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EI's Ali Abunimah on "reconciliation" deal in Al Jazeera English

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 15:53

In an oped for Al Jazeera English today, The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah takes a deeper look at the “reconciliation” deal signed by Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah in Cairo last week and argues that contrary to the hopes of many Palestinians it may be a dead end:

Amnesty International: Ahmad Qatamesh a prisoner of conscience

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Sun, 05/08/2011 - 19:03

Amnesty International released an urgent action alert on Friday following Israel’s imposition on an administrative detention order on Palestinian writer and activist Ahmad Qatamesh. Amnesty writes:

Palestinian academic and writer Ahmad Qatamesh is being held as an administrative detainee, which allows the Israeli authorities to detain him indefinitely without charge and denies him any real opportunity to challenge the detention order.

Palestinian civil society leader Ameer Makhoul arrested one year ago today

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 17:26
A year ago today, Palestinian civil society leader Ameer Makhoul, an Israeli citizen, was arrested from his Haifa home after it was raided by Israeli forces. Makhoul, the coordinator of Ittijah, the Union of Arab Community Associations and an advocate of boycott, divestment and sanctions, warned The Electronic Intifada in January of 2010 that Israel was increasingly persecuting the Palestinian community in Israel, attempting to cut the community off from the rest of the Palestinian national movement. “Israel uses its legal system and its laws on citizenship and loyalty to the Jewish state to achieve this,” Makhoul said.

EI's Ali Abunimah on Arab uprisings at Al-Awda convention

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 22:06

The Electronic Intifada co-founder Ali Abunimah participated in last week’s Annual International Al-Awda Convention in Anneheim, California. Anayat Durrani reports for the Egyptian publication Al-Ahram Weekly, “A major focus of the convention was the Arab people’s mass uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa and their relevance to the Palestinian struggle.”

Ali Abunimah told the conference:

Palestinian trade union movement forms historic BDS coalition

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 20:18

The first ever Palestinian trade union conference for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel was held in Ramallah last week on 30 April. A historic formation was made at the conference with the establishment of the Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS (PTUC-BDS) — the largest coalition of the Palestinian trade union movement.

May 15 in NYC: Rally to Return to Palestine

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 19:23

A coalition of organizations are part of a May 15 Rally to Return to Palestine in New York City. In the comments section, please share any other Nakba commemoration/right of return events happening around this anniversary.

Rally to Return to Palestine announcement follows, in English then Arabic:

As feared, Israel issues administrative detention order against Qatamesh

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 16:42
The Palestinian human rights group Addameer issued an urgent appeal today (full text below), one day after Israeli military authorities issued an administrative detention order against Ahmad Qatamesh, the Palestinian writer and political activist.

"When I return to Palestine, I will ..."

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 16:06

The US Palestinian Community Network has announced a new initiative today: “an online viral participatory campaign featuring simple notes by Palestinians, Arabs and allies describing what they hope to do when they return to Palestine.”

USPCN: protest Bashar Masri's appearance at America-Israel Chamber of Commerce

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 02:01

Today the US Palestinian Community Network issued a statement on the occasion of International Workers’ Day, giving a summary of the sacrifices Palestinian workers have made for the national liberation struggle, and describing the violations of Palestinian workers’ rights by Israel. Here’s an excerpt:

Israeli high court decision a serious setback for Gaza war crimes victims

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 18:32

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights issued the following press release on Saturday, 30 April following the Israel high court’s rejection of an appeal to extend the two-year statute of limitations imposed on filing compensation cases.  According to PCHR, this ruling “epresents a serious setback for the victims, and their legitimate quest for accountability and redress.”

Israel’s High Court of Justice Dismisses Petition Filed on Behalf of More Than 1,000 Victims of Operation Cast Lead

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