Category Archives: In the News

Should Congress and state legislatures take action against a global movement to boycott Israel?

Posted on June 17, 2015 by admin

Updated: Wednesday, June 17 2015, 06:11 PM CDT A Palestinian effort to cripple Israel’s economy is gaining traction across some parts of Europe and college campuses in America. The movement called Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, or BDS is challenging Israel’s … Continue reading →

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Finkelstein goes to Syracuse and the opposition stays home

Posted on April 26, 2015 by admin

Mondoweiss Pat Carmeli on April 26, 2015 After the attempt the previous week to cancel Josh Ruebner’s speaking engagement(author of SHATTERED HOPES) by concerned Syracuse University faculty, I expected similar push back for Finkelstein’s scheduled presentation on April 23, 2015, about the Gaza … Continue reading →

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Congress sneaks amendment to criminalize boycotts of Israel into TPP Fast Track bill

Posted on April 24, 2015 by admin

KBOO 90.7 FM Portland, OR Listen to the radio interview here. Legislation penalizing organizations for participating in the B-D-S movement against Israel, has been quietly attached to the Fast-Track Legislation that is winding its way through Congress. The B-D-S movement, … Continue reading →

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US Lawmakers Quietly Advance Legislation to Penalize Boycott of Israel

Posted on April 23, 2015 by admin

Published on Thursday, April 23, 2015 by Common Dreams US Lawmakers Quietly Advance Legislation to Penalize Boycott of Israel Little-noticed amendment was included in controversial Fast Track trade bill that just passed the Senate Finance Committee by Sarah Lazare, staff … Continue reading →

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Jewish Students Caught In Identity Politics Crossfire

Posted on April 22, 2015 by admin

Molly Horwitz isn’t alone. After the incident at Stanford, experts and student leaders here weigh in. Was this case different? 04/22/15 | Hannah Dreyfus | Staff Writer Naomi Kadish, a student leader at NYU, sent Molly Horwitz a Facebook message in solidarity after … Continue reading →

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ANALYSIS: Is pro-Israel money changing right-wing US politics?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by admin

  ANALYSIS: Is pro-Israel money changing right-wing US politics? #Diplomacy Some analysts say pro-Israel funding in the US is swinging to the right as Democrats question a party tradition of wholesale support for IsraelSecretary of State John Kerry (R) and … Continue reading →

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Why the University [of Michigan] Should Divest

Posted on March 26, 2015 by admin

The Michigan Daily Viewpoint: Why the University should divest BY JOSH RUEBNER Published March 26, 2015 As an undergraduate at the University in the mid-1990s, I was incredibly optimistic about the chances for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Israel and the Palestine Liberation … Continue reading →

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Can We Now Have an Honest Convo on Israel/Palestine?

Posted on March 24, 2015 by admin

Subhash Kateel of Let’s Talk About It! radio interviewed me on Israel’s election.

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Israel’s Last Election?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by admin

Josh Ruebner Policy Director, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Israel’s Last Election? Posted: 03/23/2015 3:40 pm EDT  Defying all pre-election polling, which showed Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party at best in a dead heat with its main electoral rival, the … Continue reading →

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5 ways Obama can ‘reassess’ US-Israel relations

Posted on March 23, 2015 by admin

5 ways Obama can ‘reassess’ US-Israel relations March 23, 2015, 07:00 am By Josh Ruebner, contributor Getty Images The White House is understandably livid with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who, in a desperate bid to retain power, won Israel’s election … Continue reading →

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