The Democratic Party's members are rapidly shifting their opinions about the US-Israel relationship, activists say. Will elected officials follow suit? More here:

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-california-democrats-defend-right-boycott-israel (Photo: Anti-BDS bills are designed to suppress Palestine rights activism in the US. Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr)

Dozens of US scholars are protesting a recent vote by the Modern Language Association (MLA) to "refrain from endorsing" the academic boycott of Israel; Canadian activists push the leftist New Democratic Party (NDP) to adopt a more progressive policy on Palestine. For more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-mla-anti-boycott-vote-could-encourage-repression Music: "Pain" by Palestine Street.(Photo: Students take part in a March 2014 rally against a decision by Boston’s Northeastern University to suspend Students for Justice in Palestine. Bryan MacCormack/LeftInFocus)

Laila El-Haddad interviews Joudie Kalla, author of the cookbook "Palestine on a Plate." For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/content/palestinian-cuisine-more-whats-plate/20546 (Photo of Joudie Kalla: Ria Osbourne)

Israel's leaders continue to threaten the entire Lebanese population with another war. Activist, writer and scholar Rania Masri of the Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel in Lebanon talks about the banning of Wonder Woman over the role of the lead actor, Gal Gadot, who was an Israeli soldier during the 2006 bombing of Lebanon. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-why-wonder-woman-banned-lebanon (Photo: Gal Gadot with Shimon Peres, from Gadot's Facebook page)

Pressure mounts on Radiohead to cancel their planned Tel Aviv gig; and Omar Barghouti and Nyle Fort discuss common resistance in the struggles for Palestinian and Black liberation. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/building-common-resistance-us-palestine (Photos: Barghouti and Fort [top], activists plead with Radiohead at a Berkeley performance in April [bottom]).

Anne Paq and Ala Qandil of Obliterated Families talk about their multimedia project and US tour; Marguerite Dabaie speaks to Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh about his new book, White and Black: Political Cartoons from Palestine. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/stories-gazas-obliterated-families (Photo: Reporter Ala Qandil, courtesy of Obliterated Families)

Actor and co-writer Tamer Nafar and director Udi Aloni discuss the stories behind the new film Junction 48. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/content/rapping-amid-palestines-ruins/20031

Young dancers and hip hop emcees from Dheisheh refugee camp are on a US tour. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/young-palestinian-dancers-tell-stories-resistance (Photo: Dancers perform in Oakland, 19 March. Brooke Anderson)

Malaka Mohammed has been targeted by Israel lobby groups for her defense of Palestinian rights. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-gaza-student-uk-speaks-out-against-harassment (Photo of Malaka Mohammed by Jeremy Abrahams)

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Youth protesters interrupted the senate hearing of David Friedman as US ambassador to Israel on Thursday, in an action they say was aimed at inspiring others to ensure senators block his confirmation. (Image: C-Span, https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4657125/palestinian-protester-disrupts-friedman-nomination-hearing)