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Ethan Bronner's Nakba denial in The New York Times

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 18:08

New York Times bureau chief Ethan Bronner promotes Israeli propaganda that Palestinian refugees were forced from their homes only after Arab armies intervened on 15 May 1948, ignoring the reality that hundreds of thousands had been forced out since December 1947.

Palestine Papers whistleblower revealed and Saeb Erekat responds

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 11:54

In an article on Al Jazeera English and in The Guardian today, Ziyad Clot, a former legal advisor to Palestinian negotiators has revealed that he was one of the key sources for thousands of pages documents called the Palestine Papers, published in January by Al Jazeera which detail 10 years of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and US and European intervention, including minutes of conversations with top Israeli, Palestinian, American and other officials.

Watch: Omar Barghouti speaks about his new book on BDS

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 20:16

An interview with Omar Barghouti, a founder of the boycott, divestment sanctions movement, speaks about his new book which was recently reviewed by The Electronic Intifada: BDS: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights.

The PA and the privatization of Palestine

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 14:06

If a Palestinian “state” ever comes into existence, what kind of “state” will it be? Here’s a clue: it will be a state, governed by, of and for rich and powerful businessmen.

Nicely done "iGaza" iPhone app just released

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 16:28

I just downloaded a brand new free iPhone app called iGaza. I was pleasantly surprised by how good this is. It brings a stream of news about Palestine, more specifically Gaza and activism to break the blockade of Gaza right to your phone.

Despite "unity" Israel army sees PA forces continuing collaboration against Hamas

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 17:58

Despite the Hamas-Fatah “unity” deal, Israeli army officers say they expect that Palestinian Authority security forces will continue their open collaboration with Israel, not just against Hamas, but also against Palestinian popular protests and marches on May 15.

"Text" of Hamas-Fatah deal emerges and it doesn't look good

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 21:59

Palestine Monitor, the website affiliated with the Al Mubadara movement of Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, has published what it says is the “Text Of The Agreement Between Fatah And Hamas” to be officially signed in Cairo this week.

Israel lobby strikes again as Seattle billboards are canceled?

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 21:36

You may recall that in January the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign had contracted with the local bus company to place ads calling for an end to aid to Israel on area public buses. However, under Zionist pressure, King County officials, responsible for the bus system, reneged on the contract and censored the ads before they appeared. This prompted the ACLU to sue the local authorities.

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