U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today released the following statement condemning the Trump Administration’s recent actions harming the Palestinian people. “We are alarmed by the Trump Administration’s blatant attempts at exacerbating […]
The Dream Defenders , a Florida-based organization founded in the aftermath of Trayvon Martin’s murder that works on issues including ending police brutality, ending the school-to-prison pipeline, and supporting solidarity with Palestinians, issued the following statement today: On December 15th, 2017, 15-year-old Mohammad Tamimi was shot in the face by an […]
Women for Palestine L.A.’s open letter and the Palestinian American Women’s Association boycott inspired several powerful on-stage statements yesterday at #WMLA, and prominent media coverage. Melina Abdullah, Chair of Pan-African Studies at Cal-State LA and Black Lives Matter-LA organizer, gave a rousing speech on the main stage. Then, […]
In a press release issued today, the Office of Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) stated, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) today introduced legislation— the Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act — to prevent United States tax dollars from supporting the Israeli military’s ongoing detention and mistreatment of […]
Delegates to the annual convention of the country’s largest state Democratic Party Sunday approved a resolution (see page 4) decrying the failure of U.S administrations to back-up measured criticism of Israel’s occupation “with actual steps to change the status quo and bring about a real peace process.” It […]
In September 1947, after meetings with Zionist delegations in Palestine, the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine recommended the partition in Palestine, a suggestion ratified by the UN General Assembly that stipulated the establishment of the state of Israel. In September 2011 Palestinians will seek statehood at […]
