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The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast - 24 May 2012

Submitted by nora on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 14:00

This week’s podcast includes several reports of home and property demolitions by Israeli forces against West Bank Palestinians as well as Palestinians with Israeli citizenship; an interview with BDS organizer and activist Nada Elia; and more!

Lockheed Martin: proud to kill Palestinians?

Submitted by david on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 13:37

Why I confronted a senior Lockheed figure over his firm’s role in arming Israel.

Footballer's dad asks sports world to speak out for hunger-striking son as Israel violates prisoner deal

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 17:18

The father of Mahmoud Sarsak, a member of the Palestinian national football team jailed without charge or trial by Israel for almost three years, has called on the sporting world to speak out for his son who remains on hunger strike. Meanwhile Israel already violating deal that ended mass hunger strike.

Israel will collapse unless Africans and Palestinians are expelled, fenced, says legal advocate

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 19:53

“The separation fence must be closed and sealed. The Egyptian border fence must be closed and sealed. We must build a fence on the Jordanian border immediately, no one gets in or out! Jews who live in Judea and Samaria [West Bank] may come in and out - Arabs may not come in and out.”

Watch: Performance artist Razan Akramawy's Jerusalem interventions

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 04:18

In funny, gutsy and smart performances, Jerusalem artist Razan Akramawy takes control of situations that would try to control her.

BDS roundup: South Africa and Denmark to correctly label Israeli settlement products

Submitted by nora on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 16:37

South Africa and Denmark make historic rulings to correctly label Israeli settlement products; and international Quaker churches fully divest from the Caterpillar corporation.

UK student union to support campus boycott initiatives

Submitted by Ben White on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 20:16

The National Union of Student’s (NUS) National Executive Council has unanimously adopted a proposal mandating the body to work with local Student Unions to lobby universities to cancel contracts with Eden Springs.

Video: As soldiers guard them, Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village, shooting one

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 02:43

Video shows Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians with stones, live fire and setting fire to fields as Israeli occupation forces guard the settlers. One Palestinian was shot in the head.

Watch: Short film "Yala to the Moon (Yala al Amar)" by Suhel Nafar and Jackie Salloum

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 19:11

Peddling CDs on the streets of the West Bank, Aseel uses her imagination to magically remake the world around her.

Pressure increases to deny Dutch bus contract to Israeli settlement profiteer Veolia

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 12:38

Pressure to deny a public transport contract to Veolia because of its role in Israel’s violations of international law increases in the Netherlands.

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