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Ben & Jerry’s vows to stop sales in Israeli West Bank settlements

MICHAEL ARRIA, Mondoweiss, JULY 19, 2021

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Black-Palestine solidarity is making its way to Capitol Hill

Alex Kane, +972 Magazine, June 16, 2021

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Two former Israeli ambassadors join ‘apartheid’ accusations

Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, June 8, 2021

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How a West Bank Trip Turned This Congressman Into One of Israel’s Strongest Critics

Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan tells Haaretz why he welcomes a new Israeli government, even one…

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Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Let’s stop funding Israel’s campaign of oppression

TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, May 15, 2021

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2021.05.09: Virtual Tour of the West Bank

These past weeks have brought along a sea of change. Rep. Betty McCollum introduced the…

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Progressive U.S. Lawmaker: ‘We Need to Be Able to See What’s Happening in Gaza’

Wisconsin Democrat Rep. Mark Pocan tells Americans for Peace Now that Israeli policies funded by…

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The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism

Introduction The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism Why the oldest hatred needs a new definition Jewish…

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US Congressman: Respecting Palestinian Rights is Key to Defeating Antisemitism

US Congressman Andy Levin US Congressman Andy Levin has warned that anti-Semitism cannot be properly…

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About Suffering: A Massacre of the Innocents in Yemen

Kathy Kelly, The Progressive, January 19, 2021

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Landmark Endorsement of Rep. Joaquin Castro for House Chair

Over 50 progressive organizations endorse Rep. Joaquin Castro for Chair of the House Foreign Affairs…

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Boycotts Yitzhak Rabin Event

Yesterday progressive Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) was headlined in the Palestine news-sphere as word came…

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Bernie Sanders: Israeli annexation would be a disaster

Israel's annexation of occupied territory would be a disaster for international law, self-determination, freedom and…

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Letter to Biden (and Trump) Campaigns Regarding Israel and Palestinian Rights

This letter, signed by more than 100 progressive, anti-war, and faith-based U.S. organizations, urges presumptive…

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Strangers in Our Homeland

Aida Touma-Sliman, JewishCurrents, February 6, 2020 LAST WEEK, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu announced a…

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Rep. Mark Pocan on Trump’s Peace Plan

A peace plan without Palestinian voices is no plan at all. It's a unilateral attempt…

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BDS impact in 2019

Mahmoud Nawajaa, BDSMovement.net The anti-Palestinian Trump Administration and Boris Johnson government are more than ever…

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Statement on House Resolution 326

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, December 6, 2019 Today Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib took a principled…

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