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US Anti-BDS Legislation Punishes Solidarity with Palestine

By Stephen Lendman, September 13, 2017

Congressional Israel Anti-Boycott Act legislation wants it criminalized. It aims to “amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to include in the prohibitions on boycotts against allies of the United States boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and to direct the Export-Import Bank of the United States to oppose boycotts against Israel, and for other purposes.”

How Palestinians Can Reverse Israel’s Divide and Conquer Tactics

By Sam Bahour, September 13, 2017

Oslo allowed Israel to reduce Palestinians to disparate fragments, each with their own challenge to merely survive. It’s time to reset that reality and view the Palestinians for what they are — physically fragmented, politically divided, but a whole people.

Israel: “There Is No Palestine”, It Cannot be Allowed to Join the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

By Juergen T Steinmetz, September 12, 2017

From time to time, Israel puts more restrictions on tourism to Palestine, including disallowing western visitors to re-enter Israel when staying in a hotel in Palestine.

Israel to Remove Palestinian Village’s Sole Water Pipe

By Middle East Monitor, September 11, 2017

Daghlas said that the pipeline is the sole water source for the area. According to Wafa, 14 Palestinian families live in the area and depend on the pipeline.

Israel Campaigns Against Palestine Joining UN Tourism Body

By Middle East Monitor, September 10, 2017

Israel is attempting to thwart a Palestinian bid to join the United Nation’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), arguing that the “State of Palestine” does not exist, according to the Jerusalem Post.