Biden Nominee Dropped After 'Israel Apartheid' Comment

The withdrawal of James Cavallaro's nomination to a human rights commission was decried by rights advocates as a clamp-down on criticism of the Israeli government's violent policies in Palestine.



By Julia Conley
Common Dreams

Human rights advocates are warning that the Biden administratio

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