How Detained US Student Lara Alqasem Became a Cause Celebrea for Jewish Liberals

Ms. Alqasem has been turned into a pawn in the struggle between Jewish liberals and Israeli ultra-nationalists.

Jonathan Cook
By Jonathan Cook
Lara Alqasem Israel detention

An American student of Palestinian descent detained in Israel’s airport for nearly a fortnight has become an unexpected cause celebre. Lara Alqasem was refused entry under legislation passed last year against boycott activists, and Israeli courts are now deciding whether allowing her to study human rights at an Israeli university threatens public

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Conflating Anti-Zionism with Anti-Semitism a Dangerous and Useful Ploy for Zionists

“Having grown up in Jerusalem I can recall how each year on particular days, including the Israeli Day of Independence, there would be processions at the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods where the Israeli flag would be burned.”

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Israel anti-Zionist Jewish Sect

JERUSALEM -- (Analysis) According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, anti-Semitism is defined as “hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.” This is also how anti-Semitism is understood by people in general. However, the state of Israel and Zionist organizations around the world do not want the term to

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Corbyn is Being Destroyed, Like Blowing Up a Bridge to Stop an Advancing Army

The corporate elite weaponised anti-semitism not because they care about the safety of Jews, or because they really believe that Corbyn is an anti-semite.

Jonathan Cook
By Jonathan Cook
anti-Semitism

The latest “scandal” gripping Britain – or to be more accurate, British elites – is over the use of the term “Zionist” by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, the head of the opposition and possibly the country’s next prime minister. Yet again, Corbyn has found himself ensnared in what a small group of Jewish leadership organisations, which claim

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The US as the Nation State of the Protestant Christian People

What would Israel’s Nation-State Law look like if it was applied to the United States?

Ian Berman
By Ian Berman
An Evangelical Christian holds up an American flag during a gathering in Jerusalem. Thousands of evangelical Christians from more than 80 countries descended upon Jerusalem this week to show their support for the Jewish state. Dan Balilty | AP

WASHINGTON -- In honor of the shared values between the State of Israel and the United States of America, and the recently passed “Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People” Basic Law, the following bill has been proposed to the U.S. House of Representatives (with an identical bill proposed in the U.S. Senate).  Since an overwhelming number

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Knesset’s New Nation State Law Codifies Israel as an Apartheid State

The passing of the Nation State law codifies what have been racist policies and practices by Israel into law, and not just a regular law, but a Basic Law that defines the State.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
demolishing Israeli homes

JERUSALEM -- After several days of rushing and intense debates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had his wish come true. He urgently wanted to get the Nation State bill passed into law before the Knesset goes into summer recess on July 22, and for several days now the Knesset committee charged with ironing out the bill was delaying the

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I Am American, Jewish, and Banned From Israel for My Activism

This month, the Israeli government announced that activists. including Codepink, would be banned from entering Israel due to support for the nonviolent boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.

Medea Benjamin
By Medea Benjamin
CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin walks with other protesters against the Republican health care bill as they were escorted by the U.S. Capitol Police officers away from the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., July 17, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

This month, the Israeli government announced that activists affiliated with 20 organizations, including my organization Codepink, would be banned from entering Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories because of our support for the nonviolent boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. As a Jew, this causes me

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