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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world's major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation. It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power – and duty – to bring a resolution. Please click on any statistic for the source and more information.
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Israeli and Palestinian Children Killed |
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134 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 2,172 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information) |
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Israelis and Palestinians Killed |
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1,270 Israelis and at least 10,001 Palestinians have been killed since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information) |
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Israelis and Palestinians Injured |
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11,895 Israelis and 95,299 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information.) |
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Israelis and Palestinians Killed |
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30 Israelis were killed in Palestinian rocket attacks and over 4,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information.) |
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Daily U.S. Military Aid to Israel and the Palestinians |
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During Fiscal Year 2018, the U.S. is providing Israel with at least $10.5 million per day in military aid and $0 in military aid to the Palestinians. (View Sources & More Information) |
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UN Resolutions Targeting Israel and the Palestinians |
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Israel has been targeted by at least 77 UN resolutions and the Palestinians have been targeted by 1. (View Sources & More Information) |
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0 Israelis are being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 6,279 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel. (View Sources & More Information) |
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0 Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians and at least 48,488 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel since 1967. (View Sources & More Information) |
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The Israeli unemployment rate is 5%, while the Palestinian unemployment in the West Bank is 17.7% and 42% in Gaza. (View Sources & More Information) |
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Israel currently has 261 Jewish-only settlements and ‘outposts’ built on confiscated Palestinian land. Palestinians do not have any settlements on Israeli land. (View Sources & More Information) |
| Congress cranks out legislation for Israel: The details |
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Since Israel’s founding in 1948, it has received (adjusting for inflation) more than $252.7 billion from the U.S. – an amount that the majority of Americans consider excessive. In spite of its consistent, long, documented history of frequent human rights violations (often not reported in US media) and discrimination, Congress seeks to reward Israel and chastise Israel’s victim...
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| Israel-Palestine: The Basics |
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A brief review of the history. Watch now |
| Against Our Better Judgment |
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| Associated Press Double Standard in Israel-Palestine Reporting |
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Associated Press is one of those news sources we expect to be objective and reliable. But when it comes to the subject of Israel-Palestine, things are not always as they seem. Read the article |
| Interview with Alison Weir |
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In this short clip Alison talks about how she came to be aware of the Israel/Palestine conflict, America's role in it all, and about our ability and responsibility as U.S. citizens, to put an end to Israeli aggressions in the region. Full interview here |
| Will YouTube again censor our video about censorship? |
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In 2018 If Americans Knew made a 15 minute video exposing Israel’s projects to censor the Internet. YouTube removed our video. We tried again. This time YouTube restricted it. Now we’re trying yet again. Watch it now |
| International campaign is criminalizing criticism of Israel as ‘antisemitism’ |
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For two decades, some Israeli officials and Israel partisans have worked to embed a new, Israel-focused definition of antisemitism in institutions around the world, from international bodies and national governments to small college campuses in heartland America. This effort is now snowballing rapidly. As a result, advocacy for Palestinian rights is well on the way to being curtailed and even criminalized as “hate.” Read more |
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UN reports on human rights abuses in Israel-Palestine, Jan.5-18 2021 The UN published its biweekly report on the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories. As usual, Israeli soldiers and settlers carried out numerous attacks, and property damage, including uprooting hundreds of Palestinian farmers' trees. Read more Israeli harassment of Palestinian Bedouin village won’t let up Al Araqeeb, a Palestinian Bedouin village inside Israel, fights valiantly against the ethnic cleansing program of Israel. It's a battle for the record books, and it isn't over yet. Read more Human rights org B’Tselem defies Israeli orders to stop teaching about apartheid "The Israeli government will have to contend with us until the apartheid regime ends,” B'Tselem's director Hagai El-Ad tweeted after defying a ban put in place by Israel’s Education Minister that sought to prevent human rights groups from... Read more Last-minute land theft: Israel released plans for for 2,500 new settler homes hours before inauguration According to watchdog Peace Now, Israel issued tenders for 2,500 new illegal settler homes on Palestinian land, hours before the inauguration of US President Joe Biden, who is less friendly toward settlements than Trump was. Read more Israeli court wants to ban film about Israel’s 2002 massacre of Palestinian refugees “Jenin, Jenin” documents a deadly Israeli assault on a Palestinian refugee camp that left hundreds of civilians dead and over fifteen hundred wounded, and its release has caused an uproar in Israeli society. Read more |
| Israel-Palestine Timeline |
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Israel-Palestine Timeline: The human cost of the conflict records photos and information for each person who has been killed in the ongoing violence. |
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