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Senate/House bill would make it a felony to support a boycott of Israel.

The Progressive Wing Posted on July 19, 2017 by Subir GrewalJuly 19, 2017

Senate bill 720 seeks to criminalize speech supporting a boycott of Israel. The bill is meant to target the growing BDS movement. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity. Inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement, the BDS call urges action to pressure Israel to comply with international law. This anti-boycott bill is part of a long tradition that seeks to undermine labor, civil rights and liberation movements employing non-violent protest. I’ll explore the history of anti-boycott laws … Continue reading →

Posted in BDS, boycott Israel, Gaza, Israel-Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestine | Tagged BDS, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, West Bank

Israel’s occupation has lasted 50 years, it’s on track to run for 50 more.

The Progressive Wing Posted on June 2, 2017 by Subir GrewalJune 2, 2017

As the 50th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza approaches, there will be several lengthy retrospectives. One of the better ones was, surprisingly, published by the NY Times today. Nathan Thrall is a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group. He’s also the author of “The Only Language They Understand: Forcing Compromise in Israel and Palestine.” he makes a persuasive case that the Israeli occupation is on track to run another 50 years, aided and abetted by the US. The widely held misconception that the occupation is unsustainable and prone to collapse any minute now, under the weight … Continue reading →

Posted in BDS, Foreign Policy, Gaza, Israel-Palestine, Palestine | Tagged BDS, International, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, NY Times, Palestine

#BDS, New Sign of Hope as Lutherans Take Action

The Progressive Wing Posted on August 18, 2016 by Linda ThiemanAugust 18, 2016

In the interest of full disclosure, I must say that I was raised as a Lutheran.  Because of that, I have been keeping a close eye on what the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has been doing up until now about BDS, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, that brought down apartheid in South Africa, as it applies to the Occupation of Palestine and the grossly discriminatory system of apartheid that the Israelis use today. It was the huge American churches divesting from South Africa which finally brought an end to apartheid (to oversimplify the situation), and many US churches have … Continue reading →

Posted in BDS, boycott Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine | Tagged BDS, Divestment, ELCA, Lutherans

Palestinian Rap Video Responds to DJ Khaled Taking Blood Money from Sabra #BDS

The Progressive Wing Posted on August 13, 2016 by Linda ThiemanAugust 13, 2016

In February, 2016, DJ Khaled, a Palestinian American music producer, performed a concert for Sabra Hummus in California. Sabra Hummus has been on the boycott list for several years now due to their support for the Israeli military, which has committed gross human rights violations against the Palestinian people. Join us as we call on Khaled to #boycottSabra and raise awareness about the injustice against the Palestinian people. The music was actually written by DJ Khaled.   [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWI6uzJG4kM[/embedyt]    

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Posted in Activism, BDS, boycott Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine | Tagged #BoycottSabra, BDS, DJ Khaled, Palestine, rap video

Israel lobby panics about ‘spoiled’ next generation of American leaders turning against it

The Progressive Wing Posted on August 8, 2016 by Linda ThiemanAugust 9, 2016

Reprinted from Mondoweiss.net by Philip Weiss Last week the New York Times reported a shocking statement from the former University of California chancellor on the importance of stopping the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) on campus because it threatens to poison the next generation of American leaders against the special relationship between the United States and Israel. Linda K. Wertheimer reported: [I]n December, Mark G. Yudof, former president of the University of California system, helped create the Academic Engagement Network. The group has some 275 members, mostly faculty, on about 110 campuses working in opposition to the B.D.S. movement. … Continue reading →

Posted in BDS, boycott Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine | Tagged American youth, Israeli lobby, Palestine, Social conscience

Going to Philly? Stand with Arab Americans for Palestine

The Progressive Wing Posted on July 15, 2016 by Linda ThiemanJuly 15, 2016

DNC: Will you be in Philadelphia for the DNC? Fill out this form to let us know about your plans! (End the Occupation) Events: Sunday, July 24, 2016, 6 PM: AFSC Town Hall on Islamophobia Monday, July 25, 2016, 11 AM: US Campaign & AFSC, “Progressive for Palestine: Is the US Ready to Rethink Policy on Israel?” Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 2 PM: Jewish Voice for Peace, Boycotting for Justice: Building Progressive Grassroots Power Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 4 PM: Philly to Palestine Contingent at the DNC Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 9 PM: Arab American Institute, Arab American Block Party Wednesday, July 27, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, BDS, Islamophobia, Israel-Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestine | Tagged #SeeYouinPhilly, DNC, End the Occupation, JVP, Palestine

Marching to Cuomo’s House

The Progressive Wing Posted on July 9, 2016 by Linda ThiemanJuly 8, 2016

by Adalah NY at mondoweiss.org [Two days ago], a diverse group of about 150 New Yorkers protested in front of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Westchester County residence, calling on him to rescind his recent executive order attacking the grassroots boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement (BDS) for Palestinian rights. Legal organizations like the New York Civil Liberties Union and Palestine Legal have stated that Governor Cuomo’s executive order threatens the Constitutional rights of all New Yorkers to engage in boycotts and other economic acts of conscience in support of human rights and social justice struggles. The protesters marched from the Mount Kisco … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, BDS, boycott Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine | Tagged anti-BDS, BDS, Cuomo, New York, Palestine, protest, right to protest

Clinton marshals African-American surrogates against BDS to stop pro-Palestinian influence ‘in the public narrative’

The Progressive Wing Posted on June 30, 2016 by Linda ThiemanJune 30, 2016

by Philip Weiss at mondoweiss.net Election campaigns serve a lot of purposes, and it is increasingly obvious that Israel supporters on whom Hillary Clinton is dependent are using her campaign to put the knife in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. You will recall that Bernie Sanders’ loyalists on the Democratic platform committee spoke up for Palestinian rights and even BDS at an early meeting of that body, and Cornel West said the party was “beholden to AIPAC”, the leading Israel lobby group. West was on to something. Today Jewish Insider reports that an AIPAC board member sees the Clinton campaign as … Continue reading →

Posted in BDS, Democratic Platform, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Israel-Palestine, Palestine | Tagged anti-BDS, BDS, Democrats, Isarael

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