Dancing while Palestinian can be a source of joy and unity, a celebration of culture, and a form of defiance against the Israeli occupation – that’s why it’s so dangerous.
Dancing While Palestinian
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Easter for us, but Palestinians are still in Gethsemane
Dear Christians, let us never forget that the root of our faith is in Palestine, a real place that faces real suffering. Here is a glimpse of one family’s Gethsemane, and a call to stay awake.
Falk: Thomas Friedman unconditionally supports Israel, ignores Palestinian grievances
Richard Falk reports that “Progressive Except Palestine” journalist Thomas Friedman is an unapologetic Israel apologist, putting a positive spin on Israeli actions that can be spun, and simply avoiding comment on issues when it’s convenient.
How Israeli Jews’ Fear of Christianity Turned Into Christian Hatred
Hasn’t the time come to examine the way enmity toward Christians is inculcated and nurtured among the Jewish population in Israel? New book reports that the life of Jesus and the religion he spawned are taught in Israeli schools in a way that’s inconsistent with their influence on European culture and Western civilization…
Torture of Palestinian prisoners: Time to end Israel’s impunity
It is time for both Israeli society and the international community to speak up against Israel’s continued use of torture against Palestinians and others, along with the impunity given to perpetrators of this heinous crime… This has been documented since at least the 1970s
The Two-State Solution is dead. It’s time for One Democratic State.
“The “two-state solution” is no longer a viable option – if it ever was. Meet the campaign for a more just, long lasting solution: One Democratic State for Palestine and Israel.
Hundreds of Israelis disrupt prayers in oldest Christian monastery In Palestine
Israeli assailants strive to intimidate monks who gathered to pray at Saint Saba Monastery in a deliberate attempt to stop the prayers.
Congress votes $4 billion to Israel for 2021, press doesn’t tell Americans
Congress has voted billions of dollars to Israel. No mainstream US media appear to have told Americans about this, which works out to over $7,000 per minute. AIPAC thanks & names the Congress members who helped pass this massive aid to a tiny, criminal foreign country… George Washington had warned against an attachment to any foreign nation, stating: “a passionate attachment of one Nation for another produces a variety of evils…”
California schools ‘anti-bigotry’ initiative partnering with group known for bigotry
In the midst of a pandemic drastically impacting California students’ ability to receive an education, state schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond has launched an initiative focusing on bigotry… One component features a questionable institution with a deeply dubious agenda…
Dear ADL: there’s no place for “No Place For Hate” in our schools
The Anti-Defamation League wants to train our children to treat all people equally and with respect. They refuse to take their own advice when it comes to Palestinians, preferring instead to silence their calls for justice and turn a blind eye to Israel’s human rights abuses. A discriminatory organization that bullies others should not be in our schools.