Omar Barghouti (Intal/Flickr) By Philip Weiss Mondoweiss This is special: On Sunday afternoon at Yale, Omar Barghouti, a leader of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign (BDS), will receive a Gandhi peace award, along with Ralph Nader. At the last minute Barghouti was allowed by an Israeli judge to travel to the States. Rebecca … Continued
Jennifer Ross praises interfaith community response to threats against Jewish institutions By Amy Kaplan and James Zogby PennLive Op-Ed The recent desecrations at a Jewish Cemetery in Philadelphia, Mount Carmel, fit a pattern of increased anti-Semitic incidents and crimes throughout the United States. Law enforcement and civil rights organizations have recorded an alarming growth of … Continued
by EMILIE COCHRAN The Badger Herald After a series of performances centered around social justice, Palestinian-American poet and writer Remi Kanazi discussed this week’s proposal to the Associated Students of Madison to support university divestment from corporations associated with human rights violations. The proposal, spearheaded by student organization Society for Justice in Palestine, asks UW … Continued
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
BY: Julia Jahanpour/Contributing Writer Co-founder of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement, Omar Barghouti, was arrested Sunday for alleged tax evasion in the amount of $700,000. This income was supposedly hidden from the Israeli government and coming from his other business ventures, including his book, Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights, public speaking fees, and … Continued
By Peter Beinart Forward I have a theory about American Jewish kids and Israel. I’m trying it out on my own children. My theory boils down to “Love first, truth later.” When my kids near adulthood, I’ll encourage them to visit the West Bank. I’ll encourage them to see for themselves what it means to … Continued
By Taly Krupkin Haaretz Dozens of prominent Jewish scholars worry they won’t be able to visit Israel anymore, citing a new law entitling the government to deny entry to supporters of boycotts against the country or its settlements in occupied territory. Meanwhile, only days after the passing of the new law, more than 100 Jewish … Continued
By ADAM CHANDLER The Atlantic On Monday, just hours after President Trump issued his revised executive order on immigration, lawmakers in Israel passed a travel ban that is also generating controversy. The new law aims to bar any foreign activist “who has knowingly issued a public call to boycott the state of Israel or pledged … Continued
By Ziad Amra MinnPost The Minnesota Legislature is currently considering two bills that would require the state to discriminate against U.S. citizens, both as individuals and companies, based solely on their viewpoints concerning Palestinian human rights. The legislation — House File 400 and Senate File 247 — would deny benefits such as contracts to Minnesotans … Continued
New findings highlight failure of Canadian government and Israel lobby groups to demonize Palestine solidarity movement. (Denis Hébert)By Ali Abunimah The Electronic Intifada Four in five Canadians expressing an opinion believe the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) on Israel is reasonable, a national survey released Wednesday suggests. More than half of Canadians … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer With the 89th Academy Awards airing this Sunday, Palestinian activists are happy to announce that not a single actor invited to Israel after the 88th ceremony accepted the invitation. Last year, 25 Oscars nominees and host Chris Rock were asked to invited to an all-expense paid trip to Israel after the … Continued
PACBI: Press release Palestinian artists, cultural organizations and human rights supporters welcome the Australian-British singer Natalie Imbruglia’s cancellation of her March performance in Tel Aviv. Palestinian artists, cultural organizations and human rights supporters have welcomed the Australian-British singer Natalie Imbruglia’s cancellation of her March performance in Tel Aviv and thanked her for deciding to be “on … Continued
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