Alison Weir

Alison Weir is an author and activist.  Her book, Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel is an Amazon best-seller and has been called a “must-read for all Americans.” Learn more about it here.

Why Is the Head of the Teacher’s Union Pushing for Support of Israel?

While teachers care about schools & salaries, teachers union head Randi Weingarten is positioning the teacher’s union to support the state of Israel.

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By Alison Weir
Randi Weingarten, President of American Federation of Teachers speaks as Lee Saunders, President of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees applauds during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 25, 2016. Paul Sancya | AP

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reports a disconnect between the president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, and its members. JTA reports: Weingarten is Jewish. Her union, which counts 1.7 million members in 3,000 chapters, is not. It’s typically more concerned with issues like raising teachers’ pay and strengthening

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Only the News That Fits: Truthout Censors Story Critical of Israel

Media censorship of stories critical of Israel have become the accepted norm, but as Alison Weir witnessed firsthand when her article was pulled from Truthout, the disturbing trend may becoming manifest in alternative media as well.

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By Alison Weir
Israeli journalists are seen during a press conference near a military defense missile system near Tel Aviv, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012.

An 18-month-old died in Palestine Friday. The cause of death was teargas inhalation from an Israeli invasion of his village two months ago. It wasn’t a major invasion; just another of the routine ones that happen almost every day in the West Bank. U.S. media call these “incursions,” when they bother to mention them. Which is rarely. The

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Israel’s Online Shadow Operations

Numerous well funded, organized projects by and for Israel work to flood social media with pro-Israel propaganda, while blocking facts Israel dislikes. The projects utilize Israeli soldiers, students, American teens and others, and range from infiltrating Wikipedia to influencing YouTube. Some operate out of Jewish Community Centers in the U.S.

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By Alison Weir
An Israeli soldier looks at the Facebook page of the IDF, at the IDF spokesperson office in Jerusalem, in the occupied territories. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

Recently, YouTube suddenly shut down the If Americans Knew YouTube channel. The channel contained 70 videos providing fact-based information about Israel-Palestine. People going to the channel saw a message telling them that the site had been terminated for “violating YouTube guidelines”— implying to the public that we were guilty of wrongdoing.

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Trader Joe’s Promotes Israeli Snack To ‘Fight Hunger’, While Gaza’s Children Suffer

In violation of the international boycott of Israel over its human rights abuses, which have caused stunting of Gazan children, Trader Joe’s is promoting Bamba, an Israeli-made snack.

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By Alison Weir
Bamba Israel Trader Joes

Opinion -- Trader Joes’ has just announced that it will be selling a snack made for it in Israel, “Trader Joe’s Bamba Peanut Snacks.” The announcement reports that Bamba is “the  best-selling snack in Israel” and crows that it’s one of the few grocery stores that carry it: “Bamba is tricky to find in general (most U.S. grocers don’t carry the

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Who Wrote The Balfour Declaration And Why: The World War I Connection

Evidence shows that Zionists pushed for the U.S. to enter World War I on Britain’s side as part of a deal to gain British support for their colonization of Palestine.

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By Alison Weir
Lord Balfour visits Hebrew University in Tel Aviv in April, 1925. (Photo: US Library of Congress)

Most analysts consider WWI a pointless conflict that resulted from diplomatic entanglements rather than some travesty of justice or aggression. Yet, it was catastrophic to a generation of Europeans, killing 14 million people.[i] The United States joined this unnecessary war a few years into the hostilities, costing many American lives, even

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Israeli Ambassador Pushes War To Elite U.S. Powerbrokers

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer gave an address on Sept. 12, 2017 to Washington D.C. movers and shakers: journalists, government officials, think tank heads, philanthropists – almost all with significant ties to Israel

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Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer speaks to media at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

A select assembly of Washington D.C. heavy hitters recently attended a Rosh Hashanah event at which Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer discussed alleged dangers posed by Iran, Syria, and Russia. In some places Dermer appeared to be laying out a rationale for another Israeli war. According to JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency), the event is

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ADL Campus Guide Describes How To Block Events About Palestine

The Anti-Defamation League claims to oppose injustice, but spends much of its huge budget defaming Palestinians and their allies who work for an end to Israel’s human rights abuses.

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By Alison Weir
Big donor money is leading to a growing number of efforts to legislate a ban on Boycotting Israel.

The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) has just launched a new initiative for college students called “ADL CAMPUS: Tools for Dealing with Anti-Semitic and Anti-Israel Incidents on Campus.” This resource contains much useful information about addressing anti-Semitism, endorses such valuable principles as freedom of speech and non-violence, and

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