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Israeli Police Raid Hospital 50th Anniversary Celebration because it’s too Palestinian

[email protected] January 22, 2019 al makassed hospital, east jerusalem, gilad erdan, israeli health ministry, Jerusalem, occupation, palestinian authority, zionism

A hospital anniversary celebration attended by “dozens of people,” sponsored by the Palestinian Authority, in occupied East Jerusalem was intolerable for Israel. The reason: it would include “Palestinian sovereign symbols such as: playing the Palestinian national anthem, political speeches on behalf of the PA and participation of Palestinian officials.”

The shut-down was ordered because an Israeli law forbids the PA “to hold an assembly or activity within the State of Israel.”

The world (except for Israel) considers East Jerusalem to be occupied, and its annexation to be illegal. That is, East Jerusalem is part of the occupied Palestinian territories.

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Study finds 50-year history of anti-Palestinian bias in mainstream news reporting

[email protected] January 19, 2019 AIPAC, Alison Weir, Great March of Return, greg philo, greg shupak, israeli settlement, john mearsheimer, marda dunsky, media bias, mike berry, natural language processing, occupation, oslo accords, palestinian refugee, Paul Findley, pundit fact, siham rashid, Six Day War, stephen walt, tamara kharroub

A study of 50 years of headlines in 5 top newspapers finds that media coverage of Israel-Palestine favors Israel by providing more overall coverage, more positive coverage, and greater access to Israeli voices than to Palestinian ones. Much of this can be attributed to pressure from the pro-Israel lobby.

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In Three Years, Israeli Military Courts Have Fined Palestinians $16 Million

[email protected] January 14, 2019 conviction, military court, occupation

In Three Years, Israeli Military Courts Have Fined Palestinians Million

Israeli military courts not only have a 99% conviction rate when it comes to Palestinian prisoners, but in many cases they also impose exorbitant fines and unreasonable prison sentences. Last month, one Palestinian was convicted of throwing a stone at security forces from an unknown distance. The stone did not hit anyone and caused no damage. He was sentenced to six months and a day in prison and fined 2,000 shekels (about $500).

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Israeli snipers kill Palestinian woman, target medics, injure 25 with live fire, tear gas

[email protected] January 12, 2019 blockade, checkpoint, Great March of Return, occupation, sniper, West Bank, zionism

A new year brings Palestinians more injustice and tragedy, as Israeli soldiers shoot and tear gas unarmed protesters in Gaza, and shoot alleged attackers with liberality.

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Opinion: As an American-Israeli, I Am Thrilled for the Palestinians and for Rashida Tlaib

[email protected] January 9, 2019 apartheid, BDS, occupation, Rashida Tlaib, settlement, settler violence, zionism

Every day that Netanyahu chooses Trump and fundamentalism over the pro-democracy, pro-equality, pro-pluralism views of diaspora Jews, is a great day for the Palestinian cause.

No Israeli prime minister, no Israeli government and no consortium of allies has done nearly as much – inadvertently, to be sure – to bring the cause and the grievances of the Palestinians front and center.

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IDF annexes Palestinian land using flimsy excuses and gibberish

[email protected] January 7, 2019 apartheid, cogat, hamoked, land appropriation, occupation, separation barrier, zionism

Author Amira Hass, a Jewish Israeli, pressed the Israeli government for an explanation for the sharp increase in refusals to allow Palestinians access to their land that was cut off by the Separation Wall. The response appears to be little more than a runaround; official reasons given for denial of permits have often been dismissive: the plot of land in question is “too small to cultivate” or the request was “fraudulent.”

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Christmas headlines from the Occupied Palestinian territories

[email protected] December 26, 2018 abduction, Bethlehem, Christmas, Gaza, home demolition, occupation, protest, settlement, settler violence, West Bank, zionism

The International Middle East Media Center reports on the ongoing acts of Israeli injustice and violence that most other media don’t bother with. Not a day goes by – including holidays – without abductions, settler brutality, shootings, and often even deaths.

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Next year in Bethlehem: Gaza Christmas celebrated despite siege

[email protected] December 24, 2018 Bethlehem, blockade, Christmas, collective punishment, gaza siege, occupation, orthodox church, religious freedom, travel ban, zionism

For the 11th year, Gaza’s Christian minority celebrates Christmas under Israeli siege, unable to join family in West Bank. Travel requests are mostly denied or ignored from an occupying country that claims to promote freedom of religion and worship.

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Israeli settler violence: 6 incidents in 2 days

[email protected] December 21, 2018 occupation, settlement, settler, settler violence, zionism

As Israel criticizes Palestinians for their legal resistance against an illegal occupation, illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinians on a daily basis – often with protection from the Israeli military – and go unpunished. Sometimes they destroy crops, sometimes vehicles; sometimes it’s graffiti; this week a member of the Israeli parliament called for open violence, and settlers obeyed.

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Opinion: Birthrighters can handle the truth. Show them the occupation.

[email protected] December 20, 2018 alternative tourism, birthright, hasbara, occupation, zionism

A former Birthright trip coordinator and leader’s bold opinion: young Jews on Birthright trips are aware of world events, and shouldn’t have to feel like they’re engaging with a sanitized and whitewashed version of Israel. When tour organizers don’t show them realities like the occupation, they are painting an incomplete and dishonest picture of what’s happening on the ground. Showing and telling the truth will make birthrighters more likely to engage and take action.

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