BDS, Palestine & Zionism

BDS, Palestine & Zionism

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The Power of AIPAC, Israel, And The Rise Of The Far Right | Unshocked
The Power of AIPAC, Israel, And The Rise Of The Far Right | Unshocked
NOTE: This discussion was originally published on June 28, 2024. Naomi Klein tells Mehdi Hasan on this episode of ‘Unshocked’: “I'm not going to sugarcoat it. It was a blow.” For Mehdi, “the idea that 14 or $15 million from AIPAC and the pro-Israel lobby in this district didn't play a role? Come on! That's just an insult to our intelligence.” Over in France, as elections approach, the center right and center left have together blamed the anti-Israel far left for rising antisemitism - and given the French far right a pass in the process! There are reports that many French Jews may now vote for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally for the first time. Naomi says “European politics is a world upside down,” and says it is “chilling” to think that the “charge of antisemitism is potentially going to facilitate the resurgence of fascism in Europe”. Although all these far-right parties are staunch supporters of Israel, Mehdi explains how “the old anti-Semitism is still very much alive and well.” A mind-boggling idea regardless of which side of the coin you choose to see it from, so mind-boggling that Mehdi says: “I feel like screaming that no one sees the obvious disconnect… these people are still anti-Semitic and they're pro-Israel. What does that tell you about them?” What does it also say about Zionism? Mehdi and Naomi discuss Zeteo’s upcoming documentary ‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’ and Mehdi’s participation in the Munk Debate on anti-Zionism in Toronto earlier this month. ‘Unshocked’ is a monthly conversation with acclaimed author and activist Naomi Klein, where she and Mehdi pull viewers ‘out of shock’ through analysis, facts, and history. Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Listen to ‘Unshocked’ as a podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshocked-with-naomi-klein/id1748845345 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GtrytR5MGMhIxcRj7UC2N Find Zeteo: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews Find Naomi: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaomiAKlein Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naomiaklein/ Naomi’s website: https://naomiklein.org/ Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan #mehdihasan #naomiklein #israel #politics
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The Power of AIPAC, Israel, And The Rise Of The Far Right | Unshocked
‘Conspiracy Theory’ Is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived - PopularResistance.Org
‘Conspiracy Theory’ Is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived - PopularResistance.Org
Ever since Tel Aviv’s 1948 creation, much has been said and written about ‘Greater Israel’ – the notion Zionism’s ultimate end goal is the forcible annexation and ethnic cleansing of vast swaths of Arab lands for Jewish settlement, based on Biblical claims that this territory was promised to Jews by God. The media typically dismisses this concept as an antisemitic conspiracy theory or, at most, the fringe fantasy of a minuscule handful of Israelis. In reality, as The Guardian admitted in 2009, the idea of a Greater Israel has long appealed to “religious and secular right-wing nationalists” alike in Tel Aviv.
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‘Conspiracy Theory’ Is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived - PopularResistance.Org
Egypt, Jordan Reject Trump Plan to “Clean Out” Gaza; Palestinians Return to N. Gaza in Historic Day | Democracy Now!
Egypt, Jordan Reject Trump Plan to “Clean Out” Gaza; Palestinians Return to N. Gaza in Historic Day | Democracy Now!
As survivors in Gaza begin to return to their homes during the first ceasefire in over a year, we speak to Sharif Abdel Kouddous of Drop Site News about the future of those who have been displaced. As Palestinians are “returning to a devastated landscape … determined not to leave their land” in defiance of “plans of ethnic cleansing that have dated back to the 1950s for Israel,” President Trump told reporters that he wants to “clean out” Gaza, suggesting that Palestinian Arabs should be ethnically cleansed into Egypt and Jordan. Both countries have “rejected this, and they’ve done so since the beginning of this genocidal assault,” says Kouddous.
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Egypt, Jordan Reject Trump Plan to “Clean Out” Gaza; Palestinians Return to N. Gaza in Historic Day | Democracy Now!
Ontario doctor suspended, his address published after pro-Palestinian social media posts | CBC News
Ontario doctor suspended, his address published after pro-Palestinian social media posts | CBC News
Dr. Ben Thomson, a nephrologist at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, has posted opinions on social media about the war between Israel and Hamas. Along with threats to his safety, earlier this month he was suspended for one month, but the health authority denies he 'was suspended for his views.'
