The longer the ruling elites ignore Israel’s outsized, transparent and often illegal meddling in the American political system and Israel’s brutal oppression of Palestinians and censor and attack those such as Rep. Ilhan Omar who have the temerity to name this interference and the human rights abuses perpetrated by Israel, the more it gives credence to the racists, bigots, conspiracy theorists and white hate groups, many rooted in the Christian right, who are the real anti-Semites. Continue reading
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Top 5 Things Released Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi Learned in Colonial Israeli Prison
Amazingly, Tamimi used the experience of being jailed, as many colonial subjects in imperial detention cells have–including Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi–to her advantage. Continue reading
Urgent Action: Tell Congress to Condemn Gaza Massacre
In response to the massacre of civilian protesters in Gaza, our elected representatives in the Senate and House must speak out on behalf of human rights and international law. Continue reading
Video: Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit
One of the country’s leading authorities on the Israel – Palestine conflict examines Trump’s December announcement on the status of Jerusalem, an announcement that stunned the diplomatic world. Continue reading
Free Forum: Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit
When Trump claimed that recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was just acknowledging reality, he denied the reality of the 320,000 Palestinians living under occupation. Continue reading
Donald Trump Plots to Keep Palestinians Stateless Forever
There is no scenario in which millions of Palestinians are kept under martial law and deprived basic citizenship rights and go on being stolen from– there is no scenario in which this story ends well. Continue reading
Now is the time for Obama to Recognize Palestine
The problem of Palestinian statelessness must be solved. They can become Israeli citizens, or Palestinian citizens. But they have to be citizens of something. Continue reading
John Kerry slams Israeli settlement expansion and proposed ‘formalization’ bill
The continued expansion of Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law, continues to “narrow and narrow the capacity for peace,” according to Kerry. Continue reading
Is Jimmy Carter right that Obama should recognize Palestine?
Trump would not easily be able to reverse a UN Security Council resolution that imposed sanctions on Israel for breaking international law by its theft of Palestinian territory.
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‘Tis the Season, to Boycott!
“Water Protectors,” the opponents of the North Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) are calling for divestment from banks that fund the DAPL and people around the nation are withdrawing their money from these banks, and placing them in credit unions, or smaller banks, not involved in financing the DAPL. The divestment itself is not viewed as “divisive.” Rather it is the action of people who understand that their money would otherwise support the side they oppose, on an issue they feel very strongly about. Continue reading