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Go topSOURCE: THE WEEK BY: RYAN COOPER For decades now, American liberals who support the idea of Israel as a Jewish state have been torn up over Israel’s behavior. Israel’s politics have veered increasingly hard right. It has caused the United States no end of trouble. And it refuses to give up its occupation of the … Continued
SOURCE: FORWARD BY: PETER BEINART Since the 1990s, American presidents have provided Israel the military capacity and diplomatic immunity to control millions of Palestinians who lack basic rights. Yet, at the same time, American presidents have insisted that Palestinians deserve those basic rights — that, in the words of George W. Bush, “it is untenable for … Continued
SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY: JAMES ZOGBY What started the heated exchange was my response to a tweet by celebrity chef Rachael Ray in which she called “Israeli”—“meze, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, beet dip, eggplant and sun-dried tomato dip, walnut and red pepper dip, and tabouli”. I hadn’t intended a war, but my blood boiled when I … Continued
By: Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer Last week it was reported that the NBA (National Basketball Association) had agreed to Israel’s demands to alter its website “after listing Palestine as ‘occupied territory.’” The NBA also apologized for this entry. According to reports from RT, the source making demand was Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister Miri … Continued
SOURCE: IBT BY: VUSADEVAN SRIDHARAN A top Israeli minister has threatened to return Lebanon “to the Stone Age” as he warned that his country would not stay silent against the Shia militant group Hezbollah. Intelligence Affairs Minister Yisrael Katz also warned that his country would not hesitate to take action against Iran’s military presence in … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: RASHID KHALIDI Every time it seems Donald Trump cannot outdo himself, he does it again. Now he has announced that his administration will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing nearly seven decades of American policy. This step will have multiple negative ramifications, many impossible to predict. Jerusalem is the most important of the … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: LOVEDAY MORRIS JERUSALEM — Arab nations and Palestinian officials have warned of dire consequences if the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, including potential unrest and an end to the peace process, amid last-minute lobbying to prevent President Trump from making the move. In a late-night call Sunday, Jordan’s foreign minister, … Continued
SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST MONITOR Israel is planning to block its Arab citizens from living in almost 1,000 neighbourhoods and villages under the pretext that they were built for Jews only, Quds Press reported on Tuesday. According to a report in Haaretz, the Knesset (Israeli parliament) is set to discuss a law to build Jew-only areas in the country. … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: ANSHEL PFEFFER In 2015 a BBC2 documentary, Children of the Gaza War, brought a flurry of complaints. One of the Palestinian children interviewed said in Arabic that “the Jews” are killing Palestinians. However, the English subtitles translated this as “Israel is massacring us”. Many Jewish and Israel-supporting viewers accused the BBC of … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: RAED JARRAR My father, Azzam Jarrar, died last month. He was a proud Palestinian, a refugee, a civil engineer, a farmer and an entrepreneur. He was also my friend and mentor. He taught me the multiplication tables on our way to school in Saudi Arabia. He taught me how … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the documentary, “In Search of Israeli Cuisine” by Michael Solomonov, a renowned Israeli chef explores the complexity and diversity that has contributed to Israel’s favorite foods. “Yemenite, Palestinian, Iraqi, Moroccan, Russian, Turkish… I don’t even know- how many countries are represented in one place” says Solomonov as he points to … Continued
SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY: PHILIP FARAH Recently, the Kansas Commission of Education barred a math teacher from a program for training other teachers because she refused to sign a pledge certifying that she is “not engaged in boycotting Israel.” The teacher happens to be a Mennonite, and she supports a resolution passed by her church denomination opposing the Israeli occupation … Continued
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