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At the U.S. State Department press briefing on Thursday, a few questions about Palestine and Israel were discussed with spokesperson John Kirby.
The current threats to Al Aqsa mosque sanctuary, the official order to shoot with live ammunition Palestinian children accused of allegedly throwing stones, the siege and attacks on Gaza, thousands of Palestinian political prisoners and the overall de-development of the Palestinian economy and society are all the results of a small document that was signed and sent forth nearly 100 years ago.
At the U.S. State Department press briefing on Tuesday, a few questions about Palestine and Israel were directed at Press Office Director Elizabeth Trudeau.
On Friday, the State Department released 7,000 more pages of emails belonging to Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and Chicago based activist Page May of We Charge Genocide discussed the connections between the Palestinian struggle for liberation against Israeli occupation and the racist systems of policing and mass incarceration here in the United States at the University of Chicago on October 29.
Since October 1, Israeli forces have killed upwards of 50 Palestinians, the vast majority of whom were unarmed protestors.
For several months, the University of California Regents, which serves as the board of trustees for the entire UC system, have debated releasing a new statement of principles regarding “intolerance.”
What’s the U.S. saying about Palestine, Today? Today’s edition features former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to try to improve Israel’s relationship with the democratic party during his trip to the United States in November after battling the Iran nuclear deal.
At the U.S. State Department daily press conference on Friday, a question in regards to some Palestinians leaders presenting to the International Criminal Court was asked.
At the U.S. State Department daily press hearing on Thursday, a question in regards to the terrorist attack that happened more than three months ago in the village of Duma in Palestine, where an Israeli settler burned a Palestinian family.
Beginning today, Palestine in America will publish statements from various U.S. officials, as well as press briefings that relate to Palestine.
Palestine in America (PiA) held a launch party for its first annual magazine last week at DePaul University and was joined by more than 100 people to celebrate Palestinian culture in the United States. The night was mixed with inspiring performances and a Palestinian produced documentary.
Since the beginning of this year, a total of 82 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers and defense forces. This month alone, 46 Palestinians, including 9 children have died. Still, the United States enables and defends Israel’s actions.
When we talk about Palestinian resistance, certain things automatically come to mind, such as the BDS call by Palestinian Civil Society; Sumud (steadfastness) of the people in Gaza; Palestinian hunger strikers among others. But we often miss to mention one important aspect of resistance that all oppressed people have protected for hundreds of years – Art.
Nearly 4,000 people took to the streets of downtown Chicago to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and call for an end to the Israeli aggression and its occupation of Palestine, according to organizers.
Last weekend, San Diego State University hosted the annual National Students for Justice in Palestine conference, attended by members of SJP chapters from across the country.
Judges Alice Batchelder, Karen Moore, and John Rogers will consider arguments from Rasmea Odeh’s defense team, which were presented at her appeal hearing and are expected to publish their decision within one to five months.
On October 13th, the United States and Israeli officials convened in Washington for the 30th anniversary session of the U.S.-Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG), an annual senior-level dialogue between the two countries.
On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Chicago and supporters participated in the International Day of Action on University Campuses for Palestine by launching a poster campaign in solidarity with victims of Israeli violence.
