Ali Abunimah

Co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine, now out from Haymarket Books.

Rashida Tlaib Repudiates Views of Liberal Zionist Organization, J Street

This comes after days of controversy and questions about the political commitments required to secure the support of the liberal Zionist organization.

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By Ali Abunimah
Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat, is photographed outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich, Nov. 6, 2008. In the primary election Aug. 7, 2018, Democrats picked former Michigan state Rep. Rashida Tlaib to run unopposed for the congressional seat that former Rep. John Conyers held for more than 50 years. Tlaib will be the first Muslim woman in Congress. Al Goldis | AP

Rashida Tlaib has repudiated key positions of the Israel lobby group J Street, which endorsed her during her winning Democratic primary campaign for Michigan’s 13th congressional district. This comes after days of controversy and questions about the political commitments required to secure the support of the liberal Zionist organization. In

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Rashida Tlaib Dodges Questions About Endorsement from Israel Lobby

Rashida Tlaib has been under fire for her endorsement and donations from the political action committee of J Street, an Israel lobby group staunchly opposed to Palestinian refugee rights and BDS.

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By Ali Abunimah
Rashida Tlaib

 Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib was asked directly by the UK’s Channel 4 on Monday whether she would vote against US military aid to Israel if, as expected, she is elected to Congress in November. Tlaib avoided the question at first, giving a lengthy answer about her Palestinian ancestry and emphasizing that she is “for equality for all,

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Why does Rashida Tlaib Support US Military Aid to Israel?

The time to look at Rashida Tlaib’s troubling relationship with a leading pro-Israel organization is now.

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By Ali Abunimah
Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat, is photographed outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich, Nov. 6, 2008. In the primary election Aug. 7, 2018, Democrats picked former Michigan state Rep. Rashida Tlaib to run unopposed for the congressional seat that former Rep. John Conyers held for more than 50 years. Tlaib will be the first Muslim woman in Congress. Al Goldis | AP

There has been much euphoria over the Michigan primary win on Tuesday that sets up Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib to become the first Muslim woman to enter Congress if, as widely expected, she wins the general election in November. “As the child of immigrants and an Arab, Tlaib is acutely aware of the issues that impact our community,” the

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Israeli Lawmaker Calls Palestinians Insects & Dogs To Their Face

Member of the Israeli Knesset Oren Hazan boarded a bus with families visiting Palestinian prisoners — most of whom are held without trial or charge in Israeli prisons. He was caught on camera verbally attacking the mother of a Palestinian detainee.

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The International Committee of the Red Cross has condemned an incident where an Israeli lawmaker boarded a bus carrying family members of Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza Strip and proceeded to insult them. “The ICRC deplores this incident and reminds the [Israeli] authorities of their responsibility to ensure that family visits take place

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Official From Christian Charity Tortured by Israel

Israel’s expanding assault on aid agencies looks like an effort to put them on the defensive and bring their activities in Gaza under even tighter control.

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By Ali Abunimah
Khalil el-Halabi, 63, the father of Mohammed, Gaza director of the international charity World Vision, who is detained and was tortured by Israeli security for allegedly diverting funds to Hamas. Israel's Shin Bet security agency says el-Halabi confessed to siphoning about $7.2 million a year to Hamas over a period of five years. World Vision says this figure is more than its total budget of $22.5 million over the last decade.

Israel is intensifying its assault on humanitarian aid efforts in the besieged Gaza Strip, with accusations against officials from two more international agencies. Meanwhile, the global Christian charity World Vision has rebutted Israeli claims that its Gaza director could have diverted tens of millions of dollars to the Palestinian resistance

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BBC Grossly Misrepresents Facts Regarding Israel’s Almost Daily Violations Of Gaza Ceasefire

Through misreporting and non-reporting, the BBC presents a thoroughly inaccurate picture of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land.

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By Ali Abunimah

A Palestinian protester wearing a Santa Claus costume is carried by medics after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes at Bethlehem checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) Last month, the BBC sent an email to the UK-based campaigning organization Palestine Solidarity

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Tzipi Livni: Israel Shares Same “Values” As “Moderate” Saudi Arabia

According to Human Rights Watch, Saudi Arabia executed at least 19 people since 4 August this year by public beheading.

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Israeli war crimes fugitive and justice minister Tzipi Livni says that her country shares the same values with such “moderate” Arab regimes as Saudi Arabia, other autocratic Gulf states and the Egyptian dictatorship that massacred more than one thousand protestors in cold blood just over a year ago. She also called Palestinian Authority de facto

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