Using “Anti-Semitism” to Quash Israel Criticism – in Congress & States
Since 2016, there have been efforts both in Congress and in US states to pass legislation framed as as being about fighting antisemitism, but that…
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(Another) Crisis in Jerusalem – an Israeli Perspective
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts podcast (recorded April 19, 2022), FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Aviv Tatarsky about escalating tensions and violence on and…
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: April 15, 2022
1. Bills, Resolutions, Letters 2. Hearings 3. On the Record New this week: New episode of FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts podcast,“Surging Violence” Narrative Ignores Ongoing Structural…
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Settlement & Annexation Report: April 14, 2022
Welcome to FMEP’s Weekly Settlement Report, covering everything you need to know about Israeli settlement activity this week. To subscribe to this report, please click…
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“Surging Violence” Narrative Ignores Ongoing Structural Violence Against Palestinians
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts podcast, FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with +972 Magazine’s Amjad Iraqi about recent attacks against Israelis and related Israeli fears…
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Top News & Analysis from Israel & Palestine: April 9-14, 2022
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: April 8, 2022
1. Bills, Resolutions, Letters 2. Are House Democrats Really Rallying Against an Iran Nuclear Deal? 3. Ritchie Torres & a Lesson About Who can say…
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Top News & Analysis from Israel & Palestine: April 1-8, 2022
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Settlement & Annexation Report: April 7, 2022
Welcome to FMEP’s Weekly Settlement Report, covering everything you need to know about Israeli settlement activity this week. To subscribe to this report, please click…
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What the Fossil Fuel Industry Learned from Anti-BDS Laws (Jewish Currents)
“The spread of anti-boycott measures has continued with legislation introduced in Minnesota and Idaho in March, which prevents state contracts from going to companies that boycott not only fossil fuels but also the mining, lumber, and agriculture industries. ‘They’ve taken the anti-BDS template and pasted into it literally every industry that is important politically or economically to the state,’ said Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (and a Jewish Currents contributing writer). ‘Want to work to prevent destruction of forests? Want to challenge practices of industrial-scale agriculture companies? Get ready for state laws that require giving up the right to engage on these issues—and on any other issue a legislature or governor decides merits special protection from protest—as a condition for competing for state contracts or benefiting from investment by state pension funds.’”