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At AIPAC, Netanyahu launches “desperate” attack on BDS movement

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 03/04/2014 - 19:19

Speaking at AIPAC, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a frontal assault on the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.

Amnesty video highlights “trigger-happy” Israel’s lethal ambush of schoolboy

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 03/04/2014 - 14:30

Samir Awad, 16, was ambushed and killed by heavily-armed Israeli occupation soldiers.

My new book “The Battle for Justice in Palestine”

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 03/03/2014 - 15:19

I’m pleased to announce the publication of my new book, The Battle for Justice in Palestine. It has been called “a crucial book at a crucial time.”

“The noise in our country is endless,” says new track by Gaza duo Revolution Makers

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 03/03/2014 - 14:55

The prolific and talented Gaza hip hop artists Revolution Makers have put out a new song, accompanied by video art.

Is AIPAC trying to stop you from seeing this video?

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 02/27/2014 - 13:55

The anti-war campaign group CODEPINK says the Israel lobby group AIPAC is threatening to sue it over a satirical video clip.

Hebron still under siege 20 years after Ibrahimi Mosque massacre

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 02/26/2014 - 15:48

Twenty years ago an American Jewish settler from Brooklyn walked into Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque and massacred 29 Palestinian men and boys during Ramadan prayers.

Luxembourg pension fund dumps 9 Israeli firms over settlements

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 02/25/2014 - 21:00

Luxembourg fund’s announcement came as German chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to oppose “boycotts” targeting Israeli settlements.

140 Irish academics pledge to boycott Israeli institutions

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 02/21/2014 - 14:27

According to Academics for Palestine, “Irish universities have collaborated with Israel in 257 projects to date, seven of them listed as ‘security’ and 13 as ‘aerospace.’”

J Street attacks Presbyterians over study guide questioning Zionism

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 02/20/2014 - 22:31

“It is time for us all to face up to the dangerous tendencies within political Zionism and the Christian Zionists who prefer to excuse the human rights abuses perpetrated on Palestinians daily.”

Israel is losing the fight against BDS

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 02/18/2014 - 15:15

Israel has no strategy and no message that can cover up this evident truth: Israel does not have an image problem that can be fixed with better PR or by defaming those who criticize it.

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