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https://972mag.com/palestinian-struggle-civil-rights-movement-gaza/139624/ The Great Return March signals a shift for the Palestinian people, says scholar Tareq Baconi. Palestinians are no longer fighting for a state, and are increasingly demanding their full rights — primarily the right of return. Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article224093610.html   Rabbis, politicians, activists and others gathered Tuesday night to find common ground in the aftermath of a Durham City Council statement on policing that some saw as anti-Semitic.   Some are still disappointed at the outcome.   The council approved a policy statement in April 2018 that put the city on record opposing military-style police training with foreign countries. The statement, which mentioned only Israel by name, has drawn criticism, international attention and two lawsuits. The city's Human Relations Commission has now weighed in, too, with a report on the statement it says caused tension in the community.   But after months of discussions and a final three-hour meeting and vote on their report, commission members stopped short of asking the council to remove the reference to Israel, even though an earlier version of their report did…[The commission made a number of recommendations affir...

https://therealnews.com/stories/durham-nc-becomes-first-city-to-ban-training-by-israeli-police-and-then-be-forced-to-reconsider-it Jazmynne Williams [of Demilitarize Durham2Palestine and others in the coalition] discuss the organizing efforts underway to ensure the ban remains.   Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

https://mondoweiss.net/2018/12/killing-paramedic-forward/   …This time, the Times came right out and said its inquiry showed that ". . . the shooting [of Rouzan al-Najjar] appears to have been reckless at best, and possibly a war crime, for which no one has yet been punished." The paper waited until the 9th paragraph to say this, but better late than never.   This improved Times coverage is no accident. The paper understands that its reading public is growing steadily more informed about Israel/Palestine, partly due to alternative news sources like this site. Public comments sections that follow some Times reports show that readers will no longer accept one-sided pro-Israel coverage.   Back to Rouzan al-Najjar, the murdered young Gazan health worker. Despite the considerable improvement, the Times investigation had major flaws….   Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member