The State Department has approved a visa for Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister who called for the village of Huwwara to be destroyed as settler violence has surged in the West Bank.
The obsessive focus on the Israeli flag within the current anti-government protest movement shows its goal is simply to preserve the apartheid status quo.
The International Neuropsychoanalysis Association must call off its upcoming conference in Israel in light of human rights abuses and their impact on psychological well-being.
State Dept spokesperson Ned Price is stepping down. He often struggled to show concern for Palestinians while making clear the U.S. would do nothing to hold Israel accountable. Here are a few of his highlights.
The fascistic new Israeli government is a step too far for liberal Zionists; and segments of the pro-Israel community are calling on American Jews to criticize Israel, and bring the politicians. Some even say, It’s apartheid. Or “Jewish supremacy.”
Israeli special forces ambushed three Palestinian resistance fighters in their car. The killing was so brutal that images of the slain fighters were asked not to be circulated out of respect.
Leaders from the resistance factions in Gaza vow that the West Bank will not be left alone in facing the ongoing Israeli onslaught, while many in Gaza view the Palestinian Authority as complicit.
The University of Jena distanced itself from Professor Brenna Bhandar solely for her support of BDS. This breach of academic freedom shows the silencing of Palestinian rights advocates in Germany.
Reem Hazzan was invited to address an anti-Netanyahu rally in Haifa but refused after organizers censored her speech. Her experience shows why the current protest movement is alienating Palestinians.
Many in Israel approved of the settler “pogrom” against Huwwara because they regard Palestinians as “animals,” a leading Israeli reporter explained to American Jews last week.