‘I am told I am anti-American if I am not pro-Israel’ and that’s problematic — Ilhan Omar stands strong amid blizzard of attacks

The following article by Philip Weiss was originally published at Mondoweiss on March 4, 2019: Ilhan Omar’s statement last week about the role of the Israel lobby– “I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country” — has…

Read More

Anti-Zionism and antisemitism in British politics, by Avi Shlaim

In this piece first published online by Al-Jazeera, Avi Shlaim, emeritus professor of international relations at Oxford University, provides context for the TV channel’s four-part series on “The Lobby”. Anti-Zionism is deliberately conflated with anti-Semitism to suppress legitimate criticisms of Israeli policies There is no denying that from time to time anti-Semitism raises its ugly head in…

Read More

2019 North America Nakba Tour: 71 Years of Exile

In 2016 the Nakba Tour brought 21-year-old Amena ElAshkar and 86-year-old Nakba survivor Mariam Fathalla to 26 venues in North America.  In 2017, Amena journeyed with 85-year-old Khawla Ibrahim to another 29 venues. This year, Amena is returning with Umm Akram (Mariam Fathalla), now 89, to share her personal story of the most tragic event in Palestinian history. On May 14,…

Read More

Call for a Palestine Liberation Movement and One Democratic State of Palestine

The Free Palestine Movement is an endorser of the statement below, initiated by the One State Assembly. We invite friends and supporters to click here to endorse the Statement and circulate widely among colleagues and friends. We are calling for signatures on the statement which is an attempt to create national and global public opinion…

Read More

Source of pro-Israel guerrilla warriors on social media exposed

The following article, by Nasim Ahmed, was originally published at Middle East Monitor on January 5, 2019. A number of prominent Jewish-American leaders are funding covert, anonymous campaigns targeting pro-Palestinian student activists, The Forward has found. The Jewish daily newspaper, which has been publishing valuable information concerning the source of funding for these hyper-aggressive and shadowy groups…

Read More

Angela Davis’ Statement on the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute + New Celebration Planned

The following statement was issued by Angela Davis in response to the cancellation of the Fred Shuttlesworth Award, which was to be given to Davis by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: On Saturday January 5, I was stunned to learn that the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Board of Directors had reversed their previous decision to…

Read More

Birmingham Institute’s recission of Angela Davis award over BDS becomes an embarrassment to pro-Israel groups that applied pressure

The following article by Philip Weiss appeared originally in Mondoweiss on January 10, 2019. There are two big stories involving Israel and BDS in the American news this week. One is the Senate Republicans pushing a bill to punish supporters of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions and thereby divide the Democratic Party. The other is the…

Read More

Are U.S. Newspapers Biased Against Palestinians? Analysis of A Hundred Thousand Headlines Says Yes

The following article, by Dorgham Abusalim, was republished from Palestine Square, where it appeared on January 9, 2019. A study released last month by 416Labs, a Toronto-based consulting and research firm, supports the view that mainstream U.S. newspapers consistently portray Palestine in a more negative light than Israel, privilege Israeli sources, and omit key facts helpful…

Read More

«

»