A distorted narrative has shrouded the Israel-Palestine conflict with mis-understandings. Our resource library and myth-debunking learning modules seek to correct mis-representations of the conflict and equip you with the information you need to competently engage in discourse on the issue.
These learning modules seek to address the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as well as debunk myths regarding the conflict and the Palestinian people. More coming soon!
There are a number of myths that obfuscate the truth around the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In this learning module we list a few and work through each of them with the facts.
When it comes to the “special relationship” between the U.S. and Israel, the U.S. makes unusual exceptions to standard U.S. policy norms, and those exceptions often come at the expense of basic American values. This learning module reviews the odd ways Israel receives exceptional treatment from the US.
Israel’s occupation has made life very difficult for most Palestinians, but none are more vulnerable to the hardships of that occupation than Palestinian children. In the infographic below, we highlight the mistreatment these children are subjected to (hundreds each year) at the hands of Israeli authorities, which very frequently involves physical violence, among a wide-range of abuses, in direct violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international agreements.
Co-published with Mondoweiss, this book by Dr. James Zogby gives context to the injustice today by exploring political Zionism, the ideology animating the injustice today.
For decades, the United States has simultaneously protested Israel’s occupation of Palestine in rhetoric, while actively shielding Israel from real accountability for that illegal occupation. This approach has allowed Israel to act with impunity, expanding settlements throughout the Palestinian territories, in direct violation of international law, and systematically violating a wide-range of basic Palestinian human rights.
