31 August 2013
Norway’s finance ministry has revoked the exclusion of Africa Israel from the state pension fund based on the company’s claim it is no longer involved in settlement construction. Evidence reveals that this is untrue. Read more about Israeli firm lying to Norway that it no longer builds settlements on Palestinian land
30 August 2013
The San Diego art professor has faced attempts to censor his work. Read more about Preserving Palestine's memory through art: interview with John Halaka
30 August 2013
Internal emails reveal how Raffi Berg asked journalists to tone down criticism of Israel. Read more about BBC editor urged colleagues to downplay Israel's siege of Gaza
29 August 2013
Friday marks two weeks since Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani were arrested in Egypt as they were en route to the Gaza Strip. Read more about Free John Greyson and Tarek Loubani: a video by Greyson’s students
29 August 2013
New laws would mean that Israel is held to different standards than other nations in the Visa Waiver Program. Read more about Why does US government let Israel discriminate against Americans?
28 August 2013
They key character in Omar Robert Hamilton’s short returns to a Palestinian home full of dusty boxes and damaged furniture. Read more about West Bank's skyscrapers and settlements provide backdrop to elegant film
28 August 2013
Students called for the university to cancel the Israeli group’s concert for violating the call for boycott and due to “irrefutable evidence provided of ethnic racism and racial profiling associated with the event.” Read more about Recordings suggest racial profiling by sponsors of Israeli musician in South Africa
28 August 2013
The US Department of Education has thrown out three separate legal claims filed by Zionist students against the University of California. Read more about Victory for campus free speech as US Dept. of Education throws out “anti-Semitism” complaints
Jerusalem 27 August 2013
Ziad Ameira and his family now live in two small rooms. Read more about Israel forced me to destroy my own house, says Jerusalem father
27 August 2013
Adjudicator says Warwick University’s decision to stand by Nicola Pratt’s lower mark for Israeli student was “reasonable.” Read more about Professor targeted by UK's Israel lobby cleared of bias
27 August 2013
Black and white photo series by Oren Ziv shows the lengths to which Palestinians in the West Bank must go to enjoy a holiday at the beach. Read more about In photos: Palestinian resilience at Israeli checkpoints and walls
27 August 2013
Engineering company Royal HaskoningDHV risks losing public contracts if it aids Israel’s settlement activities. Read more about Dutch government advises firm to pull out of East Jerusalem sewage plant
Damascus 26 August 2013
Children are at constant risk of violence in Damascus refugee camp. Read more about Teachers brave violence to run classes for Palestinian children in Syria
26 August 2013
Dozens of young journalists, including at least one working for the BBC, are traveling to Israel this week for a government-backed junket designed to give them “a more positive attitude” toward Israel’s policies. Read more about Why is a BBC journalist on an expenses-paid propaganda junket to Israel?
25 August 2013
“We contact these artists with the goal of convincing them and at the same time winning their hearts and minds.” Read more about Israel boycott campaigners reject “threats” claim by Afropop star Salif Keita
25 August 2013
The village of al-Araqib in the Naqab/Negev demolished for the 54th time since 2010. Nasser Rego talks about ongoing forced displacement of Palestinian Bedouins. Read more about Israel’s ongoing “sociocide” in the Naqab
25 August 2013
Respected Palestinian-American artist John Halaka laments the lack of opportunities for American public to see Palestinian artworks Read more about “American curators are cowards when it comes to political art,” says Palestinian artist
23 August 2013
“Daud” started punching me. After a few minutes, he took out a gun and said: “I’ll murder you if you don’t confess! Out here, no one will find you. We’ll kill you and leave you here.” Read more about Palestinian children routinely tortured, some threatened with rape: Israel rights group
23 August 2013
Private security firms offer rapid service between Tel Aviv and Antwerp Read more about Express delivery for Israel's war diamonds
the Galilee 22 August 2013
Palestinian activists camping in Iqrit vow to resist warnings from Israeli authorities. Read more about “This return is permanent” — refugees’ grandchildren defy Israel with Galilee camp
22 August 2013
Nidal El-Khairy’s illustration for a forthcoming play on Palestinian political prisoners. Read more about The Keepers of Infinite Space
22 August 2013
Superstar had been due to perform in occupied Jerusalem with Israeli foreign ministry’s “goodwill ambassador to Muslim countries” Read more about Afropop star Salif Keita cancels Israel gig after boycott calls
Boston 21 August 2013
Activists say that Northeastern University has subjected them to a politically-motivated disciplinary process. Read more about Students forced to sign "civility" statements for walk-out protest
Gaza City 21 August 2013
Some of those released were nearing the end of their sentences. Read more about Gaza rejoices in prisoner release but 5,000 Palestinians remain in Israeli jails
21 August 2013
Index on Censorship and English PEN have spoken out against the BBC’s removal of Nigel Kennedy’s references to Israeli apartheid from television broadcasts. Read more about Speech groups slam BBC over Nigel Kennedy "censorship"
21 August 2013
“If we kill 500, they’ll calm down right away. And believe me, I have a great deal of experience with this” says centenarian Israeli who just received long delayed promotion to general. Read more about 100-year-old Israeli general still eager to slaughter Palestinians
Bethlehem 20 August 2013
Ayman Hamdan has been refusing food for more than 110 days. Read more about Hunger striker denied right to call dying father
21 August 2013
Oscar-winning French actress, who previously spoke out for Palestinian rights, rapped for promoting cosmetics in Tel Aviv. Read more about Israeli apartheid and the tears of Juliette Binoche
20 August 2013
Funded by ideological billionaires, Teach For America’s young corps are being indoctrinated with a pro-Israel message. Read more about How school privatization hawks Teach For America promote Israel
20 August 2013
Antonio Tajani behaves as Israel’s best pal in the Brussels hierarchy. Read more about EU enterprise chief seeks stronger ties with Israel's war industry
20 August 2013
Daniel Seaman’s LinkedIn page says he now works in the Prime Minister’s Office. Read more about Could Israeli propaganda chief be promoted despite insulting Japan?
