Human rights groups have claimed a major victory after HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, confirmed that it fully divested from Israeli drone manufacturer Elbit Systems, which sells weapons to the Israeli military used in attacks on Palestinians. As part of the campaign, over 24,000 people emailed HSBC […]
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Israel/ Palestine
Israel Vows to Block Palestine Bid to Become Full UN Member
United Nations, NYC | AFP | – Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has vowed to fight any bid by the Palestinians to seek full membership in the United Nations Israel has vowed to work with the United States to block a bid by the Palestinians for full membership in the United Nations, […]
Bucking Trump & Netanyahu, Palestine to Apply For Full Membership at UN
Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister will apply for Palestine’s status as a full member of the United Nations. Palestinian Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Riyad Malki announced Wednesday that the occupied country would initiate an application to gain full membership at the United Nations. Malki said that he would initiate an application seeking to upgrade Palestine’s […]
Biggest Stories of 2018: Israel announced Apartheid, Shot Thousands of Civilians
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 2018 was in many ways a turning point for the position of Israel in the system of Western, liberal, capitalist democracies. It had long sat uneasily among France, Britain, and the United States, inasmuch as it was founded on a formal racial supremacist principle that Jews must rule the state. […]
As Trump adopts Likud Positions, Russia Offers to Mediate Israel-Palestine Conflict
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is offering to host meetings between chief Palestinian and Israeli officials in a bid to resolve the ongoing conflict between the two countries. “Given our special relations not only with Palestine but Israel as well, we want to help reach a solid agreement,” Lavrov said. The Russian minister […]
Israeli Army Snipers Kill Palestinian Teen, shoot 40 others in Gaza Protests
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A Palestinian teen was shot and killed by Israeli forces, while at least 40 others sustained injuries with Israeli live fire, and dozens suffered tear-gas inhalation as Israeli forces suppressed the 39th Friday of the return marches across the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health […]
Why Politics in 2019 will have a Lot More Backbone
(Otherwords.org) – As Democratic leaders sharpen their challenge to President Trump, movement leaders are stepping up to challenge the party leadership. By Tracey L. Rogers | December 19, 2018 As I reflect on the controversies that plagued the Trump administration throughout 2018, the unforeseen political power plays that shocked our nation, and the party stalemates […]
Congress must reject Israel Anti-Boycott Act
By Omar Shakir | – ( Human Rights Watch) – Today the US Congress is weighing draft legislation based on problematic logic that conflates a call for businesses to stop operating in West Bank settlements, which are unlawful under the 1949 Geneva Conventions that prohibit transferring civilians into occupied territory, with a boycott of Israel. […]
ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Protect Your Right to Free Speech for Palestine!
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | December 18, 2018 – ADC condemns in the strongest terms the unconstitutional bill, SR. 70, The Israel Anti-Boycott Act. Senator Ben Cardin re-introduced the proposed bill to the 2019 annual omnibus legislation, that can be a voted on any day! It is URGENT that YOU ACT NOW and contact Congressional […]
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