31 October 2013
Goliath author on what is most shocking about Israel today; plus prisoner release in West Bank. Read more about Max Blumenthal on exposing hardcore racism in "liberal" Tel Aviv
31 October 2013
Film-maker has alleged that program was dropped because of “conscious or unconscious” political pressure. Read more about BBC screens "emotive" program on Jerusalem -- seven months after pulling it
31 October 2013
Anti-Palestinian advocacy group StandWithUs, recently revealed to be masquerading as “apolitical arts group” Creative Community for Peace, is asking for photos of “Zionist Halloween costumes” on Twitter. Read more about Anti-Palestinian group StandWithUs solicits photos of “Zionist Halloween costumes”
Ramallah 31 October 2013
Anas Barghouthi is well known for his defense of Palestinian prisoners. Israel wants to jail him. Read more about Palestinian lawyer faces Israeli jail for "organizing demonstrations"
31 October 2013
Several US university professors are accusing the Journal of Academic Freedom of caving in to pressure to publish a series of essays opposing the academic boycott of Israeli institutions. Read more about Journal of Academic Freedom caves in to pro-Israel pressure
30 October 2013
A 2005 working paper never formally rubber-stamped by the European Union is still being cited by Israel advocates. Read more about Discredited definition of anti-Semitism no longer in use, says BBC
Gaza Strip 29 October 2013
Public sector employees are receiving their salaries against the odds. Read more about Unlicensed banks provide "safety net" to besieged Gaza
Beirut 29 October 2013
Medical support for kidney patients severely affected by budget shortfall. Read more about Palestinians in Lebanon vow to continue protests against UN aid cuts
Kafr Qassem 29 October 2013
Most of the remaining survivors in Kafr Qassem remain too scared to speak publicly. Read more about We'll never forget October 1956 massacre, say Palestinians in Israel
28 October 2013
Jack Straw today rejected a former Israeli MP’s claim that he made anti-Semitic comments during an event they both spoke at last week. Read more about Former UK foreign minister hits back at Israeli "anti-Semitism" smear
28 October 2013
Asserting its “peaceful” intentions while waging colonial war against Palestinians and other Arabs has always been central to Israel’s propaganda, says Columbia professor. Read more about Video: Joseph Massad on Zionism’s strategy of “Peace is War”
28 October 2013
I was introduced to Revolution Makers when I saw them perform a rare live hip hop performance live in Gaza City. This is their newest song. Read more about “What’s going on” - New track from Gaza hip hop duo Revolution Makers
28 October 2013
Palestinians in the historic city of Akka have called for resistance to plans to turn their heritage into luxury tourist hotel. Read more about New campaign to save historic Palestinian building
26 October 2013
A pillar in Chicago’s Palestinian community faces jail time and deportation over a conviction by an Israeli military court more than four decades ago. Read more about Palestinian arrested in Chicago because of her community activism, groups say
26 October 2013
Israel’s ongoing theft of Palestinian land, and now its ban on a parliamentary delegation visiting Gaza, are signs of its confidence that it can bully the with impunity. Read more about Israel blocks European parliament members from visiting besieged Gaza Strip
25 October 2013
Palestinians have fiercely defended their right to return. But what would return actually look like and how can they make it happen? A thought-provoking video from Badil gives an introduction to some of the practicalities and ongoing efforts. Read more about Turning the Palestinian right of return into a practical reality - video
24 October 2013
This guide will help you or your organization generate the best live tweets possible in the shortest amount of time. Read more about An activist's guide to live tweeting
24 October 2013
Could this ad really incite violence against Jews in Toronto? The city’s Transit Commission says yes. Read more about Toronto transit bans “Disappearing Palestine” ad claiming risk of anti-Jewish violence
24 October 2013
A leaked US embassy cable shows the Israel Law Center’s director privately admitting it “took direction” from Israel’s spy agencies. Read more about Israeli lawyers group Shurat HaDin unmasked as Mossad proxy
Gaza City 23 October 2013
Two projects aim to preserve Palestinian history and challenge Israeli myths. Read more about Gaza researchers determined to record Nakba generation before time runs out
23 October 2013
An exclusive report from the village of Burqa, where Palestinians face regular settler violence, and an interview with scholar Laleh Khalili on the roots of Israeli colonial control mechanisms in Palestine. Read more about Settlers attack Palestinian farmers in first week of olive harvest
23 October 2013
Italy slammed for “abject failure” in wake of shipwrecks as hundreds of refugees are buried in Sicily. Read more about Palestinian, Syrian refugees who died at sea buried in nameless graves
23 October 2013
The UCLA Undergraduate Students Association Council voted down a resolution that threatened the ability of students to pursue divestment from companies profiting from the Israeli occupation. Read more about Anti-divestment bill defeated at UCLA
23 October 2013
The UN’s special rapporteur sounds the alarm over Palestinian water scarcity. Read more about 90 percent of Gaza's water unfit for drinking, says Falk
San Francisco 22 October 2013
Tenuous evidence used to smear Council on American-Islamic Relations. Read more about How the FBI blacklisted US' largest Muslim civil rights group
22 October 2013
Despite the absence of an intelligence-sharing agreement, Israel is taking part in many of Europol’s activities. Read more about Is EU stepping up police cooperation with Israel?