Nazareth 20 August 2013
The village of al-Araqib is a living testament to how the Nakba never stopped. Read more about Zionists massacred Bedouins in 1948, threaten them again today
20 August 2013
Why do we have to suffer for what is happening in neighboring countries? Read more about Gaza's only exit to outside world is closed — again
19 August 2013
Filmmaker Ken Loach and rapper Mic Righteous have also had comments supporting Palestinians removed by the broadcaster. Read more about Why won't BBC let Nigel Kennedy denounce Israeli apartheid?
19 August 2013
There is growing concern over the situation of prominent filmmaker and Israel boycott supporter John Greyson and emergency room doctor Tarek Loubani, two Canadians arrested in Egypt and who were headed for Gaza. Read more about Egypt cinema syndicate calls for release of Canadian filmmaker John Greyson
19 August 2013
Gaza-born Abdel Bari Atwan is best known for interviewing Osama bin Laden. Read more about Beware of "politicians and their lies," says Palestinian author
19 August 2013
Roger Waters of the influential rock band Pink Floyd writes new open letter condemning Israeli apartheid, asking artists “not to perform or exhibit in Israel or accept any award” there. Read more about Pink Floyd star's new Israel boycott letter to "family of Rock and Roll"
17 August 2013
“Many of us are only recently detained, and our hearts are filled with joy when we meet prisoners who we have heard stories about for decades, whose pictures we have held high countless times.” Read more about “We derive our energy to persist from you,” Hassan Karajah writes from Israeli prison
16 August 2013
“Expert” was dumped by Florida after Islamophobic teaching materials were exposed, but biased “counterrorism” cottage industry persists. Read more about Fraudulent, Islamophobic “terrorism expert” hired to train Chicago-area police
15 August 2013
A 9 August Israeli drone strike in Sinai marks increased cooperation with the Egyptian military — and a return of Israeli drones. Read more about Israel's deadly drones have origins in Sinai occupation
15 August 2013
A coalition of Palestine solidarity campaigns calls on activists to take part in the fight for racial justice in the US. Read more about Palestine solidarity coalition challenges institutional racism in US
15 August 2013
Caught in media spotlight over role in Israeli program that pays students to spread propaganda online, Israel’s social media chief Daniel Seaman has been suspended over his own crude Facebook posts. Read more about Head of Israel’s “covert” social media program suspended over anti-Japanese Facebook posts
15 August 2013
Could Walker, one of the most celebrated figures in American letters, now be paying the price of refusing to be silent about Palestine? Read more about Alice Walker disinvited from University of Michigan over ‘Israel comments’
15 August 2013
Palestinians celebrate the freedom of prisoners, despite Palestinian Authority efforts to use them to gain legitimacy for futile negotiations. Read more about Israel’s prisoner release doesn’t legitimize “negotiations”
15 August 2013
Unless the Palestinian narrative is recognized and fully acknowledged, nothing, especially the discredited “peace process,” can stop Israel’s continued ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Read more about Finding my way to Palestine through narrative
14 August 2013
The Israeli army’s cynical propaganda is supposed to distract people from the fact that the vast majority of people in Gaza live in deep poverty due to Israel’s siege. Read more about Israel army publishes fake image of huge “Gaza shopping mall”
14 August 2013
Aiding projects linked to Hizballah is a criminal offense; aiding the Israeli military is considered an act of charity. Read more about Canada’s double standards on Middle East sink to new low
13 August 2013
Palestine solidarity activists and students in Florida are being met with chilling punishments for walking out of an event with an Israeli soldier earlier this year. Read more about Students forced to attend “re-education” program designed by Israel lobby group
13 August 2013
Palestinian Theater company will tour its English-language production of The Island this autumn. Read more about Jenin's Freedom Theater to tour US
13 August 2013
The recruitment of Israeli universities and students in covert government propaganda efforts will likely strengthen arguments in favor of the Palestinian call for boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Read more about Israel setting up “covert units” to tweet, Facebook government propaganda
13 August 2013
Going back to the creation of Israel, Palestinians have almost never seen the killers of their children receive appropriate punishment. Read more about How NY Times helps Israel milk prisoner release for emotional propaganda
Oakland 12 August 2013
Hamam Farah from Students Against Israeli Apartheid has been charged with “trespassing.” Read more about “Boycott Israel” activist banned from Toronto university
12 August 2013
The innovative performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Kennedy and Palestine Strings included both classical and Arabic-inspired improvisations. Read more about Video: Nigel Kennedy and Palestine Strings play Vivaldi at 2013 BBC Proms
11 August 2013
Research by The Electronic Intifada has shown that an infamous quotation about Palestinian refugees has been misattributed to Israel’s first prime minister. Read more about “The old will die and the young will forget” - Did Ben-Gurion say it?
