Israel and the apartheid analogy

Michigan Imams Condemn Israeli Aggression Against Palestinians

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Israel and the apartheid analogy

b"ROYAL OAK, Mich., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Imams Council of Michigan condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli government's continued attacks on civilians and the resulting loss of innocent lives, including many women and children.

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  • b"ROYAL OAK, Mich., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Imams Council of Michigan condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli government's continued attacks on civilians and the resulting loss of innocent lives, including many women and children.
  • To emphasize the enormity of this attack, it would be the near equivalent of attacking Christians praying at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher during Easter services.
  • This support facilitates its ability to wage asymmetrical, disproportionately destructive strikes against Palestinians, raising concerns that the United States is complicit in the commission of crimes against humanity and furthering Israeli apartheid.\nWe, the Imams Council of Michigan, join people of conscience in offering our condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones.
  • We also pray for a meaningful turn towards justice and the pursuit of peace in the region.\n"

Expert Speakers to Discuss Israel, its U.S. Lobby and Apartheid April 17 & 24

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Monday, April 12, 2021
International relations, Israel–United States relations, Foreign relations of the United States, Israel and the apartheid analogy, B'Tselem, Global politics, Anti-Zionism, Richard A. Falk, Criticism of the Israeli government, Israel lobby in the United States

b"WASHINGTON, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Expertswill speak and take questions at the only annual national conference challenging the Israel lobby's repressive agenda while proposing better alternatives for America.\nIsraelApartheidCon is solely sponsored by the American Educational Trust, publisher of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy ( IRmep ).\nCelebrated Palestinian author Susan Abulhawa reveals how U.S. taxpayers and readers are beginning to understand that their tax dollars are supporting ethnic cleansing and apartheid.\nPalestinian writer and analyst Sumaya Awad warns of the danger of Facebook's effort to suppress criticisms of Zionism by deeming it equivalent to hate speech or anti-Semitism, and her successful campaign against censorship.\nRev.

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  • b"WASHINGTON, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Expertswill speak and take questions at the only annual national conference challenging the Israel lobby's repressive agenda while proposing better alternatives for America.\nIsraelApartheidCon is solely sponsored by the American Educational Trust, publisher of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy ( IRmep ).\nCelebrated Palestinian author Susan Abulhawa reveals how U.S. taxpayers and readers are beginning to understand that their tax dollars are supporting ethnic cleansing and apartheid.\nPalestinian writer and analyst Sumaya Awad warns of the danger of Facebook's effort to suppress criticisms of Zionism by deeming it equivalent to hate speech or anti-Semitism, and her successful campaign against censorship.\nRev.
  • Alex Awad describes how Palestinian evangelicals are successfully working to stop the spread of Christian Zionist biblical misinterpretations in many U.S. churches.\nCongressman Brian Baird (1999-2011) describes how Israel and its U.S. lobby assert authority over Congress, Israel's use of U.S. weapons and equipment in Gazaincluding the 2003 killing of his constituent Rachel Corrieand proposes critical actions voters can take to help elect leaders who will approach these issues in an open-minded way.\nSouth African professor John Dugardprovides insight into the international community's disparity in its treatment of South Africa and Israel for applying substantially similar policies, and the prospects and best approaches for ending Israeli apartheid.\nRichard Falk,former U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Occupied Palestine (2008-2014), will comment on B'Tselem's apartheid report and Israel's 2018 Basic Law that gives preferential status to Jews.\nZaha Hassan, a human rights lawyer and visiting fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, outlines how the Biden administration can break the Middle East peace impasse by adopting a rights-basedrather than an Israel and its lobby basedapproach as the center of its strategy.\nHistorian and author Walter Hixsonexplains why until the monolithic Israel lobby is neutralized, there will never be peace in the Middle East, drawing on insights from his new book, Architects of Repression .\nRadio host and Antiwar.com editorial director Scott Hortondetails how Israel and its U.S. lobby were key proponents of the disastrous 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and today are virtually alone in supporting a U.S. war on Iran,drawing on research from his new book, Enough Already .\nProfessor Robin D.G.
  • Kelley will discuss the current state of resisting Israel and its lobby's efforts on campus, the parallels between South Africa and the movement toward Palestinian liberation, and how the Black Lives Matter and the Palestinian grassroots movements work together.\nTom Surez, author of the 2016 book S tate of Terror: How Terrorism Created Modern Israel ,will discuss the recently issued Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA).\nUN correspondent Ian Williamsprovides a brief history of both Republican and Democratic administrations' sycophantic relations with Israel and how this relationship affects U.S. policies toward the UN and international law.\nInvestigative journalist Asa Winstanley explores the similarities and differences between Labour Friends of Israel in the U.K. and the Democratic Majority for Israel in the U.S., the purpose they serve, and the recent sabotage and purge of major progressive leaders like Jeremy Corbyn who have spoken out in support of Palestinian human rights.\n"

Conference on the Israel Lobby and Apartheid April 17 & 24, 2021

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Monday, March 22, 2021
Israel and the apartheid analogy, Israel–United States relations, Anti-Zionism, Lobbying in the United States

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A major Israeli human rights organization has declared apartheid is rampant both inside Israel and in the territories Israel occupies.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A major Israeli human rights organization has declared apartheid is rampant both inside Israel and in the territories Israel occupies.
  • The web-based conference " End US Support for Israeli Apartheid ?"
  • Join us online to hear expert speakers discuss how Americans can push back against costly and harmful Israel lobby programs and corruption.
  • IsraelApartheidCon does not replace or substitute the rescheduled conference " Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home & Abroad " to be held at the National Press Club on March 2 and 3, 2022.