ethnic cleansing | Israel Palestine News

Search Results for: ethnic cleansing

Palestine in the 2020 elections: a look at Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren

[email protected] October 15, 2019 2020 presidential race, apartheid, BDS, bernie sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Great March of Return, Netanyahu, settlementaid to israel

Overall, Bernie Sanders has taken the boldest stand for Palestinian human rights, but has pulled back to “safe” positions more than once; Elizabeth Warren has a history of support for Israel despite its long, systemic record of human rights abuses, but seems willing to respond to pressure from voters. Neither has advocated for full Palestinian rights and justice. See a detailed report on Sanders’ and Warrens’ position on Palestine…

Read the rest of this entry

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.

Read the rest of this entry

Israel: democracy or apartheid state?

[email protected] September 18, 2019 analysis, apartheid, basic laws, desmond tutu, discrimination, Nakba, nation-state law, racism, syrian refugees

Racism was part of the birth of the state of Israel; apartheid is part of its fabric. Nelson Mandela agreed. Palestinians struggle for equality, as do people of color (both Jewish and non-Jewish).

Read the rest of this entry

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.

Read the rest of this entry

A Modest Proposal to the ADL from Alison Weir of If Americans Knew

[email protected] September 6, 2019 Abe Foxman, ADL, Alison Weir, Anti-Defamation League, Israel, Palestinian human rights

Alison Weir’s 2013 letter to the ADL thanks it for including IAK in the “top 10 anti-Israel organizations” – i.e. most effective & committed groups working for justice and human rights for Palestinians. She suggests that since the ADL’s smear campaign against Palestine advocacy groups enables it to raise millions of dollars, the ADL should give the groups a finder’s fee/commission…”

Read the rest of this entry

Human rights reports on Israel-Palestine (regularly updated)

[email protected] September 5, 2019 Amnesty International, btselem, Christian Aid, Defense for Children International, excessive force, gaza crisis, Great March of Return, Human Rights Watch, humanitarian crisis, Israeli human rights violations, kerem shalom crossing, ocha, Palestine, Physicians for Human Rights, rafah crossing, Red Cross, reporters without borders, unicef, West Bank

Each month, numerous NGOs produce reports on the humanitarian situation in Israel-Palestine, but US media rarely report on them. See this compilation of reports by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, National Lawyers Guild, Red Cross, Christian Aid, B’Tselem, Defense for Children International, and others…

Read the rest of this entry

Why are global organizations attacking a talk at Clovis Community College?

[email protected] September 3, 2019 ADL, Alison Weir, Censorship, Palestine, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Stand With Us

In the past 3 days, 4 massively powerful international organizations with net assets totaling over a quarter of a billion dollars, have released aggressive statements condemning a small-town lecture at a small-town community college. Why is that? (Hint: it’s about Israel and Alison Weir.)

Read the rest of this entry

Forward, JTA, NYT, CNN ‘lie through omission’ about Tlaib, Omar trip

[email protected] August 21, 2019 Ariel Toaff, blood libel, history, Ilhan Omar, Pasque Di Sangue, Rashida Tlaib

Media are attacking the Congresswomen by claiming that the group sponsoring their proposed trip ‘promoted blood libels.’ The claim is based on one item briefly posted on the NGO’s website six years ago… and the news reports don’t mention that the item quoted an Israeli news report about a book (since retracted) by a prominent Israeli historian saying there was “a factual basis for some of the medieval blood libels against the Jews…”

Read the rest of this entry

Gideon Levy: Why Israeli Police Are Terrorizing This Palestinian Village

[email protected] August 12, 2019 al-Isawiya, east jerusalem, police brutality, yasem police

Israeli police in the village of Isawiyah have an agenda, and it involves brutality, incitement, humiliation, and violence.

Read the rest of this entry

“Yes, we are racists,” “Come, be my slave” — teaching by Israeli rabbi

[email protected] August 11, 2019 bnei david, eliezer kashtiel, IDF, modern slavery, racism, yair nehorai, yeshiva, yigal levinstein, zionism

Students at some military/religious colleges in Israel are being indoctrinated into Jewish Supremacy – this is not a new scandal, but evidence of virulent racism is stacking up against extremist rabbis.

Read the rest of this entry