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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Divestment: from the campus to the streets

8 September 2010

Following a sharp increase in divestment efforts across North American college campuses last spring, this academic year promises an even greater number of initiatives, as well as resistance from university administrations to embrace the social justice movement. Mohammad Talaat comments for The Electronic Intifada. [MORE]

Yale lending name to racist conference

3 September 2010

A conference last week, sponsored by Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism, raises questions about the Initiative's commitment to fighting all forms of bigotry. Instead of connecting the threads between different kinds of hatred, the conference provided a platform for anti-Arab and anti-Muslim speakers. For a center created to promote the critical study of one form of racism, it is unconscionable that it would indulge speakers who spread another. Yaman Salahi comments. [MORE]




LIVE FROM PALESTINE: DIARIES

Price tag reprisals in Hebron

6 September 2010

The Palestinian families which live along Route 60 in the South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank have no recourse when settlers attack. The area is under full Israeli civil and military control leaving the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority relatively helpless in dealing with problems caused by Israeli settlers. Joseph Dana reports from Hebron. [MORE]

"We need to nationalize the resistance"

6 September 2010

Public servant Bassem Mohammed al-Tamimi is from al-Nabi Saleh, a small village about 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. As coordinator of the local Popular Committee, Tamimi has played a leading role in al-Nabi Saleh's demonstrations against the nearby illegal Israeli settlement and military base of Halamish. Jody McIntyre interviewed al-Tamimi for The Electronic Intifada. [MORE]




HUMAN RIGHTS

Israel's evidence questioned as Corrie trial resumes

7 September 2010

Testimonies resumed in the ongoing civil suit lodged by Rachel Corrie's family against the State of Israel in Haifa's District Court this week, as the state's defense team called three witnesses to the stand. [MORE]

Siege casts shadow over Ramadan

6 September 2010

GAZA CITY, occupied Gaza Strip (IPS) - The Muslim festival approaches, but not the end to power cuts that have darkened the month-long Ramadan fasting leading up to the festival. Or to the agony of Gazans, made worse by the reminder that it's approaching festive time. [MORE]




DEVELOPMENT

"Gaza is a man-made crisis"

5 August 2010

GAZA CITY, occupied Gaza Strip (IRIN) - The quality of life, the economy and food security for Palestinians living in Gaza have been severely impaired by Israel's strict four-year blockade, according to the UN. Israel says its closure regime is designed to protect Israeli citizens from attacks by militants in Gaza. [MORE]

Gaza crisis "far beyond humanitarian"

19 May 2010

DUBAI (IRIN) - With a failing economy, rising unemployment and deteriorating power, sanitation and health facilities, the health of Gaza's population continues to worsen, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report. In contrast, modest improvements have been made in the West Bank. [MORE]




ISRAEL LOBBY WATCH

Dutch Christian Zionists enjoy political clout

28 July 2010

Even though they are supporting settlement activities that the Dutch government officially considers to be illegal, Christians for Israel and the Christian Friends of Israeli Communities enjoy a cordial relationship with some of the most powerful politicians in the Netherlands. [MORE]

Challenging the Jewish National Fund

21 July 2010

As owner of 13 percent of land in Israel, and the organization that appoints the largest number of people to the Israel Lands Authority board of directors (6 out of 13), the Jewish National Fund is the central pillar of Israel's regime over land. Hazem Jamjoum analyzes. [MORE]




INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY

Despite Israeli blockade, innovation thrives in Gaza

12 July 2010

The relentless Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip has squeezed many things, but it hasn't robbed people of their ability and desire to innovate and invent. At the Rashad al-Shawa cultural center in heart of Gaza City, dozens of local companies and individuals recently demonstrated hi-tech products and inventions at an exhibition sponsored by government and nongovernmental bodies. Rami Almeghari reports from the occupied Gaza Strip. [MORE]




BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Gaza's strawberries spoil under siege

22 July 2010

Israel's policy towards strawberry farming in Gaza, and particularly their exports, is a demonstration in the economics of occupation. [MORE]









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Palestine : Opinion/Editorial: Divestment: from the campus to the streets (8 September 2010)
Palestine : Human Rights: Israel's evidence questioned as Corrie trial resumes (7 September 2010)
Palestine : Activism News: For a morally consistent boycott of Israel (7 September 2010)
Palestine : Human Rights: Siege casts shadow over Ramadan (6 September 2010)
Palestine : Human Rights: Ramadan in Gaza's boundary zone (6 September 2010)
Palestine : Diaries: Live from Palestine: Price tag reprisals in Hebron (6 September 2010)
Palestine : Diaries: Live from Palestine: "We need to nationalize the resistance" (6 September 2010)
Palestine : Human Rights: Mass arrests, clashes follow settler shootings (3 September 2010)
Palestine : Opinion/Editorial: Yale lending name to racist conference (3 September 2010)
Palestine : Opinion/Editorial: Why Israel imprisoned my best friend (2 September 2010)
Palestine : Human Rights: "Solidarity with the entire Palestinian people" (2 September 2010)
Palestine : Activism News: "Bureaucratic weapons worse than bombs" (1 September 2010)




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