Dispelling Myths about Israel
Ten Myths about Israel: A Book Review “Historical disinformation, even of the most recent past, can do tremendous harm,” Israeli historian and University of Exeter professor Ilan Pappé writes in his latest book, Ten Myths About Israel, published by Verso...
Do West Bank Policies Amount to Apartheid in Israel?
Former Ambassadors Call It Like They See It Apartheid in Israel is controversial when it comes to contemporary discussions of the country. It wouldn’t be surprising to encounter a litany of hurriedly offered reasons why the concept is not applicable to the country’s...
Brennan Urges Biden to Pursue Two-State Solution for Israel-Palestine
What Does Brennan’s Letter to Biden Mean for Palestinian Statehood? It isn’t every day that a past director of the C.I.A personally writes a letter to the President. In Joe Brennan’s recent article in The New York Times, he asks Joe Biden to help...Palestine’s Census Demographics in 1922
In 1922, decades before World War II ended and the nation of Israel was established on top of the nation of Palestine, the land was far from homogeneous. A League of Nations report recorded over 73 thousand Christians and more than 83 thousand Jews called the land...- What Happened to Shireen Abu Akleh?
The Tragic Killing of a Palestinian-American Journalist On the morning of May 11, 2022, American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh went to the occupied West Bank town of […] - No Child Should Die Like This: A Boy Shot and Killed
Navigating War Crimes Through a Jewish Lens In December of 2020, a Palestinian boy was killed for throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. He was only thirteen years […] - Inside Palestinian and Israeli Schools: A Roundtable Discussion of K-12 Curricula in the U.S., Palestinian, and Israeli Classrooms
A recent 2020 study at Tel Aviv University found that Palestine and Palestinians are not mentioned in Israeli school textbooks, rendering Palestinians invisible to them. Consequently, many […] - Arab Americans Support Palestinian Rights and Draw Attention to their Cause
In light of the attacks in Gaza starting May 9, 2021, thousands of Arab-Americans protested in the streets of Dearborn, Michigan, during the same month. The crowd […] - Remembering Palestinian Rights Activist Tanya Reinhart and Her Legacy
Israeli linguist and Palestinian rights activist Tanya Reinhart passed away in 2007. In light of the 2021 U.S. protests calling for the support of Palestinian rights and […] - Are Palestinian Voices Being Represented in U.S. Media?
- Dispelling Lies about Palestine
John Minto’s 2020 David Wakim Memorial Lecture The David Wakim Memorial Lecture, a Pax Christi event, took place in September 2020. Pax Christi International is a Catholic peace […] - Rethinking the Israeli/Palestinian Relationship
Promised Land Museum Curator Steve Feldman recently spoke with Peter Larson of Canada Talks Israel Palestine (CTIP) about rethinking the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. “American Jews have been on […] - Imprisoned for Refusing Israeli Military Conscription
Since 2003, Israeli photojournalist and founding member of photography collective Activestills, Oren Ziv, has documented social and political issues concerning Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. His […] - A Voice of Reason in the Israel-Palestine Conflict
U.S. Representative Marc Pocan Visits the West Bank During his time in Congress, U.S. representative Marc Pocan has been vocal about the Israel-Palestine conflict. In June 2017, […]