If Americans Knew

Latest stories from the If Americans Knew blog. View this in your browser Essential news about Palestine, Israel, and related topics • IsraelPalestineNews.org Featuring reports about the Israel lobby's activities from around the web, missing headlines from Palestine, and the latest If Americans Knew videos.  Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to receive blog updates in your inbox twice a week (or more often). Click here to modify your current subscription.  Please donate so that we can continue this work! Your contributions are essential in our many diverse projects to inform Americans about Palestine. We are a 501(c)3 organization and all donations are fully tax deductible.  Where do YOUR Congressional candidates stand on Palestine/Israel? If Americans Knew has created Scoreboards for candidates running for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections. See how your candidates stand on Palestine-Israel… Read the rest of this entry Israeli airstrike kills three children in Gaza WAFA reports that three Palestinian children were killed in an Israeli airstrike bombing that targeted an area to the northeast of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers reportedly opened fire toward the ambulances and prevented their access to the scene…. Read the rest of this entry Israel targets Gaza's children, say witnesses Electronic Intifada reports that every Friday 11-year-old Nasir insisted that he accompany his two older sisters to the Great March of Return. Both women are medics; Nasir would carry their first aid bags. An Israeli sniper shot him in the head. Israeli forces have killed 1,600 Gazan children since 2000… "An Israeli soldier deliberately killed Faris," Zaqoul said. "The Israeli soldier said on a loudspeaker 'you, with the white T-shirt, I'll shoot you' – pointing at Faris…"  Read the rest of this entry Israeli forces kill 4 unarmed protesters in Gaza, 1 in West Bank PNN reports that Israeli forces shot dead four more Palestinian fathers, sons, and brothers during unarmed protests at the Gaza-Israel border, and killed a Palestinian father of two in the West Bank. Israeli soldiers attacked journalists with teargas and banned them from covering events… Read the rest of this entry Israeli forces abduct Palestinians, strike Gaza, injure students, attack Coptic priests, etc The last two days of news reports from the International Middle East Media Center… Read the rest of this entry Pro-Israel superstar may have worked as a secret agent on college campuses The Forward reports that a hugely popular pro-Israel speaker and writer has been secretly working directly for the Israeli government. It appears that his actions may have violated U.S. espionage laws…  Read the rest of this entry Adelson-Funded IAC and Other Groups May Soon Rival AIPAC for Influence, Power The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs details how casino magnate Sheldon Adelson uses his billions of dollars to advocate for Israel. Read the rest of this entry WATCH: Suppressed Al Jazeera film details the Israel lobby's 'covert war' to manipulate Americans Ha'aretz obtained Al Jazeera's four-part documentary about the Israel lobby, censored following pressure by Jewish-American groups . It shows how Israel's Strategic Affairs Ministry works with pro-Israel U.S. officials and groups to manipulate Americans…  Read the rest of this entry Israel's assault on Palestinian universities is a threat to human rights and a tragedy for this generation of students The UK Independent reports that Palestine has had to contend with Israel's systematic obstruction of education: from enforced closures, campus raids, and the oppression of individual students and teachers, including arbitrary arrests and detention without trial. Read the rest of this entry Israeli Army Fires Missile into Central Gaza Erekat: "Trump And Netanyahu Continue To Act On Destroying Peace" Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian near Jenin Army Demolishes Two Residential Rooms near Hebron Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians near Nablus and Tulkarem Two Detained Sisters, 14 And 15, Released Israeli Soldiers Invade Tulkarem, Initiate Searches of Homes Israeli Military Claims to Open Investigation into Killing of Palestinian Medic PPS: "Four Detainees Continue Open-Ended Hunger Strike" Electronic Intifada Report: "Israeli Embassy Used Fake Facebook Profiles to Spy on Students"