article contains links to a statement by over 1,000 [#Jewish professors opposing equating #antiZionism with #antisemitism. Also contains link to a statement by Jewish students of #Columbia with the opposite position]
from #StandingTogether Instagram page
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"We are a grassroots Jewish-Arab movement fighting for peace, equality and social justice in Israel/Palestine."
2 events on April 13 in #Seattle
1 in #Vancouver on April 17
Speaker: Uri Weitman, an organizer for Standing Together.
#Columbia Students Arrested Over Campus Rally May Face Other Consequences -
Students who camped in tents to protest the war in #Gaza, including the daughter of Representative #IlhanOmar, may be barred from finishing the semester.
from #WashingtonPost
Business titans privately urged #NYC mayor to use police on #Columbia protesters, chats show
A #WhatsApp chat started by some wealthy #Americans after the Oct. 7 #Hamas attack reveals their focus on Mayor #EricAdams and their work to shape #USA opinion of the #Gaza war.
House Dems Voice 'Deep Concern' Over Biden Claim That Israel Is Legally Using US Arms -
"A letter from 26 lawmakers notes the "stark differences and gaps" between what #Biden administration officials say and the opinions of "prominent experts and global institutions" accusing #Israel of genocide."
from #TheGuardian
‘Israelis, go back to Europe’? Some on the left need to rethink their slogans
by #Jo-AnnMort
"A majority of Israel’s #Jews today are not descended from #Europe, but rather from #Arab nations. To expect them to leave #Israel is unprecedented, unrealistic and wrong."
[I don't agree with her opinion on "river to the sea", but I do agree on "go back to Europe".]
from #TheGuardian
‘What’s happening is not genocide’: #Biden criticizes #ICC for seeking arrest warrants for #Israel officials – as it happened
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