Megan Iorio, Author at Just Foreign Policy

Tarek out of jail; U.S. demands investigation of beating

July 7, 2014

Thank you to the 12,600 of you who took action for Tarek Abu Khdeir! We’re happy to report that Tarek was released from jail yesterday morning. Even though he was not charged with any crime, his family was made to pay $877 bail and he was sentenced to house arrest until his scheduled departure for…

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URGENT ACTION: Teenage US Citizen Beaten by Israeli Police

July 5, 2014

A 15-year-old Palestinian-American youth was severely beaten by Israeli police in East Jerusalem on July 3 [1]. The beating was caught on video. [2] According to the human rights group Addameer, the victim, Tarek Abu Khdeir, from Tampa, Florida, was beaten by two undercover Israeli police in the yard of his uncle’s home in East…

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Call TODAY: Tell your Rep to Support Rigell-Lee Letter

June 26, 2014

Some people claim that there’s nothing we can do to stop the President from launching a new war in Iraq, if that’s what he decides to do. But last August, when the President had decided to bomb Syria, we proved that wasn’t true. When 192 Members of the House said he had to come to…

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VICTORY! Presbyterians vote to divest from Caterpillar, HP & Motorola!

June 21, 2014

Just a short time ago, the Presbyterian General Assembly voted 310-303 to divest from Caterpillar, Motorola and Hewlett-Packard over these companies’ ties to the Israeli occupation! Commissioners took this step to put their investments in line with their values despite persistent attempts by opponents to conflate this selective divestment with a boycott of all Israelis…

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Tell Congress NOW: No New U.S. War in Iraq or Syria!

June 19, 2014

President Obama is under heavy pressure to order direct U.S. military intervention in Iraq and Syria. But as Thomas Friedman wrote in the New York Times, avoiding direct U.S. military involvement in these two countries’ civil wars is the “least bad option.” Thanks to Reps. Barbara Lee and John Conyers, we have a crucial opportunity…

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Presbyterian divestment passes committee in decisive vote!

June 18, 2014

Yesterday afternoon, the Middle East Issues Committee of the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted decisively 45-20 to endorse divestment from three companies—Caterpillar, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard—that play a role in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The resolution now moves on to the General Assembly where it is expected to be taken up either Thursday or Friday. From…

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Support Presbyterian Divestment from Israeli Occupation!

June 11, 2014

Next week, the Presbyterian Church (USA) is holding its biennial general assembly in Detroit where they’ll consider a resolution to divest $17 million from three companies—Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions, and Hewlett-Packard—that participate in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Just Foreign Policy will be in Detroit for this potentially historic vote—and we want to bring your messages…

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Support Presbyterian Divestment—Make Our “Presby Divest!” Image Your Profile Pic!

June 10, 2014

The Presbyterian Church (USA) is holding its biennial general assembly in Detroit where they’ll consider a resolution to divest $17 million from three companies—Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions, and Hewlett-Packard—that participate in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Many groups that oppose pressure on the Israeli government to change its policies are demanding that the Presbyterians vote against…

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Report your call telling your Senator to #StandWithReid on Bergdahl diplomacy

June 5, 2014

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Let us know what you thought of the Int’l Gaza Day Twitter Campaign

June 4, 2014

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Author: Megan Iorio