The USA and Israel Fall Elections: Getting Out the Vote and Facing Challenges
Standing Together leadership considers the most significant objective to be “getting out the vote in Palestinian sectors.”
Tagged: Trump
American Jews Say “No More” in NYC Rally
A long-time fixture in New York politics and former President of the human rights organization, American Jewish World Service, Ruth Messinger, told me, “I’m here because Torah states we can’t stand idly by. Starvation is not an appropriate weapon of war.”
“Postcards to Hitler:” A Story of Individual Resistance
Reading Postcards to Hitler: A German Jew’s Defiance in a Time of Terror during the first one hundred days of the Trump regime, it was impossible not to see the equivalencies to America and to feel inquietude at the parallels.
“The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe” The Importance of Gideon Levy’s Book
Levy last visited Gaza eighteen years ago, before the government prohibited Israeli journalists from entering. He had been a regular visitor from 1987 through 2006. His goal was to serve as an interlocutor on “life and death under Israeli occupation—where freedom and basic human rights were denied.”
On the Ground at J Street Conference 2019
Naomi Chazan prefaced her comments with the rhetorical question, “Can one be overly critical of a country one loves?”
Women’s Voices Stymie Trump Agenda
Just as mothers understand the pain of others trying to save their children from violence and desperate situations; that children must be defended against the horrors of unregulated guns; they also get that deregulating environmental regulations spells disaster.
Trump Gets Challenged on Climate Change Censorship
“The Trump administration can deny the reality of the climate crisis, but it can’t make it go away by simply telling government employees not to mention it anymore. This kind of anti-science meddling leads us straight back to the dark ages.”
P.S. Jerusalem: Danae Elon Returns Home
Danae Elon’s new documentary, “P.S. Jerusalem,” offers a bird’s-eye view of a society at war externally and internally. It is a three-year visual diary. Danae records her move from Brooklyn, New York back to the city of her childhood, Jerusalem.
Bill de Blasio Holds Town Hall in Northwest Bronx
A diverse group of constituents from the Northwest Bronx met with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council member Andrew Cohen, for a forum that fielded concerns from local schools to the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Moving Forward with Grassroots Activism
The biggest take away from this deadly election cycle is that grassroots action is the key to the success of any movement or ideology.
