chocopie American, married to a Palestinian refugee, and mother to 2 Palestinian-American young adults. This user account status is Approved Comments Comments Posts Posts They also learned that even when they overstep and go too far, someone will always be there to make excuses for them, candy coat their actions, and otherwise shield them from public scrutiny. Let's have a full accounting of all the emails, calls, and meetings that went into the initial pressure to rescind the award. The people and organizations who pushed to have Angela Davis' award rescinded should be fully exposed. Even after re-instating the award, the BCRI is talking in circles trying to shield the very people who got them into this mess in the first place. On Birmingham civil rights institute votes to give award to Angela Davis after all Ooooh, passive aggressive burn. Feel better? It feels so good doesn't it, to be able to kick her and talk down to her like that? We all know why she bugs you so much. At least your roots in Pennsylvania are most likely deeper than hers. On Abulhawa: For 36 hours I was detained on a dirty bed in my homeland, then deported Her real home is Jerusalem. Her family was forced out against their will because they weren't Jewish. On Susan Abulhawa is deported from Israel for second time in three years Israel fears literature. On Susan Abulhawa is deported from Israel for second time in three years It's comical, the only part of the post you contested is "Jews only roads." Apparently the rest of it stands without argument. Because technically, people who are not Jewish could drive those roads. As long as they have Jewish minders. On Susan Abulhawa is deported from Israel for second time in three years No, she's not allowed to return to her home. Just like all Palestinians. On Susan Abulhawa is deported from Israel for second time in three years Was surprised today (Wednesday morning) to see what could have been a Mondoweiss article on the front page of the NYT International Edition, written by Ben Hubbard and David M. Halbfinger "The ascendance of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia was a boon for Israel...He cared little for the Palestinian cause and was seen as someone able to impose the Trump peace plan on the Palestinians..." On Khashoggi murder has set back US-Israel effort to confront Iran The same can be said about USA unfortunately. And the divisions are becoming more and more visible. On Malcolm Hoenlein on fostering Jewish power, inoculating 5-year-olds for Israel, and preventing intermarriage I think when he graduated he was three months younger than she had been when she graduated. On Detained by Israel for a week, with bedbugs, Florida student becomes a public-relations catastrophe Yeah, big surprise the people getting more than half of other people's land said yes, and the people who were expected to give away more than half of their land said no. On Ocasio-Cortez and other new Dems ‘need to be educated’ on Israel, says Rep. Eliot Engel load more comments