July 29, 2020 /
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FPM News, US Israel
The following piece, by Paul Gallagher, is republished from The Independent. It was originally published in February 2016: American musicians who support boycotting Israel over the issue of Palestinian rights are terrified to speak out for fear their careers will be destroyed, according to Roger Waters. The Pink Floyd star – a prominent supporter of…
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July 8, 2020 /
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FPM News, US Israel
The Free Palestine Movement accepts the positive statement by twelve members of the U.S. Congress to condition aid to “Israel” on blocking annexation of territories in the Palestinian West Bank. It is a gesture in the right direction, and we support it as such. However, we caution that it is a very small step and that…
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June 11, 2020 /
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FPM News, US Israel
The following article, by Jonathan Cook, is republished from Middle East Eye: It is hard to ignore the striking parallels between the recent scenes of police brutality in cities across the United States and decades of violence from Israel’s security forces against Palestinians. A video that went viral late last month of a Minneapolis police…
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June 11, 2020 /
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FPM News, US Israel
The following statement is republished from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee: ECHR rules unanimously that French highest court’s criminal conviction of Israel boycott advocates violates the European Convention on Human Rights’ freedom of expression article. Decision has major implications for anti-BDS state repression in Europe including Germany, where advocates for Palestinian rights…
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June 8, 2020 /
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Events, FPM News
Join us for a screening of ‘The Truth: Lost at Sea’, followed by a Q&A session with filmmaker Rifat Audeh and Sarah Colborne, who was onboard the Mavi Marmara as part of the Freedom Flotilla. In 2010, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian aid, attempted to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza….
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May 18, 2020 /
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FPM News, Gaza
Paul Larudee of the Free Palestine Movement is one of the speakers in this video below, speaking as an organizer of the first boats to break the siege on Gaza. This webinar was organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Read Paul’s comments below and check out this informative video: This successful voyage to Gaza in…
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February 29, 2020 /
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FPM News
The following article, by Chris Hedges, is reposted from Truthdig: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not the product of ancient ethnic hatreds. It is the tragic clash between two peoples with claims to the same land. It is a manufactured conflict, the outcome of a 100-year-old colonial occupation by Zionists and later Israel, backed by the British, the…
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February 15, 2020 /
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FPM News, US Israel
FPM is republishing the following statement from Rep. Betty McCollum: February 12, 2020 Press Release As a Member of Congress and the vice-chair of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I believe defending human rights and freedom are foundational to our national security and our democracy. But the struggle to advance human rights and promote human…
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February 2, 2020 /
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News from Palestine, US Israel
The following statement was issued by Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition: Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, joins with our Palestinian sisters and brothers in Palestine and in exile and all people of conscience around the world in expressing our strongest rejection of U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century.”…
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February 2, 2020 /
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News from Palestine
The following report is republished from Quds News English: Occupied Palestine (QNN)- New witnesses by Palestinian children, who were recently transferred to Damon jail before being transferred to Ofer jail last Wednesday, have surfaced. The Committee of Prisoners and Former Prisoners revealed in a report issued on Sunday that the conditions in Damon jail are…
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