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The Beast (of Apartheid) is back: South African hip-hop track released for Palestine's Land Day, BDS Day of Action

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 13:27

Durban-based artist and member of the South African Artists Against Apartheid collective, Iain EWOK Robinson, has released a music track, “Freedom for us All,” as part of (and for) today’s international “BDS Day of Action” which coincides with the annual commemoration of Land Day.

Remembering Adrienne Rich: poet, activist and supporter of Palestinian liberation

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 14:46

American poet, activist and teacher Adrienne Rich passed away yesterday at age 82.

South African-Palestinian music video celebrates common struggle against racial intolerance

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 16:10

In a first ever musical collaboration between South Africa and Palestine, South African band, The Mavrix and Palestinian Oud player, Mohammed Omar, have released a music video called “The New Black.”

Interview: Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon on his upcoming documentary focusing on one-state solution

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 01:57
Maureen Clare Murphy interviews Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon about his upcoming feature-length documentary, A People Without a Land, and his journey from a religious Zionist background to becoming an advocate for Palestinian rights.

#LoveUnderApartheid: Palestinians highlight travails of family life under Israeli occupation

Submitted by Yasmeen El-Khoudary on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 20:05

On February 13th 2012 (I won’t say ‘one day before Valentines’), #LoveUnderApartheid became a Worldwide TT for a few minutes and was a trend in the US for several hours (!) as thousands of Twitter users tweeted the hashtag. 

 

Impressive accomplishment for those of us who “talk Twitter”, but what was it all about?

Watch Trailer: We Are Nabi Saleh, a new film capturing people's struggle, Mustafa Tamimi

Submitted by Linah Alsaafin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 19:29
Trailer for the upcoming documentary “We Are Nabi Saleh”- a portrait of a Palestinian village in resistance - is finally released.

Palestinian artists strike Jerusalem's streets again with message for "occupiers and our people"

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 05:55

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“There’s no voice greater than the voice of the intifada” (Image courtesy of the artist)

Tonight, Palestinian street artists struck again – as they had promised to do – this time in southern Jerusalem, or more specifically “in Talpiot, an Israeli commercial area, built on Palestinian land of Baqaa and Beit Safafa.”

Photos: Palestinian graffiti artists penetrate heavily fortified heart of West Jerusalem

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 04:04

Palestinian artists penetrated the heavily fortified heart of West Jerusalem overnight and painted graffiti bearing political messages on walls, doors, construction sites and other surfaces.

Merry Christmas from Gaza

Submitted by Shahd Abusalama on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 02:38
Being a Muslim, I never celebrated Christmas myself, but having lots of Christian friends inside and outside Palestine has connected me to this day. I’ve always shared it with them one way or another, since I believe that religion shouldn’t stand as a barrier between human beings. Here, I describe how I celebrated Christmas and how Christians in Gaza celebrate it. I recall some of my childhood memories from my only visit to the Church of Nativity since I was 9 years old.

Owner of Lacoste, which censored Palestinian artist, is major donor to Israel, Zionist causes

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 01:58

One of the largest shareholders of high-end French fashion firm Lacoste is a major donor to Israel and Zionist causes. Lacoste has been at the center of a scandal over the company’s insistence that Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour be forced out of the prestigious Lacoste Elysée Prize in Photography.

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