MoveOn asks 2020 Democratic presidential candidates not to attend AIPAC conference, JTA
The group on Wednesday posted a poll on Twitter of its members, showing that 74 percent of them want candidates to skip the annual AIPAC conference.
Amid Temple Mount tensions, Jordan king calls Jerusalem ‘a red line’, Times of Israel
Jordan’s King Abdullah II declared Wednesday that Jerusalem was “a red line” for his kingdom amid rising tensions over a contested building at the city’s Temple Mount.
In first, top US diplomat to join PM at Western Wall, Times of Israel
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to visit the Western Wall on Thursday afternoon together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what could be seen as a tacit recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Jewish holy site.
Israeli right launches full-scale assault on High Court, Al-Monitor
The decision by the Supreme Court to bar far-right activist Michael Ben Ari from running for the Knesset generated great rage within the Israeli right-wing camp.
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One Year After Start of the ‘Great March of Return,’ What’s Next for Gaza?, FMEP event
As we near the one-year anniversary of the start of the “Great March of Return” in Gaza, how is life today for Palestinians living there? And what, if anything, do Israeli politicians running in the current national elections offer as a vision to address the needs & the future of the Gaza Strip’s residents? FMEP hosted a conversation between Tania Hary, Executive Director of Gisha – Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, and Omar Baddar of the Arab American Institute.