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Alex Kane, +972 Magazine

‘They’ve incited hate’: The Democratic congresswoman taking on AIPAC

“They’ve incited hate through their speech. They’re trying...to intimidate and bully members of Congress from speaking out.” In an exclusive interview, Congresswoman Betty McCollum spoke to +972 Magazine about her decision to call AIPAC a "hate group" after the Israel lobby group attacked her over her Palestinian human rights advocacy in Congress.

about 1 week ago

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Ilan Ben Zion and Max Harlow, Financial Times

Amazon accused of bias in West Bank settlements

Amazon offers free shipping to illegal, segregated Jewish-only Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. But Palestinian customers who select their address as the Palestinian Territories are subject to shipping and handling fees upwards of $24.

about 1 week ago

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Jessica Schulberg, HuffPost

House Democrat: AIPAC Is A Hate Group That Weaponizes Anti-Semitism

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), an outspoken critic of Israel’s occupation of Palestine, accused the influential lobby group American Israel Public Affairs Committee of being a hate group that weaponizes anti-Semitism to silence dissent.

about 1 week ago

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Peter Stone, the Guardian

Sheldon Adelson to donate $100m to Trump and Republicans, fundraisers say

Billionaire and staunch supporter of all things Israel, casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson is expected to donate 100 million to reelect Trump and other conservative republican politicians. What else does Adelson fund? Silencing free speech on college campuses.

about 1 week ago

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Al-Jazeera

Israeli blockade sours revenue for Gaza strawberry farmers

It's strawberry harvest time for farmers in occupied Gaza. But Israel’s blockade is blocking farmers from exporting their products to the West Bank and even restricting fertilizer use.

about 1 week ago

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Carmit Lubanov and Mossi Raz, Jerusalem Post

The West Bank as Israel’s waste destination

Two of Israel's ministries are proposing a waste management plan that threatens to turn the occupied West Bank into “the garbage bin of Israel.

about 1 week ago

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Michael Arria, Mondoweiss

Will Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren attend the AIPAC conference?

Last year activists and progressive groups called on 2020 Democratic candidates to skip the annual AIPAC conference in Washington DC. Here's how these candidates responded when asked if they'll #SkipAIPAC this year.

about 2 weeks ago

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Mohammed Daraghmeh and Joseph Krauss

Here’s what Israel does to Palestinians in jail: One of the men was hospitalized with kidney failure

Here's what Israel does to Palestinians in jail: One of the men was hospitalized with kidney failure and 11 broken ribs. Another was nearly unrecognizable to his wife... A third was stitched up after being attacked by a security dog.

about 2 weeks ago

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Cnaan, Liphshiz, Jerusalem Post

Dutch city keeps signs identifying Israeli cities as located in Palestine

Across the city of Amsterdam, streets named after Israeli cities are correctly identified as being located in Palestine—a nod to the Palestinian struggle against occupation and erasure.

about 2 weeks ago