Settlement Report: January 12, 2018
Welcome to FMEP’s Weekly Settlement Report, covering everything you need to know about Israeli settlement activity this week. To receive this report via email, please…
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Israel’s Deplorable Boycott Of BDS Supporters Is Just The Beginning
Op-ed by Lara Friedman originally published in The Forward, January 9, 2018 Over the weekend, in a decision redolent of the repressive policies of the…
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: January 12, 2018
1. Bills, Resolutions & Letters – Israel/Palestine 2. Bills, Resolutions & Letters – Iran 3. Bills, Resolutions & Letters – Other Mideast Issues 4. Hearings…
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Taking Issues “Off the Table” – First Jerusalem, Now Refugees
Op-ed by Lara Friedman originally published in the Huffington Post, January 5, 2018. Last month, President Donald Trump granted a cherished wish of American and…
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Settlement Report: January 4, 2018
Welcome to FMEP’s Weekly Settlement Report, covering everything you need to know about Israeli settlement activity this week. To receive this report via email, please…
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Key Take-Aways from UNGA Vote on Jerusalem: Facts vs Spin
Op-ed by Lara Friedman originally published in the Huffington Post, December 27, 2017. Last week, on December 21st, the United States took off the gloves at…
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That Palestinian Girl’s Viral Video? The Real Scandal Is That Israeli Troops Were There At All
Op-ed by Lara Friedman originally published in the The Forward, December 20, 2017. The video is striking — no pun intended. A 16 year-old Palestinian girl in the…
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Settlement Report: December 14, 2017
A weekly report on Israeli settlement activity by the Foundation for Middle East Peace. This week covering: Following Trump’s Jerusalem proclamation, Israel hints new plans for the East Jerusalem settlements of Atarot and Pisgat Ze’ev; a special committee fast tracks approval of a Jerusalem cable car project; the Knesset expedited funds earmarked in 2018 to immediately purchase armored buses for settlers; the 100+ settlers illegally squatting in a Hebron home have given conditions for their self-evacuation; a bill to annex schools inside of settlements gets government backing; a Knesset committee strips a non profit operating in an outpost of its tax benefits.
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Time to Take Trump at His Word on Israel-Palestine
Op-ed by Lara Friedman originally published in LobeLog.com December 11, 2017. Since well before Election Day, Donald Trump and his key advisors made clear that…
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: December 8, 2017
1. Bills & Resolutions 2. Hearings 3. On the Record *Brought to you in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Round-Up was born!…