As Anti-BDS Bills Become the Norm, ACLU Takes Free Speech Fight to the Supreme Court

If certain pro-Israel and pro-fossil fuel advocates get their way, a fundamental right to free speech and protest will be removed from Americans.

Jessica Buxbaum
By Jessica Buxbaum

Little Rock, Arkansas — In June, a federal appeals court upheld an Arkansas law barring state contractors from boycotting Israel, sparking concerns over First Amendment rights in the United States. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision made last year by a panel of three judges who found that mandating a pledge to not boycott

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Israel Pumps $30M into “Concert,” a Revamped Propaganda Campaign to Fight Apartheid Label

Israel’s cabinet recently approved 100 million shekels (about $30 million) in funding to revive “Cabinet,” a defunct government propaganda program targeting Western countries.

Jessica Buxbaum
By Jessica Buxbaum
Israel Hasbara Feature photo

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Losing the battle for hearts and minds abroad, Israel hopes injecting millions into a revamped government project will counter a changing global narrative. Last month, the Israeli cabinet approved 100 million shekels (about $30 million) in funding to boost government propaganda in Western countries. Under Foreign Minister

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Olympolitik: Fake Peng Shuai Scandal Fuels US Effort to Boycott Beijing Olympics

The Peng scandal comes amid a flurry of anti-China propaganda that has directly targeted the Winter Olympics.

Danny Haiphong
By Danny Haiphong
Peng Shuai Feature photo

BEIJING -- The New York Times reported on November 3 that Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai had published allegations of sexual assault against former Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Gaoli on the social media platform Weibo. Peng’s post was deleted within 24 hours. This led to a firestorm of speculation in U.S. corporate media

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Algerian Judoku Fethi Nourine Suspended: A Brave Individual Pays the Price for Institutional Failure

If organizations such as the IJF, the IOC, and other international sporting giants acted responsibly and prevented teams that represent Israel from participating in international sports, individual athletes would not need to risk their careers and act, as Fethi Nourine did, alone.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Fethi Nourine

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY -- As these words are being written, Palestine and those who support freedom and justice commemorate the horrific murder of Muhammad al-Durrah and serious wounding of his father Jamal by Israeli forces in Gaza. It was September of 2000. The video of the killing of 12-year-old Muhammad and wounding of his father, who was trying to

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“I Won’t Compete”: Two Olympians Take Courageous Stand Against Israel and Apartheid

If these two African athletes in the Olympics and an American football player in the U.S. can find a way to resist, so should all people of conscience. 

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Fethi Nourine

TOKYO -- Visiting a bereaved family that lost a child is a terrible thing. It is really not something anyone should ever experience. In Palestine, where the lives of children are taken by Israeli soldiers almost daily, it is a regular occurrence. On any given day one will find in Palestine people sitting in a room filled with mourners, posters of a

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Coalition Pushing Beijing Olympics Boycott Comprised of US-Funded Destabilization NGOs

A syndicate of interconnected NGOs funded by the US government and hellbent on Balkanizing China is behind the #BoycottBeijing2022 campaign.

Alexander Rubinstein
By Alexander Rubinstein
Olympics Beijing Boycott Feature photo

WASHINGTON (Substack // Alex Rubinstein) — The United States’ regime change arm, the National Endowment for Democracy, has funded at least half of the groups involved in the media offensive. Other groups involved are otherwise tied to the national security state. On Monday, the Associated Press ran a story about the campaign with the sole

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