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Ruth Bader Ginsburg… If only she had supported equal rights for everyone

Alison Weir September 22, 2020 Gaza, genesis prize, Great March of Return, israeli supreme court, Natalie Portman, progressive except palestine, ruth bader ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg commanded immense respect, adulation, and influence. She spoke out against racism and discrimination, and has been called ‘a revolutionary.’ Some have written: ‘Even to the end of her life, she remained committed to our mantra: none are free, until all are free…’ Progressive groups are sending out emails about continuing ‘her legacy’ of ‘fighting for justice.’ Imagine the impact she could have had if she’d included Palestinians in her concerns, and spoken out against Israeli violence and apartheid, instead of remaining silent and endorsing Israel…

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Israel has been “disappearing” Palestinians since 1967

[email protected] September 21, 2020 annexation, apartheid, area c, deal of the century, oslo accords, palestinian authority, population control, population registry, population transfer, settlement, settlement procedure

Israel has worked behind the scenes for years to erase Palestinians from their own Population Registry, creating an artificial Jewish majority in “Judea and Samaria” (the West Bank), and robbing Palestinians of basic human rights.

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Israeli authorities arrest cancer patient traveling to hospital

[email protected] September 16, 2020 Augusta Victoria Hospital, cancer, Erez Crossing, Gaza, human rights, Israel, Mohammed Tayseer Sawali, Palestinian

Israel arrests Palestinian cancer patient at the crossing from Gaza into Israel, even though he had a travel permit. Israeli authorities continue to use the crossing as a means of entrapment and attempted coercion of Palestinians residing in Gaza, particularly of those in urgent need of medical exit permits, which are only granted for pressing humanitarian needs…

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Is the United Nations anti-Israel? – a survey of UN resolutions

[email protected] September 16, 2020 1967 war, annexation, apartheid, icj, intifada, Jerusalem, Nakba, nonproliferation treaty, nuclear weapon, occupation, refugee, resolution 194, resolution 242, separation wall, settlement, south africa

The United Nations has passed an inordinate number of resolutions critical of Israel (at least seven hundred), but very few critical of Palestine. Is there a good reason for this high number, or is this a case of anti-Israel bias? – or worse yet, anti-Semitism? This analysis breaks it down.

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Pro-Israel groups reportedly break law, media & Congress look the other way

Alison Weir September 11, 2020 ADL, brad sherman, Chris Smith, Christians United for Israel, CUFI, David Brog, Doug Lamborn, Eliot Engel, Hasbara Fellowships, Israel Allies Caucus, Israel Allies Foundation, Jewish Council of Public Affairs, Jewish Federations of North America, juan vargas, StandWithUs, Steve Chabot

Documents obtained from the Israeli government show U.S. pro-Israel organizations secretly used Israeli money to influence US policies. Such behavior is illegal under US law. Yet, mainstream US media so far are ignoring the information, and Congress shows no interest in investigating this evidence of foreign tampering. A bipartisan Congressional caucus with 80 members is connected to one of the groups…

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Kevin Zeese worked for justice for Palestinians

[email protected] September 7, 2020 Green Party, Israel, Kevin Zeese, Libertarian Party, Margaret Flowers, Palestinian, Populist Party

Alison Weir writes that the passing of Kevin Zeese is a profound loss to the diverse movements for a just, peaceful, and compassionate world. Justice for Palestinians was among his goals to make the world a better place for all its inhabitants…

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Foundation to ‘Combat Anti-Semitism’ will be coming after high school, college students

[email protected] August 31, 2020 ADL, anti-Zionism, BDS, foundation to combat antisemitism, IHRA definition, kraft group, media bias, media suppression, Robert Kraft, sjp, students for justice in palestine, zionism

The Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism plans to teach high school and college students how to beat hate and embrace tolerance – except when it comes to Palestinians

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WATCH: Israeli soldiers video their beating of Palestinian workers

Alison Weir August 22, 2020 IDF, Montaser Al-Fakhoury

Palestinian media have posted a video reportedly showing Israeli soldiers beating Palestinian workers on their way to work in Israel earlier this week. According to a 21-year-old victim, the video only shows a little of the beating, which went on for an hour. The coronavirus outbreak had worsened the already bad economic situation, forcing many young people to go to work inside Israel. The Israeli soldiers also stole the workers’ money…

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Republican platform panders to Israel zealots

[email protected] August 20, 2020 annexation, Christian Zionism, gop, Jerusalem, occupation, republican national committee, Republican platform, rnc, United Nations

The Republican National Committee platform of 2016, resurrected for 2020, will once again genuflect before Israel – ignoring the realities of human rights, international law, and logic.

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Associated Press bungles again – this time it’s balloons

[email protected] August 15, 2020 Associated Press, hamas, incendiary balloon, media bias, terror balloon

As has too often been the case, Associated Press once again fails the test of good journalism on the subject of Palestine, earning poor marks on accuracy, balance, and context.

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