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Condemn ABC 7 Slander of Palestinian Activist and Occupy Chicago

On Wednesday, October 26th, ABC 7 reporter Chuck Goudie filed an inaccurate and irresponsible segment on supposed anti-Semitism at OccupyChicago, and OWS in general. The piece slandered Palestinian community organizer Hatem Abudayyeh and the Palestinian and Palestine solidarity movement more broadly.

We Pushed Urban Shield Out of Oakland, But the Struggle Continues!

IJAN participated in the Stop Urban Shield Coalition, an important campaign that reflects our work on Israel’s Worldwide Role in Repression and particularly the collaboration between the Israeli military and police forces across the United States. Below is the coalition’s statement upon achieving two major victories.

IJAN-TC participates in Minneapolis panel of "Varied Voices"

On October 16, Twin Cities IJAN organizer Sylvia Schwarzspoke on a panel for the Joint Peace with Justice Committee of the Minneapolisand St. Paul Area synods, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, entitled“Seeking Israeli/Palestinian Peace: Varied Voices from the Jewish Community.” Thediscussion featured local panelists representing four very diverse Jewishorganizations—Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Voice for Peace,J-Street, and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network. Schwarzrepresented IJAN's views, and you can download her speech in full below. Toread a follow-up article on Modoweiss, click here.

You can also watch the panel online at - Seeking Israeli /Palestinian Peace: Varied Voices from the Jewish Community. Part 1 includesprepared remarks from the panelists followed by some audience response. Part 2features a wrap up of audience response and discussion. This segment alsoincludes a post panel interview with two members of the International JewishAnti-Zionist Network. (Panel filmed Oct 16, 2011 at Central Lutheran Church,Mpls. Post panel interview filmed 10/30/11). Both parts can be found here: http://ourworldindepth.org/archives/451