Once Again This Year, the UN General Assembly Repeatedly Voted Overwhelmingly to Criticize Israel. Why?

January 3, 2022 International Support, United Nations, Zionism

by Peter Larson, published on Mondoweiss, December 31, 2021 Again in 2021, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed 14 resolutions aimed at criticizing Israel (and supporting the Palestinians). On every resolution, only a handful of countries (among them the USA, Canada and a sprinkle of small Pacific island nations) stood with Israel. Some others abstained. The assembly debates the […]

Joe Biden’s Hatred of Palestinians Echoes his Anti-Black Racism

May 24, 2020 BDS, International Support

by Ali Abunima, published on The Electronic Intifada, May 22, 2020 Joe Biden has released his plan for Palestinians and Israelis. Interestingly it is not in his campaign website’s foreign policy section, but falls under the title “Joe Biden and the Jewish Community.” This is a clear indication that he views the matter as one of domestic political pandering, without […]

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Palestinian Movement Scores Big Legal win for BDS in Britain

May 17, 2020 BDS, International Support

by Kathy Durkin, published on Workers World, May 6, 2020 The Palestine Solidarity Committee won a legal victory for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign in Britain when the country’s highest court issued a landmark ruling that struck a blow against the Whitehall government on April 29. Supreme Court judges repudiated regulations that prohibited local governments from making “ethical” pension […]

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The Africa-Palestine Conference: Why South Africa Must Lead the Way

October 17, 2019 International Support

by Ramzy Baroud, published by The Palestinian Information Center On September 16, I visited South Africa, a country where many Palestinians have always felt welcomed, if not overwhelmed by the degree of genuine and meaningful solidarity. While having the honor to address many audiences in six, major cities, I have also learned a great deal. An important and sobering lesson […]

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Matjila: UN Did Not Implement Any of Its Resolutions on Palestine

October 17, 2019 International Support

South Africa’s ambassador to the UN Jerry Matjila has criticized the UN for not implementing any of its 72 resolutions which it has adopted on Palestine since 1948. Matjila, president of the Security Council for the month of October, made his remarks to al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper about the international community’s failure to help the Palestinian people achieve their aspirations for […]

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Irishman at Key Palestinian Hearing

October 7, 2019 International Support, Palestinian Lawsuits

By Conor McParland, Published by Belfast Media Group, September 18, 2019 A BONE man is in the Hague this week as an international observer at a historic hearing on the Palestine-Israeli conflict. Eddie Whyte, who has lived in Norway for over thirty years, is also a member of the Palestine Justice Campaign. Eddie attended the International Criminal Court in the […]