Elie Wiesel became a spokesman for the world’s voiceless oppressed. But when it came to Palestinians, he had nothing to say.
The Two Elie Wiesels
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AIPAC video describes its decades-long role in creating US laws against BDS [VIDEO]
In this video, AIPAC describes how it has successfully worked since the 1970s to create U.S. laws against boycotting Israel…
The Intercept: U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Criminalize Support for BDS
AIPAC helped craft a bill making BDS a felony, subject to a minimum civil penalty of $250K and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison; many of its cosponsors have no idea what the bill contains.
Open Letter to the World Council of Churches and the ecumenical movement
The National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine pleads for Western churches to take a stand: “As we meet this month in Bethlehem in occupied Palestine, we are still suffering from 100 years of injustice and oppression…we need you and we need you now more than ever. We need your costly solidarity…This is no time for shallow diplomacy Christians. We urge you to hear our call.”
Review by Ziad Hafez calls Alison Weir’s book ‘scholarly’ ‘indispensable’ and ‘explosive’
Mr. Hafez calls the book “explosive and meticulously researched” and says “its scholarly content makes it an indispensable tool for any researcher on the root cause of Middle Eastern turmoil.”
Consortium News: Neocons Point Housebroken Trump at Iran
Pro-Israel neocons from the Weekly Standard; Project for the New American Century (PNAC); its replacement, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; and the Jewish Institute for Strategic Affairs (JINSA) – who pushed for war against Iraq and cheered Trump’s attacks on Syria – continue to promote attacks on Iran…
Book review of Alison Weir’s “Against Our Better Judgment” – by Ziad Hafez
By Ziad Hafez, Contemporary Arab Affairs — This short book is quite powerful and displays historical accounts and analyses supported by a solid documentation showing scholarly knowledge and objective reporting. It is an indispensable tool for any researcher on the root cause of Middle Eastern turmoil, and contains explosive, meticulously documented information about the Zionist movement in the United States, Europe, and Palestine…
Elliott Abrams and Gina Haspel – ghastly choices
Americans dodged a bullet when neocon Abrams was denied. He was a founding co-signer of PNAC, led the charge to invade Iraq after calling for “regime change,” and has endorsed military interventions in Libya, Syria, and as Iran. He called Chuck Hagel an “anti-Semite” because Hagel had criticized Israel. Gina Haspel, new CIA Deputy Director, was reportedly involved in the torture programs. In 2005 she ordered the destruction of the video tapes made of the interrogations…
Why they hate Rex Tillerson
Will Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson, Exxon CEO, advocate anti-war policies in the Middle East and elsewhere? Is that one reason he’s under attack? Contrary to the narrative that Big Oil was the driving force behind the Iraq war, the oil industry opposed the Iraq war, the economic sanctions that preceded it, and Iran sanctions.