Welcome to FMEP’s Weekly Settlement & Annexation Report. To subscribe to this report, please click here. August 14, 2025 Israel to Approve E-1 Settlement Next…

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Hilary Rantisi speaks with Palestinian-Canadian lawyer and analyst Diana Buttu. They discuss Palestinian citizens of Israel, who…

Welcome to FMEP’s Weekly Settlement & Annexation Report. To subscribe to this report, please click here. August 8, 2025 Israeli Planning Committee Convened on E-1 Settlement…

1. Bills, Resolutions 2. Letters 3. Recess Travel to Israel & West Bank (to show support for/solidarity with Israel & Greater Israel) 4. Selected Members…

When Congress comes back from recess, S. 2296, the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will come up for amendment/debate on the Senate floor. As…

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In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Aseel Aburass, Director of the Occupied Palestinian Territory Department at Physicians for Human…

“Friedman and her organization have monitored statements from members of Congress on issues related to Israel and Palestine since 2017. Although many lawmakers doubled down on their support for Israel last week and blamed the lack of aid on Hamas, she noticed a shift in the number of lawmakers making statements of support for Palestinians. Many, she said, were voicing their disgust at Israel’s starvation policy. Whether they would back up their statements with votes on the floor to pressure Israel, however, remains in question… ‘Is it that the members are suddenly more courageous, or do they suddenly feel like somebody’s got their back more and have more room to maneuver? Maybe it’s a combination,’ [Lara] Friedman said. ‘Something is changing in the calculation, and that is only good.’”

Click here to subscribe to this newsletter.  New from FMEP Gaza Region//Global River to the Sea U.S. Scene Perspectives//Long Reads NEW FROM FMEP Destroying Palestinian…

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Hilary Rantisi speaks with Rania Elias, former director of  the Yabous Cultural Centre and the Jerusalem Festival.…