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New VR app circumvents Israel’s travel bans, takes viewers across Palestine
Palestine VR offers virtual tours across the West Bank and Gaza, allowing viewers to ‘see the reality on the ground’ themselves.
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Jaclynn Ashly
November 13, 2019
J Street conference confronts America’s ‘blank check’ to Israel
By making U.S. aid to Israel the main theme of its 2019 conference, J Street is challenging bipartisan support for Israel ahead of 2020.
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Mairav Zonszein
November 1, 2019
When white nationalists ask Jews to condemn anti-Semitism
Two American-Jewish activists went to a Republican congressman's town hall and asked him if he would condemn his party's white nationalism and anti-Semitism. Instead, he pointed his finger at progressive women of color and touted his support for Israel.
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Ezra Oliff-Lieberman
October 18, 2019
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Reckless charges of anti-Semitism endanger Palestinians
The baseless claims made by The Forward’s Batya Ungar-Sargon at Bard College last week feed the dysfunction of the American debate on Israel-Palestine, making it more difficult for Palestinians and their allies to advocate for their rights. In a strange public controversy last week, Batya Ungar-Sargon, the Opinion Editor at The Forward, published a column claiming that…
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Amjad Iraqi
October 16, 2019
In Hebron, Tlaib and Omar would have seen Israel’s apartheid city
Had Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar been allowed to visit Hebron, they would have seen Israel’s official policy of discrimination and segregation for the city’s 215,000 Palestinian residents. By Avner Gvaryahu Outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron lies a beautiful leafy garden. In it stands a large stone with the names of the…
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August 28, 2019
Israel’s one-state reality is sowing chaos in American politics
Until U.S. lawmakers and major Jewish organizations adjust to the current one-state reality, the acrimony that has marked the last several years under Netanyahu and Trump will only intensify. For decades, the two-state solution has been the central pillar of the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus in Washington. Since the signing of the Oslo Accords, every single U.S. administration has been…
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Joshua Leifer
August 26, 2019
For Netanyahu and Trump, Palestinian Christians are only pawns for political gain
We are an integral part of the Palestinian people, yet we are virtually invisible for those in the White House who claim to care about Christianity. By Fr. Emmanuelle Awwad When Israel barred Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from visiting Palestine last week, it was a clear attempt to keep the congresswomen from witnessing…
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August 23, 2019
Israel’s ‘humanitarian’ offer to Tlaib made me cringe. Here’s why
As the director of an organization that promotes the right to freedom of movement in Gaza, when I heard that Israel is offering you the chance to make a ‘humanitarian’ visit to your family, I felt a familiar cringe. An open letter to Reps. Tlaib and Omar. By Tania Hary Dear Representative Omar and Representative Tlaib,…
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August 16, 2019
Will Israel’s treatment of Omar and Tlaib finally wake Democrats up?
Now that Israel has banned entry to Democratic Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, will Democrats affirm the right to boycott and hold Israel’s feet to the fire? Five takeaways. 1. Don’t let the headlines fool you: neither Ilhan Omar nor Rashida Tlaib had any intention of visiting Israel when they announced their trip to the region.…
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Haggai Matar
August 15, 2019
On Palestine-Israel, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris miss the progressive wave they seek to ride
Senators Booker and Harris’ hawkish records on Israel stand at odds with a democratic voting block that is increasingly connecting Palestinian rights to a host of other racial and social justice issues. By Rebecca Pierce On April 13, Democratic primary candidate Cory Booker launched his campaign at a kickoff event in Newark, New Jersey with a…
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April 26, 2019
I’m Jewish, and I’m ashamed of how we’re treating Ilhan Omar
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is being accused of anti-Semitism not because criticizing Israel is anti-Semitic, but because the pro-Israel lobby has done a great job of making the American public and Congress believe that story. By Scott Brown The House of Representatives is set to bring a resolution to the floor on Thursday to confront Ilhan…
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March 7, 2019
Movement for Black Lives backs leaders hit with anti-Semitism smears
The Movement for Black Lives comes out in support of Black progressive leaders such as Ilhan Omar, Angela Davis, and Marc Lamont Hill, who have been targeted for speaking out in favor of Palestinian rights. The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), a coalition of more than 50 organizations representing black Americans, this week came out strongly in support…
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Edo Konrad
February 25, 2019
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