Palestinians

Why is the world not helping Gazans flee a war zone?

Josh Feldman in Forward · 20 Feb

Despite the international community's professed care for Palestinians, Gaza residents are trapped in a war-torn area with no escape route, unlike in other conflicts that typically produce refugees.

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African Methodist Episcopal Church calls for end to all US aid to Israel

Camillo Barone in Forward · 16 Feb

Leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church have condemned Israel's military campaign in Gaza as a mass genocide and urged the U.S. to cease all support for Israel.

0 Politics Antisemitism

There is nothing quite like Jewish double standards.

Zach Ross in Future of Jewish · 14 Feb

The text highlights various instances of what the author perceives as Jewish double standards.

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Senate overwhelmingly passes Israel-Ukraine aid, with future uncertain in the House

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 13 Feb

The U.S. Senate has passed a defense aid package for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, including humanitarian assistance for Palestinians.

0 Politics Israel

We'd rather be alive and have the bad image.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 10 Feb

This article discusses the changing international public opinion towards Israel and its conflict with Palestinian militants.

0 Politics Israel

House votes down standalone bill giving funds to Israel, imperiling future of aid package

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 7 Feb

A standalone bill providing emergency assistance to Israel failed to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives.

0 Politics Israel

Three Questions after October 7

Henry Abramson in Lehrhaus · 7 Feb

In the aftermath of October 7, when Israel faced a wave of terrorist attacks, the author raises three questions.

0 Politics Ethics

Biden’s sanctions against settlers creates a dangerous false equivalence

Jewish Chronicle · 6 Feb

The text discusses US President Joe Biden's recent executive order imposing sanctions on Israeli settlers, warning of more to come, in response to alleged attacks on Palestinians.

0 Politics History

Let THEM say no

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 3 Feb

The author discusses the perception that Palestinians want peace while Jews are against their political independence.

0 Politics Israel

Analysis: 4 things to know about Biden's sanctions of West Bank settlers

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 1 Feb

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank who have engaged in violence against Palestinians.

0 Politics Israel

Biden sanctions 4 Israeli settlers for alleged violence against Palestinians and Israeli peace activists

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 1 Feb

President Joe Biden has imposed strict sanctions on four Israeli settlers for their alleged violence against Palestinians and Israeli peace activists.

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The Root Cause

Emes Ve-Emunah · 31 Jan

The text discusses the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

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Is Egypt Helping or Harming in Gaza?// With distrust on both sides, the future is in question

Ami Magazine in Ami · 31 Jan

The article discusses the role of Egypt in the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

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With Gazans starving and freezing, the US withholding funds from UNRWA is unconscionable

Marilyn Garson in Forward · 30 Jan

The United States and other countries withholding funds from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) for humanitarian aid in Gaza is condemned as unconscionable.

0 Israel Politics

A Dangerous Fantasy

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 30 Jan

The author discusses a recent event held in Jerusalem advocating for the resettlement of Gaza, attended by right-wing Religious Zionist supporters and government ministers.

0 Politics Ethics

US pauses payments to UN agency supporting Palestinians over charges its employees participated in Oct. 7 attack

Lauren Markoe in Forward · 26 Jan

The United States has temporarily halted payments to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) due to allegations that 12 of its employees participated in a Hamas attack on Israel.

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International Court of Justice rules that some allegations of Israel committing genocide are ‘plausible’

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 26 Jan

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that South Africa's claims that Palestinians are at risk of genocide and deserve protection are plausible.

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How the Palestinians Hijacked the Jewish Culture War

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 22 Jan

The article discusses the hijacking of the Jewish culture war by the Palestinians, particularly in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Senate declines to consider Bernie Sanders bill to review whether Israel follows US human rights law

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 17 Jan

The U.S. Senate has declined to consider a bill introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders to assess whether Israel is complying with U.S. human rights laws regarding the aid it receives.

0 Politics Communities

They Don't Care About Gaza

Emily Alhadeff in The Cholent · 12 Jan

The text argues that activists who shut down a highway in Seattle do not actually care about Gaza or Palestinians, but rather seek to cause chaos and further their larger goal of a communist revolution in the United States.

0 Politics Israel

South Africa accuses Israel of genocide: What happened in court today?

Lauren Markoe in Forward · 11 Jan

On the first day of arguments in a case accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, a South African lawyer told the International Court of Justice that the intent to destroy Gaza has been nurtured at the highest level of the state.

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DeSantis: Israel may need to remove Palestinians from Gaza if it faces a ‘second Holocaust’

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 11 Jan

During a Republican presidential debate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated that if Israel faced a second Holocaust, he would understand if they removed Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip.

0 Politics Israel

On eve of genocide hearing, Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no intention’ of displacing Palestinians in Gaza

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 11 Jan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel has no intention of permanently occupying or displacing Palestinians in Gaza.

0 Politics Israel

Israel, the Palestinians, and a Curious Case of Selective Outrage

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 11 Jan

The article discusses the concept of selective outrage in relation to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

0 Israel Politics

As Desmond Tutu visited the Middle East in 1989, I thought peace was at hand — what went wrong?

Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi in Forward · 9 Jan

The author reflects on a time in 1989 when Bishop Desmond Tutu visited Jerusalem and brought a sense of hope for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

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