Newsletter · February 2026

Register for Josh Ruebner Interview; ICE & Israeli Occupation Cut from the Same Cloth

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 24, 2026

Your must-read for understanding Israel's "matrix of control," critical Palestine-Israel news, cutting edge analyses, opportunities for solidarity, and the work of ICAHD in the United States.

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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

Register HERE

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.

NEWS, ANALYSIS & OPINION

ICAHD USA ICAHD.org , click the ICAHD USA tab on the far right 119 N. Fairfax Avenue, #486 Los Angeles, CA 90036-2110

MILITARISM AT HOME AND ABROAD

A WEBINAR SERIES:

JOSH RUEBNER

Sponsored by:

ICAHD-USA, Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, Palestine Justice Network of PC-USA These interviews will also be recorded and found HERE (https://www.youtube.com/@inCMEP/videos) https://www.youtube.com/@inCMEP/videosa few days after the event

Palestinian resistance and the trap of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

The Palestinian resistance faces a dilemma with Trump’s 'Board of Peace': reject it and risk annihilation, or engage and risk normalizing permanent occupation.

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ICE operations increasingly resemble Israeli occupation.

That’s no coincidence

U.S. immigration enforcement has long cultivated ties with Israel. Now it adapts algorithmic surveillance tactics from Gaza for use on American streets.

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