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Palestinians hold banners during a protest against the decision of the German parliament against the boycott movement BDS outside Germany's Representative Office in Gaza City,on May 23, 2019. Germany's parliament condemned boycotts against as anti-Semitic on May 17, 2019, warning that its actions were reminiscent of the Nazis' campaign against Jews. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour/APA Images)

More than 100 Palestinian and Arab academics challenge the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which they say “has been increasingly instrumentalized by the Israeli government and its supporters in an effort to delegitimize the Palestinian cause and silence defenders of Palestinian rights.”

On Tuesday, September 15, Donald Trump will host a ceremonial signing of deals to normalize relations between Israel and the UAE and Israel and Bahrain. Activists will gather to protest these deals which are not about peace but about furthering Israel’s systems of occupation and apartheid. The protest will be led by a coalition of over 50 Palestinian rights organizations and groups, many of which are led by Palestinian Americans and Arab Americans.

A group of Muslim leaders and organizers say the organization Emgage USA has repeatedly disregarded the legitimate interests of Muslim communities in the United States to the detriment of the constituencies they claim to represent.