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Progressive Jewish groups make New York Times parody issue to protest newspaper’s ‘biased Israel-Palestine coverage’

February 18, 2016February 10, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

Activists from progressive Jewish human rights groups created a very convincing-looking fake edition of The New York Times to protest the leading newspaper’s coverage of Israel. The parody publication is written from a left-wing, anti-racist, anti-Islamophobic perspective that criticizes Israel’s violations of international law and Palestinian human rights, along with what the groups say is the Times’ failure to adequately address these crimes.

South African government action on Palestine is overdue

February 15, 2016February 10, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

For how long will the South African government remain a bystander while Israel keeps colonizing ever more land in Palestine? This is a question asked not only by Palestinian victims of Israel’s land grab policies, but also by local solidarity activists. The argument made in favour of more effective action is informed by the support shown for Palestine by the ruling party, the African National Congress. The rationale used is that while the ANC has adopted a number of significant resolutions backing Palestine, the same cannot be said of the government.

#OccupiedOscars: Brand Israel at the Academy Awards

February 15, 2016February 10, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

As reported in Ha’aretz, Israel is trying to capitalize on the entertainment industry’s biggest night by stuffing Oscars gift baskets with an all-expense-paid trip to Israel for 2 valued at $55,000. Israel isn’t merely aiming to boost its tourism industry but, rather, to enlist unwitting movie stars in a counter-campaign against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions – BDS – movement that aims to hold Israel accountable to international law and end the nearly half-century occupation of Palestinian lands.”

Israeli Settlements, American Money. What’s Next?

July 27, 2021February 10, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

Despite America’s longstanding position considering Israeli settlements illegitimate, successive administrations have done very little to stop the expansion of the settlement enterprise. Israel continues to build these settlements unabatedly, precisely because America’s position is void of any substantive action.

Essay Film Series: “Valentino’s Ghost: Why We Hate Arabs” (2015) by Michael Singh

August 9, 2021February 5, 2016 by Samirah Alkassim

Narrated by Mike Farrell, Valentino’s Ghost exposes the way America’s foreign policy agenda in the Middle East influences Hollywood and mainstream media portrayals of Arabs and Muslims.

Facing a Harsh Winter in Palestine

July 27, 2021February 3, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

By Zeina Azzam

A recent article about Palestinian schoolteachers up for a global teaching award showed a photograph of one of their classrooms: the teacher and all the children in this West Bank school were wearing their coats and jackets inside. This is perhaps because many of these schools are not heated well, if at all, making the harsh winter cold a constant reality, both indoors and outdoors.

Sweden investigating Israeli death threats against its foreign minister

February 4, 2016February 1, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

Last week, Zvi Zameret, a former official of Israel’s education ministry, published an article in Hebrew implying that Wallström deserved the same fate as Count Folke Bernadotte, a Swedish UN diplomat murdered by a Zionist militia in 1948. Wallström has raised the ire of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for suggesting that there should be an investigation into Israel’s frequent killings of Palestinian youths that human rights groups term extrajudicial executions.

The Palestinian Authority Guide to Keeping Yourself Occupied

February 11, 2016February 1, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

The PA is the West Bank’s largest employer, and around one third of its annual budget is allocated to ‘security and public order’ – more than health and education combined. All new recruits are vetted by Israeli and US officials, and have been widely deployed to crack down on non-violent Palestinian civil society activities, while doing nothing to protect Palestinians from attacks by Israeli settlers or soldiers.

JVP Student Network Statement on Intersectionality

February 4, 2016February 1, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

As Jewish students active in intersectional struggles for justice, we are troubled by recent articles and opinion pieces published in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the Jewish Daily Forward, the New York Jewish Week, the Daily Beast, and Haaretz that have suggested that Jewish students on college campuses across the country are ‘threatened’ by student protests against anti-black racism, sexual assault, and other forms of oppression, due to the alignment of these movements with the Palestinian liberation movement. As Jewish Voice for Peace chapters on campuses across the country, we challenge this view.