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http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/25/betraying-progressives-dnc-platform-backs-fracking-tpp-and-israel-occupation Appointees by Clinton and Wasserman Schulz resoundingly reject numerous proposals put forth by Sanders surrogates…"The committee defeated an amendment by Sanders supporter James Zogby that would have called for providing Palestinians with 'an end to occupation and illegal settlements' and urged an international effort to rebuild Gaza," AP reports, measures which Zogby said Sanders helped craft.  Instead, AP reports, the adopted draft "advocates working toward a 'two-state solution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict' that guarantees Israel's security with recognized borders 'and provides the Palestinians with independence, sovereignty, and dignity.'" Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/06/israel-netanyahu-rejects-us-aid-package-kahlon-liberman.html   Top Israeli politicians and security officials are urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the aid package offered by the United States and not take the needless risk of holding out for more. … Over the past decade, the US aid package to Israel amounted to $3.1 billion per year . In addition to this aid, Israel has appealed to Congress every year, requesting and receiving a special, targeted addition to the package to develop and supply its missile-defense programs . This additional aid amounted to some $500 million per year. Now the Americans are demanding that this funding be included in the basic aid budget. They want Israel to agree that it will no longer approach Congress separately for aid and not ask for any supplements to the aid package. The last argument concerns the amount of the aid money . Israel is asking for $40-50 bill

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/6/10/headlines/protesters_rally_against_ny_governors_anti_bds_executive_action     In New York, over 100 people gathered outside of Governor Andrew Cuomo's office Thursday to protest his signing of an executive order forcing state agencies to divest from any organizations aligned with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. BDS is an international campaign to pressure Israel to comply with international law and respect Palestinian rights. Protester Rani Allan criticized Cuomo's order…   Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/durham-news/article81681567.html   Highlights: A tuition dispute became a story covered by international and national Jewish publications; Lerner Jewish Community Day School in Durham sought full payment after parents withdrew their children; parents claimed paying full tuition equaled supporting their 'religious antagonists and political adversaries.' Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member    

Thanks, Judith.   Yes, I watched it on The Real News.  The discussion between Tariq Ali and Norman Finkelstein and the Q and A was over one and a half hours long.      Liz Axtell -----Original Message----- From: Judith Ferster Sent: Jun 4, 2016 3:22 PM To: Sam Bryan , aimeproject2.emia@blogger.com, Howard Machtinger , LIZAXTell@mindspring.com Subject: 5-23-2016 Left Forum 2016 - A Dialogue on Israel and Palestine Left Forum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcVytIz1gCE   [A double interview with Q&A starting with how destructive the occupation is for Israel]   Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcVytIz1gCE   [A double interview with Q&A starting with how destructive the occupation is for Israel]   Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member