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Wikileaks, the Israeli embassy takeover, and the US normalization project

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 05:10
The US project for normalization with the the Israeli colonizing and apartheid regime was dealt a severe blow last Friday when protesters battered down the walls of the Israeli embassy in Cairo and even managed to break into the embassy’s offices.

Palestinian theater student interviewed in experimental short film documentary

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 15:26
“For a Language to Come,” by Kelman Duran and Hyesung Moon, features Ahlam Khamis, a Palestinian theater student at the California Institute of the Arts (where the filmmakers are both graduate students). In the film, shot on 16mm, Khamis describes her work with the Ashtar theater group in Ramallah.

Rights orgs: Gaza siege illegal, Palmer recommendations fall far short of justice

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 03:28
Major rights organizations say that recommendations made by a UN panel inquiry into Israel’s deadly use of force on the Mavi Marmara aid ship last year do not provide effective remedy for the victims and their families.

Settlement produce exporter Agrexco set for liquidation

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 12:12
The Israeli produce company Agrexco, which has been a key target of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement in Europe, is set for liquidation, the Israeli business publication Globes reported Tuesday.

Video installation documenting Israeli apartheid to premiere at Toronto festival

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 18:04
“Road Movie,” a six-screen video installation documenting apartheid in Palestine by Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzky of Public Studio, will have its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, 8-18 September 2011.

US raised academic boycott vote with Norwegian government, Wikileaks shows

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 22:25
Cables released this week by Wikileaks show that the US government raised with the Government of Norway concern over a motion to boycott Israeli academic institutions at University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU) in Norway.

Video: No Place is Safe in Gaza

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 21:38
In a video released today by independent journalist Mohammed Al Majdalawi and distributed by Middle East Children’s Alliance, Palestinians describe the impact of Israel’s latest bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip.

BDS activists in Israel stand with Australian counterparts facing repression

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 01:02
Boycott from Within, a coalition of citizens of Israel, both Palestinian and Jewish, organizing in support of the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) issued a statement today expressing their solidarity with Australian BDS activists facing severe state repression.

Video: Biking for BDS (and other causes)

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 16:42
A new short video documents the journey of a group of community organizers, artists, food growers and cyclists who traveled from London to Palestine by bicycle in 100 days this spring.

Gaza fishermen refuse return of confiscated ships stripped of motors, equipment

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 00:02
After extensive correspondence between Palestinian human rights groups and the Israeli authorities, Israel agreed to return several fishing vessels confiscated off the coast of Gaza.

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