Conditions on U.S. Aid to Israel

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US-Israel relations

Opinion: Conditions should come with $40B aid package to Israel,

“If American taxpayers are going to again foot the bill for financing the Israeli military, which continues to occupy 2.7 million Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, then conditions must be put on the deal to exact concessions from Israel,” writes Greg Slabodkin.

US raps Israel for ‘unequal treatment’ of Arab-Americans at Ben-Gurion Airport,

A US official accused Israel of treating some Arab-Americans unequally after the Jewish state detained and denied entry into its borders five pro-Palestinian American activists.

Opinion: Black Lives Matter should change 'genocide' language — proudly,

“The policy platform released by the Movement for Black Livesrepresents an exciting milestone for a grassroots social movement. But like all first drafts, it gets some things wrong,” writes Dahlia Scheindlin.

FMEP in the News

Israel/Palestine, America and the Invisible Occupation,

Matt Duss speaks with Woke’s Danielle Moodie-Mills about the situation in Israel and Palestine.

Occupation/Human rights

There is no Green Line when it comes to home demolitions,

Four Palestinian villages reached out to Israeli and international activists last week, requesting urgent support. All four villages — Umm el-Kheir and Susya in Area C in the West Bank, and al-Araqib and Umm el-Hiran in the Negev — notified us that demolitions are more probable than usual in the near future.

Israel razes three EU-funded Palestinian homes in West Bank,

Israeli authorities on Tuesday demolished three European Union-funded shelters in the West Bank, drawing condemnation from a local human rights group.

Gaza

Everything we don't know about the World Vision in Gaza story,

“The story of a Gaza man indicted for diverting millions to Hamas from a major international charity for terror activities is roiling headlines in Israel. The incident is important both for how it is being portrayed, and used, and what it says about the actual situation,” writes Dahlia Scheindlin.

Israel charges UN employee with aiding Hamas in Gaza,

Israel on Tuesday accused a United Nations employee of taking advantage of his position to assist the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, the third such allegation in less than a week.

Israeli politics

Homegrown Israeli BDS activists may face punitive measures,

A government task force formed to deport foreign activists calling to boycott Israel will also try to find punitive measures to take against their allies who are citizens or legal residents, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said on Monday.