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Another stillborn Palestinian “reconciliation”

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 04/23/2014 - 20:05

Why the Hamas-Fatah deal signed in Gaza today will not produce the national unity Palestinians crave.

Earth Day Network dumps SodaStream and Scarlett Johansson

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 04/21/2014 - 15:07

On the eve of Earth Day, groups working for Palestinian rights globally are celebrating Earth Day Network’s decision to end its partnership with SodaStream, whose main production factory is located in an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.

The New York Times agrees to be gagged by Israel

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 04/18/2014 - 15:17

Following criticism by The Electronic Intifada of how it handled Majd Kayyal’s case, The New York Times is forced to review its policies on observing Israeli gag orders censoring.

Pharell Williams - “Happy”- the Gaza version

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 04/18/2014 - 02:56

Exuberant scenes of Palestinians in Gaza dancing to the Pharell song “Happy.”

Activists condemn Washington University “censorship” of BDS event featuring Palestinian poet

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 19:20

University administrators canceled a planned town hall meeting on boycott, divestment and sanctions and tried to limit the free speech of poet Remi Kanazi.

Israeli secret police holding journalist in cell with no bed or window

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 11:57

Despite the lifting of the gag order and the ban on meeting with lawyers, Kayyal has been ordered held until 22 April. Adalah has said it will file an appeal to seek his immediate release.

Israel court lifts gag order on Shin Bet detention of journalist Majd Kayyal

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 15:25

Kayyal is held under suspicion of “unlawful travel to an Arab country” and “contact with a foreign agent,” accusations Israel habitually uses to harass Palestinian citizens.

Israel's incommunicado detention of journalist raised at State Department briefing

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 04/15/2014 - 12:28

Under the terms of Israel’s draconian censorship, Israeli media are not even allowed to report the exchange that happened at the State Department regarding the detention of Majd Kayyal.

Video: Writers witness Israel's apartheid system in Hebron

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 04/14/2014 - 23:00

Settlers in Hebron are notoriously some of the most violent and racist against Palestinians.

Israel places journalist in incommunicado detention

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sun, 04/13/2014 - 22:35

The Electronic Intifada has obtained the closed court transcript and gag order extending the detention and interrogation of journalist Majd Kayyal, which Israeli media are not permitted to report.

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