Many Israelis have refused to serve in Israel’s occupation forces – hear why they’ve sometimes gone to prison rather than take part in oppression…
Israel’s ‘refusers’: Why we, too, feel ‘occupied’
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Israel’s Religious Fanaticism Is Infiltrating America – Ha’aretz
Haaretz reports that radical separatism, prevalent in Israel, is infecting the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in NYC, with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s blessing. Many of the 57,000 students in New York’s Hasidic yeshivas will graduate speaking little English and with no math skills or knowledge of history or science. As a result they will depend heavily on public assistance… The practice is contrary to mainstream Jewish teachings…
Israeli demolition of entire Palestinian villages continues with no end in sight (includes videos)
Stories keep pouring in of Israel demolishing Palestinian villages; many of the buildings destroyed were donated by EU organizations; schools have been razed; residents are often required to pay tens of thousands of dollars for the destruction of their own homes; nearly 160,000 Bedouins live in “unrecognized” villages built before 1948 that Israel has designated “illegal” and threatens with demolition…
Christian leaders, organizations send message to Congress: NO to anti-BDS bill
In open letter, Christian leaders representing dozens of national orgs urge Congress to support free speech, oppose anti-BDS legislation.
Congress weighs a new Israel-centric definition for anti-Semitism
JTA and the Forward report on a Congressional Judiciary Committee hearing about adopting a new, Israel-centric definition of antisemitism. (This is part of an international campaign on behalf of Israel). Five witnesses were for it, four against…
Los Angeles gala raises $53.8 Million for Israeli soldiers [videos]
![Los Angeles gala raises $53.8 Million for Israeli soldiers [videos]](https://israelpalestinenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/FIDF-18-615x410.jpg "Los Angeles gala raises $53.8 Million for Israeli soldiers [videos]")
Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces, a US nonprofit that supports Israeli soldiers, holds fundraisers all over the country. Donations to it are tax-deductible in the U.S, even though it doesn’t support the U.S. or American veterans, many of whom are financially stressed. The recent gala in Los Angeles, studded with business titans and movie stars, raised over $50 million for Israeli troops, despite the IDF’s record of human rights abuses…
Israeli dual citizens driving US laws against Palestinians, BDS, etc
The Israeli American Council is a ten-year-old organization of dual US-Israeli citizens. Its lobbying arm has been the driving force and partial architect of anti-BDS laws passed in Nevada, California and Texas and is currently advancing similar legislation in Massachusetts. It also helped promote the “Taylor Force Act” and other bills for Israel. Report includes photos and videos….
Trader Joe’s promotes Israeli snack & ‘fights hunger’ in New England, while Gaza’s children suffer
In violation of the international boycott of Israel over its human rights abuses, which have caused stunting of Gazan children, Trader Joe’s is promoting Bamba, an Israeli-made snack. Meanwhile, the company is part of a project against hunger in New England. The Osem Group, which produces Bamba, includes Nestlé, which is being boycotted for practices that cause infant malnutrition….
Israel-dominated U.S. Congress passes four more anti-Iran bills
The Israel lobby has pushed through more anti-Iran legislation. Iran has long been targeted by Israel because of Iran’s support for Palestinians. This report details the legislation and provides information about those who sponsored it…
Who wrote the Balfour Declaration and why: The World War I Connection
The Balfour Declaration was the result of a “gentleman’s agreement” in which Zionists promised to bring the U.S. into WWI on the side of Britain if Britain would promise to facilitate their goal of creating a Jewish state. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis played a key, hidden role…