May 28, 2019 /
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That’s how much Middle East wars have cost the US since the first Gulf War in 1990. US military spending is currently more than all the rest of the national budget. Wonder why we can’t get money for our streets, our schools, our health and our poor? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? On May 29, 7…
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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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March 6, 2019 /
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The North America Nakba Tour 2019 kicked off in Bethesda, Maryland, on Monday, March 4. 89-year-old Mariam Fathalla (Umm Akram), a Nakba survivor from the village of al-Zeeb in Palestine who remains a stateless Palestinian refugee to this day, was joined by Amena ElAshkar, a 24-year-old journalist and translator who is also a stateless Palestinian…
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December 26, 2018 /
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Sign on and show your support: https://diy.rootsaction.org/petitions/academic-institutions-must-defend-free-speech?just_launched=true The International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity issued the following statement on 23 December, signed by 155 distinguished members of academia and human rights advocacy: Academic Institutions Must Defend Free Speech We, the undersigned, oppose the coordinated campaign to deny academics their free speech rights due to…
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December 11, 2018 /
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The following article was originally published at Dissident Voice on December 10, 2018: Marc Lamont Hill, Tim Anderson, Steven Salaita, Rabab Abdulhadi, Hatem Bazian, Ahlam Muhtasib, Norman Finkelstein and other academics have all been targets of the movement to silence their criticisms of Israel and their defense of Palestinians. This includes threats and legal actions…
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December 11, 2018 /
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The following article is republished from Palestine Legal: The City of West Hollywood has blocked the screening of a documentary about Palestinian history, 1948: Creation and Catastrophe, in response to demands from pro-Israel groups. West Hollywood caved to pressure from Israel advocates, including Rabbi Denise L. Eger of Congregation Kol Ami in West Hollywood, who…
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December 7, 2018 /
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The following report is republished from Ma’an News Agency: BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Irish Senate, also known as Seanad Eireann, approved a bill that prohibits the import and sale of goods, services and natural resources originating in illegal settlements in occupied Palestine, on late Wednesday. The Control of Economic Activities (occupied territories) Bill 2018, which…
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October 7, 2018 /
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Sunday, October 7 6:00 pm Sepulveda Peace Center 3916 Sepulveda Culver City, CA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/344119419667095/ Activists with the Free Palestine Movement are involved in organizing this event along with people from many other groups and organizations: Is Israel an APARTHEID STATE? Do Palestinian citizens of Israel – 20% or more of the population – have…
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June 30, 2016 /
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Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories continued during the reporting period (23 – 29 June 2016). Shooting: Israeli forces have continued to commit crimes, inflicting civilian casualties. They have also continued to use excessive force against Palestinian civilians participating in peaceful protests in the West Bank…
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June 30, 2016 /
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Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, late at night and earlier on Thursday, at least fourteen Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, especially in the districts of Hebron and Jerusalem. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded many homes in the district, in the southern part…
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