The content of AIPAC’s recent Political Leadership Forum was largely concealed from the public, but here is what we do know about it.
Ed Dept resists pro-Israel pressure to adopt new antisemitism definition
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights resisted pressure to adopt an Israel-centric definition of antisemitism that Israel and its partisans have been embedding in institutions around the world…
Seriously Injured Palestinian 14-year-old Succumbs To His Wounds
The 14th Palestinian death in the first 16 days of 2023: Israeli forces shot Amro Al-Khmour in the head as they invaded the refugee camp where he lived in the Palestinian West Bank.
Israeli forces gun down Palestinian father & 2 others, another dies of wounds
Fifteen days into 2023, thirteen Palestinians have been killed by Israel. The latest victim, Ahmad Kahala, was shot Sunday at point-blank range, and medics were blocked from saving his life.
Saturday, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians, Ezzeddin Hamamra, 24, and Amjad Khaliliyya, 23; the same day, Yazan Ja’bari, 19, died from wounds inflicted by Israeli soldiers earlier this month.
Israel has one of the most powerful armies in the world.
Raped, abused, exploited: Ukrainian women seeking refuge in Israel find no haven
A harrowing examination by the Times of Israel reveals much abuse sliding under Israeli authorities’ radar — or being willfully ignored — while the perpetrators remain free to commit further crimes
Palestinian, 19, Dies From Wounds Suffered in Jenin
Yazan Samer Jabari’s death brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first fourteen days of 2023, to ten, including three minors.
I once ran Human Rights Watch. Harvard blocked my fellowship over Israel
Kenneth Roth: “I was told that my fellowship at the Kennedy School was vetoed over my and Human Rights Watch’s criticism of Israel. How can an institution that purports to address foreign policy – that even hosts a human rights policy center – avoid criticism of Israel?”
Invading Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank
On Wednesday and Thursday Israeli troops invading Palestinian towns killed three teens, a 25-year-old, and a father trying to defend his son, bringing Palestinian deaths in the first 12 days of 2023 to 9.
Israel’s new radical government shows itself reckless and racist
Israel’s newly sworn-in government includes some shockingly extremist figures who have wasted no time implementing their agenda. Peruse a few excerpts from articles describing their recent escapades.
Israeli police officer who killed autistic Palestinian gets promotion
In a culture of impunity for Israeli police and military (and Israel in general), it should come as no surprise that the killing of Eyad Hallaq, a disabled Palestinian man, is rewarded.