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Five Pillars of Islam inspire humanitarian message in new bilingual poetry collection

Sarah Irving
1 May 2013

Iyad Hayatleh, a Palestinian poet raised in Damascus and now living in Britain, teamed up with Scottish literary figure Tessa Ransford.

As Jews we say "Birthright" trips must end

Aviva Stahl,
Sarah Woolf and
Sam Elliott Bick
29 April 2013

Jews must renounce Birthright because we have no right to apartheid and colonialism.

Bedouins await Israel's forcible relocation plan

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Khan al-Ahmar
29 April 2013

Israel wants community near Jerusalem to live “like sardines in a tin.”

Palestinian children unite in song

Joe Catron
Gaza City
26 April 2013

Satellite helps connect refugee children across the Middle East.

Hunger strike marks "turning point" in fight against Israel's deportations, says rights group

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Abeyat
25 April 2013

Samer Issawi has won a pledge to be allowed return to Jerusalem, after refusing Israel’s offers of exile.

Internal documents show Canadian tax agency protected Jewish National Fund from scrutiny

Yves Engler
24 April 2013

The Canada Revenue Agency is questioned on the legality of JNF’s charitable status.

Apologists for Israel take top posts at BBC

Amena Saleem
London
23 April 2013

James Harding, holder of the “most important” editorial job in Britain, has a history of supporting Zionism.

Map of destroyed villages aims to teach Israelis about Nakba

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Tel Aviv
22 April 2013

On the 65th anniversary of Israel’s establishment, the group Zochrot is spreading the truth about the Nakba — in Hebrew.

When Israeli denial of Palestinian existence becomes genocidal

Ilan Pappe
20 April 2013

Official re-selling of the landless people mythology exposes Zionist leaders’ cognitive dissonance.

Think before you “take part in occupation and war,” says jailed Israeli refusenik

Sawsan Khalife'
Shefa Amr
19 April 2013

Natan Blanc has served 120 days in prison for objecting to Israel’s war crimes.

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