European tourists staying away from Israel in droves

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/european-tourists-staying-away-israel-droves

***** How Volunteers From All Over the World Have Transformed the Refugee Crisis on Lesbos

https://news.vice.com/article/how-volunteers-from-all-over-the-world-have-transformed-the-refugee-crisis-on-lesbos

South Africa joins growing global movement to isolate Israel universities

http://mobile.bignewsnetwork.com/news/239506529/south-africa-joins-growing-global-movement-to-isolate-israel-universities

***** JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE, JVP. I would rather have money to support this group and several others, than a roof over my head, quite literally. So I am refusing the opulent subsidized housing that has become available to me.......

***** JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE, JVP.  I would rather have money to support this group and several others, than a roof over my head, quite literally. So I am refusing the opulent subsidized housing that has become available to me, I'll live in this homeless shelter until it closes and then on the streets, for the joy of having all of my meager, just above poverty level retirement funds, supporting this JVP organization and several others. Please consider supporting this organization, JVP. Some of you know that I see very few organizations or individuals worthy of the sacred name, activist. These folks continue to impress me. Thank you. James. https://actionsprout.io/BA3A31

Just came from the surgeon examining her handiwork of yesterday. She

Just came from the surgeon examining her handiwork of yesterday. She is just as nice as anyone could possibly be. She is very pleased with her work. The way these things go my eyesight should continue to improve over the next month. My next visit is next Thursday. I need to self-administer three different drops 4 times a day. Yuck. I've been ready to go home for years. It is no fun for me being on this hellish eaeth that we have created. But if I'm going to be here my joy, what keeps me alive, is serving, and having this left eye back is an immense gift. I told the surgeon and I think she was very much touched by my appreciation. How rarely we express our appreciation, no?       The hospital and others really jumped through hoops so that I could get the surgery this month, because my insurance goes away on January 1st. Argh! I'm so appreciative of everyone's efforts.

don't tell. I'm supposed to be resting, but this is the last day before everyone leaves Washington DC on their holidays. So here I am at Farragut square on lobbyist K Street.

***** USD Professor Leads Silent Protest Against Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

http://timesofsandiego.com/education/2015/12/17/usd-professor-leads-silent-protest-against-anti-muslim-rhetoric/

This last Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a draft resolution entitled “The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination”, and the result of the voting was 177 countries in favor of the Resolution.

http://english.pnn.ps/2015/12/18/un-177-countries-vote-in-support-of-the-right-of-palestinians-to-self-determination/

Editorial: Some Jews leading the charge against Islamophobia

http://www.middletownpress.com/opinion/20151216/editorial-some-jews-leading-the-charge-against-islamophobia

Israel claims evidence lacking in burning alive of Palestinian baby

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/charlotte-silver/israel-claims-evidence-lacking-burning-alive-palestinian-baby

Maybe there's just no room for human rights in Israel Those trying to delegitimize rights groups because their funds come from overseas are sending a very clear message: human and civil rights are not values that exist naturally in Israel.

http://972mag.com/maybe-theres-no-room-for-human-rights-in-israel/114828/

More than 200 South African scholars pledge support for Israel boycott

http://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/More-than-200-South-African-scholars-pledge-support-for-Israel-boycott-437524#article=6017NzQ0MjMwQTZFN0YwOERERDJFNEVBMjdBQTU0NjkzRkU=

Three farmers shot, injured south of Gaza

http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=75610

Jerusalem approves plan to build 891 housing units in neighborhood beyond

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.692161

A Gallup poll in February 2015 found that the percentage of Democrats sympathizing with Israel more than Palestinians had fallen 10 points, to 48%, over the previous year.......

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-1216-vilkomerson-israel-losing-democratic-support-20151216-story.html

Palestinian-Canadian artist shot by occupation forces while photographing on the West Bank

http://samidoun.net/2015/12/palestinian-canadian-artist-shot-by-occupation-forces-while-photographing-on-the-west-bank/

Lillian Rosengarten’s wrenching memoir, Survival and Conscience: From the Shadows of Nazi Germany to the Jewish Boat to Gaza.

http://mondoweiss.net/2015/12/mainstream-zionism-rosengarten

Palestinian teen succumbs to her serious wounds

http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=75607

***** "Algerian women will stand with Palestinian women till removing the occupation on our beloved Palestine," she wrote. "Your magnificent glory shines far above the skies," she......

http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=75593

2 Palestinians killed, 4 injured as Israeli troops roll into Qalandiya camp

http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=75601

Israeli bulldozers reduce Palestinian home to rubble in Galilee

http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=75598

White guys are killing us: Toxic, cowardly masculinity, our unhealable national illness

http://www.salon.com/2015/12/16/white_guys_are_killing_us_toxic_cowardly_masculinity_our_unhealable_national_illness/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Danish pensions giant dumps German firm over ties with Israel

http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=75599

***** This is Normandy Beach for the Dark Side... moral and spiritual Global Armageddon:.......

This is Normandy Beach for the Dark Side... moral and spiritual  Global Armageddon:

http://jesusgodgoodetcnjay.blogspot.com/2015/12/police-officers-are-being-tutored-by.html

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/rania-khalek/us-cops-trained-use-lethal-israeli-tactics

***** must read. If we are going to survive as a human race, we’re going to do it through civil society actively working for human rights, not promoting closed policies that mimic Nazi Germany or Communist Russia.........

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10206978207632118&id=1186876165

Israel to start arming Haredi Jews

http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=75591

Hooray! Cataract surgery has been reestablished for this Thursday, December 17th.....

Hooray! Cataract surgery has been reestablished for this Thursday, December 17th.....

It is outpatient surgery. The hospital for reasons I don't know had bumped me into January and December 31st as things currently stand my health insurance is no more. I think that at some future point in some number of months I will have insurance reestablished but how long that will take is unknown and I am a bit of a danger driving my vehicle without a working left eye. The social worker who has been very kind to me over the years, she works at the hospital, took on this challenge, got a ombudsman department involved and I'm back on schedule for Thursday! Woohoo!

It is scheduled to be a 30 minute procedure, I'll take the bus to the hospital, they will only release me if someone drives me away so the social worker has a driver who will do so. I expect to be back at the shelter late afternoon. It is expected to be painless. I'll have a patch on until the next day when I return to the hospital and they remove the patch and inspect things I'm sure. And from then on they expect that I have a working left eye again. Woohoo! I am supposed to take it easy then for a couple of weeks as I recall but I don't think that means that I really need to curtail my normal activities very a much. And, things will slow down the last half of this month anyway because everyone will be out of town.

Video. Israel is terrorizing their own liberals

http://972mag.com/watch-incitement-against-israeli-left-just-got-a-whole-lot-scarier/114787/

Idle No More tiny house builds awareness of big problem. Small home to be shipped to Big River First Nation

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/saskatoon/idle-no-more-tiny-house-builds-awareness-of-big-problem-1.3364243

Former Cuba Leader Fidel Castro Says 'Israel and US Fathered Isis'

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/former-cuba-leader-fidel-castro-says-israel-us-fathered-isis-1463843

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon declares war on ex-soldiers’ protest group Mr Yaalon said the army had previously attempted to investigate incidents recounted in the group's testimony 'but they turned out to be groundless'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israeli-defence-minister-moshe-yaalon-declares-war-on-ex-soldiers-protest-group-a6773401.html