22 October 2013
There are some surprising inclusions and omissions on the Zionist group’s latest list. Read more about ADL issues 2013 list of top 10 "anti-Israel groups"
21 October 2013
Activists at Cornell University called on pension fund giant to divest from occupation-profiteering companies. Read more about Video: students "mic check" TIAA-CREF head over investment in Israel's occupation
21 October 2013
“It has become clear beyond doubt that the project is an unacceptable attempt to force the Palestinian population to consent to their own dispossession and to compromise on their own rights.” Read more about World Bank project to “save” Dead Sea will destroy it, say Palestinian groups
21 October 2013
Palestinian city inspires several contributions to In The City. Read more about Beautiful and disturbing ad campaign for Nablus displayed at London design show
21 October 2013
Palestinian cinema star takes strong stance in new interview: “I was born a Palestinian and will remain a Palestinian.” Read more about Top actor Saleh Bakri rejects Israeli cinema, identity
18 October 2013
It is imperative to reconnect to Jewish heritage before it was corrupted by Zionism. Read more about Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism
18 October 2013
Israel is already monitoring Palestinian solidarity campaigns abroad. Now it is ramping up its efforts to stop them. Read more about Israel beefs up embassies with dedicated boycott fighters
18 October 2013
Israel’s officially-incited racism against Africans and Palestinians is no secret. So why does it rarely make its way into mainstream media? Read more about Watch the video on Israeli racism The New York Times didn't want you to see
17 October 2013
Luxembourg-based institution has a track record of helping firms involved in dispossessing Palestinians. Read more about EU bank finances Israeli power plant as nearby Bedouins face demolitions
17 October 2013
David Harris-Gershon recounts attempting to meet “terrorist” who nearly killed his wife. Read more about Bombing victim's spouse acknowledges Palestinians' pain in new memoir
17 October 2013
Arik Ben-Zvi, managing director of the firm hired by Egypt, served in the Israeli army. The lobby shop was founded by senior members of the Democratic Party. Read more about Egypt coup regime hires Israel-linked Washington lobby firm
17 October 2013
Statement confirms the university found nothing to support claims that Jewish students were specifically targeted. Read more about Jewish students weren’t targeted by Palestine solidarity activists - Rutgers probe
16 October 2013
Fabricated and distorted quotes are an attempt to implicate me in racism I have always disavowed. Read more about A response to recent efforts to cast me as a racist
16 October 2013
Egypt’s destruction of supply tunnels has exposed the real, devastating impact of Israel’s siege on ordinary people in Gaza. Read more about Israeli troops enter Gaza every three days - Oxfam
Gaza Strip 15 October 2013
Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha spoiled by Israeli-Egyptian siege on the coastal strip. Read more about Siege puts holiday tradition beyond reach of many Gaza families
15 October 2013
“Withdraw now,” Dave Prentis of public sector union UNISON tells controversial British-Danish security firm. Read more about UK union head calls on G4S to end Israel contracts
Burqa 14 October 2013
Israeli police take no action despite repeated acts of violence. Read more about Armed settlers attack mosque, burn cars in West Bank village
14 October 2013
Week-long Boston Palestine Film Festival includes roundtable discussion with author Susan Abulhawa and filmmakers Omar Robert Hamilton and Nora Sharif. Read more about Censored 1981 film "Occupied Palestine" to be shown at Boston festival
14 October 2013
Campus rabbi demands Rutgers University Palestine solidarity group be “disbanded” amid bogus allegations it distributed mock eviction notices targeting Jews. Read more about Rutgers students face “bias” probe for flyers criticizing Israeli home demolitions
13 October 2013
“I’m proud to be racist,” says Anti-African mob leader embraced by Tel Aviv local election campaign of Israel’s ruling Likud party. Read more about “May you be raped in your grave,” says new darling of Israel’s ruling Likud party
11 October 2013
Well-known historian tells viewers to be “nearly silent” on Zionist crimes. Read more about Why did BBC let Simon Schama make "moral case for Israel" unchallenged?
