Archive for December, 2009

Our guest on the “CNI: Jerusalem Calling” internet-radio show on December 31 will be Laila El-Haddad, the talented journalist, writer, and activist who blogs at Gaza Mom. El-Haddad, a graduate of Duke University and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, has worked for Al-Jazeera English and numerous other media outlets.  She’s from an old Gaza family– [...]

Our guest on the “CNI: Jerusalem Calling” internet-radio show on December 24 will be Zoughbi Zoughbi, a veteran nonviolence activist, leader, and trainer from the holy city of Bethlehem. Zoughbi is the founder and director of “Wi’am”, the Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center.  He’s also a member of Bethlehem’s elected City Council. The show will be [...]

December 15 Yesterday, we urged our supporters to contact their members of Congress to request that they sign onto two ‘Dear Colleague’ letters being circulated on Capitol Hill.  The McDermott/Ellison letter calls on President Barack Obama to ease Israel’s blockade of Gaza – which it describes as “de facto collective punishment.” The Moran/Inglis letter calls [...]

December 14 On Thursday, December 17, political scientist and renowned author Stephen M. Walt will be the guest on our “CNI: Jerusalem Calling” radio show, co-hosted by CNI Executive Director Helena Cobban and President Eugene Bird. We will be discussing the ever-evolving balance in U.S.-Israel relations. The show will be aired live online from Noon [...]

Gazans grinding down rubble from last winter’s Israeli attack to use as building material. Source: Carlton Cobb, CNI Foundation. December 14 The Council for the National Interest is joining the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and other national grassroots organizations to support two “Dear Colleague” letters being circulated by four courageous members of [...]