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Latest stories from the If Americans Knew blog. View this in your browser Essential news about Palestine, Israel, and related topics • IsraelPalestineNews.org Featuring reports about the Israel lobby's activities from around the web, missing headlines from Palestine, and the latest If Americans Knew videos. Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to receive blog updates in your inbox twice a week (or more often). Click here to modify your current subscription.  Please donate so that we can continue this work! Your contributions are essential in our many diverse projects to inform Americans about Palestine. We are a 501(c)3 organization and all donations are fully tax deductible.  Left Forum management censors If Americans Knew The Left Forum board of directors has rejected a panel on Palestine by If Americans Knew. The panel, which was to include a discussion of censorship among its topics, was to consist of a Muslim Palestinian refugee immigrant, two American women, and a Palestinian-Colombian-American man…  Read the rest of this entry Jerusalem: The Not-so-eternal Capital of the Jewish People By Philippe Bohstrom, Ha’aretz. Jerusalem has existed for over 7,000 years. Jews have been unquestionably connected with the city for 3,000 or so – yet it functioned as their capital only for short periods in history. Read the rest of this entry Gaza Freedom Flotilla Boat Boarded & Searched by German Coast Guard From Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The 2018 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, with peace activists taking humanitarian aid to Gaza, was harassed today by the German Coast Guard. After two successful voyages, flotillas have been blocked in international waters by Israeli forces, once killing 10 of those on board. Read the rest of this entry GOP Hostility Toward Iran Secured After Adelson Gives $30 Million To Top Super PAC By Whitney Webb, Mint Press News. Israel supporter Sheldon Adelson donated $30 million to a top Republican PAC. This may be the single largest campaign donation in U.S. history. Adelson influenced Trump to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and end the Iran nuclear agreements. Adelson-supported appointees include Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo, & John Bolton. Read the rest of this entry Israel Snipers Train Their Weapons On International Press By Frank Sellers, Mint Press News. Reporters W/o Borders has asked Int’l Criminal Court to investigate Israeli sniper fire on journalists, which it regards as war crimes. 2 journalists killed, at least 90 injured since March 30.  Read the rest of this entry Palestinian journalists form committee to file legal case against Israel at ICC From WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency. Palestinian Journalists Syndicate plans to file a case against Israel in the ICC & other Euro courts for killing 2 Palestinian journalists in 2018 and wounding at least 90 others. Read the rest of this entry WATCH: CBC exposé “The Godfather” on Adelson’s influence on US & Canadian policies A powerful exposé by veteran Canadian news anchor Wendy Mesley on the role of billionaire campaign donor Sheldon Adelson in getting the U.S. embassy moved to Jerusalem, Trump’s abandonment of the Iran nuclear deal, and both U.S. and Canadian Mideast policies. A NY Times reporter explains that Adelson is “the enforcer” for the conservative wing of the Israel lobby.  Read the rest of this entry German cartoonist sacked after Netanyahu drawing By Cuneyt Karadag, Anadolu Agency. A German cartoonist was fired for an allegedly anti-Semitic drawing of Benjamin Netanyahu. This is the new anti-Semitism, suppressing criticism of Israel. Read the rest of this entry Kairos Statement on Gaza and Jerusalem Kairos Palestine, a Christian Palestinian movement, calls on Christians around the world “to be the conscience of humanity and hear the cry of the oppressed in the Holy Land,” to call for the end of oppression, occupation, and violence.  Read the rest of this entry ‘Sometimes dancing, sometimes furious’: a girl shot dead in Gaza By Oliver Holmes and Hazem Balousha, The Guardian. Poverty & injustice drove 14-year-old Wesal to protest at the Gaza border every Friday. Israeli snipers killed her, but her family has now joined the resistance. Read the rest of this entry Bill would spend Palestinian taxes on Israeli families By Ahmad Abu Amer, Al-Monitor. An Israeli bill would divert some of the revenue that Israel is obligated to hand over to the Palestinian Authority, to stay in Israel. This revenue is earmarked for social welfare payments to families of Palestinians captured, injured, or killed by Israel. Israel claims this practice promotes terrorism. Read the rest of this entry “Freedom Flotilla” sets sail from Sweden to the Gaza Strip By Juliane Helmhold, Jerusalem Post. The 2018 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, filled with humanitarian aid and activists from all over the world, is on its way. Previous attempts of this type have been stopped for the last 7 years, once with the loss of 10 activists’ lives at the hands of Israeli commandos.  Read the rest of this entry Palestinian Child Dies From Serious Wounds He Suffered Eight Days Ago Erekat Says Referral to ICC a National Obligation in Absence of International Accountability PPS: “Israeli Soldiers Assault Two Palestinians Before Abducting Them” Israeli Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In The West Bank Army Attacks Palestinians, Abducts One, In Jerusalem Israeli Air Force Fires Missiles Targeting Boats In Gaza Port Army Shells Central Gaza Israel Summons Ambassadors of Spain, Slovenia and Belgium over UN Investigation Colonial Settlers Cut Down 700 Grape Trees in Hebron Palestinian Officials Refer to ICC for Israeli Crimes and Violations IsraelPalestineNews.org • IfAmericansKnew.org    contact@PROTECTED  •  202-631-4060 DONATE Manage Subscription