Palestinian Authority

Podcast: The “revolution inside Israeli prisons” continues, says hunger striker Mahmoud Sarsak

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 17:49
Palestinian footballer and former hunger striker Mahmoud Sarsak with Shahd Abusalama on the ongoing prisoner hunger strikes in Israeli jails; and an interview with Eric Romann of LA Dump Veolia.

Freedom Theatre’s Zakaria Zubeidi on “death fast” in PA detention

Jen Marlowe
19 September 2012
Freedom Theatre co-founder Zakaria Zubeidi refuses to consume food and water or speak after a Palestinian Authority judge approved the extension of his detention without trial or charge.

Leaked documents show PA outsourced Palestinian land and rights to Turkish firm

Charlotte Silver
San Francisco
19 September 2012
The Palestinian Authority is confiscating privately-owned agricultural land in the West Bank to build industrial parks.

Winning the battle of empty stomachs: hunger striker Bilal Diab interviewed

Linah Alsaafin
Jenin area
14 September 2012
Bilal Diab on his 77-day hunger strike in protest of administrative detention in Israeli prison.

Palestinians voice anger as prices rocket, wages stagnate

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Bethlehem
12 September 2012

Thousands took to the streets this week to protest high costs of living and the Palestinian Authority’s economic policies.

Racism pushing Palestinian citizens of Israel to Ramallah

Jerusalem
12 September 2012
Palestinians with Israeli citizenship are moving to the West Bank in search of jobs, education and community.

Artists, writers respond to "vile city" of Ramallah in new book

Sarah Irving
6 September 2012
In Ramallah, Running is a set of visual and written thoughts, questions and responses about the city of Ramallah.

Review: tortured optimism in Raja Shehadeh's "Occupation Diaries"

Sarah Irving
31 August 2012
Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority come under sharp criticism in Raja Shehadeh’s Occupation Diaries.

BDS roundup: Following Corrie verdict, activists strengthen divestment campaigns

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 00:53
Campaigners strengthen calls for divestment against Caterpillar following the Corrie verdict; Indian activists, scholars and artists denounce India-Israel free trade agreement; and more!

Hopes for freedom of movement dashed, once again, in Gaza

Rami Almeghari
Cairo
28 August 2012
Palestinians in Gaza, half of whom are under 18 and more than a million dependent on food aid, were optimistic about Egypt’s new president. Their hopes for support are now quickly fading.

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