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Cosmetics firm LUSH endorses "Freedom for Palestine"

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 19:02

The UK-based international cosmetics firm LUSH has endorsed a single aimed at raising awareness of the struggle for human rights in Palestine. “The catastrophe facing the Palestinian people is one of the defining global justice issues of our time.”

"Tree of Life" - New hip-hop track from Rami GB featuring DAM's Mahmoud Jrere

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 23:16

“Tree of Life” (Shajaret Al Hayah) is a new hip-hop track from Rami GB, Mahmoud Jrere (of DAM), Ahmad Srour, Suleiman al-Zawahira. It’s an ode to the olive tree – a symbol of continuity, steadfastness and resistance in Palestine – and frequent target for destruction by Israel from 1948 to the present day.

Israel army chief outlines new, more brutal doctrine against nonviolent protests

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 20:41

Israel’s new Chief of Staff Benny Gantz has outlined a new, even more brutal doctrine that could see Israel escalate the force it uses against peaceful protests.

Palestine's Boycott National Committee speaks out on September "statehood" bid

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 16:30

What does it mean for the BDS movement if the PA goes ahead and seeks UN recognition of a Palestinian “state”?

Why does anti-Palestinian Reut Institute support UN recognition of Palestinian "state"?

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 17:08

Gidi Grinstein, the founder and president of Israel’s Reut Institute argues that US President Barack Obama should support the Palestinian Authority’s unilateral efforts to seek recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN in September. The reasons he gives, however, have nothing to do with supporting Palestinian rights, but precisely with negating them

What are they hiding? Knesset meeting on Israeli firm dealings with Iran suddenly shut down

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 14:51

A committee meeting of the Knesset – the Israeli parliament – looking into the Iran dealings of Israeli firm Ofer Brothers Group, was suddenly shut down today after just fifteen minutes.

Israel's attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Looking back a year later

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 13:00

In the early morning hours of 31 May 2010, Israeli forces carried out a violent, unprovoked assault on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla as it sailed in international waters in the eastern Mediterranean. A look back at what happened and how it was covered.

What happened to Palestinian "reconciliation"?

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sat, 05/28/2011 - 07:52

Weeks after a Palestinian “reconciliation” accord was signed in Cairo with much fanfare, little appears to have happened. What is going on?

EI's Ali Abunimah on Worldview & Al Jazeera's The Listening Post

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 21:08

EI’s Ali Abunimah appeared on WBEZ Chicago Public Radio’s Worldview and Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post to talk about recent developments related to Palestine. Watch and listen.

Protestor who disrupted Netanyahu in Congress attacked, hospitalized, arrested

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 18:42

Rae Abileah a CODEPINK activist who disrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in the United States Congress this morning was physically attacked, hospitalized and then arrested from hospital according to reports.

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