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Ruth Bader Ginsburg… If only she had supported equal rights for everyone

Alison Weir September 22, 2020 Gaza, genesis prize, Great March of Return, israeli supreme court, Natalie Portman, progressive except palestine, ruth bader ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg commanded immense respect, adulation, and influence. She spoke out against racism and discrimination, and has been called ‘a revolutionary.’ Some have written: ‘Even to the end of her life, she remained committed to our mantra: none are free, until all are free…’ Progressive groups are sending out emails about continuing ‘her legacy’ of ‘fighting for justice.’ Imagine the impact she could have had if she’d included Palestinians in her concerns, and spoken out against Israeli violence and apartheid, instead of remaining silent and endorsing Israel…

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Israeli authorities arrest cancer patient traveling to hospital

[email protected] September 16, 2020 Augusta Victoria Hospital, cancer, Erez Crossing, Gaza, human rights, Israel, Mohammed Tayseer Sawali, Palestinian

Israel arrests Palestinian cancer patient at the crossing from Gaza into Israel, even though he had a travel permit. Israeli authorities continue to use the crossing as a means of entrapment and attempted coercion of Palestinians residing in Gaza, particularly of those in urgent need of medical exit permits, which are only granted for pressing humanitarian needs…

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Under Israeli blockade, Gaza’s families suffer malnutrition and misery

[email protected] August 28, 2020 covid-19, Gaza, incendiary balloons, Israeli blockade, unrwa

Israel persists in making life so miserable for Palestinians that many who can leave do just that – even if it costs them their lives. First-hand reports from Gaza about malnutrition, incendiary balloons, etc.

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WATCH: Israeli soldiers video their beating of Palestinian workers

Alison Weir August 22, 2020 IDF, Montaser Al-Fakhoury

Palestinian media have posted a video reportedly showing Israeli soldiers beating Palestinian workers on their way to work in Israel earlier this week. According to a 21-year-old victim, the video only shows a little of the beating, which went on for an hour. The coronavirus outbreak had worsened the already bad economic situation, forcing many young people to go to work inside Israel. The Israeli soldiers also stole the workers’ money…

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Associated Press bungles again – this time it’s balloons

[email protected] August 15, 2020 Associated Press, hamas, incendiary balloon, media bias, terror balloon

As has too often been the case, Associated Press once again fails the test of good journalism on the subject of Palestine, earning poor marks on accuracy, balance, and context.

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Where do Biden’s VP candidates stand on Palestine?

[email protected] August 6, 2020 Elizabeth Warren, gretchen whitmer, kamala harris, karen bass, keisha lance bottoms, susan rice, tammy duckworth, val demings

Apparently only 2 of Biden’s VP candidates to have publicly shown any real concern for justice for Palestinians. The rest have only paid lip service…like Biden himself.

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Israeli duplicity about 2014 invasion ‘Operation Brothers Keeper’

[email protected] July 15, 2020 2014 gaza war, collective punishment, hamas, kidnapped israeli teens, mohamad abukhdeir, operation brothers keeper, Operation Protective Edge

“Operation Brothers Keeper” has a nice ring to it, but the name represents months of duplicity by Israeli leaders, not only to their own people, but to the world, in order to perpetrate injustices on the people of Palestine.

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Levy: The Pigs of Kibbutz Lahav – Look at Them and See Israel

[email protected] July 2, 2020 Animal Rights, Haim Oron, human rights, Kibbutz Lahav, Pigs, Tamar Golan

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy writes that it is impossible to be humane and remain silent in the face of the torture of animals, just as it is impossible to fight for human rights and remain silent as human beings are tortured. Around Kibbutz Lahav, before it was founded, were Bedouin villages whose inhabitants were expelled to the Hebron Mountains and to Sinai. Israel never heard their cry either…

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Establishment Jewish groups’ faux support for anti-racism

[email protected] June 20, 2020 ADL, AIPAC, ajws, american jewish world service, Anti-Defamation League, apartheid, B'nai B'rith, ethopian immigrant, gaza blockade, George Floyd, Great March of Return, JCRC, Jewish Federations of North America, jfna, nation-state law, national council of jewish women, ncjw, new israel fund, nif, racism, white supremacy

Many Jewish groups in America are sending mixed signals: YES, we want to see an end to injustice for Black Americans; NO, we do not want to see the same for Palestinians.

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While US is in crisis, Congress posts 68 bills (and counting) for Israel

[email protected] June 3, 2020 american exceptionalism, anti-boycott, anti-Semitism, BDS, covid-19, h.r.5595, icc, international criminal court, Iran, israeli exceptionalism, military aid, ptsd, rome statute, s.3176, us-israel collaboration

In the chaos that is the US – with coronavirus, racial tension, deep divisions, highly contested elections – Israel continues to hold sway over Capitol Hill. Congress members toil unwaveringly to win plenty of military aid money and special treats for the Jewish State, churning out 68 items on Israel.

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