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.

Kathryn ShihadahJanuary 17, 2020bds, anti-bds, h.r.5595, european union, united nations, apartheid, lee zeldinComment

On Christmas Eve, Israel quietly reported on "irregular event" in Gaza

Israel committed a massacre, killing nine Gazans as they slept. In its arrogance, it can’t even muster an apology.

Kathryn ShihadahJanuary 7, 2020gaza, idf, deir al balah massacre, assassination, rasmi abu malhousComment

Israeli panic over ICC war crimes probe shows Palestinians the way forward

Israel's reaction to the ICC investigation shows a deep-seated fear of (oh, no) accountability for its oppression of the Palestinian people.

Kathryn ShihadahJanuary 2, 2020

PH Quickie: Israel's Christmas "good will" is not so good

Even when Israel tries to be “nice,” it just can’t.

Kathryn ShihadahDecember 26, 2019christmas, christian, blockade, freedom of religion, freedom of movementComment

Anti-Semitism Envoy Elan Carr puts Israel (not Jews) front and center

Trump’s anti-Semitism envoy inaccurately equates anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, and considers Israel “a central tenet” of Judaism – despite vocal opposition from within the global Jewish community… Carr demands: “Every law enforcement office and every prosecutorial agency must force everybody who has even a hint of antisemitism to undergo a tolerance program.”

CA Rep. Maxine Waters is Palestine’s newest hero!

Israel, the playground bully, incarcerates hundreds of Palestinian children every year, and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) is saying, “not with American tax dollars you don’t!”

Kathryn ShihadahDecember 19, 2019COSPONSOR, H.R.2407, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MAXINE WATERS, NO WAY TO TREAT A CHILDComment

Congress has introduced 50 pieces of legislation about Israel in 2019

While America struggles with crises in health care, hunger, and homelessness, Congress has found the time to entertain over four dozen bills and resolutions that cater to a wealthy, heavily-armed state: Israel.

Kathryn ShihadahDecember 16, 2019Comment

Israel is Scrooge: Gazan Christians banned from Bethlehem this Christmas

Controlling borders is occupation. Restricting movement at Christmas is cruel and unnecessary.

Kathryn ShihadahDecember 15, 2019christmas, occupation, religion, freedom of movementComment

“Alternative facts” abound in Trump’s Israeli-American Council speech

In his recent speech to IAC, President Trump offered a buffet of falsehoods on Israel: sins of omission, sins of commission, white lies, and whoppers. Time to fact-check.

Michael Bloomberg’s Israel connection runs deep

The newest Dem candidate, Michael Bloomberg, has strong ties to Israel and apparently no time for justice for Palestinians; his media empire has also pushed a pro-Israel agenda.

Kathryn ShihadahDecember 2, 20192020 presidential election, media bias, zionismComment

First Person: the other occupation - Zionism

Zionism causes Israelis to lock themselves in open air prisons of their own making.

Kathryn ShihadahNovember 24, 2019zionism, nabi saleh, bassem tamimi, racism, occupation, colonization Comments

First Person: attack on Gaza

For us, it was surreal. For Gazans it was very real.

Kathryn ShihadahNovember 18, 2019gaza, airstrike, idf, deir al balah, most moral army, bahaa abu al ataComment

Two states: an illusion that refuses to die

“It is as if those who talk about two states never look at a West Bank map, or see the breakup of Jerusalem into shrinking Arab islands amid an expansion of Israeli settlements.”

Kathryn ShihadahNovember 1, 2019two-state solution, sabra and shatila, oslo accords, peace process, zionismComment