Category Archives: US Campaign for Palestinian Rights

U.S. Labeling Rules Already Bar ‘Made in Israel’ Tag for West Bank

Posted on January 28, 2016 by admin

  Naomi Zeveloff and Nathan Guttman Jan 28, 2016 In his winery nestled in the rocky red hills of the central West Bank, Amichai Lourie prepares a shipment of award-winning vintage destined for the American market. On the labels, which carry … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Comments Off on U.S. Labeling Rules Already Bar ‘Made in Israel’ Tag for West Bank

Attacking BDS From The Left

Posted on January 13, 2016 by admin

Academics counter ‘Orwellian’ linkage of Israel protests with other progressive issues. 01/13/16 Hannah Dreyfus Staff Writer “We’re not just cheerleaders,” says historian Kenneth Waltzer. As the BDS movement continues to roil college campuses around the country, the focus of attention … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Comments Off on Attacking BDS From The Left

US lawmakers slam EU to defend Israeli settlements

Posted on January 12, 2016 by admin

The Electronic Intifada Josh Ruebner Activism and BDS Beat 12 January 2016           More than 3,000 people have already signed the US Campaign’s petition urging lawmakers to oppose Rep. Nita Lowey’s resolution in support of Israeli settlements. It’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Writings | Comments Off on US lawmakers slam EU to defend Israeli settlements

New York bill would create official blacklist of Israel boycott supporters

Posted on January 8, 2016 by admin

The Electronic Intifada Nora Barrows-Friedman Activism and BDS Beat 8 January 2016 A screenshot from a video of California lawmaker Travis Allen, second from left, drinking wine with Israeli settlers in a West Bank settlement in 2015. Allen has introduced legislation that would … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Comments Off on New York bill would create official blacklist of Israel boycott supporters

Labeling Israeli settlement products is US law, too

Posted on December 23, 2015 by admin

By Josh Ruebner, contributor Last month, the European Union published guidelines stipulating that products made in Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian West Bank and East Jerusalem cannot be labeled “Made in Israel.” Instead, the labeling must clearly indicate that they were … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Writings | Comments Off on Labeling Israeli settlement products is US law, too

DC protests mark the end of PEP era — progressive except Palestine

Posted on November 12, 2015 by admin

Mondoweiss DC protests mark the end of PEP era — progressive except Palestine Activism  Kristin Szremski on November 12, 2015 The maelstrom known as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blown through the nation’s capital, and dozens of activists are taking a … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Comments Off on DC protests mark the end of PEP era — progressive except Palestine

Netanyahu’s on Capitol Hill… He Wants More Money

Posted on November 11, 2015 by admin

LISTEN  DOWNLOAD | COPY RSS LINK | OPEN IN ITUNES Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in town again and he’s here to ask President Obama for more money and weapons. Though Israel already receives more of America’s foreign aid budget than any other nation, Netanyahu … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio/Video, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Comments Off on Netanyahu’s on Capitol Hill… He Wants More Money

Progressive Except on Palestine: Activists Target Center for American Progress

Posted on November 11, 2015 by admin

NOVEMBER 11, 2015 Progressive Except on Palestine: Activists Target Center for American Progress by MARK HAND The decision by the Center for American Progress, which calls itself progressive, to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu serves as another example of a … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Comments Off on Progressive Except on Palestine: Activists Target Center for American Progress

Netanyahu Comes To CAP, Lays Out His Conditions For Future Palestinian State

Posted on November 11, 2015 by admin

Think Progress Netanyahu Comes To CAP, Lays Out His Conditions For Future Palestinian State BY JUSTIN SALHANI & BEENISH AHMED NOV 11, 2015 8:00AM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, gestures as he speaks at the Center for American Progress as Neera Tanden, left, … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Comments Off on Netanyahu Comes To CAP, Lays Out His Conditions For Future Palestinian State

Al Jazeera: The Stream

Posted on November 10, 2015 by admin

Al Jazeera’s The Stream interview me outside of the picket at the Center for American Progress before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s event there. Watch the video here.

Posted in Audio/Video, In the News, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | Comments Off on Al Jazeera: The Stream