By Melanie Arter January 29, 2020 3 56pm EST... . Alan Dershowitz, member of President Donald Trump's team, argued on Wednesday that it's not against the law for the president to use quo unless the quo is somehow illegal.. ..…
Anti-Semitism is mainstream among Palestinians and Palestinian textbooks have long contained blatant Jew hatred. In April, the US Congress introduced a bill to monitor Palestinian textbooks for anti-Semitic incitement. . ..…
The Arab Executive Committee of the Syrian-Palestinian Congress implemented a boycott of Jewish businesses in 1933, and the Arab Labor Federation did the same in 1934. . ..…
It should be remembered that Israel is a construct, established by U.S. and British imperialism in the middle of the Arab world, to protect their interests, suppress people’s movements in the Arab countries and repress the Palestinian people. ... Congress allocates billions of dollars a..…
It should be remembered that Israel is a construct, established by U.S. and British imperialism in the middle of the Arab world, to protect their interests, suppress people’s movements in the Arab countries and repress the Palestinian people. ... Congress allocates billions of dollars a..…
In addition to formally putting Congress on the record as being opposed to boycotts for Palestinian rights, the resolution also opposes ‘all efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel,’ a phrase often utilized to equate criticism of Israeli policies with anti-Semitism.” . ..…
But with the Israeli government’s decision to deny entry into Israel to two anti-Israel Democratic members of Congress, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib (the latter ban partially walked back, to allow the Palestinian American congresswoman to visit her grandmother), one wonders how many of..…
Palestinians and those interested in peace should alert members of Congress to the impact of Senate bill on the future of US- Palestinian bilateral relations and the possibility of finding resolution to Palestine- Israel conflict. ..…
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh, met with 37 U.S. Congress members, Tuesday, to discuss several issues, according to Palestinian WAFA News Agency.. ..…
Defending Palestinian Rights: The Gaza Slaughter of Palestinians Supported by the U.S. Congress and Major Jewish American Organizations By Prof. James Petras, April 08, 2018 . . ..…
BDS for Palestinian rights warmly welcomes the resolution introduced by Congress members Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and US civil rights John Lewis. ..…
Threats Directed against Arab-Americans By James J. ..…
Paradoxically, that was evident last week, when leading members of the US Congress from both sides of the aisle introduced a bill to boost the ailing Palestinian economy by $50m. ... Now, just as these various blows against the PA finally threaten to topple it, the US Congress..…
The administration also closed Palestinian Washington, D.C., and U.S. It discontinued Congress-approved funding to Palestinian civil society, hospitals and infrastructure, and then, following the advice of this team, it defunded UNRWA, U.N agency mandated to serve over..…
NEW YORK — The World Jewish Congress condemned World Health Organization's of resolution blaming Israel for the health crisis in Palestinian territories.. ..…
Rashida Tlaib from Michigan, the first Palestinian woman elected congress and one of two Muslim women in Congress. . Took comments she made about her Palestinian ancestry and the founding of the state of Israel in the wake of the Holocaust wrenched them wildly, wildly,..…
As the nation's first female Palestinian-American congress member, Tlaib's perspective is understandable, and represents the beliefs of many in her district, which has a sizable Arab and Muslim population. . ..…
The Palestinian- American woman to serve Congress, Tlaib's associations with pro-Hamas and pro-Hezbollah activists have been condemned before... ..…
The Fifth Palestinian Arab Congress took place Nablus on August 20, 1922, against the background of the authorization for British Mandate over Palestine. ..…
“The United Nations Human Rights Council has again shown its true colors, cynically exploiting its mandate of promoting human rights worldwide by focusing obsessively on Israel, while missing the opportunity to address and contend with the ongoing abuses carried out by Hamas and the Palestinian..…
This was spearheaded by Congress members Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who oppose U.S support for Israel and champion Palestinian rights.. Omar, Somali immigrant representing Minnesota community, and Tlaib, member of Michigan's Palestinian community, are Muslim women elected to..…
This was spearheaded by Congress members Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who oppose U.S support for Israel and champion Palestinian rights.. Omar, Somali immigrant representing Minnesota community, and Tlaib, member of Michigan's Palestinian community, are Muslim women elected to..…
But the congresswomen’s accusations are not only hypocritical — Tlaib draped herself in a Palestinian flag during a victory celebration after her election to Congress and both she and Omar receive donations from PACS that promote Arab and Palestinian causes — they evoke..…
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, the Palestinian- American elected to Congress and Ilhan Omar, the Somali- American and the Muslim- American woman elected to Congress.. ..…
Second, Congress could start over and establish new mechanism through which United States can assist Palestinian Authority without using ESF, INCLE, or NADR authorities. ..…
Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American in Congress, accused the measure’s supporters of dual loyalty. . ..…
He is sponsor of legislation that punishes Americans who boycott Israel as their way of protesting Israel's of Palestinian people. ..…
And the other thing we keep seeing—and this has been for some time—is attacks on the movement for Palestinian freedom. Congress, in its lame-duck session, apparently strongly considering putting an unconstitutional bill in the appropriations bill, called the Israel Anti-Boycott Act,..…
In the US, legislation, Palestinian Authority Educational Curriculum Transparency Act is passing through Congress. In April 2018, European Parliament adopted legislation that states that European Union funds to Palestinian Authority are not used for teaching hate... ..…
She’s now carrying the flag as the first Palestinian-Muslim woman in Congress. ..…
Rashida Tlaib, one of the first two Muslim women to ever serve Congress, was in wearing Palestinian dress on January 3, 2019, Washington, D.C. ..…
On their way to Congress: Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib (left) of Michigan, and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. ... Democrat Rashida Tlaib of Michigan’s 13th Congressional District made headlines across the US and the world as one of the first Muslim-American women to be elected to..…
On Monday, in interview with The Intercept, Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat who November became Palestinian- American elected to Congress, went public with her support for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. ..…
Mondoweiss spoke to Palestinian American women from across the country on what Rashida Tlaib's win means to them, their hopes for in congress, and the lasting impact of her election.. ... While there is sense of excitement that comes along with having Palestinian American woman..…
Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) became the first Muslim women elected to Congress. Omar is also the first Somali American in Congress, and Tlaib is the first Palestinian American woman in Congress. . ..…
Groups like IfNotNow, JStreet, Jewish Voice for Peace, Breaking Silence are filed with pain and anguish over what they perceive as the Occupation, Settlement building on Palestinian land, unresolved issues of the right of refugees to return.. In U.S, elected to our Congress were Muslim..…
The first Palestinian woman, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, was elected to the U.S. ... Republican Justin Amash, the first Palestinian elected to Congress in 2010 in Michigan, won re-election with 55 percent of the vote, easily defeating Democrat Cathy Albro. . ..…
West Bank Kin Cheer First Palestinian-American Woman in US Congress . . ..…
Jewish Voice for Peace, meantime, celebrated the victory of Rashida Tlaib, Palestinian American elected to Congress Michigan. ..…
She is also the first Somali-American elected to Congress. Tlaib is the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress. . ..…
She is also the first Somali-American elected to Congress. Tlaib is the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress. . ..…
Still, there can be no question that these women represent in Congress, and the voice of the progressive base of Democratic Party, ing more and more solidarity with Palestinian demands for basic rights. ..…
Some of the “firsts” to be elected to Congress include: . 1. Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar became the first Muslim women elected to the Congress after both Democrats won their congressional midterm 2018 races. . ..…
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