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UPDATED: Scores injured in explosions, Israeli attacks on Gaza

3 August 2010



Israeli airstikes killed a Palestinian resistance activist and wounded another early Wednesday morning 4 August, east of Khan Younis in the occupied Gaza Strip, reports Reuters, citing Palestinian medical sources. This latest attack comes on the heels of five days of Israeli missile strikes, Palestinian rocket fire and other explosions that have injured dozens and killed one leader of the armed wing of Hamas. 

South Africa's lessons for Gaza

Haidar Eid 2 August 2010



The Palestinian national movement has overlooked this question: does the Gaza Strip resemble the racist Bantustans of apartheid South Africa? During the apartheid era, South Africa’s black population was kept in isolation and without political and civil rights. Is Gaza similar? The answer is yes and no. Haidar Eid analyzes. 

Activists work to stop tax-exempt donations to Israeli settlements

Alice Speri 30 July 2010



As Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied West Bank continues to be a strain on US-Israel relations, an unflattering light is being shone on US private donations towards the development of the settlements that are increasingly encroaching on Palestinian land. Alice Speri reports for The Electronic Intifada. 

Don't deny our rights: open letter to Mahmoud Abbas

Saleh Abdel-Jawad, Abdul-Rahim Al-Shaikh, Naseer Aruri, Mourid Barghouti, Omar Barghouti, Ramzy Baroud, George Bisharat, Haidar Eid, Samera Esmeir, Wael Hallaq, Nadia Hijab, Jamil Hilal, Islah Jad, Hatem Kanaaneh, Ghada Karmi, Nur Masalha, Joseph Massad, Jean Said Makdisi, Saree Makdisi, Zakaria Muhammad, Karma Nabulsi and Eyad al-Sarraj 29 July 2010



No Palestinian institution or leader has ever accepted an exclusive Jewish claim to Palestine, which is irreconcilable with the internationally recognized rights of the Palestinian people. Our rights inhere in us as a people; they are not yours to do with as you please. 

What's in a name? In a racist society, everything

Richard Irvine 29 July 2010



A young Jewish Israeli woman and a young Palestinian Jerusalemite had consensual sex. Afterwards, the Jewish woman discovered that her partner was in fact not Jewish at all, but horror of horror, a Palestinian. But there was more, the Palestinian had called himself “Dudu,” his nickname, but one most often used by Israeli Jews, and from this the young woman concluded she had been deliberately deceived and in fact raped. Richard Irvine comments for The Electronic Intifada. 

Groups urge Clinton to intervene in case of jailed rights defender

National Lawyers Guild, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York International Association of Democratic Lawyers, Grassroots International, Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, CODEPINK Greater Boston, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, Jewish Voice for Peace, Resource Center for Non-Violence, Citizens for Justice in the Middle East, Chicago Faith Coalition for Middle East Policy, Cincinnati Palestinian Rights Meet-Up, Corvallis-Albany Friends of Middle East Peace, International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, International Solidarity Movement, Progressive Democrats of America Israel/Palestine Action Group, Middle East Peace Now, St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee, Free Palestine Movement, Utahns for a Just Peace in the Holy Land, Virginians for Middle East Peace and Coalition for Palestinian Rights-Minnesota 28 July 2010



Madame Secretary, we respectfully request that your office investigate the arrest, unlawful treatment, and detention of Mr. Makhoul and use its considerable diplomatic influence to bring an end to his arbitrary detention and to ensure that Israel, a leading recipient of US military and economic aid, comply with its commitment under US law and international legal norms.