The Democratic Socialists of America came under attack this week when the organization challenged candidates for New York city council to not accept free trips to Israel.
The victory of the Humboldt 3 is another sign that the whitewashing of Israeli apartheid can no longer be legitimized in the face of the Palestinian movement’s moral rightness and humanistic message.
Daniel Shapiro, a point man for Biden on pro-Israel issues, officially represents INSS, an Israeli security org, so the Foreign Agents Registration Act would seem to apply to him. Shapiro has said a year ago his service for INSS is “temporary” but he’s still there and has lived in Tel Aviv since he stopped being U.S. ambassador in 2017.
Today, Palestinian human rights defender and BDS coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa was released by an Israeli military court, after 19 days of illegal detention. without charges. Since his arrest on July 30, the Israeli internal security Shin Bet has failed to present any formal charges against him.
On Saturday August 22nd, dozens of socially distanced protests will take place across the UK, demanding an end to complicity in Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights. Here’s why.
Tunisian leaders have ignored popular demands and secretly normalized relations with Israel. Palestinian solidarity activists can counter these moves by targeting Israeli companies that sell Tunisia spyware and irrigation technology.
According to the BDS movement, the Israeli Shin Bet declined to present any charges or evidence that they against Mahmoud Nawajaa with him or his lawyer — a common practice used by Israeli officials who routinely cite unnamed “security reasons” to justify the detention of Palestinian political activists.
Cori Bush, a 44-year-old nurse and Black Lives Matter activist, has ousted longtime incumbent Rep. Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.
The only two reasons why Israel abducted Mahmoud Nawajaa in the middle of the night is he is an indigenous Palestinian, and that he successfully advocates for the indigenous, human, and civil rights of his people. A thousand Israelis who support Boycott from Within demand his release.
In Missouri’s 1st district race, the longtime Democratic incumbent has apparently sent out a mailer darkening his primary opponent’s skin and attacking her for supporting Palestinian rights.