Hani Almadhoun’s reflection on Valentine’s Day and what it means for Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip… you used to know it was Valentine’s Day season when the best pop songs were released, everyone on the streets was wearing red, and all the locally grown roses were nearly sold out…
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How do Bernie & Buttigieg stand on Israel-Palestine?
One supports Palestinian human rights. One says he’d keep the $10 million per day flowing to Israel no matter what it does. Which is which? Spoiler alert: 18 pro-Israel billionaires have donated to Buttigieg (see list)
UN Statistics on Palestinian Territories: Jan 21-Feb 3
4 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, 0 Israelis killed by Palestinians; 352 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces, 3 Israelis injured by Palestinians; 10 Palestinian structures demolished by Israel, 0 Israeli structures demolished by Palestinians; 81 Israeli search and arrest operations in the West Bank; 0 Palestinian search and arrest operations in Israel… etc.
Israeli forces violated int’l law 262 times in past week (23–29 Jan)
Between 23 and 29 January, Israel committed 262 violations of international law against Palestinians, ranging from freedom of movement to demolition to bodily injury. Se the entire list with details of each human rights violation here…
Analyses of Trump’s Peace Plan for Israel-Palestine, “Deal of the Century” (Updated)
US President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” violates international law in a number of ways. It gravely violates the rights and dignity of the Palestinian people. It gives Israelis the illusion of security while in reality trapping them within an unstable regime based on racial oppression. Read analyses from the New Yorker, UK Guardian, Mondoweiss, Informed comment, and American Conservative. Also gives link to the 181-page document of the plan…
Israeli forces committed 183 violations of international law in past week
Israel committed 183 violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law during January 16-22, 2020 – read the list…
American Zionists choose lies over children
A bill before Congress seeks merely to stop US aid dollars from subsidizing the incarceration and torture of Palestinian children. Pro-Israel organizations would rather believe outrageous fallacies than stand up for these kids’ rights.
Voting for World Zionist Congress heats up
Voting has begun for the World Zionist Congress, as Israel partisans on the left and the right vie for influence… among other things, the WZC decides how $5 billion will be spent… (Palestinians need not apply)
The oligarch behind today’s World Holocaust Forum attended by presidents and kings
By Alison Weir: At least 45 world leaders have responded to a summons to attend the World Holocaust Forum in Israel to “fight antisemitism.” The event is organized by a Russian-Israeli oligarch who considers support for Palestinian human rights “antisemitic.” He is promoting an Orwellian program that would criminalize “intolerance” and require re-education programs for anyone who strays beyond accepted views…
Jewish Congress launches campaign against ‘antisemitism’ (aka support for Palestinian rights)
By Alison Weir. The European Jewish Congress has launched a worldwide social media campaign against “antisemitism” (which, in EJC eyes, includes opposition to Israeli human rights abuses). The man behind the campaign, EJC President Moshe Kantor, is a Russian-Israeli oligarch known for “unscrupulous business dealings” who says BDS is antisemitic, calls for severe punishment of “intolerance,” and is the founder of numerous international entities.