Shimon Peres

Athlete abused by Israeli soldier for carrying Palestine flag in Jerusalem marathon

Emily Lawrence
Jerusalem
20 March 2012
An activist running the Jerusalem Marathon sought to bring attention to Israel’s rights abuses at the event.

BDS roundup: Brooklyn's Park Slope Food Co-op's BDS initiative gains support

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 23:43
In this week’s roundup of news from the global BDS movement, Palestinian campaigners urge writers not to participate in the upcoming International Writers’ Festival in Jerusalem; Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Co-op’s BDS initiative gets a boost of support from Israeli boycott activists; and more.

New documentary presents shallow view of Arafat

Sarah Irving
1 February 2012
A new documentary on Yasser Arafat accesses big-name Palestinian figures but wastes an opportunity to provide an in-depth look at the late leader.

"We won't be silenced," say students arrested over Peres boycott call

Yara Sa'di
24 January 2012
Three Palestinian students at the College of Engineering in Jerusalem have been put under house arrest for a week after calling for a boycott of a speech by Israeli President Shimon Peres.

In scandalous new campaign video, Obama takes Israel pandering to dangerous levels

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 14:19

Is Barack Obama running for reelection as President of the United States or Prime Minister of Israel? A new Obama campaign video makes it increasingly hard to tell, and even more ominously ratchets further the Israelization of US politics.

Israeli government blamed for surge in racist attacks

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
14 October 2011
Netanyahu has condemned attacks on mosques and cemeteries by Israeli extremists but his government is facilitating such violence.

Why is there a peace center named after that thug Peres?

Submitted by david on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 19:05
Fans of Israeli president promote a free trade agreement that will harm Palestinians.

Persecution of Hamas activists continues in the West Bank

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 05:42

While the composition of the new Palestinian Authority technocrat government is meant to be announced on 6 June, on the ground, the Palestinian Authority collaboration with the Israeli occupation and the persecution of Hamas activists continues as usual.

Quartet ex-envoy's investment helps Israel greenwash settlements

Ali Abunimah
6 May 2010

Former World Bank president and Middle East Quartet envoy James D. Wolfensohn is an investor in an Israeli company that is developing transport infrastructure for Jewish-only settlements built in the occupied West Bank in violation of international law, an investigation by The Electronic Intifada reveals.

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