How the Trump regime is cracking down on US academic freedom — Middle East Eye (10/4/19)

This letter is deeply troubling, and academics and civil rights advocates have been quick to point out that it is reminiscent of the McCarthyist attacks on leftist academics at the height of the Cold War, with the witch hunt now targeting scholarship on Palestine and Islam generally. Additionally, it reveals that the Department of Education itself, rather than the consortium, is determined to impose its own ideological bias onto academic programmes. As the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wrote in a statement: “Title VI does not, and cannot, authorize the government to require federal funding recipients to de-emphasize the ‘positive aspects of Islam’ to the Department’s satisfaction.

In Israel, ‘politics as usual’ means escalating Palestinian oppression — +972 Magazine (10/4/19)

WATCH: AMP, Allies Hold Press Conference on One-Year Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder (10/3/19)

AMP and movement partners call for #JusticeforJamal one year after Khashoggi’s murder. Statement by AMP Executive Director Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid.

Trump wants to shoot people in the legs. The United States’ closest ally already does that. — Mondoweiss (10/2/19)

UN report gives Israel free hand to smear BDS movement — Electronic Intifada (10/1/19)

Democrats will continue to abandon Israel, no matter who is next P.M. — Mondoweiss (9/30/19)

While these matters have contributed to the U.S. partisan divide, the major factors driving Democratic voters attitudes toward Israel have more to do with the very policies that all major parties in Israel will continue to pursue – the very policies that the Democratic establishment appears loathe to condemn (recall that in 2016, the party establishment would not allow mention of “occupation” or “settlements” in the party platform). In polling we conducted before Trump was even elected, we found among all voters a noticeable downward slide as we measured support for Israel (61%), support of Netanyahu (38%), and support for Israeli settlements (25%). In each instance there was a partisan divide – with Democrats less supportive of Israel, Netanyahu, and Israeli policies (in that descending order) than Republicans.