Israel’s push to evict Palestinians from their houses in East Jerusalem, and its crackdown on Palestinian protests of the evictions, have been getting international attention in a largely negative light. And several U.S. congresspeople are condemning the evictions as illegal and calling on the U.S. government to restrict U.S. aid over the human rights violations. […]
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Several progressive U.S. congresspeople condemn Jerusalem evictions– as State Dep’t blames both sides for violence
May 9th, 2021 Awake Goy
Five congresspeople and Senator Warren finally object to Israel shooting unarmed Palestinians
April 13th, 2018 Awake Goy
As protests at the Gaza border get underway this morning, several liberal Democratic politicians have finally objected to Israel’s shooting of unarmed Palestinians at the Gaza fence. While a report in al-Monitor suggests that Israel targeted Palestinian journalists last week because it objected to international criticism of its actions. Today is the third Friday of […]
Palestinians commemorate 40th anniversary of Land Day
March 31st, 2016 Awake Goy
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday gathered to commemorate the 40th anniversary of “Land Day.” The first Land Day, on March 30, 1976, saw thousands of Palestinians take to the streets in protest of the confiscation of thousands of acres of Palestinian land in the northern Galilee region of Israel. During the protest, […]