The following investigative report, by Gareth Porter, is republished from The Grayzone: Revelations by a former police spy upend the official story blaming Iran for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, and suggest a cover-up by dirty war elements may have let the real culprits off the hook. By Gareth…
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…
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…
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 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.”…
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…
The following article, by Philip Giraldi, was originally published at Information Clearing House: Potential critics often self-censor October 01, 2019 “Information Clearing House” – It is interesting to note how the Israel Lobby is able to manage and contain the commentary of groups in America that might normally be critical of Israeli policies vis-à-vis the United…
The following article is reprinted from Press TV, where it was originally published on July 20, 2019: Muslim US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has introduced a resolution that seeks to protect the right to engage in boycotts against Israel, despite efforts by federal, state and locals officials to pass various anti-boycott measures. Omar, a Democratic member…