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.
Read More“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.
Read MoreContrary to pro-Israel journalism-propaganda, Israel does bear responsibility for Palestinian health during the pandemic.
Read MorePalestinian children are frequent targets of the Israeli military and court systems – contrary to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Israel is a signatory. Since 2000, over 12,000 Palestinian children have experienced detention.
Read MoreAl Araqeeb, a Palestinian Bedouin village inside Israel, fights valiantly against the ethnic cleansing program of Israel. It’s a battle for the record books, and it isn’t over yet.
Mohammad El-Halabi’s experience as a Palestinian prisoner in Israel is unique only in its magnitude of injustice – its essence is common to thousands of Palestinians, including numerous practices that contravene international law.
As is standard practice in American mainstream media, CNN and NPR buried a major story critical of Israel so deep, it’s almost like it never happened.
The Israeli military court announced on Jan. 6th its guilty verdict against Palestinian Issa Amro, in what human rights advocates have called a “campaign of persecution” against a nonviolent community organizer.
There’s no getting around the facts: Gaza vs. Israel is David vs. Goliath. Israel’s claims of “self-defense” just don’t stand up to scrutiny.
Read MoreIsrael had a busy Christmas, causing fear with airstrikes over Gaza and Syria, as well as an invasion of the Palestinian town of Kufur Qaddoum as it peacefully protested.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreCapitol Hill has for years been a no-questions-asked, pro-Israel fortress, with Israel advocates calling the shots and taking down their detractors. Now that tide may be turning, and Israel partisans are not happy.
Read MoreEleven Palestinian families were left homeless as Israeli bulldozers gave them almost no time to remove their belongings – another typical day under occupation (and Covid)
Congress has entertained almost 100 bills on the subject of Israel in the current 2-year session. Especially in this time of pandemic, economic crisis, and civil unrest, our legislators should address American needs and concerns – and budget tax dollars to benefit Americans.
Congress members, perhaps eager for campaign donations from wealthy pro-Israel donors, continue finding creative new legislation to slip Israel even more US tax money on top of the $10 million per day it already receives. Welcome to the latest batch of bills designed to keep Israel front and center – bringing the total pieces of pro-Israel legislation for this session of Congress to NINETY.
Columbia’s President has already hinted at efforts to undermine the referendum’s success, claiming that the BDS is tied to anti-Semitism and ignores “similar issues in other countries.”
Read MoreTrump’s arrangement to sell F-35 warplanes to the United Arab Emirates has prompted Israel to issue a list of demands – including must-have advanced aircraft and other accouterments
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