Author: Rich Gardner

ICSPR: The appropriate response to the current Israeli escalation in the Gaza Strip is working to build a Palestinian strategy based on internationalizing the conflict and restoring national unity. The International Commission to Support Palestinians’ Rights “ICSPR” condemns in the strongest possible terms the Israeli occupation continued perpetuation of its crimes against civilians and civilian …

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Sounds as though Israel has decided that Gaza is just one, big, hostile entity. Israel’s military has its “foot on the gas,” says spokesman, adding: “There is one address in Gaza: it is called Hamas.” What else could this mean other than an admission that the Israeli army treats Gaza like one massive military target, …

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This is a pretty standard progressive complaint about news coverage of all sorts of issues, “BothSides!” The Mondoweiss title is: “Several progressive U.S. congresspeople condemn Jerusalem evictions– as State Dep’t blames both sides for violence“ No, Israel is trying to evict Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem. There is an Israeli law that permits …

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Israeli settlers want the Palestinian residents of the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah to move out as an Israeli law says that if a Palestinian home was occupied by Jewish people prior to 1948, then Israelis may “reclaim” it and evict the Palestinians. The Palestinian residents are refusing to budge and will not …

Read more “Israeli Supreme Court orders two parties to “settle,” but there’s no basis for any sort of settlement”

From CNN: HRW said the report was intended to compare Israeli law and government policy against legal standards governing the crimes of apartheid and persecution. The release of the report comes three months after a similar publication by Israeli human rights organization, B’Tselem, which also accused Israel of becoming an “apartheid regime” arguing that the …

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We were privileged to have Rajie Cook as an active Presbyterian member of CJ Allies for many years.He participated in many of our events and we admired his creativity and passion for the cause of justice in Israel and Palestine. His studio and home were in Bucks County. Rajie Cook, 90 (1930-2021), the award-winning Palestinian-American graphic …

Read more “Eulogy for Rajie Cook – award-winning Palestinian-American graphic designer, artist, peace activist, humanitarian and photographer”