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Palestine in the 2020 elections: a look at Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren

contact@ifamericansknew.org October 15, 2019 2020 presidential race, apartheid, BDS, bernie sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Great March of Return, Netanyahu, settlementaid to israel

Overall, Bernie Sanders has taken the boldest stand for Palestinian human rights, but has pulled back to “safe” positions more than once; Elizabeth Warren has a history of support for Israel despite its long, systemic record of human rights abuses, but seems willing to respond to pressure from voters. Neither has advocated for full Palestinian rights and justice. See a detailed report on Sanders’ and Warrens’ position on Palestine…

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Israel: democracy or apartheid state?

Kathy September 18, 2019 apartheid, basic laws, desmond tutu, discrimination, Nakba, nation-state law, racism, syrian refugees

Racism was part of the birth of the state of Israel; apartheid is part of its fabric. Nelson Mandela agreed. Palestinians struggle for equality, as do people of color (both Jewish and non-Jewish).

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Gideon Levy: Please, Bibi, Let the Annexation Begin

contact@ifamericansknew.org September 12, 2019 allon plan, annexation, apartheid, Gideon Levy, Netanyahu, racism, settlement, settler violence, West Bank, zionism

There’s no longer any real debate in Israel. The right wants to annex Palestinian land openly, and the center wants to annex, but deceive us. All that’s left now is to admit to the world that in reality Israel annexed the West Bank many years ago… it’s one country with an apartheid system.

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Israeli forces kill, injure, abduct Palestinians, destroy homes & farmland

contact@ifamericansknew.org September 9, 2019 apartheid, home demolition, Israeli forces, Palestinian occupied territories, Trump

During the first week of September 2019 Israeli forces in the Palestinian Occupied Territories killed Palestinian children, destroyed Palestinian property, razed farmland, stormed a Palestinian village, and assaulted, detained, and abducted Palestinians… In other words: it was pretty much like every other week. Read the details:

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Gideon Levy: “Only for Jews”: The West Bank’s Apartheid Springs

contact@ifamericansknew.org September 4, 2019 annexation, apartheid, dolev settlement, israeli settlement, occupation, rina shnerb, settler violence, West Bank

Israeli settlers have taken over dozens of springs in the West Bank, all of them on private Palestinian land, and are keeping the Palestinian owners away. Rina Shnerb, a Jewish teen, was murdered last week at one of them.

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Success: Illinois University Reverses Ban on Palestine Event

contact@ifamericansknew.org August 29, 2019 apartheid, BDS, boycott, Censorship, first amendment, generals son, holy land foundation five, occupation, Palestine Legal

University of Illinois officials quickly reversed their decision to block an event about justice in Palestine when they were reminded that such discrimination is illegal under the First Amendment. “We’ve seen this happen again and again with Palestine-related events on campuses,” explained an attorney. “It’s critical for groups to stand up for their First Amendment rights in these situations.”

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The irony of a McDonald’s boycott in Tel Aviv

contact@ifamericansknew.org July 19, 2019 apartheid, BDS, blacklist, boycott, mcdonalds, omri padan

Israeli settlers protest the “unlawful” boycott movement playing out in their midst by calling for a boycott of their own.

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Israeli hospitals Admit to Segregating Arab Women in Maternity Wards

contact@ifamericansknew.org April 29, 2019 apartheid, discrimination, maternity care, medical care, racism

Three hospitals in Israel admit that their policy is to separate maternity patients according to ethnicity. Palestinian women have found this practice insulting; some experts call it “apartheid.”

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Gideon Levy: International community must pressure Israel

contact@ifamericansknew.org April 28, 2019 apartheid, Gideon Levy, Israeli occupation, south africa

Only a handful of Israelis continue working to oppose Israel’s occupation, and they find no takers in Israel. Just like with South African apartheid, it requires people from abroad to end this injustice. Fortunately, some new voices are already speaking out…

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For NYT, Israel Is Always Nearing ‘Apartheid,’ but Never Quite Gets There

contact@ifamericansknew.org April 28, 2019 apartheid, disenfranchisement, nation-state law, new york times, occupation, thomas friedman

The New York Times – most notably columnist Thomas Friedman – acknowledges that current policies and practices in Israel/Palestine are now and have been for decades a form of apartheid, yet for some unspecified reason, the paper has stated for twenty years merely that the region is “at risk of” becoming an apartheid state. In spite of profuse evidence from experts around the world and from Israel’s own legislation, NYT refuses to state the obvious.

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