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Frequent IDF raids have seen more than 1,500 Palestinians arrested since April. Aseel AlBajeh, an advocacy officer with the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq, describes the overall impact of Israel's operation as "collective punishment on the entire region", citing further restrictions on movement, the closure of military checkpoints to Israel, denial of work permits and detentions without trial that have accompanied it.

Tom Bateman, ‘Palestinian deaths toll in West Bank hits 100 this year’, BBC

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Betty McCollum's bill won't pass. So what's the Israel lobby so afraid of?

Betty McCollum’s bill won’t pass. So what’s the Israel lobby so afraid of?

There is a promising bill in the House of Representatives, brought by Betty McCollum of Minnesota, that would *gasp* require that Israel obey U.S. law in its use of U.S. military aid. [A bill which counts ReThinking Foreign Policy among its supporting organizations] While the political power to see a bill like this one pass may not be on the side of progressives yet, the amount of support this…

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İngiltere Yüksek Mahkemesi'nin Filistin Davası Kararı ve Uluslararası Tepkiler

Filistinli İnsan Hakları Örgütlerinden ve Uluslararası Kurumlardan Tepkiler Filistin merkezli insan hakları kuruluşu Al-Haq, İngiltere merkezli Küresel Hukuki Eylem Ağı (GLAN), Uluslararası Af Örgütü (Amnesty) ve İnsan Hakları İzleme Örgütü (HRW) gibi önde gelen insan hakları organizasyonları, İngiltere Yüksek Mahkemesi’nin son kararını değerlendirmek üzere mahkeme binası önünde basına…

İngiltere Yüksek Mahkemesi'nin Filistin Davası Kararı ve Uluslararası Tepkiler

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Cutting Through: US Court Affirms Plausible Charge of Genocide by Israel in Gaza

A judge dismissed a suit against Biden on technical grounds, but affirmed the recent ICJ decision in strong terms. This was actually an enormous victory, even though some may have been disappointed with the outcome. I elaborate in the latest edition of the Cutting Through newsletter.

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Met up this morning with a dynamic group of future pastors from the Duke Divinity School (North Carolina). Watch out parishioners, your next generation of pastors get it and plan to do something about it!

Thanks to Al-Haq for hosting the meeting and Bruce Fisk for organizing.

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Israel has quietly annexed the West Bank and Biden stays silent

Not even three years ago, when Benjamin Netanyahu was talking openly about annexing huge chunks of the West Bank, the response was sharp and swift. It came from Palestinians but also from Washington, Brussels, and Jewish communities who fretted, then as now, for the loss of the two-state solution and of Israel’s “Jewish and democratic character.” Guess what? Israel just annexed huge chunks of the…

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