BuzzFeeed Netanyahu Continues To Divide D.C. During Visit Designed To Mend Ties The Israeli leader tried to mend fences with liberals in Washington, but he didn’t convince everyone. “I obviously don’t agree with [Netanyahu] on a number of things, but we’re never going to resolve issues if we can’t talk about them.” posted on Nov. 10, […]
Published on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 by Common Dreams Outrage from Within and Without over Netanyahu Speech at Think Tank with Clinton Ties Over 100 progressive organizations and individuals, as well as current and former staffers, have criticized Center for American Progress for inviting Israeli prime minister to speak by Sarah Lazare, staff writer John Podesta, […]
November 09, 2015, 12:30 pm Military aid to Israel and US complicity By Josh Ruebner, contributor Getty Images Fifty billion dollars. That is the eye-popping value of weapons Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly ask President Obama for during their White House meeting today. To put this staggering amount into perspective, this represents nearly half of all […]
Electronic Intifada Josh Ruebner Lobby Watch 3 November 2015 Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen introduces her one-sided resolution in the US House of Representatives on 2 November condemning Palestinian “incitement.” (Watch video) On Monday, the US House of Representatives voted on H.Res.293, a resolution “Expressing concern over anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority.” This predictably one-sided text exclusively blames Palestinian “incitement” for the […]
Huffington Post Posted: 10/27/2015 3:57 pm EDT Updated: 2 hours ago Palestinians have “no right whatsoever” to establish a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip declared a brash, cocksure 28-year-old Israeli economic consultant by the name of Ben Nitay during a 1978 debate in historic Faneuil Hall in Boston. The debate, episode #502 in WGBH’s series “The Advocates,” […]
Mondoweiss Palestinian BDS National Committee on October 27, 2015 Israeli military exports this year could decline to just 53% of their level in 2012 and “less desire for Israeli-made products” is a key factor, according to a letter from Israel’s four largest military companies. Industry leaders are warning that military exports have steadily fallen since they reached […]
Published on Thursday, October 22, 2015 by Common Dreams Palestinian Groups Condemn Violence, Ask World to Recognize Root Cause Civil society groups call on international community to stop fueling human rights violations and end “institutional impunity’ by Sarah Lazare, staff writer Israeli soldiersin the West Bank city of Hebron/Al Khalil October 13, 2015. (Photo: Reuters) […]
Salon MONDAY, OCT 19, 2015 05:58 AM EDT Israel has killed 1,952 Palestinian kids since 2000. Start there to understand current events JOSH RUEBNER Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. (Gali Tibbon/Pool Photo via AP)(Credit: AP) In West Jerusalem, a Palestinian man deliberately rammed his car into […]
The Hill September 30, 2015, 07:30 am The missing Israeli incitement against Palestinians By Josh Ruebner, contributor “Who is the enemy? The Palestinian people. … They should go, as should the physical homes in which they raised the snakes. Otherwise, more little snakes will be raised here.” This noxious and racist quote from Ayelet Shaked, the current […]
THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA Josh Ruebner The Electronic Intifada 21 September 2015 Record military aid for Israel will be Barack Obama’s enduring legacy on the Israeli-Palestinian issue as his presidency draws to a close. (Mark Israel/Flickr) The Israeli government and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) have failed to marshal Congressional opposition to President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. But […]
