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What Rift? When It Comes to Palestinians and Human Rights, US and Israel As Close As Ever

Posted on March 2, 2015 by admin

Published on Monday, March 02, 2015 by Common Dreams   What Rift? When It Comes to Palestinians and Human Rights, US and Israel As Close As Ever ‘The unprecedented partisan rancor that Netanyahu’s speech engendered on Capitol Hill has not really … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers won’t miss anything by skipping Netanyahu’s speech

Posted on March 2, 2015 by admin

The Hill, March 2, 2015 by Josh Ruebner, Contributor The breach of protocol by the Speaker of the House — inviting a foreign head of state to address Congress with the explicit goal of undermining the president’s foreign policy — … Continue reading →

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#SkipTheSpeech and #ShutDownAIPAC

Posted on February 24, 2015 by admin

Daily Kos TUE FEB 24, 2015 AT 05:10 PM PST #SkipTheSpeech and #ShutDownAIPAC by Ray Blake With Netanyahu’s address to Congress coming up next week, Jewish Voice for Peace, along with Code Pink, Roots Action and US Campaign to End the … Continue reading →

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Congress flooded with letters urging members to #SkipTheSpeech of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Posted on February 23, 2015 by admin

Mondoweiss Congress flooded with letters urging members to #SkipTheSpeech of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Activism  Mondoweiss Editors on February 23, 2015 Constituents thank Representative Beto O’Rourke who will skip Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. (Photo: skipnetanyahuspeech.tumblr.com)  The following press release was issued today … Continue reading →

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Turning Point? Grassroots Groups Mobilize Against Netanyahu’s ‘Catastrophic’ Speech

Posted on February 19, 2015 by admin

Published on Thursday, February 19, 2015 by Common Dreams Turning Point? Grassroots Groups Mobilize Against Netanyahu’s ‘Catastrophic’ Speech Analysts say that the current fallout has the potential to move beyond partisan politics towards a real critique of Israel’s actions by Sarah … Continue reading →

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ANALYSIS: Israel lobby forms ‘circular firing squad’ over Netanyahu speech to Congress

Posted on February 11, 2015 by admin

With the clock ticking toward an Iran deal, pro-Israel lobbyists are rattling sabres ahead of Netanyahu’s speech to Congress A statesman-like effort in Congress may help Netanyahu in Israel’s 17 March vote (AFP) James Reinl Wednesday 11 February 2015 04:01 … Continue reading →

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Voice of Palestine: Josh Ruebner on “Skip the (Netanyahu) Speech” to Congress

Posted on February 10, 2015 by admin

http://www.voiceofpalestine.ca/?p=4635 This week Voice of Palestine interviews Josh Ruebner, Policy Director of the U.S. Campaign to End The Israeli Occupation. We talk with him about their new campaign Skip The Speech targeting Israeli PM Netanyahu’s speech to Congress in early March. … Continue reading →

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Activists protest one-sided hearing on Palestine and the ICC

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin

February 06, 2015, 07:00 am Activists protest one-sided hearing on Palestine and the ICC By Josh Ruebner, contributor Palestine’s accession to the Rome Statute and its impending membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1 raises profound legal and … Continue reading →

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New York council trip highlights ties between Israel and US cities

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin

The American Israel Education Foundation, a wing of AIPAC, has funded trips by 984 members of Congress at a total cost of $10,087,286  Dozens of US groups opposed to their city councils touring Israel have been protesting (Twitter.com/OccupyWallStNYC) Joe Catron … Continue reading →

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Ros-Lehtinen removes pro-Palestinian activists from Congressional hearing on punishing PA for joining ICC

Posted on February 5, 2015 by admin

Mondoweiss Ros-Lehtinen removes pro-Palestinian activists from Congressional hearing on punishing PA for joining ICC US Politics Sam Knight on February 5, 2015 0 Comments Code Pink organizer Medea Benjamin is asked to leave by Capitol Police after Ros-Lehtinen orders the hearing room cleared. … Continue reading →

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