A Palestinian teacher describes being targeted by Zionist groups with doxing and public harassment. He urges the New York City Chancellor of Education to take action before it turns violent.
The huge antiwar protest for Palestine at New York’s Grand Central Station was the kind of media event that the mainstream press should eagerly cover. They ignored it.
Governor Kathy Hochul, Senator Chuck Schumer and a number of other New York Democrats condemned a Times Square rally in support of Palestine.
In 2018, Marc Lamont Hill was fired from his job at CNN over comments he made in support of Palestinian liberation. Now, Israel supporters are angered over his hiring by CUNY.
On July 20, hundreds of New Yorkers marched in support of the historic Not On Our Dime! Act, which seeks to penalize nonprofits that are funding illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine.
AIPAC funneled money to a New York Super PAC to help defeat progressive candidate Yuh-Line Niou over her position on BDS.
It is no surprise that Israel, and particularly BDS, has become a hot-button issue in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th district.
GOP councilwoman Inna Vernikov is pulling $50,000 earmarked for CUNY Law School in response to the faculty endorsing a BDS resolution.
“The situation in Palestine remains very urgent so we really need to build on the momentum”: Activists in New York and New Jersey join the “Block the Boat” efforts.
Former NYPD captain Eric Adams, who is currently in the lead for Democratic nomination to become New York City mayor, says he plans to retire to the Golan Heights when his political career is over. Really.