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Experts: Israeli System Constitutes Apartheid, Crime against Humanity

[email protected] December 11, 2019 1st Global Conference on Israeli Apartheid, AAARDi, analysis, apartheid, BDS, ESCWA, Israeli Apartheid and the Means to Combat it, racism, richard falk, Rima Khalaf, UN, United Nations, Virginia Tilley

Professors Richard Falk and Virginia Tilley provide detailed reports confirming that Israel is perpetrating “apartheid,” a crime against humanity. Those desiring peace must abandon an illusory “two-state solution” with its focus on the occupation, and instead address the fundamental obstacle to peace: Israel’s racist system. The papers were presented at the launch of a new international network, The 1st Global Conference on Israeli Apartheid. (Includes videos of their speeches)

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Israel lobby is the reason for perpetual oppression of Palestinians

[email protected] December 10, 2019 AIPAC, analysis, barack obama, history, Netanyahu, settler colonialism, Sheldon Adelson, tom friedman, zionism

In this frank, and frankly courageous piece, Philip Weiss lays bare the agenda of the Israel lobby and how it has manipulated the American Jewish community and the US government for decades. But, he predicts, the lobby is dying, and in its wake, peace is achievable.

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Michael Bloomberg’s Israel connection runs deep

[email protected] November 29, 2019 2020 election, analysis, ben gurion airport, genesis prize, media bias, Michael Bloomberg, war crime

The Democratic Party’s newest candidate, Michael Bloomberg, has deep ties to Israel and apparently no time for justice for Palestinians; his media empire has also pushed a pro-Israel agenda.

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World Jewish Congress: Billionaires, Oligarchs, Global Influencers for Israel

[email protected] November 24, 2019 billionaires, Henry Kissinger, history, oligarchs, Ronald Lauder, Rothschilds

Dozens of Secret Service agents gathered to protect billionaires, politicians, global influencers, & diverse glitterati at the 2019 gala for the World Jewish Congress… there were oligarchs from Russia, ambassadors from the Ukraine, & dozens of inner circle investors. The Theodor Herzl Award was presented to Niki Hayley; previous awards went to the Rothschilds, Joe Biden, & Henry Kissinger… all there to support Israeli oppression of Palestinians

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Watch what you say: Israel controls the narrative

[email protected] October 23, 2019 analysis, BDS, boycott, department of education, fordham university, institute for curriculum services, Kenneth Marcus, neoconservatives, Quincy Institute, zionism

The Israel Lobby has America so well-trained that everyone self-censors: mainstream media, think tanks, politicians (of course), universities, courts, even K-12 curriculum editors play by the rules.

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Facebook COO pledges $2.5 mill to Israel advocacy group, brushing off Palestinian complaints of censorship

Alison Weir October 21, 2019 ADL, anti-bias, Anti-Defamation League, Center for Technology and Society, Israel, Nurit Peled, Palestinian, Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook COO pledges .5 mill to Israel advocacy group, brushing off Palestinian complaints of censorship

In the midst of a campaign by Palestinian journalists accusing Facebook of suppressing their content, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, has pledged $2.5 million to the ADL, an organization that devotes much of its work to Israel advocacy…

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Dem candidates mostly turn a blind eye to Israeli atrocities and Palestinian rights

[email protected] October 15, 2019 amy klobuchar, andrew yang, bernie sanders, beto o'rourke, cory booker, Democratic debates, Elizabeth Warren, joe biden, julian castro, kamala harris, pete buttigieg, tom steyer, tulsi gabbard

On the critical issue of Israel/Palestine, Democratic presidential hopefuls reveal a strong pro-Israel leaning that does not match the sentiments of a huge swath of Democratic voters.

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Israeli Violence Continues, Ending September With Abductions, Demolitions, and Raids

[email protected] October 1, 2019 abduction, collective punishment, home demolition, IDF, occupation

September, Week 4 2019: Israeli violence continues with NGO raids, demolitions, abductions (86), holding corpses hostage, spoiling Palestinian’s vaccines, medicines, and repeated invasions of holy sites.

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Will pro-Israel rabbi heading top theology center change its direction?

[email protected] September 16, 2019 Boston Theological institute, Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium, BTI, Daniel Lehmann, Graduate Theological Union, GTU, hatem bazian, Hebrew College, Hevruta, Israel-Palestine, Jewish News Service, JNS, JTA, uc berkeley, Zaytuna College

Rabbi Daniel Lehmann, with a history of advocating for Israel despite its many human rights abuses, is about to be inaugurated president of the ‘most comprehensive center for the graduate study of religion in North America’ – a ‘mostly-Christian’ center with a focus on peace and justice. Lehmann has already opposed a prominent Muslim professor and aired misgivings about America’s first Muslim college, located right across the street… Rabbi Lehmann is known for his fundraising ability.

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#IStandWithAlisonWeir is trending as the Twittersphere supports justice and free speech

[email protected] September 9, 2019 against our better judgment, alternative media, Censorship, clovis community college, Facebook, fresno, gv wire, istandwithalisonweir, social media, Twitter

With over 1 million impressions as of Sunday evening, it’s clear that Twitter users are not buying the smear campaign peddled by ADL and other international orgs bent on silencing pro-Palestinian, pro-justice voices, like Alison Weir.

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