Washington, DC

When Israel compensated Germans for land in Palestine

Rosemarie M. Esber
Washington, DC
5 June 2013

Unlike Palestinians, a number of Germans uprooted by Zionist forces in 1948 have received restitution.

FBI files reveal Anti-Defamation League spied on Arab students

Grant F. Smith
Washington, DC
14 May 2013

Feds assumed ADL reports were passed on to Israeli government.

By supporting Israel, Hillary Clinton and Congress flout US human rights law

Josh Ruebner
Washington, DC
29 May 2012
The State Department is breaking US law by continuing to fund the Israeli military despite the human rights violations documented in its own annual report.

US sent 600,000 tear gas canisters to Israel, says new report

David Elkins
Washington, DC
9 March 2012
Between the years 2000 and 2009, the US transferred “more than 670 million weapons, rounds of ammunition and related equipment,” according to a new report.

Standing in solidarity with Khader Adnan

Nehad Khader
Washington, DC
16 February 2012
Protests in solidarity with hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan made his plight impossible to ignore.

UNESCO funding cut over Palestine vote may harm US economy

Jim Lobe
Washington, DC
1 November 2011
The administration of US President Barack Obama announced Monday that it would immediately cut US funding for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, just hours after UNESCO’s governing board voted overwhelmingly to grant Palestine full membership.

No Turkish boat to Gaza as Ankara, Tel Aviv mend fences

Barbara Slavin
Washington, DC
29 June 2011
WASHINGTON (IPS) - Turkey and Israel are close to resolving their dispute over last year’s flotilla attack, but the partnership that existed between them for more than a decade will almost certainly stay submerged.

Move Over AIPAC challenges business-as-usual in Washington

Linda Khoury
Washington, DC
3 June 2011
Late last month AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, held its 2011 annual policy conference in Washington, DC. Just across the street hundreds of social justice activists from all corners of the United States, in addition to a handful of internationals, met with the formidable goal of building a counter-force to AIPAC.

Jewish groups seek to influence US media coverage of Mideast conflict

Agence France Presse
Washington, DC
26 May 2002

An intense pressure campaign by several pro-Israel groups is seeking to influence US news coverage of the Middle East, with tactics including boycotts of several top media outlets and massive phone, e-mail and letter-writing campaigns.

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