From Nashville to Palestine, power enables violence

Protest – in Palestine, Nashville, or anywhere else – is loud and messy, and requires genuine debate, soul-searching, and compromise. Keepers of the status quo have nothing but disdain for all of these.

Kathryn ShihadahApril 11, 2023justin jones, justin pearson, antisemitism, nashville massacre, apartheid, white supremacy, gun violence, israelComment

It's time for Christians to see humanity in Palestinians

Christians have come a long way since our days of believing that Blacks, Native Americans, and other groups were inferior races. Now it’s time to stop treating Palestinians as an inferior race.

Kathryn ShihadahApril 11, 2022christianity, zionism, christian zionism, apartheid, repentance, palestinianComment

Israeli apartheid deniers' arguments are weak

Amnesty International’s report contains proof of Israeli apartheid. All the arguing in the world can’t erase the truth.

Kathryn ShihadahFebruary 23, 2022apartheid, amnesty international, nation state law, ANTISEMITISM, south africa, democracyComment

No more sugar-coating. Israel is an apartheid state.

The word “apartheid” may make some people feel uncomfortable or even angry. Instead of changing our terminology, we need to stand our ground.

Kathryn ShihadahFebruary 13, 2022apartheid, nation state law, amnesty international, racismComment

Dear Jewish Americans, can we talk...about apartheid?

If you wonder whether Amnesty International’s new report is antisemitic, this will help. You don’t have to be Jewish to read it.

AP ignores Israel’s brutality in its Morning Wire

As Israel – recipient of billions in US taxpayer dollars a year – continues killing, wounding, and imprisoning Palestinians of all ages, and demolishing their homes, AP’s Morning Wire failed to report any of it.

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 27, 2021apartheid, associated press, gaza, censorship, media bias, occupationComment

Israel’s Covid response is a “moral failure” – WHO

While Israel boasts of its great Covid vaccine rollout, it keeps making very public, deliberate decisions to snub Palestinians – even though as the occupying power it’s responsible for their welfare. Can the world keep ignoring such delinquency?

Kathryn ShihadahFebruary 27, 2021apartheid, medical apartheid, covid-19, pandemic, vaccine, vaccine rolloutComment

Andrew Yang listens to Israel partisans, condemns BDS – let’s change his mind!

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is letting Israel partisans control his campaign narrative on the issue of BDS. He’s opting for apartheid instead of justice and peace.

Kathryn ShihadahFebruary 7, 2021anti-semitism accountability project, apartheid, bds, boycott, bradley tusk, ihra definition, ron lauderComment

The Two-State Solution is dead. It’s time for One Democratic State.

The “two-state solution” is no longer a viable option – if it ever was. Meet the campaign for a more just, long lasting solution: One Democratic State for Palestine and Israel.

Israel’s obscene mismanagement of the Covid-19 vaccine

“No country has done what we are able to do,” said Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu. He is so right – but not in the way he thinks he is.

Kathryn ShihadahFebruary 6, 2021covid, pandemic, coronavirus, occupation, laws of occupation, apartheidComment

Dear ADL: there’s no place for “No Place For Hate” in our schools

The Anti-Defamation League wants to train our children to treat all people equally and with respect. They refuse to take their own advice when it comes to Palestinians, preferring instead to silence their calls for justice and turn a blind eye to Israel’s human rights abuses.

A discriminatory organization that bullies others should not be in our schools.

Israel has been “disappearing” Palestinians since 1967

Israel has worked behind the scenes for years to erase Palestinians from their own Population Registry, creating an artificial Jewish majority in “Judea and Samaria” (the West Bank), and robbing Palestinians of basic human rights.

Kathryn ShihadahSeptember 27, 2020occupation, annexation, apartheid, area c, oslo accords, population transferComment

Is the United Nations anti-Israel? – a survey of UN resolutions

The United Nations has passed an inordinate number of resolutions critical of Israel (at least seven hundred), but very few critical of Palestine. Is there a good reason for this high number, or is this a case of anti-Israel bias? – or worse yet, anti-Semitism? This analysis breaks it down.

UN: Israel’s Handling of Palestinian Prisoners Amid COVID-19 “Discriminatory” “Violation of Int’l Law”

In hopes of reducing the risk of COVID-19 exposure for its Jewish population, the Israeli Prison Service approved the transfer of five hundred Israeli prisoners to house arrest, but have subsequently refused to provide the same for Palestinian prisoners.

Kathryn ShihadahSeptember 13, 2020covid, coronavirus, pandemic, international law, discrimination, apartheid, political prisonerComment

Establishment Jewish groups’ faux support for anti-racism

Many Jewish groups in America are sending mixed signals: YES, we want equality for Black Americans; NO, we do not want the same for Palestinians… and we’re using our power to procure U.S. policies that support Israel despite its systemic discrimination and violence.

Trump-Kushner “Peace” Plan ignores elephants in the room: Israel created this mess

The Trump-Kushner “Peace” Plan is slick and businesslike, with an aura of objectivity and balance – but it is exactly the opposite, and something about it stinks.

New anti-boycott bill would be more extensive than previous legislation

The latest anti-BDS bill seeks to prohibit Americans from participating in UN- and EU-issued calls to boycott Israel, and fails to hold Israel accountable for human rights violations.