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RT Documentary on Ahed Tamimi

The above documentary is very much worth watching. Uploaded on March 9 and entitled “The Slap Heard Around the World: The People of Israel vs. Ahed Tamimi,” the video focuses not only on the Tamimi family and Ahed’s case in the Israeli military court system, but also the hysteria that has erupted in Israeli society over the …

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California Governor Signs Anti-BDS Bill into Law

[ Ed. note – Hardly a surprise.] Times of Israel California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a measure that prevents companies that boycott or discriminate against any sovereign country, including Israel, from doing business with the state. Brown signed Assembly Bill 2844 on Saturday afternoon. The State Senate approved the bill by a vote …

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Christian Evangelicals Increasingly Support Palestinian Human Rights

By Alison Weir An article in Middle East Quarterly, a pro-Israel publication, reports that support for Israel is eroding among American evangelical Christians, with only 30 percent currently stating support for Israel above Palestinians. This trend is even more pronounced among youth, according to an article by David Brog, Jewish-American executive director of “Christians United For Israel (CUFI), …

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Israel Losing Support From Its Biggest Ally: US Evangelical Christians

A Shift Among Evangelicals … Especially Among the Young We documented yesterday that the biggest supporters of Israel are American evangelical Christians … Protestants or – to a lesser extent – Catholics. But that support base is slipping … Buzzfeed reported in January: Figures with deep roots in America’s religious right have launched a quiet effort aimed at pushing …

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