The EU’s carrot-and-no-stick approach has only emboldened Israel
Riven with internal conflicts, the union has been reduced to the role of mediator between Israeli authorities and the Palestinian Authority.
Ben White
The National / August 15, 2019
When Israeli authorities last week approved plans for more than 2,000 settlement housing units in the occupied West Bank, the European Union was...
As things stand, the EU prohibition on relocating embassies to Jerusalem will fall on...
Talk of Moving UK’s Embassy in Israel
Craig Murray
consortiumnews.com / August 21, 2019
Following U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton’s talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ministers in London last week, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office has been asked to speed up contingency planning for the U.K. to move its embassy...
Trump: Jews who vote Democrat show ‘lack of knowledge or great disloyalty’
Brett Samuels
The Hill / August 20, 2019
President Trump said Tuesday that Jewish people who vote for Democrats are either ignorant or disloyal as he railed against two congresswomen who have been critical of the U.S.-Israel alliance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmCbDPjNT9U
"I think Jewish people that vote for a Democrat — I think it shows either...
Israel pushing Palestinians to leave Gaza
Maureen Clare Murphy
The Electronic Intifada / August 19, 2019
Israel is actively encouraging and ready to facilitate mass emigration of Palestinians from Gaza, according to a senior government official.
“Israel is ready to carry the costs of helping Gazans emigrate,” and would potentially use air force bases in Israel for that...
Congresswoman Tlaib’s statement on travel to Palestine & Israel
Palestine News Network / August 15, 2019
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) released the following statement regarding travel to Israel and Palestine:
”In my attempt to visit Palestine, I’ve experienced the same racist treatment that many Palestinian-Americans endure when encountering the Israeli government. In preparation for my visit, my grandmother was deciding...
Ehud Barak and the death wish of the Israeli [zionist] left
Yossi Gurvitz
Mondoweiss / August 19, 2019
Let’s begin with a disclaimer: There are few people I actually hate. Oh, I despise quite a large number of politicians, and some of them I even loathe. Hate, though, is much more personal. I hate Ehud Barak with a passion. And therefore, the fact...
Palestinian Authority bans LGBT group, calls for repression
europe-solidaire.org / August 18, 2019
We publish the response of the alQaws Palestinian LGBT group to the latest repressive moves by the Palestinian Authority, as well as their warning about Israeli “pinkwashing” of the crisis.
Al-Qaws response to PA police statement
On Saturday, August 17th, the spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority...
Ilhan Omar lays out Israel’s crimes
Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada / August16, 2019
In a series of Tweets on Friday remarkable for their clarity and honesty, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has laid out Israel’s crimes and abuses of Palestinians.
On Thursday, Israel confirmed that it would bar Omar and fellow Democratic lawmaker Rashida Tlaib from traveling on a congressional delegation to Israel and the...
This is a new low – Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar entry to Israel/Palestine...
When Trump encouraged Israel to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, he set another stunningly awful precedent.
John Nichols
The Nation / August 15, 2019
The Israeli government’s decision to bar elected members of the United States Congress from entering Israel and the West Bank is bad enough. But Donald Trump’s cheerleading for the...
