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Will the Trump Administration Shift U.S. Policy in Favor of Palestine?
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Go topSOURCE: TRUTH OUT BY: STEPHEN ZUNES Donald Trump’s long-awaited “deal of the century” between Israel and Palestine essentially gives Israel’s far right coalition government everything it wanted. This Middle East “peace” deal allows Israel to annex vast stretches of the Palestinian West Bank (which has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967) into Israel, including … Continued
SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY One evening, almost two decades ago, I was on CNN’s “Crossfire” sitting opposite a Democratic Congressman (who is no longer in office, having repeatedly disgraced himself in “sexting” scandals). We were there to debate Israel’s botched assassination of a Hamas leader in Gaza. They did kill … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: MIRIAM BERGER Restaurants that want to avoid the drink made on controversial settlements are the main clients One of the wineries, Jascala, turns out its produce from its base here of the same name in upper Galilee. Photograph: handout The rolling green hills of Galilee were rife with wine presses back … Continued
SOURCE: FORWARD BY: PETER BEINART Last month, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that American aid to Israel is “something that can be discussed” in Washington. Her comments made news precisely because America’s policy of giving Israel billions in aid without expecting any policy changes in return hasn’t actually been discussed — or at least questioned — … Continued
SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW After a judge ruled a panel can move forward Saturday at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on “Israel, Free Speech, and the Battle for Palestinian Human Rights,” we speak with one of the event’s scheduled participants: Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd, one of the most popular rock bands of all time. … Continued
SOURCE: THE HILL BY: EMILY BIRNBAUM Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Sunday criticized The New York Times for its framing of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, calling the paper’s headline about the recent violence in the region “dehumanizing.” Tlaib was responding to a Times headline that read “Gaza militants fire 250 rockets, and Israel responds with airstrikes.” “When will the world … Continued
SOURCE: NPR BY: HANNAH ALLAM The U.S. government has denied entry to Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS movement, which urges boycott, divestment and sanctions to pressure Israel on security and settlement policies in the West Bank. Barghouti was at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel on Wednesday when airline staff informed him … Continued
SOURCE: USA TODAY BY: WILLIAM CUMMINGS Bolivian President Evo Morales declared Israel a “terrorist state,” Wednesday, because of the ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip. Israeli citizens will now be required to obtain a visa before traveling to Bolivia. Previously, under a 1972 agreement, which Morales denounced for being “signed under a dictatorial regime,” Israelis … Continued
CreditCreditSource photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Source: NY Times SOURCE: NEW YORK TIMES BY: NATHAN THRALL On June 9, 2016, the committee tasked with drafting the new Democratic Party platform held its second day of hearings at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, in the upscale Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington. The platform, which is rewritten every presidential-election … Continued
SOURCE: PALESTINE SQUARE BY: OMAR BADDAR “We won’t form a government with the Arab parties.” These were the words of the centrist Yair Lapid who, along with Benny Gantz, is the lead challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming Israeli election on April 9, 2019. This is what is billed as the alternative to the … Continued
Palestinian citizens of Israel are constantly reminded of the fragility and conditionality of our (second-class) Israeli citizenship, and the illegitimacy of our Palestinian identity – and that’s amplified as elections approach SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: ANWAR MHAJNE The Israeli elections are approaching, and with them, as a Palestinian citizen of Israel, the question of citizenship and belonging is amplified … Continued
SOURCE: THE INTERCEPT BY: JUAN COLE Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The response of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) to the proposed the Senate bill permitting state and local sanctions on persons and companies that boycott Israel was “They forgot which country they are representing.” Rashida Tlaib ✔@RashidaTlaib They forgot what country they represent. This is the U.S. … Continued
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