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.
The growing awareness of Israeli apartheid is leading Israel and its supporters to double down on draconian tactics to silence the truth.
During a televised debate Arizona treasurer Kimberly Yee touted her opposition to BDS and accused her opponent of antisemitism for tweeting “Free Palestine.”
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.
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.
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 visit to southern Lebanon shows that support for Hezbollah among the Shi’a population is as strong as ever.
The Israel lobby in Canada says that New Democratic Party support for Palestinian rights is “dangerous for Jews.”