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Samer Issawi vows to continue hunger strike following Jerusalem court sentence today

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 19:09
Hunger striker sentenced by Jerusalem court for eight months but faces a further twenty years under military court order.

Student activist punched in face during Boston Valentine's Day boycott action

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 18:01
Students for Justice in Palestine at Boston’s Northeastern University were previously subjected to smear video campaign.

Gaza welcomes home former hunger striker Akram Rikhawi

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 04:58
Akram Rikhawi had recently renewed his hunger strike after Israel failed to release him last month as promised.

Israel arrests lawmakers in raids on cities under Palestinian Authority "control"

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 01:51
Sweeping West Bank arrest campaign this week targets Hamas leaders.

Listen: EI's Ali Abunimah on why partitioning Palestine will never lead to peace

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 22:59
Listen to an in-depth interview with The Electronic Intifada Executive Director Ali Abunimah.

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.

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