Israeli forces destroyed a newly-built Palestinian elementary school on the first day of classes with no warning, leaving students to learn in tents and outside in the blistering heat. This is a situation that many American children would never imagine, but in the West Bank, it is a reminder of a hostile and violent occupation.
ADL Campus guide describes how to block events about Palestine
A new ADL campus initiative conflates criticism of Israel with “anti-Semitism,” tells students how to block events that support Palestinian rights, & recommends joining student governments to block “anti-Israel” activism. Its head endorses legislation that would make supporting boycotts of Israel punishable by a million dollar fine and 20 years in prison…
Soldiers Invade Agricultural Lands In Khan Younis
At least three armored Israeli bulldozers and three tanks entered Palestinian land near Khan Younis, fired live rounds, destroyed crops, and installed sand hills.
Congress, White House to give Israel $75 million more, Tillerson objects
A series of battles within the White House and State Department seem to have been won by the pro-Israel faction, as reported in articles by Ha’aretz & the Washington Free Beacon…
Palestinians Rebuild Demolished School East of Bethlehem
The Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee in the PA, activists, and parents, rebuilt the Jeb Al-Theeb School east of Bethlehem, which was demolished by the Israeli occupation on August 23rd.
Opinion: Israel’s Minister of Truth
Israel Justice Minister Shaked said the truth loud and clear: Zionism contradicts human rights, and thus is indeed an ultranationalist, colonialist and perhaps racist movement.
Progressive Illinois Candidate Knocked Off Ticket For Israel Views
State Sen. Daniel Biss, Democrat running for governor of Illinois, dropped his running mate Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa because Ramirez-Rosa mildly supports BDS.
Israeli police forcibly evict Palestinian family, install Israeli teens in their home
The Shamasna family, which has lived in their home in East Jerusalem for 53 years, was forcibly evicted Tuesday by Israeli police, who then allowed three armed Jewish Israeli teenagers to take over the home.
Congressman Alcee Hastings proposes $12 million to Israel’s Ethiopian community
Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings, who represents some of Florida’s most poverty-stricken communities, proposes sending an additional $12 million to Israel on top of the over $10 million per day it already receives. He has visited Israel 18 times and sponsored numerous pro-Israel bills…
Forward: Meet Mort Zuckerman, The Pro-Israel Mogul Who Just Sold The Daily News
The Forward reports that Zuckerman’s publications (New York Daily News, The Atlantic, US News and World Report, the Daily News) were “were often marked by a pro-Israel editorial stance.” He frequently met with Israeli leaders… and was “sometimes referred to as ‘king of the Jews'”…