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Despite violations of international law, Israel still has support of many countries. An Interview with author, Jeff Halper, co-founder of The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, conducted by Marc Daalder offers an explanation. Written prior to the 2016 elections, it is still relevant today

“A land without a people for a people without a land.” As seductive as that slogan was, it was willfully false, as amply documented in personal testimonies of Palestinians and Israelis, historical records, and scholarly research.

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.