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https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/whos-against-adopting-the-ihra-antisemitism-definition/   … nearly 30 countries including the US, Israel and Canada have adopted or recognized it, as have many local governments and universities (especially in the UK, where the government is now threatening universities with funding cuts if they refuse to adopt it)… Who has not adopted it: Kenneth Stern–the main drafter of the IHRA definition Academics, Israel Prize laureates and lawyers, Universities; Civil liberties groups; Facebook; Jewish and Israeli organizations and figures, Palestinians and Arabs... Labour unions and Faculty Associations Mainstream editorial boards and journalists, Other civil society groups and figures…   Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/12/07/why-the-discourse-about-palestinian-payments-to-prisoners-families-is-distorted-and-misleading/   … But the worst thing for our public discourse would be to pretend that this practice [of financial support by the PA for families of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prison] — not the unending occupation — is a root cause, rather than a symptom, of the ongoing conflict and the central problem that needs urgent tackling…   Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-morocco-normalisation-what-gets-return   …the kingdom had opted to keep relations with Israel "under the radar," Maddy-Weitzman said..because of "domestic opposition" from Islamists, nationalists and people who support the Palestinians.   [The deal might also benefit Netanyahu and he Likud among that many Israelis of Moroccan ancestry and gets US support Morocco's claims to the Western Sahara.]   Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/israeli-palestinian-conflict-complex-court-case-shows-nation-state-law-n1249778 A court in Israel clarified something Monday with its decision to cite the country's controversial " nation state " law: Israel has enshrined racism as one of its basic principles. Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member