Thousands will gather in the U.S. capital this Friday for one of the largest Israel-related events of the year – the annual conference of the Israeli-American Council. Founded 10 years ago, IAC has 15 regional offices across the US, and more than a dozen local partnerships. Billionaire donor Haim Saban used to also be involved…
Three former Israeli prime ministers, a winner of the Israel prize, two former heads of the Israeli internal security service Shin Bet, and one of Israel’s principal newspapers have warned that the Jewish state is becoming, or already is, an apartheid state…
Israel is fighting corruption from the highest places in government, right on down to the household help. Read about a handful of the many scandals reaching back decades and involving many previous leaders.
The Palestinian Center for Detainees’ Studies has reported that Israeli soldiers have abducted more than 400 Palestinians, including 55 children and eight women, in September.
A select group of Washington D.C. heavy hitters attended a Rosh Hashanah event at which the Israeli Ambassador laid out a rationale for another Israeli war. The attendees included Wolf Blitzer, Jason Greenblatt, Abe Foxman, Mort Klein, Eli Lake, White House insiders, Congressmen, political operatives, philanthropists, etc (detailed list)…
Defense for Children International, Palestine reports on the current situation in refugee camps, where danger and hunger are ever present.
Israeli forces arrested a young Palestinian man from occupied Jerusalem for posts on Facebook. In recent months, Israel has arrested hundreds of Palestinians for social media activity…
Thanks to war, poverty, and the blockade, the only things abundant in Gaza are food scarcity and childhood hunger.
The people of Sabra & Shatila returned to live in the homes where their families and neighbors were massacred in 1982. Today, the Palestinian refugees are denied work permits in 30 professions and 40 trades outside the camps. Denied by Israel the right of return to their homes, they have no passports and are prohibited from owning and inheriting property.
Israeli forces destroyed a newly-built Palestinian elementary school on the first day of classes with no warning, leaving students to learn in tents and outside in the blistering heat. This is a situation that many American children would never imagine, but in the West Bank, it is a reminder of a hostile and violent occupation.