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Israeli forces raid Ramallah offices of Stop the Wall, steal computers and hard drives

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 19:09
Israeli forces raided Stop the Wall’s Ramallah offices, stealing laptops, hard drives and memory cards related to the organization’s human rights advocacy work.

Addameer: urgent action needed as Israel's top court rejects appeal of men on 71st day of hunger strike

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 17:21
Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab, on their 71st day of hunger strike, are at immediate risk of death after Israel’s top court rejects a petition challenging their administrative detention orders.

In ruling against hunger strikers, Israel high court shows its fear of security services

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 17:09

Despite rejecting an appeal from two Palestinian hunger strikers, Israel’s supreme court appeared to send a signal that Israeli authorities should not let the men die in custody.

New French president says boycott of Israeli goods "illegal," but Paris court acquits more BDS activists

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:33

French president-elect François Hollande has told a Jewish community publication that he opposes the boycott of Israeli goods, even apparently from Israeli settlements in occupied territories, and considers such boycotts “illegal.” Meanwhile a French court disagreed, acquitting another group of BDS activists in a significant legal victory.

Dying to live: the stories of our hunger strikers

Submitted by Linah Alsaafin on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 09:30
A number of Palestinian prisoners have been on hunger strike for more than two months. Here’s a brief look into their lives as men living under occupation.

Security firm G4S provides services to Israeli prisons, police and army

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 19:10
G4S has been severely criticized for its operations in the occupied Palestinian territories and in prisons and detention centers in Israel. Recently, Palestinian organizations called for action against G4S for its role in Israeli prisons.

The Nakba never ceased

Submitted by Rana Baker on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 20:08
Hajj Othman, originally from the ethnically-cleansed village of al-Jura, tells his story to Rana Baker in Gaza.

Getting to the bottom of marc3pax, Israel’s gay flotilla hoaxer

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 17:12

A few months ago, I shared on this blog a video by UK writer Jon Ronson investigating the marc3pax hoax that The Electronic Intifada exposed in June 2011. This week, Ronson published his interview with Omer Gershon who evades serious questioning about the hoax video.

Columbia prof Katherine Franke joins academic boycott of Israel and will not speak at the Equality Forum

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 22:57

In a statement and video published on the Gender and Sexuality Law Blog of Columbia Law School, Professor Katherine Franke has made a very public declaration of solidarity with Palestinians and support for the Palestinian call for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions on Israel.

Take action now: Amnesty issues urgent alert for Palestine hunger strikers who are near death

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 22:44

Amnesty International today issued a call for Urgent Action from individuals around the world to contact Israeli authorities about Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, two Palestinians men who are at immediate risk of death on their 67th day of hunger strike.

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