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Expert Q&A: The Trump Plan & Israeli Annexation of the Jordan Valley
Israel Election Guide 2020
Palestinian MK Aida Touma-Sliman on Trump's Apartheid Plan
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Trump’s Plan for Palestine Looks a Lot Like Apartheid News & Analysis
Alon Liel, Foreign Policy

Trump’s Plan for Palestine Looks a Lot Like Apartheid

Israel's former ambassador to South Africa says Trump's plan looks like a lot like South African apartheid: "[It] is an imitation of the Bantustan model, with Palestinian fragments surrounded by territory fully under Israeli control, making permanent the domination of one ethnic or religious group over another."

14 hours ago
Athletes Take a Knee Against Israel’s Occupation News & Analysis
Dave Zirin, The Nation

Athletes Take a Knee Against Israel’s Occupation

Echoing Colin Kaepernick's protest against police brutality, two Brooklyn College volleyball players kneeled as a protest against Israel’s state violence during the playing of the Israeli national anthem. "They stood tall for justice by taking a knee."

14 hours ago
Israel Election Guide 2020

Israel Election Guide 2020

The IMEU shares a guide to the 2020 Israeli elections and the candidates involved.

about 3 days ago
Expert Q&A: The Trump Plan & Israeli Annexation of the Jordan Valley

Expert Q&A: The Trump Plan & Israeli Annexation of the Jordan Valley

The IMEU offers the following expert Q&A examining the consequences and context of Israeli annexation of the Jordan Valley.

about 4 days ago
Meet the foreign policy teams shaping the Democratic Party’s views on Israel News & Analysis
Alex Kane, +972 Magazine

Meet the foreign policy teams shaping the Democratic Party’s views on Israel

Ever wondered who exactly is advising the leading Democratic candidates on foreign policy? Here’s an in-depth look at what these candidates' foreign policy advisors think about Israel and Palestine.

about 5 days ago
I was meant to talk about Palestinian kids at the UN. Israel forced me out News & Analysis
Brad Parker, +972 Magazine

I was meant to talk about Palestinian kids at the UN. Israel forced me out

Brad Parker was invited by Belgium’s Permanent Mission to the UN to brief members of the US Security Council on Israel's violations of Palestinian children’s rights. Last, week, after immense pressure from Israel, Brad was disinvited.

about 5 days ago
Turning a blind eye: 19 protestors in Gaza lose eye from Israeli forces’ fire, 2 lose both News & Analysis
B'Tselem

Turning a blind eye: 19 protestors in Gaza lose eye from Israeli forces’ fire, 2 lose both

In the last two years alone, Israeli snipers have partially blinded 19 Palestinians who were protesting in occupied Gaza. At least two more Palestinians lost their vision in both eyes.

about 5 days ago
Blanche Araj Shaheen: Making Middle Eastern Food Easy Palestinian-American Profiles
IMEU

Blanche Araj Shaheen: Making Middle Eastern Food Easy

“A tool of mass cultural preservation”—that’s how Blanche Araj Shaheen describes her new cookbook. Feast in the Middle East (2020) features an array of dishes from across the Levant with detailed instructions and histories behind each recipe.

about 5 days ago
Israeli bulldozer dragging Palestinian’s body in Gaza sparks outrage News & Analysis
Middle East Eye

Israeli bulldozer dragging Palestinian’s body in Gaza sparks outrage

Israel's brutality has no limit. Today, Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man in occupied Gaza. Then, Israeli bulldozers dragged his body by his clothing. All of this was caught on video.

about 6 days ago