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Jewish Defense League Violently Attacks Pro-Palestine Activists Outside AIPAC Conference

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Thousands of activists from around the world protested against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference on Sunday. Arab and Jewish Americans linked arms to protest the powerful lobbying group, which supports Israel’s right-wing agenda of building more illegal settlements, advancing Israel’s military, and maintaining the occupation of Palestinians. … Continued

Latest Anti-BDS Legislation Seeks to Impose Anti-Boycott Laws on International Organizations

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Another bill seeking to punish supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement has been introduced in the House and Senate. On March 23, Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced S.720, Israel Anti-Boycott Act, while Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Juan Vargas (D-CA) introduced H.R.169. If passed, … Continued

Rwandan President Calls Israel an ‘Inspiration’ for Overcoming Genocide at AIPAC Conference

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer In an address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, DC on Sunday, Rwandan President Paul Kagame described Israel as an inspiration. President Kagame referenced similarities between the Nazi Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide to call Israel an “inspiration” for overcoming genocide. Kagame became president in 2000 after … Continued

The first substantive resolutions introduced in Congress this year were about helping Israel – not Americans.

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The first substantive resolutions introduced in Congress this year were about helping Israel – not Americans. The 115th session of Congress began this week and to almost no one’s surprise, the legislative focus was on Israeli needs above those of taxpaying Americans. Congress displayed stronger acts of loyalty to the state … Continued

A letter to Hillary, from Gaza

Hillary Clinton, the leading U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, recently told thousands of people at a Washington, DC, conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) that if she is elected she would be a staunch advocate for the Jewish state, that “Israel’s security is non-negotiable. America can’t ever be neutral when it comes to Israel’s security.” Here is a … Continued

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