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The ‘One Democratic State Campaign’ program for a multicultural democratic state in Palestine/Israel

The fortunes of the African refugee community targeted by the Israeli government for deportation have swung wildly in recent days.

The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem urges soldiers to refuse to shoot protestors in Gaza

This piece was originally written for Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) in early February 2018 before the appointments of Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State and John Bolton as National Security Advisor. These appointments render an already alarming situation even worse.

The initiative behind the march defies the Israeli policy of disconnecting Gaza from the rest of the Palestinians. However, Gazans are not wretched and passive charity cases but a politically aware public

Palestinians slam new 'breach of loyalty' legislation as 'extremely racist' and a violation of international law.

Charles Schumer, leader of the Senate Democrats, is worried younger Americans, including young American Jews, are becoming more critical of Israel. But it is not because they are ignorant of history. It’s because they are less enthralled to myth.

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For the time being, the MLA has taken an extreme and ethically untenable position by endorsing the idea, promoted by a group of members who were openly "assisted" by outside groups, that it is illegitimate for professional groups to protest Israel's policies towards its Palestinian subjects.