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Tag: American Muslims For Palestine

0 Politics Antisemitism

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares targets terrorist funding of anti-Israel groups

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider · 9 Sep

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is advancing a high-profile legal investigation into American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), a group he claims may have links to Hamas, following the October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel.

0 Israel Antisemitism

My Son Was the First American Killed by Hamas

Joyce Boim in Tablet · 23 Jul

The article recounts the tragic story of David Boim, the first American killed by Hamas in 1996, as told by his mother.

0 Politics Education

The identitarians and Islamists have joined under a chupah of hatred

Jewish Chronicle · 22 May

The text discusses a growing anti-Jewish sentiment on American university campuses where identitarian groups and Islamists have formed an alliance under the guise of organizations like Students for Justice in Palestine, aiming to push Jews off campuses.

0 Communities Antisemitism

In Teaneck, New Jersey, a flag-waving Jewish community faces down a pro-Palestinian protest

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 2 Apr

In Teaneck, New Jersey, a predominantly Jewish community faced a pro-Palestinian protest targeting a fundraiser for the Israeli nonprofit ZAKA, known for dignifying the deceased in terror attacks.

0 Politics Israel

Palestinian advocacy groups seek ‘leverage’ with new political wings

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 22 Dec 2023

The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, a major pro-Palestinian advocacy group, is creating a political arm to grade members of Congress, mobilize voters, and make political donations.

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Calls for a Ceasefire Get Little Traction in Congress - Three weeks into Israel’s assault on Gaza, only about 10% of House Democrats have called for an end to the bombing.

Alex Kane in Jewish Currents · 27 Oct 2023

Only about 10% of House Democrats have called for a ceasefire in Israel's assault on Gaza, three weeks into the conflict.

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‘Root cause’ of violence is focus for Palestinian groups

ARosenfeld in Forward · 10 Oct 2023

Leading Palestinian advocacy groups in the United States are calling on lawmakers to address the root cause of the violence between Israel and Palestine, which they argue is the Israeli occupation.

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Palestinian group leader ‘takes advantage’ of US visa waiver trial period

JNS · 6 Sep 2023

Osama Abuirshaid, executive director of American Muslims for Palestine, has admitted to exploiting the trial period of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which his organization has been working to block Israel from joining.