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Incitement intensifies against Arab MKs - are threats encouraging physical attacks?

Submitted by Ben White on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 15:43
Open incitement against Arab Members of Knesset has reached new heights, creating an atmosphere of real danger to the political work - and physical safety - of these elected members of the Palestinian minority.

Translated: French parliament report on Israel's water apartheid

Submitted by Ben White on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 08:34
A translation of a section from the French parliament’s report on apartheid and Israel’s control of West Bank water resources.

Israel's demography obsession has historical echo

Submitted by Ben White on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 11:32
Responses to the ruling by Israel’s High Court in favour of the racist Citizenship Law highlight the country’s obsession with demography and separation - fears with a historical echo.

Israel's High Court upholds racist 'Citizenship Law' to avoid "national suicide"

Submitted by Ben White on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 11:08
Israel’s High Court has rejected a legal challenge to the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law, in a 6-5 decision on Wednesday. Despite a “security” justification, the ruling has been praised in explicitly racist terms, as helping Israel maintain its ‘Jewish majority’.

Jewish Agency: goal of Israeli government plan to block Bedouin "incursion"

Submitted by Ben White on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 09:11
High-ranking Jewish Agency official confirms that Israeli government plan for new communities in the Negev is about preventing Bedouin “incursion” and an “Arab belt” of land.

UK's student body endorses divestment

Submitted by Ben White on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 17:38
In a historic move, the National Union of Students (NUS) in the UK has throws its weight behind campaigns targeting Eden Springs and Veolia.

The numbers speak for themselves

Submitted by Ben White on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 19:01
An attempt to justify Israel’s war crimes in Gaza avoids the evidence, and instead plays a flawed numbers game.

Racist outburst by Israeli minister in charge of 'combating antisemitism'

Submitted by Ben White on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 11:22
Anti-Arab outburst by Israeli cabinet minister Yuli Edelstein, who sits on the steering committee for the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism.

CAMERA's 'fact checking' misses out some facts

Submitted by Ben White on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 16:44
While ‘fact checking’ Ethan Bronner, CAMERA mislead on Palestinian child prisoners - and miss a glaring error.

Secret EU document shows concern for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Submitted by Ben White on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 22:12

Today’s Ha’aretz gave prominent coverage to extracts the paper had obtained from a “classified” draft document prepared by European embassies in Israel. The paper is being described as “unprecedented” for the way in which it “deals with internal Israeli issues” – namely, “Israel’s treatment of its Arab population”.

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