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Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes’ Meets with Iraqi Yezidi Community Members

Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes met today at the White House with members of the Iraqi Yezidi community to discuss the dire humanitarian situation in northern Iraq, particularly as it impacts the Yezidi community and other ethnic and religious minority groups, including Christians, Turkmen, and Shabak. Mr. Rhodes thanked the participants for sharing their … Continued

4 Michigan Professors Join Mideast Scholars In Call For Israeli Academic Boycott

Several Michigan professors are joining a group of more than 100 prominent Middle East scholars and librarians from across the country and abroad calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. The regional professionals backing the move in support of Palestinians, according to a statement released Wednesday, are: Barbara Aswad, a professor emeritus of anthropology … Continued

US Objects Palestinian Bid to International Criminal Court

Spokesperson of the US Department of State Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that her country objects to the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to try Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Commenting at a daily press briefing in Washington on what she called “reports of a push for an ICC investigation”, she said: “Our view is … Continued

Arab Americans And American Muslims Are At Risk

This past week the Arab American Institute (AAI) released its third biannual poll of American attitudes toward Arabs and Muslims. Conducted by Zogby Analytics, 1100 likely voters were surveyed nationwide. The results were deeply troubling. What we found was that there has been a continued erosion in the favorable ratings Americans have of both Arabs … Continued

US Senate Blocks Aid to Israel

US aid to Israel has been blocked by Republican senators, who have concerns that support for America’s “number one ally” would increase the country’s debt. The aid, worth $225 million for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, was included in a proposed “border aid bill” worth a total of $2.7 billion, which was also intended … Continued

Islamophobia in America on the Rise, Poll Shows

Yesterday I and many others received a press release titled “Stop Hamas – Princess Yasmine become terrorist” [sic]. Attached to the release were a boatload of jpegs depicting Prince Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, Bart Simpson, and a variety of other cartoon characters as “terrorists of Hamas.” The artist, “aleXsandro Palombo,” called them “A powerful series of … Continued

Why Young Hollywood Is More Willing to Question Israel’s Policies

Vanessa Redgrave received death threats after denouncing the Israeli government for its treatment of Palestine in 1978, but today American celebrities tweeting about Gaza get little more than sharp retorts. To 74-year-old Abraham Foxman, the head of the Anti-Defamation League and a Holocaust survivor, Jon Stewart “is a hero to so many of us.” But … Continued

John Legend on the Gaza Crisis

John Legend’s Twitter comments about the American government’s involvement in the Israel-Gaza conflict were met with the now familiar contrast of applause and distain. The latest in an ever-growing line of famous faces passing comment on the worsening violence in the Middle East via social media, the singer/songwriter posted the following on US Secretary of … Continued

Palestinian-American Protest Middle East Violence

At least 17 more Palestinians were killed after an Israeli rocket hit a school in Gaza on Wednesday. As dozens more die every day, several took to the streets of Lincoln to protest against the violence in the Middle East. “Each Palestinian needs to have the same rights as the Jewish people have,” Maysoon Iddmeiri … Continued

‘Free, Free Palestine,’ says Crowd at Dearborn City Hall

Hundreds of Palestine supporters crowded the lawn in front of Dearborn City Hall in the afternoon July 26 for a demonstration in support of Gaza and against Israel’s military operation there in the last few weeks. “Free, free Palestine,” they chanted. Many in the crowd were fasting for one of the last days of the … Continued

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