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U.S. closes its 175-year-old consular mission in Jerusalem, further downgrading relations with Palestinians
An article published today by NPR correspondent Daniel Estrin notes the closing of the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, a mission which represented the United States’ sole diplomatic outreach to the Oslo-created Palestinian Authority, and thus to the state-less Palestinian people. … Continue reading
Why Ending All U.S. Aid to the Palestinians Is a Bad Idea
In an opinion piece published on the NPR web-site, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, joined by a fellow expert in international relations, try lending some nuance to the issue of U.S. aid — humanitarian, development, and security assistance — … Continue reading
Your U.S. Senate at Work, Stripping Americans of Basic Rights
Yesterday, February 5th, 2019, the United States Senate took the bait. Our elected representatives voted, by a majority of 77 to 23, to reinforce state and local laws — already on the books or pending in 39 U.S. states — … Continue reading
The Hijacking of America: An Engaging but Impossible Tale
WHAT IS IT about dystopian political thrillers that we find so compelling? You know, the stories depicting the descent of civilized, democratic societies into darkness, laced with themes of brainwashing, thought police, and the suppression of individual freedoms… Could it … Continue reading
Posted in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinians, Politics, The Media, The Occupation
Tagged ADL, AIPAC, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Angela DAvis, Anti-BDS legislation, Bahia Amawi, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Boycott Divestment & Sanctions, Fordham University, free speech, Jeremy Corbin, Marc Lamont Hill, Military Aid to Israel, U.S. Congress, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
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The Three Percent Solution: Israel’s Formula for Slow-Motion Genocide
The above title, and this introductory paragraph—admittedly provocative and brimming with rhetoric—are both mine (tp): Guilty as charged. The stories that follow, however, reflect the work of award-winning journalist and author Sandy Tolan, one of the few voices being given … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Occupied Territories, Palestinians, Politics, The Occupation, U.S. Foreign Policy
Tagged Gaza, Genocide, Sandy Tolan, water
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Uri Avnery, Longtime Israeli Peace Activist, Dies at 94
It was a Friday evening ritual for me, for years: pulling up the Gush Shalom web-site to partake of Uri Avnery’s weekly offering, each one providing some unique window into Israeli life, society, culture, politics or history– and especially issues of … Continue reading
Palestine’s Joan of Arc, the Gaza Shooting Gallery & the Stupidity of Occupation
A Song is Born by URI AVNERY / 06 APR 2018 A FRIEND from overseas sent me the recording of a song. An Arab song, with a soft Arab melody, sung by an Arab girls’ choir, accompanied by a flute. … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Occupied Territories, Palestinians, Politics, The Media, The Occupation, West Bank
Tagged Ahed al-Tamimi, Gaza, Uri Avnery
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