Jan 4

Jan 4 Pro-Israel Americans criticize US for spying on Congress, Netanyahu

The Obama administration continues to be criticized in the wake a Wall Street Journal report, which alleges that the Administration spied on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while the U.S. negotiated the nuclear deal with Iran.

Jan 2

Jan 2 Zionist organization wants Palestine activists at University of Minnesota prosecuted

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University of Minnesota Law School activists paid a steep price for peacefully protesting an event that featured Moshe Halbertal, co-author of Israel Defense Force’s Code of Ethics, last November.

Dec 30

Dec 30 Israeli Embassy gifts illegal settlement goods to US

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This year, the Israeli Embassy in the U.S. decided to send out holiday gifts comprised entirely of products made in the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Golan Heights.

Dec 27
Dec 27 Writer answers BDS call, refuses to sell translation rights to Hillary Clinton biography

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Left-wing journalist Doug Henwood recently refused to sell the translation rights to his new biography of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, entitled My Turn, to the Israeli publishing firm Probook Dyonon Publishing House.

Dec 22

Dec 22 Sireen Hashem says she was fired from New Jersey high school for being Palestinian, Muslim

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History teacher Sireen Hashem said she was fired from Hunterdon Central Regional High School in New Jersey last June and claims she was let go for discriminatory reasons.

Dec 16

Dec 16 Support for sanctions on Israel growing in US

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A new poll found that about a third of Americans believe that the U.S. should place sanctions on Israel.

Dec 15

Dec 15 George Washington University apologizes for Palestinian flag removal

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After Palestine Legal wrote to George Washington University (GWU) demanding that the warning letter that was issued to Palestine-American student Ramie Abounaja be withdrawn, the student finally received an apology on December 10 from university president Steven Knapp.

Dec 13

Dec 13 Chicago Jews protest Jewish United Fund for CPD collaboration

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Members of the Chicago chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace and the new, social justice-oriented Jewish congregation Tzedek Chicago rallied outside the headquarters of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago Thursday evening, protesting what they described as the JUF’s “role in enabling racist police violence by brokering the relationship between the Chicago Police Department and the Israeli military.”

Dec 13
Dec 13 Hillary Clinton’s views on illegal settlements don’t mesh with Democratic voters

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Democratic front-runner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out strongly against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement at a recent fundraising event in Washington D.C hosted by Israeli Democratic mega-donor Haim Saban.

Dec 12

Dec 12 What can student groups learn from San Jose State’s divestment campaign?

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As the second half of the academic year approaches, student groups across the country that advocate for Palestine will begin to prepare for campaigns on their respective campuses.

Dec 12

Dec 12 Palestinian-American community elder detained at Ben-Gurion Airport for 24 Hours

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On December 10, Israeli authorities at Ben Gurion Airport detained Chicago community elder Khairy Izzat Abudayyeh en route to visit his childhood home of El Jib, in the occupied West Bank.

Dec 11

Dec 11 Columbia College Chicago changes its mind: Iymen Chehade’s class will remain intact

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Columbia College Chicago (CCC) has reversed its decision to remove one of Professor Iymen Chehade’s sections of his “The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict” course.

Dec 11

Dec 11 Photo Gallery: ‘Gaza: Rights, Resistance, Resilience’

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Wednesday evening, Students for Justice in Palestine at Columbia College Chicago hosted an event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the assault on Gaza.

Dec 9

Dec 9 Racism, hatred do not hinder model Sofia Hanan

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A Palestinian-Latina-American model ran for Miss California USA amidst a rampant rise of American racism and white nationalism, but it didn’t faze her.

Dec 9

Dec 9 ‘Against Apartheid’ deconstructs assumptions, showcases change

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Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is as a tool for Palestine liberation and is often questioned by skeptics or naysayers who contend with various arguments such as a denial to academic freedom for Israeli academics.

Dec 8

Dec 8 Exploring Palestinian Resistance through Art: Q&A with poet Tariq Luthun

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Palestine in America had the pleasure to sit down with Tariq Luthun, a Palestinian American poet based in Michigan whose poetry is powerful and expressive.

Dec 8

Dec 8 George Washington University warns student for hanging Palestinian flag from his dorm room window

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Palestine Legal wrote to George Washington University (GW) to demand that the warning letter issued to Palestinian-American student Ramie Abounaja be withdrawn.

Dec 8

Dec 8 SJP Loyola demands demonstration policy be abolished

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The Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter at Loyola released a statement Monday in solidarity with Loyola Black Voices demanding that the university abolish its demonstration policy.

Dec 7

Dec 7 Ohioans could have access to “I stand with Israel” license plates

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For some time, Ohio has been notorious in the Midwest as a hotbed for anti-Zionism.

Dec 5

Dec 5 Palestinian-American activist arrested at Eric Garner protest

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Linda Sarsour, a prominent Palestinian civil rights activist, was arrested Thursday night during a protest calling for the firing of Daniel Pantaleo, the New York police officer responsible for the death of Eric Garner.