A Beginner’s Guide to the Unrecognized Villages of Israel
Thousands of Arab Bedouins in Israel’s Negev desert are denied power, water, sewage, and roads by the state. And their villages are under constant threat of demolition.
Record $38 Billion in Military Aid to Israel is a “Statement of Absolute Support” for Israeli Occupation
This is not about Israeli defenses, Bennis told the Real News Network, it’s about funding apartheid.
Film: All Guantánamo is Ours
A film followed by a discussion on one of the only two issues standing in the way of the normalization in U.S.-Cuban relations.
More Troops in Afghanistan is a Huge Mistake
After 15 years of U.S. occupation in Afghanistan, the Taliban controls more territory than at any point since the U.S. invasion that overthrew them in 2001, Phyllis Bennis tells Press TV.
Is It Time for the US to Pull Out of Iraq and Syria?
Five years after the Arab Spring began, four experts debate a pressing question that remains unsettled on the left.
Briefing: With Richard Falk and Phyllis Bennis
Hear about the current human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israel’s Tax-Deductible Occupation
New Israeli legislation limits and taxes contributions to organizations opposed to the occupation.
Benefit Concert with Simon Shaheen
The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation is marking its 10th annual conference with a special benefit concert with world-renowned violinist and oud player, Simon Shaheen.
Israel’s Third-Rail Borders
It doesn’t take a stooge or a Nazi to take Israel’s 1967 borders as a no-brainer.
Palestine and Black America: Abolishing Apartheid, Striving for Justice and Equality
Omar Barghouti is an independent Palestinian researcher, commentator and human rights activist committed to upholding international law and universal human rights. He is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Columbia University, NY.
Iraq in Fragments
The gulf between the rhetoric of withdrawal and the reality on the ground grows wider each day the occupation continues.
Obama Should Restart Immigration Debate and Extend it Beyond our Borders
The Obama administration’s immigration plan should include initiatives to help create more opportunities in migrants’ home countries.
The End of History: With a Period, Not a Question Mark
A letter from Abu Dis, Occupied West Bank.
U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Prolong Iraq Occupation
UFPJ Talking Points #59: U.S. trying to “legalize” permanent occupation of Iraq; Shifting discourse on Israel-Palestine
Free Trade Follies
Although Iraq is the defining foreign policy issue so far in the presidential race, China will no doubt be smuggled into the election through this rather stark contrast between the Republicans and Democrats over trade.