11 August 2013
The new “peace talks” are a sham. Read more about We'll squeeze the peace out of you
Beirut 9 August 2013
Inflamed rhetoric by Lebanon’s media and political elite does not bode well for Palestinian refugees in the country. Read more about Why are Palestinians blamed for violence in Lebanon?
9 August 2013
Rami Almeghari reports from Gaza on the impact that Egypt’s tunnel closures have had on Palestinians. Read more about Fuel crisis as Egypt closes Gaza tunnels
9 August 2013
Steven Salaita takes a satirical look at some of the arguments Palestinian rights activists can expect to hear marshaled in defense of Israel. Read more about The Zionist Handbook: A guide to defending Israel against Mean People
8 August 2013
In May 2013, Atta Muhammad Atta Sabah was paralyzed by an Israeli soldier who shot him when he tried to retrieve his schoolbag. Read more about Palestinian boy paralyzed by Israeli bullet expects no justice
8 August 2013
In Israel, a citizen’s right toprotest depends on his or her ethnic and religious background. If those protesting happen to be Palestinian citizens of Israel, those rights simply vanish. Read more about In Israel’s “democracy,” protests by Palestinian citizens face police brutality
Melbourne 8 August 2013
Revered poet was nourished by exile but questioned how art can be made in “brutal times.” Read more about The poetry of absence: remembering Mahmoud Darwish five years on
Chicago 8 August 2013
I’ve been denied the right to get married in my homeland. Read more about Israel blocked me from going to my own wedding
7 August 2013
Three Jordanian nationals are entering their one-hundredth day of hunger strike in Israeli prison. Read more about Lawyer: Israeli soldiers "savagely beat" hunger striking Jordanian prisoner
7 August 2013
A former researcher with Decolonizing Architecture discusses tactics to reclaim and re-envision land in preparation of a post-apartheid, post-occupation era in Palestine. Read more about Architects help envision Palestine's landscape after apartheid
7 August 2013
A plain reading of the “correction” is that it is an effort to mislead readers into thinking the United States has never considered Israeli settlements to be illegal. Read more about NY Times “correction” on Israeli settlements gets the facts wrong
7 August 2013
Israelis should accept that they are not victims, according to Breaking the Silence activist Noam Chayut. Read more about Brutality is “in my veins,” says former Israeli soldier
6 August 2013
The obsession both religious and secular parties have with what female activists wear is demeaning and perpetuates the treatment of women as objects rather than actors. Read more about Stop the obsession with what Palestinian women activists are wearing
6 August 2013
Senior BBC editors and presenters make some startling admissions when questioned on why they pander to Israel. Read more about Why does the BBC plead ignorance on Palestine?
5 August 2013
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. Read more about The Month in Pictures: July 2013
5 August 2013
New book highlights lies told by senior representatives of French-Belgian bank. Read more about Dexia: A sleazy bank aiding Israeli settlers
5 August 2013
“He should have been shot and killed already,” Israeli army-linked blogger says of Palestinian child arrested four times. Read more about Blog linked to Israeli army calls for murder of Palestinian children
Gaza City 2 August 2013
Jamal al-Dalou lost ten members of his family during Israel’s attack in November. Read more about "Peace" talks are meaningless, says survivor of Gaza massacre
2 August 2013
Raba’i al-Madhoun’s The Lady from Tel Aviv is a great summer read. Read more about Mystery and reality overlap in Gaza-inspired novel
2 August 2013
Middle East Monitor has announced the shortlist for its 2013 Palestine Book Award. Read more about Palestine-themed book award shortlist announced
2 August 2013
The snack, made in an illegal Israeli colony, will no longer be served after a complaint from a customer. Read more about Delta Air Lines drops Israeli settlement snack from onboard meals
1 August 2013
The Old City of Jerusalem is transformed during the month of Ramadan, allowing us to imagine the city that once was and will one day be. Read more about In photos: Ramadan in Jerusalem
1 August 2013
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East’s “BDS Monitor” appears likely to be another bigotry-driven exercise in on-campus espionage and intimidation. Read more about Anti-Palestinian group to “monitor” boycott activists on campus