“Inspired by the anti-Apartheid movement that toppled the Apartheid regime in South Africa, we are building an anti-apartheid movement in North America,” says the Apartheid-Free Communities campaign.
A new report from Defense for Children International – Palestine concludes, “From the widespread ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children to the systematic denial of their due process rights emerges a system of control that masquerades as justice.”
A suspension bridge, a half-mile zip line, and plans for a cable car traversing the Old City are turning Jerusalem into a Jewish Biblical theme park at the expense of its Palestinian residents and multi-cultural history.
Human Rights Watch’s Omar Shakir tells Mondoweiss, “Though there has been a shift in the narrative that is discernible, we actually have to translate that into action to dismantle apartheid.”
Rep. Betty McCollum and 16 cosponsors have reintroduced a bill prohibiting Israel from using US aid to detain Palestinian children, destroy Palestinian homes, or unilaterally annex Palestinian land.
Dr. Nader Hashemi says the University of Denver blindly accepted Israel lobby accusations against him without due process. The AAUP agrees and says the university violated his academic freedom.
Church leaders denounced Israel’s “heavy-handed restrictions” limiting access to Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter. “All who wish to worship with us are invited to attend,” they said. “With that made clear, we leave the authorities to act as they will.”
Temple Movement activists are trying to enter the Aqsa compound to slaughter goats and challenge the Muslim presence in the holy site. Palestinian worshippers remaining in the mosque during Ramadan are resisting.
“Once you see behind the veil of security, of law, of order,” co-producer Joshua Vis says in the film, “you cannot unsee what lies there. You cannot unsee the ugliness of oppression on the Palestinian people.”