Ramallah 20 August 2011
Skyrocketing Israeli policies of home demolitions in Area C have displaced more than 650 Palestinians In the first six months of 2011 alone. Read more about Demolitions by Israel increase fivefold, says new UN report
20 August 2011
Israel has killed 15 people in bloody attacks on Gaza, and now it is trying to shift the blame for its crimes. Read more about Israel kills 15 in Gaza then tries to shift blame to Hamas
20 August 2011
Traditional jazz and blues band from New Orleans, Tuba Skinny, cancels show in Israel after requests by BDS groups to honor PACBI’s call for a culturall boycott of Israel. Read more about Tuba Skinny cancels show at jazz festival in Israel
19 August 2011
I still haven’t learned how to stay away from a Ramallah protest, despite the detrimental irritating feeling of disappointment that never fails to swell inside of me every time I attend one. Read more about The Recurring Let Down of Ramallah Protests
Gaza Strip 19 August 2011
Power cuts and a lack of basic rescue equipment due to Israeli restrictions mean that Gaza lifeguards can’t reach swimmers in danger. Read more about Gaza lifeguards deprived of rescue equipment by Israel
Gaza Strip 19 August 2011
As the Palestinian Authority approaches the United Nations to ask for full membership for the “State of Palestine,” many young people in Gaza are highly doubtful the move can secure Palestinian rights. Read more about Palestinian youth in Gaza skeptical about PA's UN bid
19 August 2011
According to the Palestine Papers, Saeb Erekat, the so-called chief Palestinian negotiator, once stated, “”If someone sneezes in Tel Aviv, I get the flu in Jericho.” That was probably the only thing that makes sense Erekat ever said regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Except it wasn’t actually true, unless we think of Erekat, at the moment he made that statement, as every Palestinian in Gaza and replace “Jericho” with “Gaza”. So “if someone sneezes in Tel Aviv, Palestinians in Gaza were soon to be blame for it.” Read more about Blame the Gazans— Punish them
19 August 2011
The deceptive game played by ex-British MP Lorna Fitzsimons and her war criminal chum. Read more about Fake flexibility from London's Israel lobby
19 August 2011
In a statement to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre in London, CEMEX tries to reason away its complicity in various violations of international law by Israel in the West Bank and the Golan Heights. Read more about CEMEX tries to reason away complicity in Israeli violations of international law
19 August 2011
First of all, I would like to say that all my thoughts and prayers go to the Palestinians suffering in Gaza tonight! I am heartbroken, the news is the reason I’ve been depressed for the last two days. I rarely get depressed, but when I read the news of innocent Palestinians dying in Jerusalem and Gaza, I couldn’t hold my tears. Read more about Heartbroken