Algunos activistas han presentado la lucha contra Israel y por los derechos de los palestinos como lo mismo que la lucha por la justicia racial en Estados Unidos. Aunque es comprensible que se intente dar sentido a los acontecimientos internacionales a través de nuestro propio contexto nacional, las particularidades del conflicto palestino-israelí no se prestan a comparaciones exactas con la experiencia estadounidense de desigualdad racial sistémica.
A diferencia de lo…
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Hoy día no es raro ver a los críticos de Israel acusarlo de ser un estado de apartheid. Tanto si esta descripción se utiliza para describir las políticas israelíes respecto a los palestinos de Cisjordania y la Franja de Gaza, como a los ciudadanos árabes de Israel, el término es inexacto, ofensivo y a menudo se utiliza para deslegitimar y denigrar a Israel en su conjunto. Además, el uso de esta inexacta y altamente cargada etiqueta es…
En la retórica exacerbada de la actualidad, a veces se acusa a Israel de cometer actos de "genocidio" contra los palestinos. Genocidio es un término legal, y las políticas y acciones israelíes no cumplen en ningún caso con este umbral legal. Más bien, el uso sensacionalista del término genocidio en relación con el conflicto palestino-israelí no solamente es inexacto y engañoso, sino que sirve para demonizar al Estado…
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) is an international campaign aimed at delegitimizing and pressuring Israel, through the diplomatic, financial, professional, academic and cultural isolation of Israel, Israeli individuals, Israeli institutions, and, increasingly, Jews who support Israel’s right to exist.
What is the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism? In 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), comprised of 31 member-states, including the United States, formally adopted the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism (“the IHRA Definition”). The IHRA Definition, initially published by a European Union agency in 2005, has been used by the U.S. State Department since 2010 and by the U.S. Department of Education since at least 2019. It was embraced in the…
Neturei Karta (NK), an international ultra-Orthodox anti-Zionist group with a strong base of support in the U.S., views itself as the religious Jewish authority on Zionism and Israel and claims to “pray for the peaceful dismantlement of the state of Israel.”
Founded in 1938, “Neturei Karta” (Aramaic for “Guardians of the Gates”) opposes the contemporary state of Israel because it does not believe that the Jewish people have the right to self…
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Usually between 750 and 900 words in length
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What You Need to Know Background: The Status Quo Arrangement
The Temple Mount / Noble Sanctuary in Jerusalem is the holiest site in Judaism and third holiest in Islam.
Two Jewish Temples have stood on the site, which is believed to be the place where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac. It has served as a major symbol of Jewish identity towards where Jews have prayed throughout the millennia.
Muslims, who refer to Jerusalem as “al-Quds” (the holy place), believe the holy…
Key Points Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is a radical anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activist group that advocates for the eradication of Zionism and the boycott of Israel.JVP does not represent the mainstream Jewish community, which it views as bigoted for its association with Israel.JVP promotes messaging that descends into the antisemitic vilification of “Zionists,” and can include classic antisemitic tropes and support for terrorists.JVP blamed Israel for the Hamas October 7,…
For Educators
Cynthia McKinney, a former U.S. Congresswoman from Georgia and 2008 Green Party presidential candidate, participated in a variety of anti-Israel campaigns and events in 2009.
McKinney has a history of using anti-Israel rhetoric, including accusing the pro-Israel lobby of sabotaging her political career and alleging that Israel of committing genocide, apartheid and war crimes. She has repeatedly condemned U.S. support for Israel.
She has also taken part in multiple…