Sen. Marco Rubio equates boycott of Israel with “un-American activity”

Marco Rubio’s latest legislation would tie the hands of corporate officers who seek to stand for justice and equality by guiding their companies through a boycott of Israel. He seems to forget that Israel is a foreign country, that it harms Americans, and that it has a long record of human rights abuses.

U.S. funding to Israel is used to finance the very technology that the Israelis use to spy on American citizens, to steal from American industries, and to betray American politicians. In addition, this funding to Israel makes U.S. tax payers complicit in the human rights abuses that the Israelis either directly commit or support through their absurdly lucrative Weapons Export Industry…

New GOP bill would keep illegal settlement products labeled ‘Made in Israel’

Pro-Israel congress members argue that returning to the pre-Pompeo policy, labelling settlement-made products “Made in West Bank,” would empower those who seek to boycott the Jewish state. In reality, the products are made in the West Bank – on land stolen from Palestinians.

House Dems remove B in extra funding for Israel’s Iron Dome from budget bill

Republican Congress members flip out over the removal of an extra $1 billion gift to Israel on a budget bill (that they weren’t going to vote for anyway). Activists for justice for Palestinians hail the event as “an unprecedented moment for Palestinian rights.”