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Facing the facts: Israel cannot escape ICC jurisdiction

June 8th, 20190 The chief military advocate general of the Israeli army, Sharon Afek, and the U.S. Department of Defense general counsel, Paul Ney, shared a platform at the...

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Resurrecting the PLO is Palestine’s best response to the ‘Deal of the Century’

May 31st, 20190 Palestinian groups Fatah, Hamas and others should not confine themselves to simply rejecting the Trump administration's so-called “Deal of the Century.” Instead,...

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Malware from illegal video streaming apps: What to know

May 20th, 20190 The popularity of video streaming services has taken off in the past few years. It’s become easier to stream video through smart TVs, streaming boxes that connect to...

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The two narratives of Palestine: The people are united, the factions are not

May 20th, 20190 The International Conference on Palestine held in Istanbul between April 27-29 brought together many speakers and hundreds of academics, journalists, activists and...

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Israel’s common denominator: Why Israel will continue to bomb Gaza

May 20th, 20190 On May 4, Israel launched a series of deadly airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip, prompting a response from various resistance groups. At least 25 Palestinians were...

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Is America ready for John Bolton’s war with Iran?

May 17th, 20190 National Security Advisor John Bolton’s announcement this week that the U.S. is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the U.S. Central Command...

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France and the EU, recognizing yet supporting apartheid reality in Palestine

May 3rd, 20190 A recent statement made by the outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. regarding the nature of Israeli apartheid accentuates a larger ailment that has afflicted the...

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Notre Dame of Gaza: Our mosques and churches are also burning

April 26th, 20190 As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood...

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Jail bonds hurt more than just the poor

April 26th, 20190 The time is now for the state of Michigan to reform its jail bond system. When it comes to criminal justice, our society has too long been focused on incarceration...

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War versus peace: Israel has decided and so should we

April 19th, 20190 So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative elections on April 9? A whole lot. To start with, don’t let such references as the “tight...

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Americans have the right to hear from the leader of BDS movement

April 19th, 20190 I awakened early Wednesday to listen to a voicemail message from Omar Barghouti, a leading member of the Palestinian movement to Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS)...

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Pardoning Assange would be the first step back toward rule of law

April 12th, 20190 On April 11, the ongoing saga of journalist and transparency activist Julian Assange took a dangerous turn. Ecuador's president, Lenin Moreno, revoked his asylum in that...

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For Palestinians, it doesn’t matter who wins the Israeli elections

April 12th, 20190 Israeli elections have just concluded and the results indicate that Benjamin Netanyahu is set to win a fifth term as Israeli prime minister. The race between Netanyahu...

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The unfinished Gaza war: What Netanyahu hopes to gain from attacking Palestinian prisoners

April 12th, 20190 The current violence targeting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails dates back to January 2. It was then that Israel’s public security minister, Gilad Erdan,...

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Political and policy skills are merging

April 2nd, 20190 Here’s a surprise: The skills that can be used to win in politics are increasingly the skills needed to produce good policy. I know. You look at the policy stalemates...

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Robocallers, you’re out

April 2nd, 20190 Most robocalls are prohibited by law, but scammers and dishonest people continue to send them. And even some legitimate companies violate people’s privacy rights with...

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The shameful attack on Ilhan Omar that backfired

April 2nd, 20190 What happened to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was troubling. On the one hand, because she dared to challenge the way supporters of Israel have worked to silence debate on...

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On my visit to New Zealand: Can Christchurch heal our collective wounds?

April 2nd, 20190 I visited the city of Christchurch on May 23, 2018, as part of a larger speaking tour in New Zealand that also took me to Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and...

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Why the outrage? “Jewish Power” Party is the new norm in Israeli politics

March 9th, 20190 Immediately after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an alliance with the fringe political group Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power), a widespread outrage...

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Israel’s supporters are panicking: The game is over

February 22nd, 20191 Hardline supporters of Israel are in panic mode. It was in evidence earlier this week with the all-out assault on the first Somali, African-born immigrant, refugee,...

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The first rule of AIPAC: You do not talk about AIPAC

February 22nd, 20190 Washington's political establishment went berserk when U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) publicly noted that U.S.-Israel relations are "all about the Benjamins" —...

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What great legislators have in common

February 16th, 20190 Each of the great politicians and legislators I’ve known over the course of my career in Congress was very different. They were masters of the rules, or unassailably...

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Gaza rallies for Caracas: On the West’s dangerous game in Venezuela

February 16th, 20190 Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of besieged Gaza to show their support for the democratically-elected government of Venezuela and its legitimate leader,...

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American politics’ great divide

February 15th, 20190 One of the more striking political developments of the last few years has been the partisan sorting of American voters. It used to be that both the Republican and...

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Enough Western meddling and interventions: Let the Venezuelan people decide

February 15th, 20190 American politicians from the two main parties have finally found something to agree upon: More intervention in Venezuela. “Now, despite (President Nicolas) Maduro,...

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Now Chad, then Mali: Why African countries are normalizing with Israel

February 4th, 20190 Forget the hype. Israel’s “security technology” has nothing to do with why some African countries are eager to normalize relations with Israel. What is it that...

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False ‘victories’: Is the PA using the ‘State of Palestine’ to remain in power?

January 26th, 20190 The "State of Palestine" has officially been handed the chairmanship of the G-77, the United Nations' largest block. This is particularly significant considering the...

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