The IMEU

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The Institute for Middle East Understanding offers journalists quick access to information about Palestine and expert sources in the US and Middle East.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    19 Dec 2018

    WATCH our new Christmas video: When the Marajda family left Beit Sahour in 2006, they brought their Palestinian Christian traditions with them to Chicago. Today, they sell olive wood depictions of the nativity scene to Americans around the country

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    . Thank you for starting the social media movement. So loved all the amazing women from across the country and world who shared their gorgeous Palestinian thobes. We inspired so many. This historic moment belongs to all of us.

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  3. 9 hours ago

    "When Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was sworn in as the representative for Michigan’s 13th congressional district, she officially became the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in the House of Representatives."

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  4. 9 hours ago

    Exclusive Jewish-only settlements in the occupied West Bank increased dramatically since Donald Trump took office.

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  5. 10 hours ago

    The Great March of Return continues into 2019. Today, Palestinians in occupied Gaza came out in the thousands to demand their right of return and an end to the Israeli siege.

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  6. 11 hours ago

    Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian students as they left their school in the occupied village of Tell in the West Bank. Israeli forces often raid schools in the West Bank, creating obstacles for Palestinian children trying to get an education.

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  7. 11 hours ago

    2018 was a year of struggle in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip, where millions of Palestinians struggle to survive daily.

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  8. 12 hours ago

    A Palestinian woman reflects on the importance of Rashida Tlaib's unapologetic commitment to her Palestinian roots and heritage, " I am proud of being Palestinian, but it gets exhausting having to constantly prove your humanity and plead your legitimacy."

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  9. 12 hours ago

    23 members of the Samouni family were killed during Israel's war on Gaza in 2009. 21 of those perished in a missile strike on a house they had been ordered into by Israeli soldiers on the ground. A decade later, Israel has still not been held accountable.

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  10. 13 hours ago

    "Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib has been sworn into office while wearing a traditional garment stitched by her Palestinian-born mother."

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  11. 13 hours ago

    Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's decision to wear a traditional Palestinian thobe to her swearing-in ceremony inspired thousands of women across the globe to done their own thobe in support and celebration.

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  12. 14 hours ago

    An Israeli border policeman was sentenced to only 18 months in prison for killing an unarmed Palestinian teen. Now he's being released early after an Israeli parole board cut his prison term by a third.

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  13. 14 hours ago

    People are pushing back against the Anti-Boycott Bill that punishes anyone who boycotts Israel, "Since when do American citizens have to pledge to act in the interest of a foreign power in order to do business with their own government?"

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  14. 15 hours ago

    "As a young girl, I watched my mother hand stitch thobes while sitting on the floor with a lamp at her side... Just thinking about it brings up so many memories of my mother and how proud she was of being Palestinian." - Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib

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  15. 15 hours ago

    "Rashida Tlaib's decision to wear a traditional Palestinian thobe to be sworn into Congress honors both her roots and her politics—and symbolizes a turning point for Palestinian representation in American politics."

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  16. 16 hours ago

    American rapper Vic Mensa on how visiting Palestine shaped him and his struggles, "Going to Palestine was very impactful for me because it informed my global perspective on oppression and white supremacy."

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  17. 16 hours ago

    On Thursday women across the country shared photos of their thobes using in support of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib who wore her own Palestinian thobe when she was sworn into Congress as the first Palestinian-American Congresswoman.

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  18. 16 hours ago

    Yesterday Rashida Tlaib was sworn into Congress while wearing a Palestinian thobe made by her mother. A thobe is a hand-embroidered gown that comes in a range of designs and colors, and often signifies the Palestinian village from where the wearer hails.

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  19. 16 hours ago

    The Great March of Return continues into 2019. Today, Palestinians in occupied Gaza came out in the thousands to demand their right of return and an end to the Israeli siege.

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  20. 17 hours ago

    Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian students as they left their school in the occupied village of Tell in the West Bank. Israeli forces often raid schools in the West Bank, creating obstacles for Palestinian children trying to get an education.

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  21. 17 hours ago

    Exclusive Jewish-only settlements in the occupied West Bank increased dramatically since Donald Trump took office.

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