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Sahar Francis on connecting Israeli jails, Guantanamo and US mass incarceration

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 18:51
Sahar Francis of Addameer speaks about holding Israel accountable for its violations of Palestinians’ rights.

Podcast: Max Blumenthal on investigating the Islamophobia industry's financial network

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 20:31
Max Blumenthal talks about the extensive investigation into the Islamophobia industry’s financial network, including what’s behind the Oslo Freedom Forum.

WATCH: Remi Kanazi's new poem, "Nakba," about his grandmother's expulsion in 1948

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 22:19
Remi Kanazi’s intimate poem honors his grandmother, who was forcibly displaced from her home in Palestine during the 1948 Nakba.

UC Santa Cruz students to administration: Break the institutional silence on lecturer's hate speech

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 17:05
A lecturer at UC Santa Cruz, who was caught making racist remarks, has initiated yet another round of attempts to smear and legally harass students.

Oberlin College student senate passes divestment resolution, targets six companies

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:02
Oberlin College’s student senate passes a divestment resolution which calls on the administration to pull its investments in companies profiting from Israel’s occupation.

Podcast: Gaza man extrajudicially executed in Israeli drone strike

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 20:28
Rami Almeghari reports from Gaza on Israel’s latest extrajudicial execution; director Annemarie Jacir talks about her new film, When I Saw You; and more.

California lecturer caught on racist speech video threatens legal complaint after student campaign

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 20:16
A lecturer at UC Santa Cruz is bullying and threatening students involved in Palestine solidarity organizing.

BDS Roundup: US scholars group unanimously passes boycott of Israeli institutions

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 04/30/2013 - 16:24
The latest roundup of international news from the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.

Podcast: Youth in West Bank village under constant attacks by Israeli army, settlers

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 15:42
Mousa Abu Maria talks about the Israeli army’s expanding arrests and detentions of children from Beit Ommar.

Podcast: "The jail stays inside you," says Ziad Abbas on Palestinian Prisoners' Day

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 22:44
Middle East Children’s Alliance activist reflects on his experience as a prisoner in Israeli jails.

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