Maintaining Democracy in Ann Arbor Will the electorate accept a candidate for City Council who has a reputation for coddling the powerful and violating the mission statement of the organization he directs? Time will tell, but we report that Chuck Warpehoski, Director of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, has tossed his ill-fitting hat […]

Susan Abulhawa’s new article, “Solidarity and Realpolitik: My Response to Jeff Halper,” on the Palestine Chronicle has been added to the Deir Yassin Remembered web site.

Protesting “Celebrate Israel” Day Here is our flyer for the May 20 protest of the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor’s “Celebrate Israel” day. We have noise permit, bullhorn, and need five sturdy volunteers to hoist the 30-foot Palestinian flag. There may be some activists who would rather attend a Nakba memorial event instead of […]

*Susan Abulhawa, April 14, 2012, “Why are Palestinians paying for Germany’s sins?” on DeirYassin.org *Rich Siegel, January 1, 2012, “The cult of atheist Zionism posing as Judaism” on DeirYassin.org *Rich Siegel, April 5, 2012, “My Pro-Palestine CD Reviewed & then ‘Un-reviewed’ ” on RighteousJews.org *Rich Siegel, March 15, 2012, “Permission to examine ‘Jewishness’ ” on […]

Part of the Problem Referring to the Sixties saying, “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem”, we fast forward to the Twenty-Teens and a presentation made by Rollie S (not his real name), an 83-year-old Jewish peace activist from the Detroit area. Rollie is incredibly sharp and gave a masterful […]

Noise Permit Issued May 20th is the date Palestine solidarity activists need to circle in their calendars to protest the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor’s “Celebrate Israel” day at the Jewish Community Center. Some may remember a few years back when the Ann Arbor Police Department denied our right to use a bullhorn to […]

Taking Justice to the Streets Last week we reported that Ira Levy of Ann Arbor stole a sign from our vigil group on February 4, 2012. We also reported that City Attorney Bob West denied charges based, in part, on the alibi created by Levy that he had sold the car prior to the theft […]