DNC platform committee votes down mild amendments intended to uphold Palestinian rights. Read more about Democratic Party has anti-Palestinian racism problem 

Efforts to pass bills attacking Palestine solidarity movement have failed to pass by regular means. Read more about Israel lobby bills may pass through Congress by stealth 

US lawmakers confronted over anti-BDS law; Aja Monet reads from her new book of poetry. Read more about Listen: "It felt like victory" in Jerusalem 

Charges are baseless, according to Amnesty International. Read more about Kangaroo court likely to jail Hebron activist Issa Amro 

New president reaffirms moribund “peace process” of his predecessors – for now. Read more about Trump decides not to move US embassy to Jerusalem 

All but one Democrat voted against Trump nominee David Friedman, who nomination now goes to full Senate. Read more about Senate committee approves settlement funder as US envoy to Israel 

Law-breaking immediately rewarded by new administration. Read more about Settler leaders find warm welcome in Trump's Washington