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Revived lawsuit puts Palestine advocacy in crosshairs

By: John Taggart | Reuters   The case of a youth killed more than two decades ago – whose death prompted a tide of anti-terrorism litigation in the US – has returned to court. In 1996, 17-year-old David Boim was standing at a bus stop in the Israeli settlement Beit El, near Ramallah in the occupied … Continued

Students Oppose Fordham’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit over Justice for Palestine Club Ban

Source: Center for Constitutional Rights July 10, 2017, New York, NY – Friday, students at Fordham University filed their opposition to the school’s motion to dismiss their lawsuit over its refusal to grant club status to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The students, represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Palestine Legal, and cooperating … Continued

Jack Shaheen, who worked to dismantle Arab stereotypes in media, dies at 81

  Jack G. Shaheen in an undated photo. (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) By Adam Bernstein and Abigail Hauslohner July 11 at 3:34 PM Jack G. Shaheen, an Arab American scholar, author and activist who devoted his career to challenging venomous stereotypes of Arabs in film and television — usually depicted, he once said, as “billionaires, bombers and belly dancers” … Continued

What Does the Future of the Middle East Depend On?

  By Colby Cyrus/ Contributing Writer   At a recent panel hosted by The Brookings Institution, a discussion about President Trump’s role in the future of the Middle East seemed to determine that the next step is nothing more than a looming question mark. Featured in the discussion were Adel Abdel Ghafar of the Brookings … Continued

At UNESCO Meeting, Cuban Ambassador Questions the Israeli Ambassador’s Request for a Minute of Silence for Holocaust Victims, Calling for another Minute of Silence for Palestinians

At the UNESCO (U.N. Education Science and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Committee meeting in Krakow, Poland on Tuesday, the Cuban ambassador questioned the Israeli ambassador’s request for a minute of silence for Holocaust victims, calling for another minute of silence for the Palestinians. The Israeli Ambassador, Carmel Shama HaCohen, noted that he had previously approached … Continued

Uncertainty Defines Future of Peace Process Between Israel and Palestine

Photo Credit: Washington Post By Colby Cyrus/Contributing Writer When Donald Trump took office, he inherited a position packed with complicated issues. Job creation, international terror, and tax reform; all made the list of priorities. As with several recent administrations, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process also came to the forefront. The only skepticism concerned the question of … Continued

The Demand to “Close” Al Jazeera Harms Press Freedom

Picture: taken from Doha Office of Al Jazeera, credits due to Al Jazeera & Wikipedia user Wittylama   By Will Youmans/Arab America Contributing Writer When Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt launched a blockade and issued a list of thirteen demands to Qatar that included the closure of Al Jazeera and other news media … Continued

CAIR: Muslim Travel Ban Update

On Monday, June 26, 2017 the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) weighed in on the two temporary restraining orders which previously blocked Trump’s Executive Order implementing “Muslim Ban 2.0.” The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the full case in October 2017, but the Order released on June 26 made some changes to … Continued

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