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THE REPORT

To Friends of ICAHD-USA

Amplifying a critical Israeli voice in the US, opposing US government support of Israeli apartheid, supporting the One Democratic State Campaign.

February 17, 2026

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"The prognosis is concerning, if not dire. In the progression of Zionist settler colonialism from the Judaization of Palestine through the suppression of all resistance and on to its culmination by simply being normalized as the accepted reality, we are in the last phase of pacification and, as the Abraham Accords bring in more Arab and Muslim states, approaching normalization.

"But, I argue, that prognosis can still be reversed if the necessary steps are taken: effective, coordinated, Palestinian-led organization, clear goals, priorities and strategies to achieve them, and a political program. One cannot be in a struggle without an end-game.

"Whether or not we rise to the occasion remains to be seen. So far there is much more protest, academic analysis and BDS disconnected from stated political goals than there is a coherent anti-colonial movement towards liberation. I hope you will find my analysis, my evaluation of where we are in the struggle and what still needs to be done, useful for our collective endeavor towards a free Palestine and an inclusive, just post-colonial future. But the hour is late and the task of effectively organizing around a political program is more than urgent.

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US Domestic and Foreign Policy and its Implications in the Middle East

Part three in a series with eminent political analysts

An Interview with

Wednesday, February 25, 1:30pm ET

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Join ICAHD-USA co-chair Michael Spath in conversation with Josh Ruebner, Policy Director of the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project.

His PhD dissertation: "A Tragedy of Catastrophic Proportions: The United States and the Palestinian Nakba, 1947-1949".

Josh is a lecturer in Georgetown University's Program on Justice and Peace and a Faculty Fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service, 2026-2027, and has previously worked at Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and Congressional Research Service.

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“A new organization seeks to upend the calculus of Israel-Palestine inside Washington, and end the Israel lobby’s decades-long hold over US politics.”

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