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Paul Findley, longtime advocate for Palestinian human rights, dies at 98

Alison Weir August 9, 2019 Deliberate Deceptions, Paul Findley, They Dare to Speak Out

Former Congressman Paul Findley (R-IL) was a forefather of the movement for justice for Palestinians, speaking and writing on the issue for almost half a century. He penned the first exposé on the Israel Lobby, “They Dare to Speak Out,” about how Americans who had spoken out about Palestine were pushed out by Israel partisans from positions in Congress, the media, academia, and elsewhere. (Contains documentary of his life.)

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Palestine in the 2020 elections: a look at Joe Biden

[email protected] August 6, 2019 2020 election, AIPAC, analysis, barack obama, BDS, goldstone report, international law, israel lobby, israeli settlement, joe biden, leahy laws, menachem begin, occupation

In this If Americans Knew series, we will analyze each contender’s position on Israel/Palestine and provide information that voters can give them to correct their misunderstanding of the issue. This entry provides an in-depth analysis of Joe Biden’s stands through his 49-year career….

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Israeli military admits: open-fire policy needlessly killed protestors

[email protected] August 6, 2019 btselem, Great March of Return, israeli high court of justice, israeli supreme court, open fire policy, sharpshooter, sniper

Israel admits that live fire against Palestinian protestors has at times caused death when only serious injury was intended. Israeli snipers have killed 300 while gradually tweaking their limb-targeting approach. Now they “aim for the ankles,” likely only maiming the unarmed demonstrators. The Israeli Supreme Court has backed the lethal open-fire policy from day one.

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Israeli soldiers beat youth, Injure 66, abduct 400, demolish homes, etc

[email protected] August 5, 2019 Addameer, Amnesty International, Great March of Return, home demolitions, Jamal Ali al-Ghoul, kufur qaddoum, Ofer Prison, palestinian prisoners, PCHR, silwan, water

The latest news from the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Israeli soldiers abduct hundreds of Palestinians, injure dozens, use water as a weapon, demolish homes, wells, etc…

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How Israel Systematically Hides Evidence of 1948 Expulsion of Arabs

[email protected] July 15, 2019 Censorship, history, Nakba

Ha’aretz reports that Israeli officials have scoured local archives and removed troves of historic documents to conceal proof of the ethnic cleansing that established Israel, including documents reporting rapes, looting, the demolition of villages, and killing of civilians…. General Peled: “My platoon blew up 20 homes with everything that was there.” Lev Tov: “While people were sleeping there?” Peled: “I suppose so….”

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Gideon Levy: A Young Gazan’s Dream, Amputated

[email protected] June 28, 2019 Alaa ad-Dali, amputation, collective punishment, Gaza, Great March of Return, tokyo race

Alaa ad-Dali is a young man who had a dream – quite a rare thing in Gaza – and it was crushed by the IDF. What does he have left? 138 young people in Gaza have lost legs in the protests at the fence as a result of IDF sniper fire, and they aren’t even a story. Their motivations don’t interest anyone. They are all labeled “terrorists.”

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Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide

[email protected] June 26, 2019 democrats, Democrats running for president, presidential candidates

Overwhelmed by the crowd of candidates for President? The issue of justice for Palestinians – in which almost everyone bows to the Israel lobby – is the ultimate litmus test for integrity. Find out where everyone stands. (This guide will be updated often.)

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Presidential candidate offers a bold plan for Israel/Palestine

[email protected] June 21, 2019 AIPAC, analysis, BDS, boycott, mike gravel, one state solution

Presidential candidate Mike Gravel says, “The two-state solution is dead. Let us take the obvious and humane path forward,” and he lays out a courageous proposal.

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Frontline says it may never broadcast the Gaza documentary

[email protected] May 31, 2019 bbc, Censorship, Fair Use, Frontline, One Day in Gaza, PBS, WGBH

First, PBS’s Frontline said it had only temporarily cancelled a riveting documentary on Gaza that was to be shown nationwide. Now Frontline admits it may never show it. Originally, the taxpayer-funded TV program was trying to take full credit for the film, now it’s trying to disown it. See our video of it…

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View the Frontline Documentary on Gaza that PBS pulled

[email protected] May 22, 2019 Adele Raemer, Frontline, Gaza, Great March of Return, Israel, Kobi Heller, Nirim, PBS, Return March, Sheldon Adelson

PBS stations around the US were scheduled to show a riveting new Frontline documentary, “One Day in Gaza,” but at the last minute the plug was pulled. While significant context is missing, the film includes clips important for Americans to see – including a young, unarmed teen being shot in her head. BBC, the coproducer of the film, broadcast it to British viewers. We are posting it below so that Americans can also view it.

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