Jerusalem

Red Cross slammed for silence over arrest of Palestinian lawmaker

15 October 2011
Palestinian lawmakers in Jerusalem — kidnapped, arrested and threatened with deportation by the Israeli government — denounce the International Committee of the Red Cross for not adequately protecting them.

Israel plans expulsion of some 60,000 Bedouin Palestinians

Submitted by Ben White on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 10:30
In the de facto one state that exists between the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River, Israeli authorities are currently planning mass expulsions of around 60,000 Palestinians, specifically in order to free up more territory for Jewish settlement.

"Our identity is under attack;" Palestinian youth activist interviewed

Adri Nieuwhof
5 October 2011
Sawsan Khalife’ is a young woman activist and a Palestinian citizen of Israel. The daily discrimination she encounters in Jerusalem and the tragic killing by Israeli forces of a school friend have been determining factors for her work.

Knesset moves forward on bill granting Israel unchecked, draconian powers

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Jerusalem
22 September 2011
Israel’s use of administrative detention, expulsion and widespread closure of Palestinian cultural institutions will be fortified and backed by a bill that threatens to turn law-abiding citizens and organizations into “terrorists.”

The story of the watermelon and the forty prisoners

Ameer Makhoul
Gilboa Prison
19 September 2011
Palestinian political prisoner Ameer Makhoul writes about a recent “watermelon party” amongst fellow prisoners, and the struggle for liberation that continues.

Pappe reassesses legacy of Palestinian dynasty

Asa Winstanley
8 September 2011
Ilan Pappe’s new political biography, The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty, profiles the history of one of Jerusalem’s predominant Palestinian families.

Qalandia demonstration brutally crushed

Submitted by Jalal Abukhater on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 21:32

“Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.”

-Universal Decleration of Human Rights. Article (20)

Except the Palestinians, according to Israel.

Glenn Beck in Jerusalem, should I even care?

Submitted by Jalal Abukhater on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 20:33

Should I care? I don’t think so. The idea that Glenn Beck was invited to hold a rally to restore what he calls “Courage” in Jerusalem is crazy and enough to prove, again, that the current Israeli government isn’t ashamed anymore from revealing its true far-rightest, racist, and extremist nature.

Press release for "Knocking on Jerusalem's doors" event #Aug26

Submitted by Jalal Abukhater on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 23:24

On the last Friday of Ramadan, mass peaceful protests will take place under “Knocking on Jerusalem’s doors” slogan. Palestinians, Israelis and International activists will gather on four gates which lead to Jerusalem. More details in the press release below.

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