Advertisements The effort to criminalize any support for #Palestinian rights in the US–indeed to criminalize #Palestinians–moved forward last week, in congressional hearings led by an antisemite and attacks on one of the US’ leading Muslim figures. Read more at Mondoweiss. Continue Reading
Advertisements A Court of Appeals ruling has stated that boycotts are not protected speech. The case, as you might expect, involves the BDS movement calling for economic actions against Israel. But the ruling is a major threat to the First Amendment and the very concept of both free speech andContinue Reading
Advertisements There is a promising bill in the House of Representatives, brought by Betty McCollum of Minnesota, that would *gasp* require that Israel obey U.S. law in its use of U.S. military aid. [A bill which counts ReThinking Foreign Policy among its supporting organizations] While the political power to seeContinue Reading
Advertisements ReThinking Foreign Policy is proud to announce its support of Betty McCollum’s historic legislation, the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act. The legislation, which is endorsed by more than 70 organizations and is co-sponsored by 13 other members of theContinue Reading
Advertisements CODEPINK organized a joint letter from over 100 diverse organizations to Joe Biden, calling on him to support Palestinian rights. ReThinking Foreign Policy joined If Not Now, Jewish Voice for Peace, the Council on American-Islamic Coordination, American Friends Service Committee, PAX Christi U.S., Demand Progress, Win Without War, PeaceContinue Reading
