's Most Politically Charged Pipeline
Irina Slav | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
This week, Denmark granted Gazprom approval for its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, a project that is set to bring 55 billion cubic meters of Russian gas into Europe annually. It is one of the most controversial pipeline projects …
globalresearch.ca/no-stopping-world-most-politically-charged-pipeline/5693915

Russia Is "Skeptical" of the US Sponsored' "Indo-Pacific" Concept
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
The interview that Russian Prime Minister Medevedev gave to the Bangkok Post during his recent visit to Thailand to attend the ASEAN Summit there served to remind everyone of Russia's skepticism towards the US' "Indo-Pacific" concept, which he believes reduces …
globalresearch.ca/medvedev-told-asean-russia-skeptical-us-indo-pacific-concept/5693925

Trump's Obsession With Ukraine Has Deep Roots
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-04
During the 2016 campaign candidate Donald Trump was always a bit odd about Russia. He claimed he knew Russian President Vladimir Putin, then denied he knew him a dozen different times. He insisted that the Ru…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-obsession-with-ukraine-has-deep-roots/

"Japanization" and Abenomics: The Saga of Japan's Falling Economy
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
For last thirty years, the world has been watching the saga of downfall of the Japanese economy. | In particular, the world has been watching with curiosity and even worry about the amazing adventure of Abenomics. | The disappointing performance of the …
globalresearch.ca/japanization-abenomics-saga-falling-japanese-economy/5693854

A Dark Day for Press Freedom in Turkey After Politically Motivated Trial Injustice
commondreams.org | 2019-11-04
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/11/04/dark-day-press-freedom-turkey-after-politically-motivated-trial-injustice?cd-origin=rss

Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh) Exacts Revenge on Turkey for Selling Al-Baghdadi Out
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
A carbomb exploded [1] in northern Syria killing 13 and wounding 20. The blast on Saturday ripped through a crowded market in Tal Abyad, a town recently occupied by Turkish-backed militant proxies. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the …
globalresearch.ca/islamic-state-exacts-revenge-turkey-selling-al-baghdadi-out/5693891

Life in the Most Drone-bombed Country in the World
Ali M. Latifi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Khalid still remembers the first time he heard about drones. He was 10 years old, sitting in his school classroom in Khogyani, a district near the Durand Line in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. A group of his friends animatedly discussed …
globalresearch.ca/life-most-drone-bombed-country-world/5693919

MH17: The Quest for Justice
Askiah Adam | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Introduction | On Saturday, 17th August 2019, an international conference, "MH17: The Quest for Justice" was held at the International Islamic University Malaysia (UIIM) in its Main Auditorium in response to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) Report made public in …
globalresearch.ca/mh17-quest-justice/5693847

Glyphosate: US Pressures Thailand Over Monsanto Poison Ban
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Under Thailand's new government, efforts to ban toxic pesticides and herbicides including those made by US agricultural giant Monsanto were first accelerated, and have now finally succeeded. | Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul bluntly stated that "the …
globalresearch.ca/us-embassy-pressures-thailand-monsanto-poison-ban/5693861

Walking Through Aleppo: "Why Did Your Government Do This". I Don't Want to Hear You Say, "I'm Sorry."
Greta Berlin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
We had spent most of the day in the destroyed Armenian quarter of Aleppo. Nothing remained to be salvaged, the foreign mercenaries, supported by the US and its lapdogs had made sure of it. The most beautifulplace in Aleppo was …
globalresearch.ca/walking-through-aleppo-why-did-your-government-do-this-i-dont-want-to-hear-you-say-im-sorry/5693941

Why the Sri Lankan Tamil parties appeal to the UNP and SLPP presidential candidates
wsws.org | 2019-11-04
The Tamil parties, like their bourgeois counterparts in Colombo, fear the unity of workers across ethnic lines.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/04/slel-n04.html

The US Tramples on International Law
Alfred de Zayas, Urs Gasche and F Zollmann | indybay.org | 2019-11-04
The US surprise attack on Iraq in March 2003 was a primal catastrophe. International law was eliminated and replaced by the imperial dictatorship of the US. Those who destroyed a whole people and have over a million casualties on their conscience are not punished in any way.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/01/18827768.php

Iraqi Demonstrators Demand Changes to Bush-Era Constitution
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-04
Dubai's Al-Akhbar al-An reports that further large…
truthout.org/articles/iraqi-demonstrators-demand-changes-to-bush-era-constitution/

