Thanks to war, poverty, and the blockade, the only things abundant in Gaza are food scarcity and childhood hunger.
Two Meals and Two Fields: At The Intersection of Hunger and Labor
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How Israel is disabling Palestinian teenagers
An Israeli army commander has been threatening to intentionally disable Palestinians in Dheisheh Refugee Camp: “I will make half of you disabled and let the other half push the wheelchairs.” It’s already happening.
German government supports new Israel-centric definition of antisemitism
Angela Merkel and her ministers are the latest to endorse a new definition of antisemitism that focuses on Israel. This is the result of an ongoing international campaign to change the meaning of the word on behalf of Israel and to impede efforts on behalf of Palestinian human rights…
Israel advocate Richard Goldberg writes memo pushing Trump to destabilize Iran
Phil Weiss reports in Mondoweiss that Richard Goldberg, an Israel lobby operative, has produced an influential confidential memo calling for Trump to undertake policies that would lead to regime change in Iran…
JJ Goldberg: A Major Jewish Philanthropist Just Published A Plan To Ethnically Cleanse Palestinians
JJ Goldberg writes in The Forward that a plan endorsing a form of ethnic cleansing was published by “one of the most distinguished philanthropies in Diaspora Jewry,” which includes neocons Elliott Abrams & Bill Kristol on its board of directors…
ADL Campus guide describes how to block events about Palestine
A new ADL campus initiative conflates criticism of Israel with “anti-Semitism,” tells students how to block events that support Palestinian rights, & recommends joining student governments to block “anti-Israel” activism. Its head endorses legislation that would make supporting boycotts of Israel punishable by a million dollar fine and 20 years in prison…
Congressman Alcee Hastings proposes $12 million to Israel’s Ethiopian community
Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings, who represents some of Florida’s most poverty-stricken communities, proposes sending an additional $12 million to Israel on top of the over $10 million per day it already receives. He has visited Israel 18 times and sponsored numerous pro-Israel bills…
Forward: Meet Mort Zuckerman, The Pro-Israel Mogul Who Just Sold The Daily News
The Forward reports that Zuckerman’s publications (New York Daily News, The Atlantic, US News and World Report, the Daily News) were “were often marked by a pro-Israel editorial stance.” He frequently met with Israeli leaders… and was “sometimes referred to as ‘king of the Jews'”…
Video: Randi Weingarten Continues AFT Presidents’ Practice Of Co-opting The Union For Israel
A short documentary with video clips of Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers president, praising Israel, past AFT resolutions offering unconditional support for Israel, and inclusion of the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) in AFT crisis response programs.
The strange, sad saga of the Taylor Force Act
The murder of an American is being used to push new U.S. legislation on behalf of Israel, and to enrich an extremist right-wing Israeli organization with connections to an Israeli party outlawed by Israel as a terrorist organization, and that honors one of the most damaging spies against the U.S…