Israel bombs Palestinian attackers and kills some “innocent” civilians in Gaza, according to Israel advocate Robert Wexler. Do Palestinians have the same right: to attack their attackers in Israel?
Progressive forces enjoyed a triumph for Palestinian human rights last week before House leadership called for a standalone vote that went 420-9 for Israel military aid. The pro-Israel lobby still has a “stranglehold” over policymaking because it has the overwhelming backing of the organized Jewish community, and a lot of money to spend on political races.
Valentina Azarova turned down the University of Toronto’s second offer to lead the human rights program, citing their inability to protect her from Zionist harassment.
To say the current Palestinian political crisis is simply a Hamas-Fatah split is to ignore a history of division that cannot be solely blamed on Palestinians.
The metaphors that attempt to render Palestine complicated obscure the simple brutality of Zionist colonization.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave a speech to the U.N. General Assembly Monday in which he said that Israel has a diverse democracy “in the toughest neighborhood on earth,” and Iran is trying to destroy Israel through its “terror” proxies.
Rashida Tlaib had sound reasons to call Israel an apartheid state, including Human Rights Watch’s report saying as much. But politicians and journalists don’t defend her because pro-Israel journalists like Bret Stephens have viciously attributed all criticism of Israel to its status as a Jewish state, and said the critics are motivated by antisemitism.
Two upcoming hearings at San Francisco State University could have nationwide impact on academic freedom and the rights of faculty and student to fight the censorship of Palestinian voices. Here’s how you can help.
After the Squad openly criticized Israel in the House during the Gaza onslaught last May, Nina Turner came under pressure to disavow her friendships with those reps. “I was told by a prominent Jewish businessman, we’re coming at you with everything you got, you need to disavow the Squad. If I didn’t do it they were coming for me.” Turner lost in August after an onslaught of negative ads paid for by pro-Israel groups.