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Israel lobby’s favorite senator tries to erase Palestinian refugee status for millions
Senator Mark Kirk (above) of Illinois is leading an effort that would redefine who a Palestinian refugee is. Critics say the move is one step in a larger strategy to take refugee rights for Palestinians off the negotiating table.
Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Nakba, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
Tagged Danny Ayalon, featured, Mark Kirk, right of return, UNRWA
55 Comments
‘Where is my children’s democracy?’ The Jilani family speaks out two years after the execution of Ziad
Alex Kane speaks with Moira and Iman Jilani about their campaign for justice for ZIad Jilani (above, with his daughter Yasmin), who was shot at point-blank range in Jerusalem two years ago. (Photo: ListenIn Pictures)
House Dems slam NYPD spy program as throwback to ‘dark chapters’ in US history
Bills introduced in the House aimed to bar federal funds from being used to conduct racial and religious profiling and condemned the NYPD’s spy program.
Al Jazeera exposes 2nd anti-Islam class taught to US military officers
The second anti-Islam class exposed was titled “Understanding the Threat to America,” and claimed that Islamists have infiltrated the US government, media and more.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, US Politics
Tagged Al Jazeera, CAIR, Hamas, Ibrahim Hooper, Islamophobia, Nihad Awad, US military, Wired
11 Comments
Hardline Israel backers gave cash to Rep. Joe Walsh, author of Op-Ed calling for Israeli apartheid
Rep. Joe Walsh’s Op-Ed in the Washington Times called for apartheid and ethnic cleansing in Israel/Palestine. Some campaign donors to Walsh share that extremist view.
US military officers taught to target civilians and wage ‘total war’ on Islam
Not only law enforcement agencies have been taught Islamophobic material — the US military has too, and the details are not pretty. Above is a slide from one of many anti-Muslim presentations for US military officers.
Posted in US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
Tagged FBI, featured, Islamophobia, Spencer Ackerman, Wired
87 Comments
New Pew Center poll highlights growing Egyptian revulsion at peace treaty with Israel
61% of Egyptians want to annul the peace treaty with Israel, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. That’s a seven-point increase from last year.
Shaul Mofaz, Netanyahu’s new partner, ordered ‘revenge’ op that killed Palestinian police in 2002
Shaul Mofaz’s move to join Netanyahu has led some to hope for a renewed peace process. But Mofaz’s record is anything but peaceful.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Settlers/Colonists
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Shaul Mofaz
12 Comments
Bin Laden docs show that alleged Iran-Al Qaeda alliance is neocon hype
‘Al Qaeda has a substantial network inside Iran’ is a common assertion heard in neoconservative circles. New documents show why that assertion is wrong.
‘NYT’ fails to disclose Kershner’s tie to Israeli government-linked think tank
Hirsh Goodman works at the Institute for National Security Studies, an Israel gov’t-linked thinktank. His wife Isabel Kershner works at the New York Times. Copacetic?
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics
Tagged ethan bronner, Isabel Kershner, new york times
20 Comments
Growing chill between Obama and Muslims could prove a headache in November
Obama adviser John Brennan’s recent praise for the NYPD crystallized a sense that the Obama administration is out of touch with the Muslim-American and Arab-American community.
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged Arab American Institute, Barack Obama, CAIR, Eric Holder, John Brennan, Muslim Public Affairs Council, NYPD
10 Comments
Palestine solidarity activists to join Occupy’s May Day of action
A leading Palestine solidarity group in NYC, Adalah, has called for supporters to join them and the OWS Global Justice Working Group to form a “decolonize/antiwar” bloc for a big afternoon march.
Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US Politics
Tagged Adalah-NY, May Day, Occupy Wall Street
5 Comments
Progressives to Jewish establishment: Ray Kelly doesn’t deserve support
Members of the coalition Jews Against Islamophobia take to the Jewish Week to deliver a searing indictment of Ray Kelly, the NYPD chief.
Rubio’s audition for VP slot features full-throated support for neoconservative agenda, with Iran front and center
Marco Rubio’s speech at the Brookings Institute is an indication that the neoconservative wing of the GOP still commands immense influence.
Posted in Iran, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
Tagged Brookings Institute, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney
7 Comments
’60 Minutes’ report boosts divestment proponents at Methodist church convention
The Israeli government was pleased that a “60 Minutes” piece on Palestinian Christians did not air on Christmas or Easter. But the report did air a week before the United Methodist Church’s convention, where a divestment resolution is being considered.
Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics
Tagged 60 Minutes, CBS, divestment
7 Comments
Joe Lieberman, and liberal hero Elizabeth Warren, peddle propaganda on Iran
Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senate candidate, and Joe Lieberman both push the lie that Iran is working on a nuclear weapon.
Mads Gilbert, eyewitness to ‘Cast Lead’, says Gaza remains besieged and ‘shattered’
Alex Kane talks with Dr. Mads Gilbert as Gilbert embarks on his latest speaking tour across the U.S. discussing Gaza, Cast Lead and the deepening siege. (Photo: Amanda Laprade)
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine
Tagged Goldstone report, International Criminal Court, Mads Gilbert, Operation Cast Lead
33 Comments
Media Matters report documents inflation of threat from Iran on news networks
The Josh Block/AIPAC smear campaign against Media Matters for America hasn’t worked. A new report documents how mainstream media is inflating the alleged threat from Iran.
Funder of Santorum campaign and anti-Muslim causes to back Romney
Foster Friess, a multi-millionaire financial investor and a backer of Islamophobia, donated over $1 million to the pro-Santorum “Red, White and Blue” Super PAC. Now, Friess is pledging to back Mitt Romney.
Posted in US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
Tagged Foster Friess, Irving Moskowitz, Mitt Romney, Sheldon Adelson, Zuhdi Jasser
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Democratic Jewish group attacks Mark Perry for report on Israeli access to Azeri airspace
Mark Perry’s reporting is being unfairly attacked by a Democratic Party-linked group, another reminder that the Israel lobby is ensconced within the party.
NYPD helped Mort Zuckerman–8 years later, his paper shills for NYPD spying
Mort Zuckerman gets VIP treatment from the NYPD. Eight years later, his paper is praising the NYPD’s practice of spying on Muslims–and getting the facts wrong.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Media, Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror
Tagged Mort Zuckerman, New York Daily News, NYPD
5 Comments
Israel’s man in Egypt throws his hat into the presidential race
Suleiman supported Israel’s blockade, was against Fatah-Hamas reconciliation and was the CIA’s ‘point man’ for extraordinary rendition and torture.
Sy Hersh: US funded and trained Iranian group on State Dept. terror list
If the report is true, it would mean that the US is deeply involved in the business of conducting what can only be described as a low-level, covert war being waged on Iran.
Israeli army raids West Bank village, arrests minors and steals gold jewelry
The village of Kafr Qaddum has faced increasing repression in recent days, proving an Israeli official’s remark that the IDF doesn’t ‘do Gandhi well.’
Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Settlers/Colonists
Tagged Amos Gilad, Kafr Qaddum, WikiLeaks
5 Comments
From sea to spying sea: FBI used ‘outreach’ program to collect and store data on Muslims
The FBI’s ‘mosque outreach’ has enabled the agency to collect data on Muslims’ religious beliefs, store that data and share it with other law enforcement agencies.