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December 23, 2017 Stan, Here is the latest news and opinion from Mondoweiss. Know anyone that you think would enjoy this newsletter? Share this sign-up link with them! A day after UN vote on Jerusalem, Israeli aggression intensifies in the West Bank By Rhiannon F. It’s the third Friday of Rage since Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, and the day after the UN Assembly draft resolution vote, where 128 countries called for the US to overturn its decision to move the US embassy. Rhiannon F. reports, "There appear to be more Israeli soldiers in force today in Beit El, north of Ramallah, scattered along the hilltops close to the illegal settlement. The air is tense as the soldiers hold back from firing the amount of rubber bullets and tear-gas they are known to be capable of. Palestinian protesters know if it is silent and appears calm on the Israeli soldiers' end of a clash, a plan is most likely about to erupt." Read in browser » Bedouin community uses Christmas celebration to challenge Israeli land grab By Mariam Barghouti While Damascus Gate has been the central point of protest in light of US president Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Palestinians have also been confronting the declaration through other means. The residents of Jabal al-Baba used this year's Christmas celebration to reaffirm the need to defy Israeli policy of forced displacement and the plans to take over the areas of E-1 northeast of the city. Read in browser » Israel has detained 148 Palestinian children since Trump’s Jerusalem speech 2 weeks ago By Kate Israeli forces detained 28 Palestinians overnight Tuesday from occupied territories, including a 15-year-old. That brings the total number of Palestinians detained by Israeli forces since the beginning of the protests that followed US President Donald Trump's’ recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to 490, including 148 minors and 11 women. Read in browser » The never-ending crisis of Zionism By Philip Weiss Seven years ago it was a viral video of a Palestinian boy weeping as his father was arrested by occupying soldiers. Now it's viral video of a Palestinian girl slapping Israeli soldiers. The occupation is endlessly horrifying to American liberal Zionists but they never do anything about it concretely. They just have their never-ending crisis. Their ethnocentrism ought to horrify their own children. Read in browser » How Palestinians can transform statelessness into strength By Ahmed Moor Ahmed Moor writes that the main failure of the Palestinian leadership is that they act as though Israel can be maneuvered through negotiations with a heavyweight tipping the scales in their favor, even though history has shown this will not be successful. Nonetheless, he writes, there is a path forward: "By restating the goals of the Palestinian national movement, away from state building and towards human rights and dignity, the PLO, Hamas, and the PA may fundamentally alter their dynamic with Israel. The pursuit of equal rights is the only mechanism for transforming statelessness into strength." Read in browser » McCollum’s bill on Palestinian children’s rights: Now is the time to act By Randa Wahbe Following the arrest of 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi it is urgent for Congress to pass Betty McCollum’s proposed bill to prevent the use of US tax dollars for the Israeli military’s detention and mistreatment of Palestinian children. The message of the bill is simple: As Israel’s largest benefactor, the US must stop funding Israel’s human rights abuses against children. Read in browser » Advertising Facebook Twitter Website Email