Thursday, 29 April 2021, 9:19 am
At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US Senators,
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another
political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage
US military aid as a way to pressure Israel to respect
Palestinian human rights.
Sanders
believes that the US “must be willing to bring real
pressure to bear, including restricting US aid, in response
to moves by either side that undermine the chances for
peace,” while Warren
showed a willingness to restrict military aid as a
“tool” to push Israel to “adjust
course”.
Generally, Sanders’ increasingly
Pro-Palestinian stances are more progressive than those of
Bottom-up politics: Grassroots activism behind pro-Palestine shift in the US
Apr 28,2021 - Last updated at Apr 28,2021
At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US senators, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage US military aid as a way to pressure Israel to respect Palestinian human rights.
Sanders believes that the US “must be willing to bring real pressure to bear, including restricting US aid, in response to moves by either side that undermine the chances for peace”, while Warren showed a willingness to restrict military aid as a “tool” to push Israel to “adjust course”.
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Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 7:02 am
The Israeli government’s position regarding an
impending investigation by the International Criminal Court
of alleged war crimes committed in occupied Palestine has
been finally declared by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu.
“It will be made clear that Israel is a
country with rule of law that knows how to investigate
itself,” Netanyahu said
in a statement on April 8. Subsequently, Israel
“completely rejects” any accusations that it has
committed war crimes.
But it won’t be so easy for
Tel Aviv this time around. True, Israel is not a party to
the Rome Statute, according to which the ICC was
Home » Opinion » Ramzy Baroud » Recognition of Palestine is ‘symbolic’ but also critical: The Australian case
Recognition of Palestine is ‘symbolic’ but also critical: The Australian case
Apr 13,2021 - Last updated at Apr 13,2021
Australia’s Labour Party’s(ALP) recognition of Palestine as a State on March 30 is a welcomed position, though it comes with many caveats.
Pro-Palestinian activists are justified to question the sincerity of the ALP’s stance and whether Australia’s Labour is genuinely prepared to fully adopt this position should they form a government following the 2022 elections.
The language of the amendment regarding the recognition of Palestine is quite indecisive. While it commits the ALP to recognise Palestine as a State, it “expects that this issue will be an important priority for the next Labour government”. “Expecting” that the issue would be made an “important priority” is not the same as confirming that the recognition of Pales