OPINION – The power of Israeli lobbying group AIPAC
AIPAC arose during the 2nd half of the 20th century and has the principle goal of supporting and promoting the interests of the state of Israel. In an opinion article for The Guardian newspaper, Jimmy Carter wrote that “I have witnessed and experienced the severe restraints
OPINION – hours of speeches and no mention of the occupation at AIPAC 2017 conference
This year’s American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference has drawn more than 15,000 pro-Israel Americans, more than two-thirds of Congress, 3,600 students from more than 630 campuses, 283 Student Government Presidents from all 50 states, more than 275 synagogue delegations, AIPAC members from across
INTERVIEW: Palestinians commemorate Land Day to show “we are all together against apartheid”
TODAY is the 41st annual commemoration of Land Day; marking the Israeli seizure of thousands of dunums of Palestinian land and lives taken in 1976. Thousands of civilians have organised throughout the West Bank and Gaza today to remember the general strikes led against the occupation,
Eddie Izzard banned from Palestine marathon tomorrow if he performs in Tel Aviv tonight
30th March - Palestine Marathon organisers have refused Eddie Izzard’s application to compete in the annual marathon tomorrow if he breaks the boycott and performs in Tel Aviv, Israel tonight. “We refuse to be used as a fig leaf to cover up Izzard’s whitewashing of Israel’s
Growing fears that UK definition of Antisemitism silences criticism of Israel.
The UK government has been widely criticised for potentially silencing criticism of Israel over the occupation. Theresa May adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition at the beginning of the year in a bid to “fight the rising levels of anti-Semitic hate crimes’. The American Jewish