Jessica Buxbaum

Jessica Buxbaum is a Jerusalem-based journalist for MintPress News covering Palestine, Israel, and Syria. Her work has been featured in Middle East Eye, The New Arab and Gulf News.

Roger Waters V. the Machine: Inside the Pink Floyd Frontman’s Battle For Free Speech in Germany

After being blacklisted as “anti-Semitic,” Roger Waters has embarked upon a legal battle against German authorities over his support for BDS, criticism of the Israeli government and support for the Palestinian people.

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Roger Waters Germany Feature photo

Roger Waters is facing pushback from Germany. City authorities have canceled his upcoming concert over claims the Pink Floyd frontman is anti-Semitic. Yet activists say his experience is not an isolated incident when it comes to support for Palestine. In February, Frankfurt’s City Council canceled Waters’s concert scheduled for May 28, stating

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Title VI Complaint Filed Against George Washington University Over “Hostile Environment of Anti-Palestinian Racism”

Discrimination against Palestinians at George Washington University is an institutional problem deeply rooted in the administration and powerful entities that support it.

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Pro-Israel Groups At George Washington University Wield Power Against Palestinians

Last month, a Palestinian rights group filed a federal complaint against George Washington University (GW), alleging the institution allows discrimination against Palestinians to persist unabated on campus. Palestine Legal filed a federal complaint with the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, demanding it

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How Israeli cyber weapons are taking over Latin America

In January, Salvadoran newspaper El Faro revealed that the country’s police have purchased three Israeli surveillance tools. Through the approximately $2.2 million contract, El Salavador’s police acquired the Wave Guard Tracer, from Wave Guard Technologies, designed to trace calls, text, and data, the GEOLOC system sold by an unknown Israeli firm, which intercepts signals between […]

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In January, Salvadoran newspaper El Faro revealed that the country’s police have purchased three Israeli surveillance tools. Through the approximately $2.2 million contract, El Salavador’s police acquired the Wave Guard Tracer, from Wave Guard Technologies, designed to trace calls, text, and data, the GEOLOC system sold by an unknown Israeli firm,

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As Israel Pushes to Annex the Jordan Valley, Is the Threat Already Here?

Annexation of the Jordan Valley, which makes up approximately 30% of the occupied West Bank, is back on the agenda with the return of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing extremist coalition.

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Jordan Valley Feature photo

Before being re-elected in 2019, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex the Jordan Valley, which makes up approximately 30% of the occupied West Bank, if he remained in power. After months of speculation, Netanyahu nixed his promise in the summer of 2020 as part of Israel’s normalization agreement with the United Arab

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Facebook’s Jordana Cutler Appointed Head of Controversial Israeli Ministry, Sparking Censorship Fears

Facebook’s Jordana Cutler has been named director general of Israel’s controversial Ministry of Strategic Affairs, drawing concern from experts over to her personal biography and Facebook’s history of censoring Palestinian content.

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Jordana Cutler Facebook Israel Feature photo

On Jan. 11, Israel’s new minister of strategic affairs, Ron Dermer, named Facebook senior employee, Jordana Cutler, as the ministry’s director general. The ministry is notorious for combatting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and promoting a positive image of Israel abroad. Yet with Cutler’s biography and Facebook’s history of

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New Report Charges Major Corporations as Complicit in Israel’s Water Apartheid

A new study reveals that both Israeli businesses and multinational corporations have been instrumental in helping Israel restrict water access to Palestinians and destroy Palestinian water infrastructure.

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Israel Water Apartheid Feature photo

In December, the Palestinian human rights organization, Al-Haq, released a report accusing major corporations of maintaining Israel’s water apartheid on Palestinians living in the occupied territories. According to Al-Haq, businesses are instrumental in helping Israel restrict water access to Palestinians and destroy Palestinian water

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ADL Using Impact Investing to Target BDS

The Anti-Defamation League has acquired Jewish investor network JLens. This has little to do with investment and everything to do with shielding Israel from criticism from ethical investment firms. 

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In November, the Anti-Defamation League announced it is acquiring Jewish investor network JLens to fight so-called anti-Israel activities in the progressive investing arena. “It’s time for the Jewish community to take a seat at the table to use our power as institutional investors to ensure corporations are aligned with our values, and don’t

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