Israel-Palestine Working Group
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Whereas the US government has underwritten the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) campaign in Gaza with over $16 billion in military aid between October 2023 and June 2024. Whereas that campaign, beyond causing massive death and injury to Palestinian civilians and the collapse of basic life structures, has effectively obliterated Gaza’s education system; Whereas in April…
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HPAD members, The Israel Palestine Working Group of Historians for Peace and Democracy has produced a new video titled Stand Against AIPAC. The video contains slides about The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and its influence over US politics. This is especially pressing information as Netanyahu’s visit to Congress on the 24…
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Palestinian rights and the IHRA definition of antisemitism “Antisemitism must be debunked and combated. Regardless of pretence, no expression of hatred for Jews as Jews should be tolerated anywhere in the world….The fight against antisemitism must, however, be approached in a principled manner, lest it defeat its purpose. Through “examples” that it provides, the IHRA…
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As the California Department of Education (CDE) works to finalize the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum it is facing efforts to exclude Arab American studies from the final Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, and it seems that Palestine and Palestinians are at the core of the issue. Please consider supporting this effort to keep Arab American studies…
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Professor Samer Alatout of the Department of Community & Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison has been under attack from the David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC), a notorious organization that targets faculty members due to their positions on Palestine/Israel. This May, DHFC included Professor Alatout on its list of “The Top Ten…
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In the context of the ongoing events in the US, important pieces about the connection of militarization of police forces and the Israeli occupation in Palestine: Minnesota cops ‘trained by Israeli forces in restraint techniques’ WITH WHOM ARE MANY U.S. POLICE DEPARTMENTS TRAINING? WITH A CHRONIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATOR – ISRAEL North…
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An AIPAC Loss in Illinois An AIPAC Loss in Illinois Share List
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HISTORIANS FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY A Response to the AAF: Who is Really for Academic Freedom? In a time of global turmoil and expanding human-rights violations, and in a time when support for higher education is understood to be one of the best investments in long-term development, the U.S. government has made support for Israel…