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Ontario doctor suspended, his address published after pro-Palestinian social media posts | CBC News
Israeli Settlers Wage 'Vicious Terror Attacks' in West Bank Over Prisoner Releases | Common Dreams
Israeli Settlers Wage 'Vicious Terror Attacks' in West Bank Over Prisoner Releases | Common Dreams
After the cease-fire, Israeli settlers, with soldiers' help, terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank. Homes burned, people injured. Will justice prevail? The world must hold these violent criminals accountable before hatred consumes us all. #EndSettlerViolence
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Israeli Settlers Wage 'Vicious Terror Attacks' in West Bank Over Prisoner Releases | Common Dreams
Gaza Will Forever Haunt Joe Biden
Gaza Will Forever Haunt Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s enabling of a genocide in Palestine was in keeping with a career spent pushing bloody war in the Middle East. His action and inaction on Gaza was brutal, unjustifiable, and unforgivable.
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Gaza Will Forever Haunt Joe Biden
'Damning' New Poll Shows Price Kamala Harris Paid for Backing Israeli Genocide in Gaza | Common Dreams
'Damning' New Poll Shows Price Kamala Harris Paid for Backing Israeli Genocide in Gaza | Common Dreams
Vice President Kamala Harris' refusal to break with the Biden administration's support for Israel's assault on Gaza cost her millions of potential Democratic voters. Will the Democratic Party learn from this and listen to its voters who want leaders to oppose sending more weapons to Israel? #Gaza #ElectionImpact
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'Damning' New Poll Shows Price Kamala Harris Paid for Backing Israeli Genocide in Gaza | Common Dreams
A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Far From Enough
A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Far From Enough
The announcement of a cease-fire deal in Gaza is a welcome reprieve after over a year of genocide. But it does nothing to remedy Israel’s numerous violations of international law that produced untold misery among Palestinians and led to the war in the first place.
·jacobin.com·
A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Far From Enough
“Journalism Is Not a Crime”: Gaza Reporter Slams International Press as Journalist Death Toll Rises | Democracy Now!
“Journalism Is Not a Crime”: Gaza Reporter Slams International Press as Journalist Death Toll Rises | Democracy Now!
As negotiators from Israel and Hamas continue discussions in Qatar about a possible Gaza ceasefire, we speak with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, who spoke at a press conference of Gaza media workers last week urging the international press to speak up for their Palestinian colleagues. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says nearly 200 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023. “The world just keeps turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to what is happening,” says Abed from outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. “It’s completely enraging and unacceptable.” His recent article for Drop Site News is headlined “What It’s Truly Like to Sleep in a Damp, Frigid Tent: A Report From Gaza.”
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“Journalism Is Not a Crime”: Gaza Reporter Slams International Press as Journalist Death Toll Rises | Democracy Now!
How US Activists Are Infiltrating Israeli Events Selling Palestinian Land - PopularResistance.Org
How US Activists Are Infiltrating Israeli Events Selling Palestinian Land - PopularResistance.Org
Outside of a synagogue in West Orange, New Jersey, a hundred people with PAL-Awda NY/NJ, a local Palestinian rights organization, gathered to protest an Israeli real estate event taking place there on Nov. 13. The protesters accused the realtors from My Israel Home, an Israeli real estate company based outside of Jerusalem, of marketing Palestinian land. They also said that the company was discriminating against event attendees by religion, effectively excluding everyone except especially religious Jews. According to PAL-Awda, the protesters were attacked by counter-protesters, including an organizer of the event, armed with pepper-spray and tactical flashlights wielded as bludgeons.
·popularresistance.org·
How US Activists Are Infiltrating Israeli Events Selling Palestinian Land - PopularResistance.Org
Pro-Israel passenger harasses American Airlines flight attendants for wearing a watermelon pin. The passenger claimed he was being discriminated against, while unironically equating a watermelon with terrorism.
Pro-Israel passenger harasses American Airlines flight attendants for wearing a watermelon pin. The passenger claimed he was being discriminated against, while unironically equating a watermelon with terrorism.
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Pro-Israel passenger harasses American Airlines flight attendants for wearing a watermelon pin. The passenger claimed he was being discriminated against, while unironically equating a watermelon with terrorism.
Bertrand Russell on Zionism [video]
Bertrand Russell on Zionism [video]
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Bertrand Russell on Zionism [video]
Ground News - Facebook restricts Palestinian news but boosts Israel's: BBC research
Ground News - Facebook restricts Palestinian news but boosts Israel's: BBC research
Palestinian news outlets have suffered a drop in audience engagement after being hampered by Facebook, research has found. BBC News Arabic compiled engagement data on the Facebook pages of 20 prominent Palestinian-based news organizations in the year leading up to the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and in the year since. The data showed a 77% decline after the attacks. Meanwhile, journalists at Palestine TV have shared statistics showing a 60% drop in the number of people seeing their posts.
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Ground News - Facebook restricts Palestinian news but boosts Israel's: BBC research