Josh joined Kris Welch on her show Talkies, on KPFA, 94.1 FM in Berkeley, California on August 21 to discuss Trump’s antisemitism, Israel’s banning of Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, and the oppressive brutality that Israel is trying to hide. Listen here beginning at 13:30.
Surprise, surprise. The racist Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blocked two Members of Congress–Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN)–who are Muslim women of color, outspoken advocates for social and racial justice, and unabashed supporters of Palestinian rights, from entering the Israeli-occupied Palestinian West Bank on an official congressional delegation. Tlaib initially accepted a condescending […]
Josh Ruebner Rights and Accountability 9 August 2019 The misleadingly-named Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019 has been introduced to the US House of Representatives shortly before its summer recess. Republican lawmaker Doug Collins, who proposed the bill, is portraying it as “an effective tool for investigating whether prohibited discriminatory actions have become a barrier to learning” in […]
Josh Ruebner joined WORT 89.9 FM in Madison, Wisconsin to discussing the House of Representatives passing a resolution condemning boycotts for Palestinian rights. LISTEN:
Josh Ruebner on August 5, 2019 House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) landed today in Israel with 41 other Democratic Representatives for a week-long, all-expenses-paid junket sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), the educational branch of the lobbying organization American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Although the delegation also will visit the […]
Josh Ruebner joined Arab Voices on KPFT on July 31, 2019 to speak about the non-binding US House of Representatives resolution (H.Res.246) that passed by a vote of 398-17 on July 23, 2019, condemning people for exercising their constitutional right to engage in boycotts in support of Palestinian rights. We will talk about BDS (Boycott, […]
Josh Ruebner joined Askia Muhammad on WPFW’s Monday Morning Quarterback on July 29, 2019 to talk about Congressional efforts to condemn boycotts for Palestinian rights and the Trump administration’s plans to sugarcoat the occupation of Palestine.
Josh Ruebner July 25, 2019 Approximately 75 people filled a room in the Longworth House Office Building yesterday for a lunchtime briefing on Israel’s abuse of US citizens. The briefing, organized by American Muslims for Palestine, featured testimony from US citizens directly impacted by Israel or those who litigated on behalf of US citizens killed […]
Josh Ruebner Activism and BDS Beat 24 July 2019 The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding resolution Tuesday evening condemning people for exercising their constitutional right to engage in boycotts in support of Palestinian rights. The resolution, H.Res.246, passed by a vote of 398-17 with five representatives abstaining and 12 not voting. The resolution puts the […]
