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Palestinian resolution fails at the Security Council, U.S. votes against ‘staged confrontation’ at the UN

Israel/Palestine Allison Deger on December 30, 2014
Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour, left, and Jordanian Ambassador Dina Kawar talk to reporters after a meeting of Arab states at U.N. headquarters, Monday, December 29, 2014. (Photo: Seth Wenig/AP)

The Palestinian leadership’s resolution to end Israel’s occupation through negotiations failed to pass the United Nations Security Council Tuesday evening. While Palestinian leaders had hoped to garner the nine votes needed to be approved by the 15-member council, only eight countries supported the measure. The United States and Australia voted against it while five others abstained. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said, “We voted against it because we know what everyone here knows, as well—peace will come from hard choices and compromises that must be made at he negotiating table. Today’s staged confrontation in the UN Security Council will not bring the parties closer to achieving two-state solution.”

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Israel’s upcoming elections and the false nostalgia of Liberal Zionism

Israel/Palestine Dr. Reem Khamis-Dakwar on December 29, 2014
Israeli settlements in the West Bank (Photo: Reuters)

For many liberal Zionists, the next Israeli election is about saving Israel from the right wing government that has made it more difficult to defend Israel’s legitimacy as a Jewish state. Dr. Reem Khamis-Dakwar wonders: are these calls by liberal Zionists to “rekindle the spirit of 1993” solely calls for a presentable “liberal” Israeli government, no matter what its policies really are?

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Meet the Falics: West Bank settlement funders, Netanyahu backers, and owners of Duty Free America

Alex Kane on December 28, 2014
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Alumni of the Israel Arts and Science Academy call on others to refuse military service

Annie Robbins on December 28, 2014
17

Invest in thorough, accurate news to build a fair future for Israel/Palestine

Adam Horowitz, Scott Roth and Philip Weiss on December 28, 2014
28

Selfies with Santa, fake trees, and businesses striving to stay afloat as Bethlehem celebrates Christmas

Allison Deger on December 26, 2014
6

Hatim Kanaaneh: What Mondoweiss Means To Me

Hatim Kanaaneh on December 26, 2014
51

Chris Hedges is blackballed by Penn after likening ISIS to Israel

Philip Weiss on December 26, 2014
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Israel should pay 1.4 million Palestinians to leave Gaza, Moshe Feiglin says

Annie Robbins on December 26, 2014
92

Next U.S. elections threaten Israel’s ‘total isolation’ — and the Israeli public is worried

Philip Weiss on December 25, 2014
77

Sony email chain on behalf of Israel joined Russell Simmons and Michael Lynton with rightwing Zionists

Philip Weiss on December 24, 2014

Israel / Palestine

Tappuah Checkpoint, by Norman Williams
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17-year-old killed at checkpoint is 50th Palestinian killed in West Bank this year

Kate on December 31, 2014
70

Palestinian resolution fails at the Security Council, U.S. votes against ‘staged confrontation’ at the UN

Allison Deger on December 30, 2014
63

Updated Security Council resolution calls for East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital, Israel says UN creating ‘second Hamastan’

Allison Deger on December 30, 2014

Middle East

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, at B'nai Tzedek website
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Leading rabbi tells Arab ambassador not to ‘shlep’ Kerry’s view of Palestine into discussion of religion and terrorism

Philip Weiss on December 30, 2014
66

Hillary Clinton’s decision to support Iraq war was driven by Israel concern, Chris Matthews says

Philip Weiss on December 24, 2014
34

Bypassing Israel: The necessity of recognition in European capitals

Scott Ratner on December 15, 2014

US Politics

Dalit Baum, at a Tel Aviv march in 2013
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Campus movement against Israel is largest since anti-Vietnam war movement, Cary Nelson says

Phil Weiss and Annie Robbins on December 31, 2014
52

‘Desperate’ Senator Graham promises ‘violent backlash’ by Congress if Palestinians go to UN

Philip Weiss on December 30, 2014
25

‘New York Times’ normalizes the blockade of Gaza

Donald Johnson and James North on December 29, 2014

Activism

From "The Jewish Voices on Campus"
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Dissecting ‘The Jewish Voices on Campus': a predictable but necessary endeavor

David Green on December 29, 2014
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Alumni of the Israel Arts and Science Academy call on others to refuse military service

Annie Robbins on December 28, 2014
18

Hillel Int’l doubles down, smearing campus critics of Israel as anti-semites

Philip Weiss on December 23, 2014

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