For the past decade, the organization Grassroots Al-Quds has been a hub of Palestinian organizing in Jerusalem (also known by its Arabic name, Al-Quds). The group supports local Palestinian communities in their struggles to resist their ongoing violent displacement by the state; it also studies the history of the city’s varied Palestinian neighborhoods and offers […]
Continue ReadingIs it worthwhile to focus our organizing on moving Jewish American public opinion on Israel/Palestine? How effective is it really in shifting the dynamics on the ground? Jewish Currents staff members discuss these questions. Then, starting at 33:58, we discuss one of the main questions we’ve received in the last week: How do I talk […]
Continue ReadingAMIDST ISRAEL’S DEVASTATING ASSAULT ON GAZA, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan, and Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib are preparing to introduce a resolution that would block the United States’ planned $735 million sale of bombs to Israel, according to an early draft of the legislation obtained by Jewish Currents. The resolution would […]
Continue ReadingRep. Betty McCollum is a Minnesota Democrat who has emerged as one of the handful of elected officials in Washington taking meaningful steps to hold Israel accountable for the occupation. Rep. McCollum has introduced a bill, H.R. 2590, that would prevent US military aid from funding detention of Palestinian children, seizure or destruction of Palestinian […]
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THE GANGS of Israeli teenagers grip their oversized machine guns as they patrol the Damascus Gate, tossing their stun grenades and hearing the stones roar back in the original Arabic: “Jerusalem for the Palestinians.” What scenes those steps have borne witness to—a Nakba, a catastrophe. A shattering of history, a rending of Palestinian masses, now […]
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The Sackler Family owns Purdue Pharma which has been embroiled in allegations of responsibility in America’s opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma, the manufacturers of prescription narcotic pain reliever Oxycontin has agreed to a settlement of charges with the Federal government for a reported $8 billion. The money will be divided into a $3.5 billion fine, forfeiture […]
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European Commission takes a clear stance on airline refunds siding with the passengers. The first step in the process is making vouchers more accessible and valuable Despite a major push from airline lobbyists and various EU member states, the European Commission has reiterated the importance of consumer rights and upholding their right to cash refunds […]
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Photo Credit: courtesy Doug Goldstein It is possible to achieve financial freedom after a string of failures. Nearly every successful entrepreneur and investor has a “failure story” to tell. John Lee Dumas, host of the Entrepreneur on Fire podcast, explains the difference between using failure to make a comeback and giving into despair. Learn how […]
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[embedded content] Not wishing to be excessively nasty, but I could name several Nuremberg defendants who had an easier time apologizing for their anti-Semitism than Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. He finally did say the A word, but, goodness, it was like pulling the teeth of a Yeti you met up inside a cave in the […]
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Photo Credit: pixabay Larry’s Letters Letters to the Editor Forbes Magazine Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); 60 5th AvenueNew York, NY 10011-8868 Dear Editor, Davide Banis has revised history with ‘alternate facts’. In 1947, the UN did propose to divide Palestine into two parts, […]
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