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Two views on the Palestinian bid for an independent state

http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/two-views-on-the-palestinian-bid-for-an-independent-state 09/22/11 Robert Lorei Radioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:  Tags: Palesinian state, U.N., AJC, American Jewish Committee, Ken Bandler, Josh Ruebner,U.S. Campaign To End The Israeli Occupation, Israel, Palestine ShareThis Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to request that the United Nations recognize Palestine as a full member of the organization in his scheduled speech tomorrow before the UN. […]

By admin • September 22, 2011 1 min read
US Campaign for Palestinian RightsWritings

If West’s serious, why back more weapons for Israel?

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/letters/letters-state-court-employees-get-no-special-perks-1808769.html?cxtype=rss_letters&viewAsSinglePage=true September 1, 2011 If West’s serious, why back more weapons for Israel? At a recent town hall meeting in Palm Beach Gardens, U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, defended his vote on the debt-limit deal as a first step toward cutting federal spending. His belt-tightening rhetoric would be more convincing if he had not spent […]

By admin • September 1, 2011 2 min read
US Campaign for Palestinian RightsWritings

Rep. Cantor: Put your constituents’ economic concerns before Israel’s

http://www2.starexponent.com/news/2011/aug/20/rep-cantor-put-your-constituents-economic-concerns-ar-1250435/ Rep. Cantor: Put your constituents’ economic concerns before Israel’s By: Josh Ruebner Published: August 20, 2011 » 9 Comments | Post a Comment Americans are suffering massive cutbacks in social services, an unemployment rate stuck above 9 percent, and 10 million families face foreclosure on their homes by next year. As Majority Leader, Rep. Eric Cantorshould be at […]

By admin • August 20, 2011 4 min read
US Campaign for Palestinian RightsWritings

Hold Israel accountable with Leahy law

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/177199-hold-israel-accountable-with-leahy-law Hold Israel accountable with Leahy law By Josh Ruebner, national advocacy director of the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation – 08/17/11 11:52 AM ET — Apologists for Israeli occupation and apartheid claim that advocates for holding Israel accountable for its human rights abuses of Palestinians are “singling Israel out for extra scrutiny” or […]

By admin • August 17, 2011 5 min read
US Campaign for Palestinian RightsWritings

Robbing Peter to Pay Israel

Foreign Policy in Focus Robbing Peter to Pay Israel By Josh Ruebner, August 12, 2011 Jesse Jackson, Jr. shaking hands with former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on a 2003 trip to Israel Nearly 20 percent of the constituents of Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) live under the poverty line, and nearly 15 percent are unemployed. Jackson’s […]

By admin • August 12, 2011 6 min read
In the NewsUS Campaign for Palestinian Rights

Crisis, Shmisis: 81 Congressmen Head to Israel

Mya Guarnieri http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mya-guarnieri/crisis-shmisis-81-congres_b_923555.html Posted: 8/10/11 05:42 PM ET The American economy is in a crisis. Suburbs arefalling into poverty. Schools are struggling. Cities teeter on the edge of bankruptcy. And 81 U.S. Congressmen are off in Israel when they should be here, dealing with the mountain of problems facing the American people — you know, the men […]

By admin • August 10, 2011 3 min read
US Campaign for Palestinian RightsWritings

Straining Every Nerve Against UN Membership for Palestine

http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/08/straining-every-nerve-against-un-membership-for-palestine/ by Josh Ruebner / August 9th, 2011 The Roman philosopher and politician Cicero urged orators to “Strain every nerve to gain your point.”  The Obama Administration appears to have taken his advice to heart in its attempts to make the case that the United States should oppose Palestinian efforts to gain membership in the […]

By admin • August 9, 2011 11 min read
In the NewsUS Campaign for Palestinian Rights

US Organizations Urge Obama not to Veto Palestine’s UN Bid

http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16908 Date : 6/8/2011   Time : 17:09 WASHINGTON, August 6, 2011 (WAFA) – The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation delivered Friday to the US State Department an open letter signed by more than 125 groups, including 30 national organizations, and petitions signed by more than 25,000 people urging the Obama Administration not to veto Palestinian […]

By admin • August 6, 2011 3 min read