For years, Hollywood bigwigs have been using their outsized influence to keep the facts about Israel’s violent occupation hidden behind a veneer of victimhood. They have framed Israeli brutality as ‘self-defense,’ while demonizing pro-justice entertainers and the peaceful Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement.
At the November 1st “Friends of the IDF” Hollywood gala, $60 million was raised in one night for Israel’s army. This is on top of $10 million a day in US military aid to Israel. Palestinians are outraged that American artists are supporting a regime that kills innocents and colonizes land.
A 2-minute video about Hollywood raising millions of dollar for Israeli soldiers…
A detailed annotation of the errors and omissions that mislead readers on a profoundly important issue…including little-known information about Presidents Eisenhower, Reagan, and Bush Sr., who each had moments of clarity on this issue, and called out Israel for its abuses.
In a culture of impunity for Israeli police and military (and Israel in general), it should come as no surprise that the killing of Eyad Hallaq, a disabled Palestinian man, is rewarded.
2022 was a deadly year for Palestinians under Israeli occupation. If Americans Knew brought you crucial information – and will continue in 2023.
American mainstream media have averted their gaze (again) from Palestinian suffering. Eleven Palestinian deaths in seven days is apparently not news.
In 2021 the Columbia Journalism Review reported that many analysts believed that Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram were deliberately censoring Palestinian content…
Billionaire financier & passionate Israel advocate Michael Bloomberg just gave millions of dollars to politicians around the US. They know what’s expected of them by the 11th richest man in the world…
On Sunday, invading Israeli forces ambushed Sa’ed al-Koni, 26. He had tried to resist the illegal and brutal Israeli occupation.