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United Church Suppresses Palestinian Youth Cultural Event
By Yves Engler The Jewish Defence League and B’nai Brith are boasting that they convinced the Trinity-St. Paul Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts to cancel a room booking “to celebrate the artistic and cultural contributions of Palestinians in the diaspora.” […]

The Plot to Keep Jeremy Corbyn Out of Power
By Jonathan Cook In the latest of the interminable media “furores” about Jeremy Corbyn’s supposed unfitness to lead Britain’s Labour party – let alone become prime minister – it is easy to forget where we […]

The (Continuing) Vilification of Richard Falk
By Jeremy Salt In one of his blogs Richard Falk, who has made many trips to Africa, talked of his love of giraffes. They have no vocal cords, which cannot be said of him, but […]

Florida Passes Bill Suppressing Free Speech on Israel, Palestine
Israel has been granted protection from its critics by the state of Florida in recent amendments to the Florida Educational Equality Act (FEEA) that suppresses free speech. Under new definitions of anti-Semitism adopted by the […]

Pompeo: US Will ‘Do’ Its Best to Stop Corbyn from Being Elected as Prime Minister
In the most recent showcase of United States (U.S.) meddling in foreign governments, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged, in a leaked conversation with British Jewish leaders, that his country will “push-back” against Labour’s party […]

Israel Forced Closure of 30 Fundraising Accounts Associated to BDS
Israel has forced 30 fundraising accounts associated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement to close in the past two years. The Ministry of Strategic Affairs – which oversees Israel’s anti-BDS efforts – announced yesterday […]

Canadian Social Democratic Party MP Randall Garrison’s Disgraceful Anti-Palestinian Politics
By Yves Engler Randall Garrison is an embarrassment to everyone who supports universal human rights. The Victoria area New Democratic Party MP’s anti-Palestinian politics are beyond disgraceful. Earlier this month Garrison was reappointed vice-chair of […]

Minnesota Democrats Seek Primary Challenger to Ilhan Omar
Minnesota Democrats are looking to remove Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from office after she called out the Israel lobby on its influence in US politics. According to The Hill, local party officials who were offended by Omar’s […]

Representative Omar’s Choice
By Sam Husseini As a virtual lynch mob moves to chastise Rep. Ilhan Omar over her recent remarks around Israel, the new congresswoman basically has three options before her: (1) Fold; (2) Continue the back […]

Poll: American Public Support for Israel at Its Lowest in a Decade
The American public’s support for Israel has dropped to the lowest point across party lines since 2009, a new Gallup poll published yesterday has shown. The overall amount of Americans who take the side of […]

Israeli Lobby Fakes Campus Anti-Semitism (VIDEOS)
Details of how pro-Israeli lobby groups have fabricated accusations of anti-Semitism on US college campuses in order to incite official crackdowns against Palestine solidarity activism were revealed earlier in the week during a political talk […]

Justin Trudeau, Enough Disinformation! Canadians Do Support BDS!
By Marion Kawas On January 15, 2019, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau further embellished his “trash talk” on BDS by responding to a questioner at a town hall meeting with announcing he will “continue to condemn […]

When FIFA Abandons Its Principles for the Satisfaction of Israel
By Issam Khalidi Sport has never been isolated from social, economic or political aspects. Certainly, the existence of sport outside the political arena is rare, and in many cases, we see the overlap between sport […]

False ‘Victories’: Is the PA Using the ‘State of Palestine’ to Remain in Power?
By Ramzy Baroud The ‘State of Palestine’ has officially been handed the Chairmanship of the G-77, the United Nations largest block. This is particularly significant considering the relentless Israeli-American plotting to torpedo Palestinian push […]

War on BDS: How AIPAC-Israel Agenda Became US Priority
By Ramzy Baroud The Israeli-US war declared on the Palestinian boycott movement is coming to a head, culminating in a well-orchestrated effort aimed at suffocating any form of tangible protest of the ongoing Israeli […]

US Activist Angela Davis Denied Award Due to Support for BDS
A prominent US civil rights activist has been denied a prestigious award apparently after the Jewish-American community protested against her support for the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign (BDS). Angela Davis, 74, has spent […]

Twitter Blocked Hamas, Hezbollah Accounts at Israel’s Demand (VIDEO)
Twitter has revealed that it blocked over 20 accounts belonging to Hamas and Hezbollah to meet demands issued by Israel. In the first half of 2018, the social media giant blocked over 20 accounts belonging […]

Leaked Documentary: Israel Targeted ‘Black Lives Matter’ to Counter Support for BDS (VIDEO)
Footage leaked from an explosive, censored documentary on Israeli influence in the US reveals Israeli officials boasting of targeting Black Lives Matter and convincing Martin Luther King’s friend to write pro-Israel propaganda. Black Lives Matter […]

NDP Shouldn’t let Dominant Media Determine Palestine Policy
By Yves Engler The NDP leadership’s suppression of debate on the Palestine Resolution exposed the hollow nature of its democracy. It also highlighted party insiders’ extreme deference to the dominant media. As I detail here, […]

Canadian Jewish Federations Act as Israel Lobbyists
By Yves Engler Is it a charity or political fundraiser for a right-wing foreign government? People need to take a look at Canada’s Jewish Federations. Together the United Jewish Appeal/Combined Jewish Appeal of Toronto, Montréal, […]

How Do I Hate Thee, AIPAC? Let Me Count the Ways
By Rima Najjar I hate the American Israel Public Affairs Committee – AIPAC, “the preeminent power in Washington lobbying” today. I hate it with a strong, unadulterated passion that has been burning inside me for […]

Glenn Greenwald: Federal Court Strikes Down a Law that Punishes Supporters of Israel Boycott
Reporting in The Intercept, journalist Glenn Greenwald wrote about a recent US court decision that labels efforts aimed at punishing those who boycott Israel as ‘unconstitutional.’ The decision is considered a major victory for the […]

The Media Must Not be Held Hostage by the Pro-Israel Lobby
By Iqbal Jassat Has President Jacob Zuma ever considered replacing his official spokesperson with David Saks of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies? Perhaps he should, for the two share an apparent desire to […]