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Donald Trump just reinstated his Muslim ban, signing a new Executive Order that will once again bar nationals of Iran and five other countries from obtaining visas and visiting the U.S.
Trump’s actions are inhumane, unjust and un-American. We will stop him.
Nationals of the six countries will be unable to obtain visas for 90 days, but beyond that Iranian visa-seekers will likely be banned from the U.S. indefinitely due to the lack of diplomatic relations and Iran’s designation as a “state sponsor of terror”, according to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
We cannot let that happen.
The administration made some small, completely insufficient adjustments to the ban to try minimize public controversy and avoid being blocked once again in court. They are exempting green card holders and persons who currently hold visas.
The adjustments may reduce some of the chaos at airports. But make no mistake: Iranian visa seekers will be barred from entering the U.S. indefinitely. The Administration has also not provided enough answers regarding non-U.S. dual nationals - the order says they are exempt but their FAQ suggests there may be complications in a dual national obtaining a visa. We are seeking full clarity that non-U.S. Iranian dual nationals will indeed be able to apply for a U.S. visa.
The bottom line is this: NIAC Action, and all of our allies in this battle, are fighting Trump’s new ban on two paths - the legal path and the Congressional path.
Read more: ACTION NEEDED: Defeat Trump Muslim Ban 2.0
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Written by Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
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Published: 06 March 2017 06 March 2017
The fight to hold Israel accountable for tragedies inflicted upon Palestinian families will be taken a step further on March 15, 2017, as the Abuelaish Trial for Accountability and Responsibility vs. Israel finally begins in Beer el-Sabe District Court.
Gaza obstetrician Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish’s civil lawsuit seeking an apology and compensation has been pending in Israeli courts since December 2010. On Jan. 16, 2009, during Operation Cast Lead, Israeli shells hit his family home, killing his three daughters and niece.
Israelis heard Dr. Abuelaish’s anguished cries for help as they were broadcast live on Shlomi Eldar’s TV program. Eldar helped get an ambulance to Abuelaish’s home in time to save a fourth daughter who was grievously wounded. The tragedy was rebroadcast around the world and shamed Israel into halting that year’s attacks on Gaza.
After his daughters Bessan (21), Mayar (15) and Aya (13) and niece Noor (17) were killed, Dr. Abuelaish began to seek an apology from the Israeli government for the grief and sorrow inflicted on his family. The Israeli government refused to take responsibility for the girls’ deaths, stating that they were killed in “an operation of war,” and that therefore it would not acknowledge any blame.
Read more: Dr. Abuelaish Seeks Israel’s Accountability and Responsibility for Deaths of Daughters and Niece
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Written by AUPHR AUPHR
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Published: 02 March 2017 02 March 2017
OPPOSE TRUMP'S AGENDA: REJECT FRIEDMAN
Come one and all to a protest at Senator Ron Wyden's Office on
THIS Friday March 3 from 12 noon to 1PM
911 NE 11th Ave #630, Portland, OR 97232
(near Lloyd Center)
Senator Wyden has not yet announced how he will vote on the confirmation of David Friedman as US Ambassador to Israel. We need to keep up the pressure on him to oppose this right-wing extremist from being confirmed.
We've delivered petitions and hand-written letters, we've called, emailed, tweeted.
NOW we protest. We will post on social media so Senator Wyden will know we are here.
Let's keep our message to this one: Reject the Trump Agenda: Reject Friedman.
There's lots more to talk to Sen. Wyden about on Palestine/Israel, but now we want to focus on defeating Friedman.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD--PLEASE COME!!!
Attached are signs you can print up and use for this protest. If you just copy the sign and tape it to a stick, it becomes a nifty protest sign!!
Or, you can find the signs online here.
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Written by Peter Miller Peter Miller
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Published: 17 February 2017 17 February 2017
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February 17, 2017
RALLY IN PORTLAND OPPOSING TRUMP-NETANYAHU AGENDAS
On Wednesday people of good faith stood at Pioneer Courthouse Square joining a National Day of Action to Say NO to U.S. Policy on Israel and NO to the Trump Racist Agenda
Standing in a steady rain, over 60 people held a vigil Wednesday evening at Pioneer Courthouse Square to protest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump’s agendas of shared racism, Islamophobia, denial of human rights and ongoing occupation. While Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump met in Washington, the protesters here at the Portland rally chanted, “No Walls No Ban No Building on Stolen Land”, “Hey Hey Ho Ho David Friedman’s got to go”, and “From Palestine to Mexico All the walls have got to go.”
One of the protest organizers, Ned Rosch, of Jewish Voice for Peace-PDX, read from a statement published yesterday by Jewish Voice for Peace, “Netanyahu and Trump share a vision of the world which paints aspirations for freedom and dignity as security threats and falsely and intentionally pits Islam against the West and democracy. In response to their joint agenda, we will continue to grow the resistance to their anti-refugee, anti-immigrant, and anti-Muslim policies here in the U.S. and in Israel and put forward a vision of true dignity, equality, and justice for all.“
Read more: RALLY IN PORTLAND OPPOSING TRUMP-NETANYAHU AGENDAS
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Written by Peter Miller Peter Miller
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Published: 17 February 2017 17 February 2017
Removal of caucus members from meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement led to shock: ‘Never before in 20-plus years has this happened’
Two members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said they were removed from a meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) on Thursday, just two days after the agency’s acting director abruptly cancelled a meeting with the CHC.
On Thursday, Democratic Representatives Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois and Norma Torres of California said Republicans asked them to leave a meeting with the agency’s acting director, Thomas Homan, about the rash of raids on immigrant communities.
“In 20-plus years, I have never heard of the Republicans controlling what meetings Democrats can have with officials of the executive branch and never had a staffer ask me to leave a meeting to which I am entitled to attend,” Gutiérrez said in a statement after the meeting.
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