May 2021
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Members and Supporters of Historians for Peace and Democracy, The attached Emergency Newsletter focuses on the realities and background of Israel’s current, relentless attack on Palestine and includes a call for action. Solidarity, Andor Skotnes For the H-PAD Executive Committee H-PAD-Newsletter-8-final.pdf Share List
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Legislative Alert: Palestinian Rights Matter ! Rapid Response Needed Immediate Background: As the Israeli-Palestinian crisis deepens, AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and related organizations are generating one-sided pressure on members of Congress to “Stand with Israel. One month ago, these groups prevailed on 330 Congressional Reps to sign a letter, insisting that,…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “What We're Seeing Now Is Just the Latest Chapter in Israel's Dispossession of the Palestinians” By Rashid Khalidi, Washington Post, posted May 13 The author teaches Arab Studies at Columbia University. Among his books is The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017…
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To members and friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy, Here are a couple of notes about recent virtual events whose presentations were recorded and are readily available online. 1. About nine thousand persons took in one or more sessions of the online conference “Truth, Dissent & the Legacy of Daniel Ellsberg” this past weekend,…