Legislators might be backing off something called the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, which the ACLU said looked a lot like an unconstitutional assault on First Amendment rights. But there’s a lot of confusion about what the Act, introduced in both houses, would allow for, and why we should we be concerned—and US corporate media aren’t really the place to look for clarity. We’ll hear what’s going on from Josh Ruebner, policy director at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
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Talkies, Hosted by Kris Welch, KPFA
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.
Israel’s Tlaib-Omar ban is an affront to all Americans and an assault on all Palestinians
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 […]
Republican lawmaker seeks to muzzle students critical of Israel
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 […]

