Benjamin Doherty’s blog

Watch: Short film "Yala to the Moon (Yala al Amar)" by Suhel Nafar and Jackie Salloum

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 19:11

Peddling CDs on the streets of the West Bank, Aseel uses her imagination to magically remake the world around her.

UNRWA mysteriously removes top official's statement on Israel’s treatment of hunger strikers

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 17:03

A widely reported statement by UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi that merely noted the health conditions of hunger striking prisoners and the validity of their demands has been removed from UNRWA’s web site without explanation.

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.

Is Ynet gay epiphany op-ed another Israeli hasbara hoax?

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 13:43

Did Israel’s Ynet publish an article containing a fabricated story to make it look as if Israeli social media users are succeeding in persuading Israel’s critics, gay ones in particular, to become its greatest champions?

Remembering Adrienne Rich: poet, activist and supporter of Palestinian liberation

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 14:46

American poet, activist and teacher Adrienne Rich passed away yesterday at age 82.

PFLAG to take part in Israel Embassy pinkwashing event in Washington

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 07:35

The Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC and PFLAG (Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will host Anat Avissar, the foreign policy director of The Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association (The Aguda) for an “informal conversation” this Wednesday on the topic of “equality” and “the cultural differences that impact support, education and advocacy in Israel.”

VIDEO: Belfast vigil for Khader Adnan

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 18:54

Sinn Féin activists join with members of Belfast Friends of Palestine outside Belfast City Hall to support Palestinian Hunger Striker Khader Adnan as he enters his 63rd day on Hunger Strike.

Palestinians sense he is writing history: write a letter to Khader Adnan and his family

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 07:21

A small group of writers, students, and activists (including myself) is collecting letters of support and solidarity for Khader Adnan and his family. All of these letters are published at http://khaderadnan.posterous.com/. After his ordeal is finished, these letters will be translated and presented to his family. You can contribute a letter simply by sending your letter by email to post@khaderadnan.posterous.com.

What can public records tell us about NGO Monitor's funding sources?

Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 17:43

Today the Hebrew edition of Haaretz reports in a story about NGO Monitor that the organization hides details of its efforts to raise funds from US organizations. I have already collected some information about the sources of NGO Monitor’s income that I am sharing so bloggers and journalists can begin to do their own research into the network of funders behind this right-wing anti-Palestinian and pro-censorship organization.

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