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Rwandan President Calls Israel an ‘Inspiration’ for Overcoming Genocide at AIPAC Conference

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer In an address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, DC on Sunday, Rwandan President Paul Kagame described Israel as an inspiration. President Kagame referenced similarities between the Nazi Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide to call Israel an “inspiration” for overcoming genocide. Kagame became president in 2000 after … Continued

The Inside Story on Our UN Report Calling Israel an Apartheid State

By Richard Falk The Nation Six months ago, the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) asked Virginia Tilley and me to write a study examining the applicability of the international criminal law concept of apartheid to Israel’s policies and practices toward the Palestinian people. We were glad to accept the assignment, and … Continued

World Vision Cleared From Israel Claim of Aiding Hamas

BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer World Vision, a Christian charity that provides humanitarian relief all around the globe, has been cleared of providing funds to Hamas by the Australian government. Last year, Israel accused World Vision of sending funds to Hamas with the goal of shutting them down due to the fact that they were helping the Palestinian … Continued

Palestinian women try to bring baseball to Gaza

By Fares Akram The Washington Post The young Palestinian women don baseball caps on top of their Islamic headscarves and field tennis balls with fabric gloves, giving a decidedly local feel to the great American pastime. They are trying to bring baseball to the Gaza Strip, an effort that is still in its early innings. … Continued

‘Zionism Is Our Enemy’: Venezuela Supports Palestine Resistance

By Telesur “The struggle of the Palestinian people is now more than ever an example for all humanity,” said Venezuelan government official Leonardo Molina. Venezuela’s socialist government celebrated the 48th anniversary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, DFLP, in Caracas on Friday, reaffirming its support for the Middle Eastern nation against imperialism. Speaking … Continued

How Israeli photography creates a world without Palestinians

Amjad Iraqi London Review of Books blog David Rubinger died on 1 March at the age of 92. His photograph of three Israeli paratroopers gazing at the Western Wall, taken minutes after Israeli forces seized Jerusalem’s Old City during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, was widely revered as a symbol of Zionism’s triumphant destiny. Rubinger, however, … Continued

14 years on, Palestinians still mourn slain US activist

By Mumin Ghurab Anadolu Agency Fourteen years ago Thursday, 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli bulldozer that was preparing to demolish a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip. Corrie has since become an icon of global solidarity with the people of Palestine. Born on April 10, 1979 in Olympia, Washington, … Continued

Honoring Rachel Corrie

International Solidarity Movement  Today, March 16th, 2017, marks 14 years since the day that Rachel Corrie had her life taken. And though her life ended early, her courageous heart and defiant spirit will be carried onward, and continue to inspire many activists now and into the future. Holding a megaphone, and wearing bright colors, Rachel … Continued

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