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Hamza Abu Eltarabesh used to enjoy competing with his friends, but after each of them died, he now lives with a guilt he can’t shake.

Protest against the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, 2019. (Photo via ACLU)

The right to boycott was protected by the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case in 1982. The passing of anti-boycott laws is a dystopian foreshadowing of the ease with which fundamental rights can be taken away.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib addressing the House of Representatives on H.Res.326.

Yom Kippur begins tonight and I reflect that the most prominent moral voice in the extended American Jewish community is today Rashida Tlaib. Young Jews look to her for the appropriate response to apartheid. She inspires us. At a time when virtually every establishment Jewish organization has abandoned any pretense to universal moral values, Tlaib has led the way.

The relatives of two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces mourn as they gather at the Al-Jalazon refugee camp, near the Israeli settlement of Beit El in the West Bank, on October 3, 2022. (Photo: WAFA via APA Images)

Today, Israeli military forces invaded Jalazon refugee camp near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank and killed two young Palestinians, Basel Basbous and Khaled Anbar, while seriously injuring a third, Rafat Salameh from Birzeit.

The raids are part of the ongoing Israeli military campaign in the West Bank “Operation Break the Wave” which killed more than 125 Palestinians and injured more than 7,643 in the last nine months.

A page from Steve Sabella's book "Palestine Unsettled" (Image courtesy of Steve Sabella)

Artist Steve Sabella’s new book, “Palestine Unsettled,” liberates the image of Palestine from the confines of the mainstream media and Israeli propaganda. “I wanted to invite or lead audiences on a journey through Palestine that defies and revises their expectations,” he explains.