All in Palestine in America
For some time, Ohio has been notorious in the Midwest as a hotbed for anti-Zionism.
Linda Sarsour, a prominent Palestinian civil rights activist, was arrested Thursday night during a protest calling for the firing of Daniel Pantaleo, the New York police officer responsible for the death of Eric Garner.
Dr. Fadel Abdallah, a Palestinian professor at Loyola University Chicago, passed away suddenly this past Thursday.
At the U.S. State Department press briefing on Wednesday, spokesperson Mark Toner took questions about the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. Thousands of housing units will be builtin illegal settlements.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has announced plans to visit Israel.
More emails from Hillary Clinton’s time as Secretary of State have been released and one of them mentioned the possibility of shaming Israel.
At the U.S. State Department press briefing on Thursday, spokesperson Mark Toner was asked about the arrests in Israel today, on allegations of arson and murder. According to the Associated Press, the arrests of several “Jewish extremists” are possibly connected to the attacks on the home of the Dawabsheh family in July.
Pulitzer Prize winning author, Alice Walker, has used some of the recent publicity surrounding the recent revival of The Color Purple musical to raise awareness for Palestinians.
My father’s voice echoed in my head as the plane descended into Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. After 14 hours of being in the air, I was ecstatic to deplane and smell the fresh air.
The National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) announced the results of its vote on a resolution in support of the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement (BDS) on November 27.
Reports that Google and YouTube came to an agreement with Israel to monitor Palestinian videos were false, according to a Google spokesperson.
At the U.S. State Department press briefing on Monday, director Elizabeth Trudeau was asked about Israel suspending the European Union’s (EU) role in the peace process over differentiating between labeled goods from Israel and settlements in the West Bank.
The increasing solidarity between Palestinians and Black Americans has become a major concern in pro-Israel circles, motivating attempts by pro-Israel student groups, lobbyists, and public administrators to undermine and fracture the bonds between the two groups.
Academics Noor Ali and Jennifer Moghanem led a panel, “Palestine and Palestinians: A Discussion on Solidarity and Identity in Diaspora,” at the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Conference: “Reclaiming Our Narrative.”
Dr. Ahmad Al-Tibi began the session, “Palestinian Citizens of Israel: Dialectic of Identity and Citizenship” by discussing how standing in solidarity with the Syrian people and people all over the world is a must because every person has the right to be free.
“Reclaiming Our Narrative: Unveiling Zionism and understanding Palestinian History” highlighted the various ways in which the Palestinian narrative has been described in the past century.
During the session, “Palestinian Rights, International Law, and Zionist Claims,” discussed the ways in which international law can be used to counter claims against the Palestinians right to their land.
Activists and journalists Rania Khalek and Max Geller led a workshop on the ways that activists have faced false accusations of anti-semitism because of their Palestine solidarity activism.
During the first day of American Muslims for Palestine’s (AMP) conference, journalists Max Blumenthal and Rania Khalek spoke at a session,“Exposing Israeli Propaganda: Exposing the Lies and Pushing Back with the Truth.”
Palestinian attorneys Othman Atta and Lamis Deek discussed the issues of Palestinian prisoners in the “Israeli injustice system” at the American Muslims for Palestine’s (AMP) annual conference: “Reclaiming Our Narrative.”
