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Watch: Bent but not broken in Hadeel Assali's short video "Daggit Gazza"

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 22:45
A traditional Gaza dish is used as a metaphor in this clever short.

Akram Rikhawi renews hunger strike after Israel reneges on agreement to release him

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 20:44
Palestinian rights group Addameer calls for Egyptian intervention to protect rights of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners.

Watch: Palestinian steadfastness honored in short animation "The Kite that Caught a Mountain"

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 20:17
A uniquely stylized portrayal of the literal machine of Israeli occupation and exploitation of Palestinian land.

In precedent-setting victory, South African company severs ties with Israeli settlement produce exporter

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 21:41
Boycott announcement comes shortly before global day of action targeting Israeli agricultural companies.

Watch: A fleeting moment of the 1948 Nakba in Ahmad Habash's short film "The Well"

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 21:40
Three generations of Palestinian males find themselves running for their lives in this quietly beautiful short film.

New Palestine films to look out for (and others to watch online)

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 21:05
Sophomore features by Cherien Dabis and Annemarie Jacir receive critical praise; recent documentaries now touring or available online.

Study: Palestinian refugee services slashed despite ongoing displacement

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 23:45
Palestinian refugees are the largest and longest-standing unresolved group of foribly displaced persons in the world.

As Chicago murder rate jumps, a family mourns: former EI editor Matthew Cassel reports for Al Jazeera

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 23:04
Community centers in Chicago’s south side shut down for lack of funds while US tax dollars subsidize Israeli occupation.

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