IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
In recent weeks, I have been paying particular attention to the arguments in favor of Zionism from those who call themselves progressive Zionists and call for a two-state solution, support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, and express criticism of some of Israel’s policies and actions.
on March 29, 2017
Is a fire started intentionally for political, or “nationalist,” motives worth more than an ordinary fire? Will the criteria for government compensation to Israeli citizens whose homes were damaged last week be set based on the source of the flames, creating a hierarchy of reparations and assistance?
on November 28, 2016
Since his appointment last week as chief White House strategist, sensationalist media maven Steve Bannon—whose editorial sensibilities have spawned such haute headlines as “Birth control makes women unattractive and crazy”—has become something of a lightning rod in the mainstream Jewish-American community.
on November 20, 2016
As an African American student activist, my decision to join UCLA’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was an instinctive choice. I believe that all struggles against injustice are connected; our oppression may not be identical, but we are targeted by the same structures of power. I see parallels between unarmed Palestinians protesting the Israeli government’s discriminatory policies and unarmed Black Americans in Ferguson, Baltimore and Charlotte protesting police violence and inequality.
on November 17, 2016
On September 19 — hours before Linden, New Jersey, police arrested Ahmad Khan Rahami in connection to a bomb attack that injured 29 people in New York City two days earlier — Donald Trump went on Fox News to make the case for religious profiling.
on September 30, 2016
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Last month, five U.S. citizens were interrogated and detained by Israeli border control before being deported and banned without clear explanation. Israel routinely racially profiles visitors arriving at the borders they control, which include the occupied Palestinian territories.
on August 31, 2016
Robert Gardner rarely heard anything about Israel growing up in South Los Angeles. But at UCLA, he started learning about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — and seeing parallels with conflicts close to home. The African American senior likened Israeli crackdowns on Palestinian protesters to police violence against black Americans. So he joined Students for Justice in Palestine and an international movement known as BDS, which advocates boycotts, divestment and sanctions against companies deemed players in Israeli human rights violations.
on August 21, 2016
Israeli officials detained, interrogated and deported five American campaigners trying to enter the country to "observe the conditions under which Palestinians live," according to a U.S. rights group. The activists were trying to "gain a better understanding of the situation on the ground," according to the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.
on August 4, 2016
Five human rights observers carrying American passports say they were singled out by Israeli authorities because they were visibly Muslim, or perceived as such, and then subject to harsh detention and interrogation before being booted from the country. The individuals were traveling as part of a 45-person interfaith delegation to Israel-Palestine...
on August 3, 2016