How Does Controlling Syria's Oil Serve Washington's Strategic Objectives?
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Before the evacuation of 1,000 American troops from northern Syria to western Iraq, the Pentagon had 2,000 US forces in Syria. After the drawdown of US troops at Erdogan's insistence in order for Ankara to mount a ground offensive in …
globalresearch.ca/how-controlling-syria-oil-serve-washington-strategic-objectives/5693879

Pakistan: "Father of the Taliban" Attempts to Oust Imran Khan Government
Junaid S. Ahmad | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
globalresearch.ca/father-taliban-trying-oust-democratically-elected-government/5693849

Five Years On, Saudi Attacks on Yemen's Farmers Are Pushing the Whole Country into Famine
Ahmed AbdulKareem | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
The country of Yemen, known in the medieval period as "Green Yemen," is one of the most extensively terraced areas of the world. There, Yemeni farmers transformed rugged mountain slopes into terraces and built dams like the Great Marib, a …
globalresearch.ca/five-years-saudi-attacks-yemen-farmers-pushing-whole-country-famine/5693922

Trump's Accounting Firm Must Hand Over 8 Years of Tax Returns
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-04
President Donald Trump's longtime accounting firm must hand over eight years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday, the latest setback for Trump in his tenacious efforts to keep his finances secret. | RELATED: | Trump: Possible Trade Agreement With China to be Signed in Iowa | The ruling by a unanimous three-judge panel of the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals backed the ability of prosecutors to enforce a subpoena for the returns aga…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trumps-Accounting-Firm-Must-Hand-Over-8-Years-of-Tax-Returns-20191104-0007.html

Criticize But Don't Demonize China
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-04
GUANGZHOU, China — This week, the Berggruen Institute's 21st Century Council met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and then gathered in this city-region of 22 million inhabitants for the fourth "Understanding China" conference. The theme this time was China's plans for the next phase of "reform and opening up" and what the Chinese leader calls "the new globalization." | In his opening remarks, Xi framed the discussion. "You can't understand China," he said, "unless you understand its path to development, which is linked to globalization. China will never close its opening to the world." | Zhu Min…
truthdig.com/articles/criticize-but-dont-demonize-china/

The NBA-China outrage reveals how free speech is being crushed by Washington's new Cold War
Ajit Singh | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-04
Contrary to its claim to universally protect free expression, the NBA has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to sanction its players'…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/04/nba-free-speech-cold-war-china/

Dateline Hoa Lo Prison, Hanoi: The Moratorium Days Against the War, 1969
Jerry Lembcke, Tom Wilber | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
On November 26, 1969, Mrs. Trinh Thi Ngo, known to Americans as "Hanoi Hannah", read over Radio Hanoi an introduction to a tape provided from Hoa Lo prison, just a city block away: "Now listen to a US pilot captured over North Vietnam on the occasion of the [American] Thanksgiving Day."
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/dateline-hoa-lo-prison-hanoi-the-moratorium-days-against-the-war-1969/

US Treasury sanctions Khamenei's son & Iran's General Staff on 40th anniversary of American embassy takeover in Tehran
rt.com | 2019-11-04
Nine people, including the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, were blacklisted by the US on the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979. | The new round of sanctions against Tehran were announced on the US Treasury Department's website. | Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is an influential religious and political figure in the country, with European sources previously mentioning his name among the possible successors of his father as Iranian supreme leader. | Iran's head of judiciary and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's chief o…
rt.com/usa/472595-us-sanctions-iran-military/

Tory cabinet member 'breaches antisemitism code' while accusing Labour of being antisemitic
Kerry-anne Mendoza | thecanary.co | 2019-11-04
Conservative cabinet minister Michael Gove appeared to breach the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism during a late-night Twitter spat at the weekend. Gove began peppering left-wing accounts with tweets about antisemitism on Sunday, following a Sunday Telegraph front page on the issue. However, Gove himself breached the IHRA definition of antisemitism in at least one of the tweets, by conflating Jewish people with Israel. | Whereby…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/11/04/tory-cabinet-member-breaches-antisemitism-code-while-accusing-labour-of-being-antisemitic/

Syria Talks: Is Jaw Jaw Better Than War War?
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
The opening of Geneva talks of a Syrian constitutional committee organized by the latest UN representative for Syria, Geir Pedersen, brings to mind the famous adage attributed to Winston Churchill; "It is better to jaw jaw than to war war." One hundred fifty Syrians from the government, opposition and civil society are meeting in the…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/syria-talks-is-jaw-jaw-better-than-war-war/

