The Friends Committee, a Quaker lobbying group, has been pushing in Washington for a cease-fire, going up against more powerful and better-funded groups backing Israel.
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Democrats Push Biden to Take Harder Line on Saudi Arabia
Lawmakers have continued to press for harsher action and a wholesale rethinking of the American stance toward the kingdom.
Tlaib Renounces Trip to West Bank Under Israel’s Conditions
Israel said Ms. Tlaib could visit her grandmother in the West Bank if she agreed not to “promote boycotts.” Ms. Tlaib initially agreed then canceled.
In Tlaib’s Ancestral Village, Grandmother Weathers a Global Political Storm
Suddenly pulled into an international uproar, the 90-year-old grandmother of Representative Rashida Tlaib has barely kept up with the dizzying drama.
The Anti-Boycott Law Israel Used to Bar Both Omar and Tlaib
The nation has used the 2017 law to deny entry to some foreign supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
Rashida Tlaib Says She Won’t Visit West Bank Under Israel’s Conditions
Israel said on Friday that Ms. Tlaib could visit her grandmother in the West Bank if she agreed not to “promote boycotts.” Ms. Tlaib canceled her trip.
Israeli Decision on Omar and Tlaib Inflames Politics in Two Countries
Mr. Trump’s call to bar the two congresswomen was an extraordinary step to influence an allied nation and punish his political opponents at home.
Is B.D.S. Anti-Semitic? A Closer Look at the Boycott Israel Campaign
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement aims to press Israel to change its policies toward the Palestinians. It has generated heated debate and much misinformation.
Angela Merkel ‘Feels Solidarity’ for Congresswomen Targeted by Trump
The chancellor said the president’s “go back” comment ran counter to her impression of what had made America strong.
Feature: How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
The growing prominence of the B.D.S. movement — and the backlash to it — is widening fault lines from college campuses to Capitol Hill.