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Israel shoots 100 people, Washington Post calls the area ‘quiet’

Alison Weir February 24, 2020 home demolitions, IDF, Malik Eissa, Marty Baron, Ruth Eglash, washington post

Alison Weir reports: The Post says there had been “weeks of relative quiet,” even though Israeli soldiers had shot over 100 Palestinian civilians, killing four of them; conducted 400+ invasions of the Palestinian Territories; abducted dozens of Palestinians; perpetrated air strikes on Gaza; shot at fishermen and farmers; demolished Palestinian homes; tortured a Palestinian mother; and shot a small boy in the eye… Are Post Editor Marty Baron and reporter Ruth Eglash too close to Israel to report the full, unfiltered news?

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3,000 teens attending BBYO Convention that propagandizes them on Israel

Alison Weir February 15, 2020 BBYO, trips to Israel

The international convention of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization meeting in Dallas this year provides fun, bonding, high-energy music… & propaganda for Israel. BBYO teaches thousands of young people how to advocate for Israel, and takes them on filtered trips to Israel that leave out Israeli human rights abuses, violence, and systemic discrimination…

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Rep. Betty McCollum slams AIPAC hate ad

[email protected] February 13, 2020 AIPAC, antisemitism, Betty McCollum, h.r.2407, hate group, hate speech, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib

The Israel lobby took aim at Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4) and others, calling them “anti-Semitic” and “more sinister than ISIS.” McCollum hit back.

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Join a grassroots movement for justice and peace!

[email protected] February 6, 2020 grassroots movement, human rights, international law, israel lobby

If you’re disgusted with the direction our country is going, channel your energy to fight with us for justice and peace. We want to see Congress adopt rational, moral policies.

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Israeli forces violated int’l law 262 times in past week (23–29 Jan)

[email protected] January 30, 2020 detention, freedom of movement, home demolition, human rights, occupation, settler violence

Between 23 and 29 January, Israel committed 262 violations of international law against Palestinians, ranging from freedom of movement to demolition to bodily injury. Se the entire list with details of each human rights violation here…

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18 local events with US Congress members where you can advocate for Palestine!

[email protected] January 23, 2020

Attend a local event with your legislator, and advocate for justice for Palestinians! Upcoming events in CA, CO, IA, MN, NJ, NM, PA, TN, TX, WA, WI.

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American Zionists choose lies over children

Kathryn Shihadah January 23, 2020 analysis, Betty McCollum, blame the victim, child imprisonment, child soldier, child torture, defense of children international, dehumanization, Elor Azaria, Gadna, h.r.2407, human rights violation, human shield, IDF, israel defense forces, israel lobby, Mark Mellman, military camp, nation-state law, Netanyahu, NGO Monitor, no way to treat a child, nurit peled-elhanan, racism, StandWithUs, yaakov fadida, zionism, Zionist Organization of America, ZOA

A bill before Congress seeks merely to stop US aid dollars from subsidizing the incarceration and torture of Palestinian children. Pro-Israel organizations would rather believe outrageous fallacies than stand up for these kids’ rights.

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Voting for World Zionist Congress heats up

[email protected] January 23, 2020 analysis, World Zionist Congress, zionism

Voting has begun for the World Zionist Congress, as Israel partisans on the left and the right vie for influence… among other things, the WZC decides how $5 billion will be spent… (Palestinians need not apply)

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Ilhan Omar: “Anti-Semite of the Year,” or deliberately distorted?

[email protected] January 22, 2020 AIPAC, analysis, anti-Semitism, BDS, boycott divest sanction, canard, david duke, dual loyalty, hypnotize, nazi, new anti semitism, omar barghouti, stopantisemitism, trope

By Kathryn Shihadah: StopAntisemitism accuses Rep. Ilhan Omar of “anti-Semitic” words and actions. It’s not hard to detect the falsity of these accusations – or the Israel partisanship that drives them.

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Palestinian child prisoners face further repression and transfer

[email protected] January 16, 2020 child abuse, child arrest, child detention, defense for children international palestine, fourth geneva convention, h.r.2407, human rights, Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights, Palestine

Israeli prison administration announced that 34 Palestinian children would be transferred to Damon prison on Monday morning, 13 January, without the presence of their adult representatives.

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