Huwaida Arraf

BDS roundup: 10,000 signatures delivered to Irish corporation demanding divestment from Israeli contracts

Submitted by nora on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 21:15

This week in BDS news around the world: 10,000 signatures delivered to Irish building materials corporation demanding divestment from Israeli business contracts; a call for 24 hours of hunger in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails; and more!

Watch: Huwaida Arraf and Ali Abunimah discuss Palestinian strategy, Khader Adnan and BDS on The Stream

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 14:21

On 16 February, Ali Abunimah and Huwaida Arraf appeared on Aljazeera English’s The Stream. Major topics included Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, the “reconciliation” deal between Hamas and Fatah, and the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.

Israel arrests "Freedom Riders" challenging apartheid road system

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Jerusalem
15 November 2011

Several activists were arrested by Israeli forces today while attempting to ride segregated buses serving illegal Israeli settlements.

A Palestinian State like France

Submitted by Rana Baker on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 23:59

The complexity of the entire world seems to have crippled off my brain the day I put one leg in Brussels and the other in France. I couldn’t believe that both Gaza and France march over the very same planet.

US activists prepare to break Israel's blockade on Gaza

Alex Kane
10 June 2011

Final preparations are underway for the next big flotilla to Gaza, which is scheduled to occur in late June. The US Boat to Gaza will take part in the largest planned fleet yet, with an estimated 1,000 passengers from an array of countries collaborating to break Israel’s blockade.

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