Leahy Law would cut aid to Israel, but no one wants to enforce it
Killing of Palestinians is not new. It has been going on for decades, unabated, uncriticized, and bankrolled by the US. The Leahy Laws enable…
Category: Human Rights
Media’s Linguistic Gymnastics Mislead on Gaza Protests
Reuters, the Associated Press, the New York Times can't seem to say "Palestinians protest nonviolently; Israeli soldiers kill them." Headlines from the region consistently…
Five House Democrats issue statement against Israeli military shooting unarmed Gaza protesters
Statement calls on Israeli soldiers to refrain from shooting live ammunition at unarmed Palestinian protesters... calls on Palestinians to exercise their rights nonviolently, says…
Haidar Eid: Contextualizing the Great March of Return
In the past 10 years, Israel has launched three massive genocidal wars of aggression on occupied Gaza... this came after years of a deadly…
‘Onion boy’ dreams of a playground, just like every other kid
Mohammed Ayyash is just like any other boy - only cooler. And braver.
US Churches & agencies support Palestinian rights, Gaza demonstrators
A Statement of US Churches and Christian Agencies on Gaza: "As US churches and Christian agencies, we support the Palestinian people as they courageously…
Palestinian shot by sniper in viral video speaks out
The most moral army in the world has a detractor: Tamer Abu Daqqa, the victim in the viral video of a sniper shooting a…
Congress’s “Never Again Education Act” should call for ‘never again’ against anyone, including Palestinians
JTA reports that a bill about to be introduced in Congress "will fund Holocaust education in schools." We wonder if this will fund education…
Ha’aretz: ‘I Was Just Following Orders.’ What Will You Tell Your Children?
Amira Hass writes in Ha'aretz: 'How did you destroy villages?' one daughter will ask. 'How did you agree to imprison two million people?' another…
Israel prevents seriously injured Gazans travel for urgent medical care
Two young Palestinian men are in danger of losing their legs if they remain in Gaza hospital; this constitutes a violation of their right…