Category Archives: US Campaign for Palestinian Rights

ICC Only Option Left for Palestine

Posted on January 5, 2015 by admin

Huffington Post Posted: 01/05/2015 4:25 pm EST Palestinians rang in New Year’s Eve by deploying what Israel has called their legal and diplomatic “nuclear option.” Mahmoud Abbas, chair of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), signed the Rome Statute on behalf of … Continue reading →

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US criticises proposal to recognise Palestinian statehood within three years

Posted on December 29, 2014 by admin

The Independent  Washington says resolution to be voted on by UN Security Council ignores Israel’s security concerns ANDREW BUNCOMBE  NEW YORK Monday 29 December 2014 Arab delegations to the UN have backed a proposal to create a Palestinian nation and for Israel … Continue reading →

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Congress Under Pressure To Defund University Middle East Programs

Posted on December 29, 2014 by admin

Dissent NewsWire Exposing Repression, Reporting Resistance, Empowering Dissent. Congress Under Pressure To Defund University Middle East Programs Chip Gibbons , December 29, 2014, In : Analysis & Opinion Less than a year after a small number of pro-Israel groups attempted to convince … Continue reading →

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A last-ditch effort at the two-state solution

Posted on December 26, 2014 by admin

The Hill December 26, 2014, 07:00 am During a vexatious meeting with U.S. officials in 2009, during which he was notified that the United States could not secure a freeze on Israeli settlement building, Saeb Erekat, the lead Palestinian negotiator, became … Continue reading →

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Capitalizing on the changing American sentiment toward Israeli aggression

Posted on November 29, 2014 by admin

Laila El-Haddad, Professor Rashid Khalidi and I speak at the American Muslims for Palestine’s national conference on the implications of changing US public opinion toward Israel’s oppression of Palestinians.  

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Criticizing Israel within the American Jewish Community

Posted on November 28, 2014 by admin

Dr. Hatem Bazian, Miko Peled and I spoke at the American Muslims for Palestine’s national conference on criticizing Israel within the Jewish-American community.  

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‘Dropping Pretense of Democracy,’ Israel Advances Bill for Jewish Nation-State

Posted on November 24, 2014 by admin

‘Dropping Pretense of Democracy,’ Israel Advances Bill for Jewish Nation-State Critics warn legislation advanced by Cabinet further institutionalizes discrimination against Palestinian Israelis by Sarah Lazare, staff writer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is backing the bill to designate Israel “the national … Continue reading →

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Shattered Hopes for Israel, Palestine

Posted on October 30, 2014 by admin

Shattered Hopes for Israel, Palestine By Tom Mayer Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center POSTED:   10/30/2014 07:17:55 PM MDT — —Peace and justice are deeply related concepts. That is why we name our organization The Rocky Mountain Peace and … Continue reading →

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Occupation and Resistance

Posted on October 19, 2014 by admin

  This show features voices discussing occupation and resistance. First, we hear from Josh Ruebner, Policy Director for the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation. Ruebner sits down with Pauly Denetclaw to discusses his new book Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian … Continue reading →

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Josh Ruebner at First Parish Bedford (Massachusetts) Unitarian Universalist

Posted on October 19, 2014 by admin

Here’s a video of a talk I gave at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Bedford, MA in Oct. 2014, discussing Israel’s attack on Gaza, the historic and ongoing nature of Israeli apartheid toward Palestinians, and US complicity.   Josh … Continue reading →

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