Tag Archives: Human Rights

“Apparently, today, to be “pro-Palestinian” one has to be “anti-Israel”

GATESTONE Palestinian Campuses “More Hamas than Hamas” by Khaled Abu Toameh March 25, 2016 …For the self-appointed advocates of the Palestinians at Western university campuses, the Palestinian issue is nothing but a vehicle for spewing hatred toward Israel. In good, … Continue reading

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Ignoring calls for Muslim reform, Obama embraces misogynist mosque establishment run by America’s Islamists

THE TORONTO SUN Listening to the Right Muslims by Tarek Fatah February 8, 2016 As President Barack Obama’s presidential motorcade turned towards the Baltimore Islamic Centre mosque, he could not have missed seeing three Muslim women holding signs protesting his … Continue reading

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Iranian Dissidents Against the Iran Deal

DAILY BEAST by Movements.org August 14, 2015 ….We represent another collection of Iranian activists who share the world’s hope for a better future but believe that appeasing the Iranian regime will lead to a more dangerous world….This deal will provide … Continue reading

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US Finds Peeling Back the Iran Sanctions Onion No Easy Task

ASSOCIATED PRESS by Bradley Klapper and Matthew Lee June 10, 2015 The Obama administration may have to backtrack on its promise that it will suspend only nuclear-related economic sanctions on Iran as part of an emerging nuclear agreement, officials and … Continue reading

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The common core of BDS and campus anti-Semitism

THE HILL by Abraham H. Miller May 28, 2015 If you ask proponents of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement why they single out Israel, they will tell you that you have to start somewhere. But since its beginnings … Continue reading

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New Chair Can’t Salvage UN Gaza Travesty

COMMENTARY by Jonathan Tobin February 2, 2015 When the United Nations Human Rights Council announced its plan to convene a commission to investigate last summer’s war between Israel and Hamas, it didn’t even bother pretending to be fair to the … Continue reading

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Palestinian Watchdog Slams Prison Torture, Urges Press Freedom

BLOOMBERG By Jonathan Ferziger May 8, 2014 Palestinian security forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip must stop the use of torture in prisons and ease press restrictions, a government watchdog panel said. The Independent Commission for Human Rights, which … Continue reading

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