Violence / Detentions — West Bank, Jerusalem Israeli forces shoot, injure Palestinian, detain another after stab attempt BETHLEHEM (Ma‘an) 28 Apr — Two Palestinian teens were arrested, one of whom was shot and injured by Israeli forces, after the two allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli soldier Thursday at a military checkpoint in the village […]
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14-year-old Palestinian girl shot, 12-year-old Palestinian girl tortured after alleged attacks
Anti-BDS legislation faces crucial hearing tomorrow in California Judiciary Committee
It’s crunch time in California as the ongoing legislative assaults against BDS, introduced in multiple states including bills in Congress, intensifies. The latest incarnation in California’s anti-BDS attack is AB 2844 “California Combating the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions of Israel Act of 2016,” introduced by Assembly member Richard Bloom of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. AB 2844 passed the California State Assembly […]
A summary of the Pew study of Israeli attitudes in one picture
Later on when all the non Jews are no longer part of the only democracy in the ME , the map will have to be revised. How about “Real Jews only” . All secular and reform Jews will need to be expelled from the only democracy in the ME. Maybe one day it will be […]
Why we are calling on the University of Minnesota to divest
On February 15th, Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Minnesota launched UMN Divest. This campaign calls on our University to take an active role in ensuring that we are not complicit in violations of international law. Our campaign brings forth a resolution to our student government that calls on our University to […]
Post-war Iraq: ‘Everybody is corrupt, from top to bottom. Including me’
One of Iraq’s anti-corruption leaders sat in his office, waving his hands in exasperation. “There is no solution,” he said. “Everybody is corrupt, from the top of society to the bottom. Everyone. Including me.” Coming at the start of a conversation about Iraq’s ailing governance, and what was being done to turn […]
The irreconcilable differences of liberal Zionism
As Israeli Apartheid Week approaches, various student groups across the US, Canada, and England are planning their educational events with trepidation. This is the time when they get to screen documentaries, put on workshops, build mock walls and checkpoints, and bring eloquent speakers to campus. It is also when they brace for full assault from […]