Jesse Rubin
Mondoweiss
New York, United States
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Maryland software engineer sues Gov. Larry Hogan over anti-BDS law –
A Maryland software engineer and former state delegate is suing his state’s governor for signing an executive order into law which targets and penalizes supporters of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement (BDS), in what he says is a violation of his First Amendment rights. → Read More
Hundreds of New Yorkers take to the streets in support of Gaza –
New Yorkers turned Times Square into a ground for dissent Friday afternoon, taking to the streets in support of Palestinians actively resisting Israeli occupation and dispossession. → Read More
City University of New York students launch landmark divestment campaign –
Student members of the Palestine Solidarity Alliance at Hunter College recently made public their proposed 'Resolution Demanding CUNY to Adopt a Socially Responsible Investment Policy,' a landmark first step towards pressuring the City University of New York to end its ties with US companies complicit in Israel's ongoing violations of Palestinian human rights. → Read More
Israeli ambassador devotes much of his speech to small group of protesters outside –
When rightwing Israeli ambassador Dani Dayan went to Columbia Univ on February 5, a protest coalition of Students for Justice in Palestine of Columbia and Columbia/Barnard’s Jewish Voice for Peace responded with a mock checkpoint and non-disruptive protest aimed at informing fellow students about Israel’s illegal settlement project, which Dayan, a settler, represents. → Read More
Worldwide mobilization marks Ahed Tamimi’s 17th birthday
As evening turned to night on January 30th in New York City, more than sixty supporters Ahed Tamimi gathered beneath the Amtrak arrivals and departures screen at Penn Station to celebrate her life and demand the 17-year-old’s release. The rally was just one of many around the world on Tamimi's birthday that brought attention to her case, and the larger struggle for Palestinian liberation that… → Read More
‘ICE is out of control’: Amer Othman Adi continues hunger strike as family fights for his freedom
Eight days have passed since Amer Othman Adi was detained by federal immigration agents upon arrival at a “routine” check-in, as mandated by the Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) office in Cleveland. Following his arrest, Adi’s family has applied unrelenting pressure on the immigration agency, both engaging the press and elected officials via social media, letter writing, and direct… → Read More
After New Orleans City Council implicitly endorses BDS, officials say resolution was not about Israel –
After backlash to the New Orleans City Council resolution in support of human rights, which was pushed by Palestinian solidarity activists, Councilmember-At-Large Jason Williams who voted in support of the resolution stopped discussing parallels between South Africa during Apartheid and Israel. → Read More
American Jewish visitor forced to sign loyalty oath in order to get tourist visa to Israel –
In an apparent escalation of Israel’s anti-BDS policy, an American Jew disclosed to Mondoweiss that in order to receive a valid visa they were forced to sign a loyalty oath to the state of Israel. The individual, who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of retribution, was summoned to the Interior Ministry’s office and forced to write and sign a letter declaring allegiance to the state in order… → Read More
Palestinian torture survivors hunt ghosts of their past
Former prisoners star in Raed Andoni's genre-bending new film. → Read More
Seven members of Jewish Voice for Peace arrested in demonstration at ADL –
Nearly 100 activists with the New York City chapter of grassroots organization Jewish Voice for Peace attempted Wednesday night to deliver a petition to the New York headquarters of the Anti-Defama… → Read More
Anti-BDS crusader Marcus named to top civil rights post in Trump administration –
Kenneth Marcus heads a lawfare organization that targets the Boycott Israel movement on campus as allegedly anti-Semitic and thereby violating federal laws against racial discrimination. Last week he was named to the top civil rights job at the Dep't of Education, stirring fears that he will attempt to silence advocates for Palestinians. → Read More
Texas city drops Israel boycott ban for individuals but says businesses must still reject BDS to get hurricane aid –
Following media uproar, Dickinson, Texas, decided today it will no longer require private citizens affected by Hurricane Harvey to sign a pledge guaranteeing they will not boycott Israel as a condition to receiving help. But businesses seeking aid must reject Israel boycott. → Read More
Maryland governor’s order against BDS is sure to backfire, boycott advocates say
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed an executive order Monday barring state business with those who support BDS. Saqib Ali, co-founder of Freedom2Boycott and a former Maryland state legislator, said Monday’s executive order shows the hubris of staunchly pro-Israel voices and their disregard for democratic institutions. “You don't have to be somebody who pays close attention to the… → Read More
In order to receive hurricane relief, Texas town requires residents to reject Israel boycott –
In the aftermath of one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the Texas coast in years, one city is requiring all applicants for relief money to provide in writing a guarantee they do not and will not support the boycott of Israel. → Read More
‘The other side of the Siege’ — the IDF takes on the Jenin Freedom Theatre
Taking on the Jenin Freedom Theatre's staging in New York of a dramatized episode in the Second Intifada, the siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, NYU’s Taub Center for Israel Studies screened a PBS documentary featuring Israeli colonel Lior Lotan, the chief Israeli negotiator during the siege. And Lotan followed the screening with an hour-long elaboration of events that often felt… → Read More
'Looking for Palestine,' a night of storytelling with Palestinians, Live!
Organizers began the D.C. Palestinian Film and Arts Festival with the goal of creating an environment for Palestinian artists in the diaspora to express themselves outside the political frame that has become synonymous with Palestine. One example of this in the recently concluded 7th annual festival was a unique and memorable space for Palestinian storytelling. → Read More
D.C. Palestinian Film and Arts Festival celebrates ‘what it is to be Palestinian’
Palestinian artists from the Washington D.C. metro area and beyond convened at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on Monday, October 2nd for opening night of the seventh annual D.C. Palestinian Film and Arts Festival. Festival co-founder Noura Erakat tells Mondoweiss, “When we discuss Palestine, we're discussing a lot of the pain and intensity. There are so few places to celebrate what it is… → Read More
Writers and artists declare solidarity with persecuted Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour –
Jesse Rubin reports from a standing-room-only event in Brooklyn on free speech and Palestine solidarity in support of Dareen Tatour, a Palestinian poet under house arrest whose case has come to symbolize the absurdity of Israel’s selectively guaranteed right to free speech. → Read More
Anonymous anti-BDS group publishes 'blacklist' of boycott supporters in New York
An unidentified group has launched a shadowy website identifying New Yorkers believed to support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights—placing their photos, social media links and email addresses on a “blacklist” located at OutlawBDS.com. The list features ninety-seven individuals divided into the categories Campuses, Public & NPOs and Private Sector… → Read More
In war against ‘cell phones,’ Israeli launches social media app
Jesse Rubin reports on the latest break in virtual pro-Israel advocacy, an online hasbara app that Israel’s strategic affairs minister calls the Iron Dome of Truth: Combining military-language with an advanced technology sector—two things which Israel prides itself on—users can choose from a long list of 'missions' and receive points upon completion. The tasks can be as simple as liking a… → Read More