May 28, 2019 /
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Jewish Voice for Labour published a new study on reporting on anti-Semitism in the UK media conducted by three researchers, Jonathan Coulter, Tim Llewellyn and Dr. Alan Maddison. The report, available below in PDF or on the JVL website, noted that “media claims about rampant left-wing antisemitism are based on unproven and unsourced allegations, resulting…
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May 26, 2019 /
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The following article by Stuart Littlewood was republished from Redress Online: Grandma Ashrawi is more than a match for Israel’s stooges in the White House and whatever “deal of the century” they have cooked up for the Holy Land By Stuart Littlewood So, the Trump administration will no longer allow Hanan Ashrawi into the US, even…
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May 24, 2019 /
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The following statement is reprinted from BDS South Africa: The Israeli lobby, in an insult to South Africans, has shamefully attacked South Africa’s Minister of International Relations, Cde Lindiwe Sisulu, with Zev Krengel of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies falsely claiming that she is the “single biggest threat” to the Jewish community. The attack…
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May 7, 2019 /
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The following article, by As’ad AbuKhalil, was originally published at Consortium News: There is great speculation about the “Deal of the Century” for the Middle East, about which very little is known. What is known is that the Trump administration formulated the plan basically through bilateral talks with the Israeli government, as the Palestinian Authority…
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May 7, 2019 /
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The following article, by James Zogby, was originally published at the Arab American Institute: By Dr. James J. Zogby I believe that it was Henry Kissinger who described his approach to running Arab-Israeli negotiations as creating the illusion of momentum to compensate for the lack of momentum. The goal wasn’t the outcome. It was to…
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April 28, 2019 /
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The Free Palestine Movement congratulates Bahia Amawi and her attorneys on an important step forward for everyone standing for justice in Palestine across the United States. The following article, by Matthew Watkins, was published on April 25 in the Texas Tribune, covering the legal pushback to Texas’ state anti-BDS laws: A federal judge has temporarily…
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April 28, 2019 /
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This petition comes from Kairos Palestine and its partner movements, Global Kairos for Justice. In December 2018—inspired by the Kairos Palestine document and representing a broad spectrum of organizations, faith communities and other groups—people from around the world gathered in Bethlehem Palestine to further the Kairos call for an end to the State of Israel’s…
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April 25, 2019 /
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We are more than halfway through this year’s Nakba Tour, and it has been wildly popular, to the extent that we have not been able to honor all requests in all parts of the country, and in one case only via live streaming. 89-year-old Mariam Fathalla (Umm Akram) and 25-year-old Amena Elashkar have brought their…
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April 24, 2019 /
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The following article, by Jonathan Cook, was originally published at Mondoweiss on 22 April 2019. For decades it was all but taboo to suggest that pro-Israel lobbies in the United States like AIPAC used their money and influence to keep lawmakers firmly in check on Israel-related issues – even if one had to be blind…
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April 20, 2019 /
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The following article, by Grant Smith, was originally published at AntiWar.com. Pollster Gallup admitted on March 28 that three decades of polling data contain fundamental flaws “well beyond what we would attribute to normal sampling error.” Gallup’s admission centers on its high-stakes question of whether Americans have greater sympathy for Israelis or for Palestinians. Gallup…
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