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https://www.972mag.com/hrw-apartheid-persecution-omar-shakir/ Israel has made it irrefutably clear it intends to make Jewish domination over Palestinians permanent between the river and the sea, says HRW's Omar Shakir in interview following landmark report...     Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/26/the-reorientations-of-edward-said Steeped in Western culture, the great critic of Western narratives came to his post-colonialist convictions gradually but with growing intensity.   Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/04/19/breaking-israel-palestine-status-quo-pub-84167   Instead of reviving a moribund peace process or simply abandoning U.S. engagement, President Joe Biden's administration should place a rights-based approach at the center of its strategy….prioritize protecting the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis over maintaining a peace process and attempting short-term fixes... Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member  

https://www.972mag.com/j-street-confederation-israel-palestine/   With a one-state reality deepening in Israel-Palestine, the lobby group is shifting away from the model it has championed for years. Now it is turning to a new solution: confederation. Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-house-democrats-to-introduce-bill-seeking-to-regulate-u-s-aid-to-israel-1.9715900 The legislation is unlikely to advance far, but is the latest and perhaps most significant example of growing criticism of Israeli policy within the Democratic Party   Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://fmep.org/resource/israel-palestine-the-role-of-congress-an-accelerated-learning-series/   The Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) hosted an eight-part webinar series for members of the House and Senate and Congressional Staff discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. policy. The series is co-moderated by FMEP's Lara Friedman & MEI's Khaled Elgindy. [Access the recordings at the above link.]   Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/israeli-construction-plan-encircle-jerusalem#ixzz6rXUEMWIo The Jerusalem municipality has moved forward on 540 new housing units in the controversial Har Homa neighborhood across the Green Line, a plan that will encircle Jerusalem on three sides. Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwLtQPxnfKlwpztzvJhjRFHSmXs Court grants request to investigate whether Israel's anti-boycott law applies to a petition signed by Prof. Oded Goldreich, meaning he can't get the prize in mathematics and computer sciences this month.   Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

https://www.btselem.org/node/213415   T he second petition of our colleague from Amnesty International, Laith Abu Zeyad, will be heard today in Jerusalem District Court. Israel has been barring Abu Zeyad from leaving the West Bank for almost a year and a half, since October 2019… Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member