Facebook is considering a plan that to add the word “Zionist” to its hate speech policy. The Israeli government is demanding Facebook to add the word, claiming that this will fight anti-Semitism. Facebook has stated they will be making a decision by the end of February of 2021 on whether “Zionist” will be included in the hate speech policy. Many …
Congresswoman Asks For Investigation Into Israeli Shooting of Two Palestinian Teens
Source: Huffington Post Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) has requested the State Department open an investigation into whether the killing of two Palestinian teenagers last year by Israeli security forces warrants withholding of military aid under the conditions of the Leahy Law. “The murders of Nadeem Nawara and Mohammad Daher highlight a brutal system of occupation that devalues and dehumanizes Palestinian …
Breaking Taboos, BDS Gains Ground Among Academics
Source: thenation.com By David Palumbo-Liu Most academic organizations have been wary of discussing, much less endorsing, the academic boycott of Israel. But things have changed since April 2013, when the Association of Asian American Studies became the first academic organization to answer the call for solidarity from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) emanating out of Palestinian civil society. …
