Since 9/11/2001, prejudice against Muslims has coincided with an erosion of civil liberties in the U.S., particularly for Muslim Americans. The case of the Holy Land Foundation Five (HLF5) is …
Miko Peled (and we) took Holy Land Fdn Five story to New York, NJ!
Author/activist Miko Peled took the story of the “Holy Land Foundation Five” to two great gatherings in New Jersey and New York last weekend, as part of a speaker series …
Ian Williams explores UN-US ties with DC’s World Affairs Council, and with Helena Cobban
In late January, Just World Educational brought veteran UN watcher Ian Williams to Washington DC, to discuss US-UN ties (in general) with members of the city’s World Affairs Council. We …
US aid to Palestinians: Facts, context, impact
The AP reported earlier today that, The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year’s first contribution …
Resisting Israel’s “quiet” ethnic cleansing of occupied Jerusalem
Please note that on Jan. 22, 2018, we made some minor corrections to the information here and that the corrected version (below) should be the only one used or linked …
Some resources on Bethlehem
At a time of year when many Christians around the world are singing (and perhaps thinking) about “Bethlehem”, it’s good to remember that Bethlehem, Palestine is a real place, whose …
Voices from Occupied Jerusalem. #1: Nureddin Amro
On December 6, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States now recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and that he planned later to move the US Embassy from Tel …
Mohammad Sabaaneh honored by the UN’s Committee on Palestine!
Our friend and colleague the brilliant Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh has been honored by the UN’s Committee on the Exercize of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), which …
Ten Days of Awe: Standing with whom?
By Alice Rothchild* *Note: Alice Rothchild serves on the Board of Directors of Just World Educational So it’s Rosh Hashanah, the Day of Judgment and Remembering, and we of the Jewish …