UNICEF urges governments to repatriate thousands of foreign children stranded in northeast Syria
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-04
The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for countries to repatriate scores of foreign children who are stranded in northeast Syria in the wake of the Turkish-launched offensive which began last month.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1050561

The Killing of Baghdadi: Syrians Recall Terrifying Night of US Raid
Mustafa Dahnon | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Although it is situated in a war zone, the Syrian village of Barisha is a largely sleepy and picturesque place. | Some 6,000 people live in the village that lies 5km from the Turkish border, and there are also about 1,000 …
globalresearch.ca/killing-baghdadi-syrians-recall-night-us-raid/5693938

GOP Voter Suppression Campaign Continues in Georgia
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-04
The GOP barely won the Georgia statehouse despite their campaign of suppressing 1.4 million votes. Jacqueline Luqman talks to Anoa Changa about how a new round of voter registration purges is a continuation of the same campaign.
therealnews.com/stories/gop-voter-suppression-georgia-registration

Report Shows How World's Top Capitalists Driving Humanity 'Head-On Into' Global Climate Emergency
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-04
A "striking" report published Monday by the U.K.-based charity ShareAction exposes how the largest U.S. asset managers are "overwhelmingly" stalling corporate efforts to tackle the climate crisis despite those companies' public proclamations and the growing demands for bold action from people around the world. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/philippines-divest_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/04/report-shows-how-worlds-top-capitalists-driving-humanity-head-global-climate?cd-origin=rss

Israel Bulldozes Lands To Pave New Segregated Road On Palestinian Lands Near Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-03
Israeli soldiers and the so-called "Civil Administration Office, the executive branch of Tel Aviv's occupation of Palestine, has started digging and preparing to pave a new segregated road for illegal colonialist settlers in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Local nonviolent activist, Mohammad Awad, …
imemc.org/article/israel-bulldozes-lands-to-pave-new-segregated-road-on-palestinian-lands-near-hebron/

PCHR: 81st Great March of Return: IOF Shot and Injured 144 Palestinian Civilians
PCHR | imemc.org | 2019-11-03
144 Palestinian civilians, including 53 children, 3 women, 2 paramedics and a journalist, were shot and injured by the Israeli occupation forces' (IOF) fire against peaceful protestors at the 81st Great March of Return (GMR), this past Friday, 01 November 2019. The increased number of injuries in this week's GMR …
imemc.org/article/pchr-81st-great-march-of-return-iof-shot-and-injured-144-palestinian-civilians/

At Least 120 Injured in Iraq's Main Port As Unrest Continues
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
At least 120 people were wounded Saturday during clashes between protesters and Iraqi security forces in the country's main port of Um Qasr, which is located near the oil-rich city of Basra. | RELATED: | Iraqi Protesters Block Roads, Demand End to Foreign Meddling | According to the public and independent Iraqi Human Rights Commission, people were injured after security forces dispersed the crowds of protesters with tear gas but also with live ammunition fire. The port has been c…
telesurenglish.net/news/At-Least-120-Injured-in-Iraqs-Main-Port-As-Unrest-Continues-20191103-0019.html

Berlin Protest Stands in Solidarity with Palestinian Women Prisoners in Israeli Jails
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-03
Photos by Magdalena Stefanova Vassileva The following report is reprinted from BDS Berlin: (German below) Photos by Magdalena Stefanova Vassileva In solidarity with Palestinian women incarcerated in Israeli jails, who are subjected to the most brutal forms of violence and repression, and in struggle for their liberation and the liberation …
imemc.org/article/berlin-protest-stands-in-solidarity-with-palestinian-women-prisoners-in-israeli-jails/

Bangladesh Seeks Return From Saudi Arabia of Abused Worker
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
Bangladesh demanded Sunday the repatriation of a woman who has been working in Saudi Arabia after a video was published in which she claims to have been a victim of sexual abuse and torture from her employers. | RELATED: | Kafala System to Be Abolished in Qatar: UN | Sumi Akter said she suffered "brutal" and "repeated sexual assault" in the video posted on Facebook and watched by thousands of users. | "I will probably not live longer. Please save me," Akter said imploring for help. | The 25-year…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bangladesh-Seeks-Return-of-Sexually-Abused-Worker-in-Saudi-Arabia–20191103-0011.html

