Category: News
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Baby killed by racist Israeli settlers is relative of USPCN leader
Ali Saad Dawabsha, the 18-month-old baby boy burned alive when Israeli settlers tossed flammable liquids and Molotov cocktails inside his and another home in the village of Douma (near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank), was buried yesterday while his mother Reham, father Saad, and four-year-old brother Ahmad are still in critical condition in an…
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Rasmea’s prosecutors tell appeals court: deny a full defense to survivor of rape and torture
Rasmea’s prosecutors tell appeals court: deny a full defense to victim of rape and torture Rasmea Defense Committee Thursday, July 9th, 2015 Federal prosecutor Jonathan Tukel filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday, opposing Rasmea Odeh’s call to overturn her conviction and sentencing on immigration charges. He argues…
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USPCN salutes United Church of Christ’s vote to divest
USPCN salutes United Church of Christ’s vote to divest Another important victory for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) was won yesterday, at the United Church of Christ (UCC) General Synod convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Seventy-six percent of UCC delegates voted for divestment from Israeli occupation, and also to boycott Israeli settlement products, to continue pressuring…
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Niagara Foundation cancels an event with Consul General of Israel
Niagara Foundation cancels an event with Consul General of Israel After appeals by USPCN and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), the Niagara Foundation announced yesterday that it had cancelled its planned peace event with the Consul General of Israel in Chicago, Roey Gilad. Please take a moment to thank Niagara Foundation for recognizing that a…
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Happy Birthday Rasmea! Celebrate by donating to her defense!
Rasmea Defense Committee May 22nd, 2015 MAKE YOUR BIRTHDAY DONATION NOW! Rasmea Odeh is celebrating her birthday in Chicago, and preparing for her appeal in a Cincinnati courtroom. She was sentenced in March to 18 months in prison and deportation, after an unfair trial that her attorneys and the Rasmea Defense Committee are challenging. The…
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TWO ALERTS: Stop Anti-#BDS bills in IL and DC!
DC ACTION ALERT: See this action alert from our friends at the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, to stop fast track trade legislation that includes an anti-#BDS provision. ********************************* ILLINOIS ACTION ALERT: Testify Online Against IL Anti-Boycott Bill! Stop the Politicizing of Our Pension System! We must act now to stop this bill…
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Updated Action: tell ACRL’s chairman directly to rescind award to McQuade
UPDATED ACTION ALERT: Tell Arab-American Civil Rights League (ACRL) chairman, Nabih Ayad, that Rasmea’s prosecutor deserves no award! In an article published yesterday by Palestine In America, a spokesperson for the ACRL said that the same U.S. Attorney, Barbara McQuade, who used scare tactics and fear-mongering to prosecute and convict Rasmea, “stood with the Arab-American…
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USPCN Action Alerts: IL anti-boycott bill on the floor today & anti-BDS amendment to bill in U.S. Senate
ILLINOIS: Urgent Action – CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE NOW – Don’t let Illinois penalize human rights boycotts of Israel! The anti-boycott bills, HB4011 and SB1761, will be on the floors of both the Illinois House and Senate within the hour TODAY. These bills would prohibit state agencies and state retirement services from entering into contracts or investing…
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Rasmea Odeh to speak at her sentencing March 12
200 supporters to join her in Detroit courthouse Support rally Thursday, March 12th, at 10 AM Eastern, at 231 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, Michigan. Sentencing hearing begins at 11 AM Eastern. Today, Rasmea Odeh, Chicago’s 67-year-old Palestinian community leader, will speak directly to Judge Gershwin Drain in a Detroit federal court, to describe her extraordinary…
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Rasmea’s speech on International Women’s Day
Rasmea Odeh’s speech at International Women’s Day fundraising event in Chicago March 8th, 2015 I’m so glad to join you today, to express my pleasure to be back amongst all of my family, friends, supporters, and the community who I love and respect so much. I’m so grateful for the support, care, and endless love…