In the wake of the proliferation of pro-Palestine student encampments on American college campuses, accusations of antisemitism are back at the center of U.S. and global political discourse.
On May 17, legislation was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Co-sponsored by Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and U.S. Representative Max Miller (R-OH), H.R. 8445 went largely under the radar.
In “Our Palestine Question,” Geoffrey Levin, assistant professor of Middle Eastern and Jewish studies at Emory University, recovers the voices of those Jews who first called for an honest reckoning of the plight of Israel’s Palestinian population.
A recent media flurry over the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza amounts to nothing more than genocide denial. This campaign to discredit the Gaza health ministry is simply a strategy to allow the Gaza genocide to continue.
Washington Post: Leaked messages reveal that a group started by Jewish business leaders and financiers touched the highest levels of the Israeli government, the U.S. business world, elite universities, and the NYC mayor…
From targeting humanitarian vehicles to standing by as mobs attack trucks, Israel is blocking aid from reaching Gaza.
Israel defends its attack on Rafah with lies; UN commemoration of the Nakba emphasizes Israel’s options for Palestinians: “displacement, subjugation, or death”; as Gaza pier (paid for by US) becomes operational, US denounces Israel’s refusal to open land routes for aid; West Bank deaths; University of California academics authorize strike for Gaza; more
Award-winning journalist James Bamford reports that the Israeli-American Council has worked in tandem with Israeli intelligence agencies for years. Last month, its leaders vowed to shut down the encampment at UCLA.
This highly respected scholar was subjected to hostile questioning by US intelligence officers – including “do you support Hamas?” and “do you think what’s happening in Gaza is genocide?” Also find here Pappe’s comments on the West’s “sinister” denial of the unfolding events in Palestine
Washington Post: Leaked WhatsApp messages reveal that a group started by business leaders & financiers after Oct. 7 touched the highest levels of the Israeli government, the U.S. business world, and elite universities. It eventually expanded to 100 members