Cornel West likened Palestine to Vietnam as the issue of our time for young Americans, but the Democratic Party platform committee turned a deaf ear, in refusing to put the words occupation and settlements in the platform.
Israel has officially refused to renew the travel document of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement co-founder Omar Barghouti in a move that amounts to a travel ban and is an escalation of its attacks on Palestinian human rights defenders who nonviolently advocate for Palestinian rights under international law.
As American and Russian negotiators discuss a cease fire in Syria, both countries are supporting forces carrying out atrocities in the county.
For the second time in 16 months, Israelis arrested a renowned Palestinian astrophysicist, Imad Barghouti. The last time it was because of his Facebook posts, and an international campaign helped to free him over the issue of freedom of expression.
Last week more than 5,000 Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square in a massive outpouring of support for the Israeli soldier recently indicted on manslaughter charges for executing a wounded, immobile Palestinian man in Hebron. The rally included signs featuring the motto of the Nazi SS and was the latest example of the genocidal current running through Israeli society. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “I suggest that everyone lower the flames,” but Netanyahu himself has been stoking these flames since Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish opponent of the Oslo Accords.
On March 8 the Pew Research Center published a major new survey on Israel and Israeli attitudes that revealed deep-seated racism in Israeli society. Here is one picture that summarizes the findings.
Trump’s penis moment recalls Teddy Roosevelt’s famous foreign policy line from 1901: Speak softly and carry a big stick
Data from the Center for Responsive Politics shows that Hillary Clinton is far and away the largest recipient of political donations from the defense industry. Writer Rania Khalek says, “But I’m sure those war profiteers are just incredibly generous and expect nothing in return.”
A British schoolboy was lately questioned by police on “anti-radicalization” grounds because he was wearing a pro-Palestinian badge. The move appears to reflect British government efforts to crack down on the BDS campaign, or boycott, divestment and sanctions
Benjamin Netanyahu: “Will we surround all of the State of Israel with fences and barriers? The answer is yes. In the area that we live in, we must defend ourselves against the wild beasts.”