IJAN in the News

Jacobin: Israel’s Global Reach

by Charlotte Silver That Israeli militarism is rarely discussed beyond the parameters of the "Arab-Israeli conflict" may seem perfectly natural. When the Israeli army is not engaged in an all-out assault on the Palestinian territories, it's busy conducting lethal raids into the West Bank or sending surveillance drones to fly over eternally terrorized Gaza. So it's ...

CounterPunch: Strengthening the Roots of Resistance

Planta Tree for Palestine by JOSIE SHIELDS-STOMSNESS For 112 years, the Jewish National Fund has played a central role in the on-going displacement and dispossession of Palestinians from their land and homes. The JNF was instrumental in the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 and continues to play a central role in maintaining Israel's regime of ...

Al Jazeera Opinion Page: Israel’s Insecurity Industry

IJAN's 28-page exposé, Israel's Worldwide Role in Repression, is featured in this opinion piece by Belen Fernandez for Al Jazeera.

Two Responses to Alvin Rosenfeld from Signatories to Survivors’ and Descendants’ Letter

Below are two editorials from signatories to the survivors' and descendants' letter submitted to The Jewish Daily Forward in response to Alvin Rosenfeld's op-ed which was full of ad hominem attacks on the signers. Neither op-ed was published nor did either author receive a response from The Forward. First is an op-ed by signatory Jesse Strauss and second one from Bruce Ballin. Click here to view a press release about The Forward's refusal to provide the signers an opportunity to defend themselves agains Rosenfeld's attack.

Letter from Survivors of Nazi Genocide runs in NYTimes–News Coverage

A letter signed by 40 survivors of the Nazi genocide and 287 descendants of survivors and victims ran as a half-page ad in the Saturday, August 23rd New York Times. The letter has been getting an overwhelming response. See below for news coverage and other responses. Raphael Cohen interviewed on Al Jazeera

A New War on Speech

by Selma James and Sara Kershnar Published in Jacobin Campaigns against Rabab Abdulhadi and other activists are calls for state-sponsored political harassment. In the United States, it’s on campuses that the push against Israeli colonialism is having its greatest success. Despite attempts to quash faculty and student speech, the movement continues to surge. Professors worldwide rallied ...