As the Democratic primary intensifies there has been increased focus on what a possible Bernie Sanders foreign policy could look like. Phyllis Bennis with the Institute for Policy Studies says, “A theme for Bernie’s foreign policy doctrine could be reduced to a very simple point that links directly to his longstanding focus on economic inequality: No Wars for the Billionaire Class.”
The Israeli military cynically uses a quote on social media by the poet Maya Angelou to mark Black History Month, perhaps forgetting Angelou honored Rachel Corrie for her work in Gaza.
The Academy Awards are coming on February 28 and although most stories in the lead up to the show have focused on the incredible whiteness of this (and last) year’s acting nominees, there is another issue that has made it’s way into the press — the swag bag. What makes this newsworthy? Well, the contents of each bag is valued at over $230,000. And this year it includes a free trip to Israel.
The biggest story to come out of the Democratic caucus in Iowa, beyond Clinton’s razor-thin margin of victory, was the overwhelming generational divide within the party. So far this split has been explained by political differences over health care and income inequality within the Democratic Party, but polling suggests a similar generational divide exists over Israel and could just as much define where the party is headed.
Yesterday a parody edition of the New York Times was handed out on the streets of New York City generating headlines around the world. Today, the New York chapter Jewish Voice for Peace and the organization Jews Say No! have claimed credit for the project. They say the paper was created to “point out how biased current reporting is on Israel and Palestine and to show what a paper that was fair and accurate could look like.”
On February 2, activists spread out across New York City handing out 10,000 copies of an expertly-produced “supplement” to the New York Times announcing a “new editorial policy” towards Israel/Palestine.
Ben Gurion Airport is known for nightmarish stories of harassment and humiliation. But when Adam Horowitz, an American Jew, enters Israeli border control, he is barely asked a question.
Mondoweiss.net had 12.3 million visits to the site this year, and our top post got 322,000 views and was by Allison Deger, detailing an incident in which German Chancellor Angela Merkel caused Palestinian teen Reem Sawhil to cry with a lecture about unwelcome immigrants in Germany
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Yesterday Donald Trump released a shocking proposal to bar Muslims from entering the United States. Trump’s idea rests on research from the Center for Security Policy, a neocon think tank run by Frank Gaffney who has a long history of pro-Israel advocacy and has been called “one of America’s most notorious Islamophobes” by the Southern Poverty Law Center.