Nasty Russians harassed a sick American diplomat? That's 'fake news' says Foreign Ministry
rt.com | 2019-11-03
The New York Times has spun a tale of Russian treachery based on its usual anonymous sources. Though the Russian Foreign Ministry stepped in to correct the record, the paper didn't let facts get in the way of a good story. | …
rt.com/usa/472538-russia-diplomat-fake-news/

"White Helmets Are Preparing New Chemical Provocations In Syria," France Bombs Iraq & Oil Occupation
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-03
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/2/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/white-helmets-are-preparing-new-chemical-provocations-in-syria-france-bombs-iraq-oil-occupation/

Of 39 Women Detained In Israeli Jails, 16 are Mothers
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-03
The Israeli occupation has 39 women detained in Israeli prisons, held at Damoun prison, with the exception of Jordanian citizen, Heba Al-Labadi, who began a hunger strike 41 days ago, held at Al-Ramlah prison clinic. In addition, wounded Palestinian detainee, Suhair Islamya, is currently held at Shaare Tzedek Hospital, the …
imemc.org/article/of-39-women-detained-in-israeli-jails-16-are-mothers/

Journalists accuse Twitter of 'censorship' as it suspends multiple news accounts from Palestine and Lebanon
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2019-11-03
On 2 November, Twitter suspended a number of accounts reporting news from Palestine and Lebanon. Among these were Arabic and English language news accounts of the Palestinian outlet Quds News Network. | Other accounts that Twitter appears to have suspended around the same time include Asra News and Lebanese pla…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/11/03/journalists-accuse-twitter-of-censorship-as-it-suspends-multiple-news-accounts-from-palestine-and-lebanon/

Iran's Khamenei Restates Ban on Talks With US
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated Sunday a ban on any negotiation with the U.S. | RELATED: | US Sanctions Threaten Iranians' Healthcare: Human Rights Report | "One way to block America's political infiltration is to ban any talks with America. It means Iran will not yield to America's pressure," the Leader said in a meeting with university students in Tehran a day before the anniversary of the Nov. 4, 1979, embassy seizure.
telesurenglish.net/news/Irans-Khamenei-Restates-Ban-on-Talks-With-US-20191103-0010.html

Balfour 102: Erekat Calls on UK to Realize Palestinian Rights
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-03
Marking the 102nd Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration on Saturday, Senior Palestinian Official, Dr. Saeb Erekat said Britain has the responsibility to make a qualitative shift towards realizing the political rights of the people of Palestine and recognizing their State. Erekat, in an official statement, said that this date …
imemc.org/article/balfour-102-erekat-calls-on-uk-to-realize-palestinian-rights/

Saudi Aramco Kick-starts What Could be World's Biggest IPO
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
Saudi Arabia's giant state oil company finally kick-started its initial public offering (IPO) on Sunday, announcing its intention to float on the domestic bourse in what could be the world's biggest listing as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy away from oil. | But in its long-awaited announcement, Aramco, the world's most profitable company, offered few specifics on the number of shares to be sold, pricing or the date for a launch. | Bankers have told the Saudi government that investors will likely value the company at around $1.5 trillion, below the $2 trillion valuation touted by Crown Prince Moham…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-Aramco-Kick-starts-What-Could-be-Worlds-Biggest-IPO-20191103-0004.html

The PA Is Doing Israel's Dirty Work; That's Why It Was Created
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-03
by Asa Winstanley Despite what you may have heard, the Palestinian Authority is not a "Palestinian government". Indeed, "Palestinian Authority" is a misnomer, as the entity has no genuine authority, and does not act in the interests of most Palestinians. Above all else, it is certainly not a democratic body.
imemc.org/article/the-pa-is-doing-israels-dirty-work-thats-why-it-was-created/

Palestinian Killed, Two Wounded in Israel strikes on Gaza
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
Israel carried out retaliatory strikes on Gaza Saturday killing a Palestinian and wounding two others, following two nights of rocket attacks that were the first since September. | RELATED: | Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian Teen Gets 1-Month Sentence | Dozens of pre-dawn strikes targeted bases of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, which rules the strip, and those of allied militant groups, a Gaza security source said. | The Israeli army said the strikes targete…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestinian-Killed-Two-Wounded-in-Israel-strikes-on-Gaza-20191103-0002.html

Army Injures Several Schoolchildren In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-03
Israeli soldiers injured, Sunday, several schoolchildren in the schools' area, south of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Hebron said several army jeeps invaded the Schools' Area and fired gas bombs at the students who were walking to their educational facilities. The …
imemc.org/article/army-injures-several-schoolchildren-in-hebron-3/