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US Campaign for Palestinian RightsWritings

Egyptian coup should trigger broad re-examination of U.S. militarization of Middle East

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/311451-egyptian-coup-should-trigger-broad-re-examination-of-us-militarization-of-middle-east By Kevin Martin and Josh Ruebner – 07/17/13 02:00 PM ET The Obama administration has engaged in astounding linguistic jiu-jitsu to avoid calling the Egyptian military’s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi what it most obviously is: a coup. The president refuses to dub Morsi’s overthrow a coup because doing so would automatically trigger a suspension […]

By admin • July 17, 2013 5 min read
In the NewsUS Campaign for Palestinian Rights

Travel Diary to Palestine: Journeys Into Violence

by Noura Erakat [Communities in Silwan forced to build vertically because of restrictive zoning laws. Image by Ilise Cohen.] In late May 2013, I co-led an Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) delegation to Israel and the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, along with Josh Ruebner, author and National Advocacy Director of the US Campaign to End the Israeli […]

By admin • July 9, 2013 35 min read
In the NewsUS Campaign for Palestinian Rights

House committee votes to give Israel another 1/2 billion in aid

by Philip Weiss on June 10, 2013 The House Armed Services Committee has voted to give Israel another half a billion dollars in military aid– on top of the $3.1 billion we already give Israel. It’s for missile interception systems. “The $488 million for the joint U.S.-Israeli research and development of anti-missile projects proposed in the […]

By admin • June 10, 2013 2 min read
In the NewsShattered Hopes

Shattered Hopes: An Endless “Peace Process” for Palestine

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/05/28/an-endless-peace-process-for-palestine/  MAY 28, 2013 Shattered Hopes An Endless “Peace Process” for Palestine by DAVID SWANSON The United States balances its endless war of terrorism with the institution of an endless “peace process” for Palestine, a process valuable for its peaceyness and interminability. Josh Ruebner’s new book, Shattered Hopes: The Failure of Obama’s Middle East Peace Process, […]

By admin • May 28, 2013 6 min read
US Campaign for Palestinian RightsWritings

$40 Billion Arms Deal for Israel: Why Obama’s Palestine Rhetoric Rings Hollow

WORLD AlterNet / By Josh Ruebner Actions speak louder than words: Obama is in negotiations to prolong U.S. taxpayer-funded weapons to Israel long after he leaves the White House. The American and Israeli flags. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com April 15, 2013 | President Jimmy Carter caught significant flak early in his administration when he stated that the “ultimate […]

By admin • April 15, 2013 5 min read