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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
The following article, by As’ad AbuKhalil, is reprinted from Consortium News: During the last few decades the number of Western-supported NGOs has substantially increased in all Arab countries. In 2015, the Palestinian prime minister estimated that the West spent $800 million on funding 2882 NGOs in the West Bank alone. This investment has brought good…
In 2015 we began the first North America Nakba Tour with a dangerous message. The message was that Palestinians want and deserve the return of their stolen land and property – all of it. To deliver this message we brought two stateless Palestinians from the refugee camps in Lebanon, 22-year-old Amena Elashkar and 86-year-old Mariam…
The following article, by Finian Cunningham, was published at Information Clearing House: November 27, 2019 “Information Clearing House” – It is a ludicrous situation when anyone criticizing Israeli state violations against Palestinians or neighboring countries is then instantly discredited as being “antisemitic”. We see this in Britain and the United States all the time. Congresswomen…