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Watch: “There was no Palestinian people,” big donor to Birthright Israel tells Max Blumenthal

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 17:23

A more or less open, but often unspoken goal of Birthright Israel, is to encourage young Jews to marry and increase the Jewish birthrate.

In shock reversal, Abe Foxman's ADL speaks out against rights for Arab Jews

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 06:00

What can explain the sudden hostility to the rights of Arab Jews being recognized in Egypt?

“Jews for Palestinian Right of Return” statement backs single state and refugees’ right to go home

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sat, 01/05/2013 - 23:18

“As Jews of conscience, we call on all supporters of social justice to stand up for Palestinian Right of Return and a democratic state throughout historic Palestine”

Bombing Gaza “into a parking lot” a “natural” thought for Israel backers, says Forward’s Jay Michaelson

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 22:08

Can you imagine the reaction if any prominent advocate for Palestinian human rights said that it was “natural” to “entertain a thought of turning Tel Aviv into a parking lot”?

Propaganda or news? Associated Press names Jerusalem an “Israeli” city

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 18:23

No country in the world, including the United States, formally recognizes Jerusalem as part of “Israel.”

How progressive AlterNet and Salon fell for “gang rape” fatwa peddled by Islamophobes

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 06:02

Progressive news organization AlterNet has fallen for a story claiming that a prominent Saudi cleric issed a religious edict authorizing sex-deprived fighters in Syria to rape women there.

Why is cosmetics brand “Yes to Carrots” trying to hide its ties to Israel?

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 14:29

After inquiries by The Electronic Intifada, “Yes to Carrots” deleted information about its Israeli ties.

Forbidden to celebrate: Israel's war on Christmas continues despite Netanyahu's claim of tolerance

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 12/25/2012 - 18:09

A college removes a Christmas tree while Israel’s state-funded rabbis use their power to block Christmas celebrations at hotels and restaurants.

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