Dec 2

Dec 2 AMP conference calls for coalition-building during Trump presidency

American Muslims and other supporters of Palestine from around the country came together in Chicago last weekend for the ninth annual convention for Palestine in the US: Paving the Way Toward Justice.

Nov 19

Nov 19 Google Doodle honors Palestinian photographer

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Palestine in America, News

Google commemorated the 123rd birthday of Palestinian photographer Karimeh Abbud with a custom doodle. The November 18th Google Doodle depicts Abbud looking at a landscape through the lens of a camera.

Nov 17

Nov 17 University of Michigan student government rejects divestment resolution

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Palestine in America, Education, News

The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government (CSG) voted down a divestment resolution that was forwarded by the Palestinian advocacy group, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE). The resolution received 34 votesagainst, 13 in favor, and 3 abstentions at an assembly on Nov. 15.

Nov 8

Nov 8 ‘Drop the Film Fest’ protest exposes Israeli Apartheid in Chicago

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Palestine in America, News, protests

Last week, twenty protesters gathered outside the Music Box Theatre on Chicago’s Northside to protest the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema (CFIC) and to support the international call for a cultural boycott of Israel.

Nov 8

Nov 8 Activists will continue to build allies in D.C. no matter who takes White House

KAKE

Palestine in America, Print Issue, Politics

Eighteen months ago in the hotbed of deal-making and lobbying, a subtle shift started to occur in Palestine solidarity activism.

Oct 30

Oct 30 Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights at Portland State University pass divestment

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Palestine in America, Education

Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER) helped pass a resolution at Portland State University, which called for divestment from several companies complicit in Israeli apartheid.

Oct 29
Oct 29 Clinton doesn’t give a damn about justice for Palestine

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Palestine in America, Politics, op-eds

During this election season, American voters have been forced to face an unappealing ultimatum primarily between two crooked candidates: a hateful orange ignoramus and a shady politician with a long resume of qualifications.

Oct 26

Oct 26 Acclaimed Palestinian dance troupe returns to US

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Palestine in America, events

The critically acclaimed Palestinian dance troupe, El-Funoun, is coming to the U.S. in November for the first time since 2006. The tour is scheduled to visit New Jersey (11/11), Washington D.C. (11/13), Chicago (11/16), and San Francisco (11/18).

Oct 19

Oct 19 Rasmea Odeh’s Trial: Palestinian struggle is a feminist cause

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Palestine in America, Print Issue, Rasmea Odeh, Politics

Rasmea Odeh is awaiting a court decision that will determine whether she will be granted a new trial.

Oct 16

Oct 16 Tale of Batanjan

Omar Zahzah

Palestine in America, personal stories

Over a homemade plate of babaghanoosh (smoked eggplant dip), your father asks you if you know just how much your jiddo—his father—loved batanjan (eggplant). You tear a piece of pita, dip and take a bite. You shake your head no.

Oct 15

Oct 15 US Campaign hosts 15th annual conference for Palestinian rights

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Palestine in America, News, events

The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, formerly US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, is hosting its fifteenth annual national conference in Arlington, Virginia, “Which Side Are You On? Taking a Stand for Palestinian Rights.” The conference gives attendees an opportunity to gather and strategize about strengthening the struggle for freedom, justice, and equality in Palestine.

Oct 12

Oct 12 Anti-Zionists challenge Israel’s occupation

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Palestine in America, Print Issue, op-eds

One of the foundational tenets of anti-Zionism, as well as any movement that challenges structural oppression, is that the people most affected by that oppression lead it.

Oct 10

Oct 10 Support National SJP’s 6th annual conference, sustain student activism

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Palestine in America, student activism

National Students for Justice in Palestine is excited to announce that it will be holding its sixth annual conference on November 4th-6th, hosted by George Mason University Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) in Fairfax, VA and the DMV.

Oct 8

Oct 8 US condemns Israel’s plan to expand illegal settlements

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Palestine in America, News

The Obama administration condemned Israel’s approval of a plan to build new settlement homes on Palestinian land. The State Department argued in astatement on Wednesday that the new settlement’s in the West Bank “would further damage the prospects for a two-state solution.”

Sep 27

Sep 27 Student-run website exposes Canary Mission’s hateful purpose

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Palestine in America, student activism

Canary Mission has existed since February 2015. The website compiles detailed information about Palestinian solidarity activists and pro-Palestinian academics, in order to create individual profiles accusing them of being sympathetic to terrorism and anti-semitism.

Sep 22

Sep 22 UC Berkeley’s reinstatement of Palestine course is ‘not sufficient’

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Palestine in America, student activism

University of California Berkeley reinstated a student-led course on Palestine less than a week after its suspension. Executive Dean of the College of Letters and Science, Carla Hesse rescinded the suspension of the class in a statement written on September 19.

Sep 15

Sep 15 A summer that will never be forgotten

Palestine in America

Palestine in America, Print Issue, News

It’s been two years, and Gaza is still in ruins. As Israeli rockets descended upon the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2014, countless schools, hospitals, mosques, UN shelters, and vital infrastructure came under fire. The brutal and indiscriminate 51-day assault further accelerated the already grave humanitarian disaster in the besieged strip.

Sep 8

Sep 8 Harvard grad surmounts Gaza blockade, begins PhD program

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Palestine in America, personal stories, Print Issue

Abderhman Abuhashem is a Gaza native who had big dreams and the tenacity to reach them.

Aug 26

Aug 26 Allegations against UC Irvine SJP members dismissed

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Palestine in America, student activism, News

The University of California Irvine (UCI) concluded its investigation of UCI’s Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) participation in a campus protest last May.

Aug 25

Aug 25 Campus activism under pressure

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Palestine in America, Print Issue, student activism

While repression of student activism is certainly not a new phenomenon, in recent years the targeting of students engaged in pro-Palestine work on campus has steadily increased.