“The old consulate predated Israel’s existence, which meant that until Trump closed it, there was no need to seek Israel’s approval for its ongoing function. That’s no longer the case, according to Lara Friedman, the president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace think tank, who from 1992-1994 was a U.S. diplomat at the consulate. ‘A diplomatic mission operates as, literally, an island of foreign sovereignty within the territory of the host country, staffed by foreign diplomats who (for the most part) enjoy immunity from the jurisdiction of the host government,’ Friedman wrote last month in her weekly roundup of congressional action related to the Middle East. ‘No nation can simply rent/buy a property in a foreign country and declare it, unilaterally, under their own country’s sovereignty. The host country must consent to giving up its sovereignty to a foreign nation.'”

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP’s Kristin McCarthy speaks with Daniel Seidemann (Terrestrial Jerusalem) about a myriad of developments in Jerusalem – – and the political, diplomatic, and bureaucratic forces at play behind them.

When President Donald Trump signed his executive order on antisemitism back on December 11, 2019, some of us warned the real target was campus free…

“‘You may not care about Israel-Palestine,’ Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace, says in the film. ‘But you should care if it’s being used as a hook to legislate in your state and at the federal level against free speech.'”

1. Bills, Resolutions, Letters 2. FY22 NDAA – Senate 3. On the Record *Brought to you in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the…

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 here.…

Recorded Friday, November 19th, 2021 Listen to this webinar as a podcast Featuring Palestinians who lived through the 1948 Nakba and their descendants: Nida El-Muti, Dina El-Muti, and Hasan…

Recorded Thursday, November 18th Listen to this webinar as a podcast featuring  Andrew Anderson (Executive Director, Front Line Defenders), Marwa Fatafta (Access Now), Avner Gvaryahu…