11 October 2013
Palestine solidarity activists have chained themselves to buses and a courthouse entrance to protest the Obama administration’s mass detention and deportation policies. Read more about Palestine solidarity activists protest US deportation policies in Arizona
11 October 2013
Settlers in Hebron are particularly notorious for their aggression, racism and theft of Palestinian homes. Read more about Italian culture minister criticized for visiting Hebron settlers
11 October 2013
Pink Floyd superstar Roger Waters has criticized Israel’s Yediot Ahronot newspaper for distorting an interview he gave to its journalist. Read more about It’s apartheid “clear and simple,” Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters tells his Israeli fans
10 October 2013
Nour Joudah, Ala Al-Azzeh and Nimer Sultany interviewed at the School of Oriental and African Studies’ 9th Annual Palestine Society conference in London. Read more about Young Palestinian intellectuals on the state of the liberation movement today
Edinburgh 10 October 2013
“Avenues of displacement” key to blueprint for park overlooking Golan. Read more about Plans for memorial to Palestinian refugees displayed in Scotland
10 October 2013
A new infographic by Visualizing Palestine dramatically depicts the destruction of New York City’s most famous public space. Read more about What would Israeli occupation look like in Central Park?
10 October 2013
Far from actually withdrawing US support for the Egyptian military dictatorship, the measures announced by the Obama administration are designed to reinforce and normalize US cooperation with the coup regime. Read more about Obama's aid cut to Egypt is a sham
Khirbet al-Makhul 9 October 2013
Many other Palestinian communities in Area C face a similar fate to Khirbet al-Makhul. Read more about In photos: Israeli forces raze Jordan Valley community
9 October 2013
The local branch of Israel’s ruling Likud party in Jaffa hopes to finish the job started by the Haganah, Irgun and other terrorist groups in 1948 – albeit by “democratic” means. Read more about Israel's Likud hopes to complete the ethnic cleansing of Jaffa
Khan Younis 8 October 2013
Wael Abu Rida holds Egyptian nationality but crisis in Cairo means his abduction has gone largely unnoticed there. Read more about Gaza man "kidnapped" by Israel in Sinai, says family
Tel Aviv 8 October 2013
Politicians fan the flames of racial hatred. Read more about Video: Israeli crowd cheers as Africans called "slaves"
Ramallah 7 October 2013
Mousab Sarahnin’s family were shot at a moment after leaving a bus. Read more about Six-year-old loses eye from bullets Israel promised to phase out
7 October 2013
Paintings reflect colors used in traditional embroidery. Read more about Show by Palestinian artist Samia Halaby opens in London this week
7 October 2013
For nearly a year, the BBC continued to defend the fact that it had withheld vital information about one of its commentators from its news audience. Finally, the BBC made a public admission that it had been wrong. Read more about BBC admits wrongdoing in presenting pro-Israeli commentator as neutral expert
6 October 2013
Israel’s Yediot Aharonot newspaper recently compared the Czech president’s positions to those of Israel’s far-right and called him “the closest European leader to Israel.” Read more about Czech activists denounce president’s proposal for Palestinian refugees
4 October 2013
I haven’t been able to see my relatives in the West Bank for 14 years. Read more about Waiting in Gaza, where nothing makes sense
Jerusalem 4 October 2013
The September 2000 rebellion united Palestinians across geographical divisions. Read more about The second intifada put holes in Israel's wall of fear
Gaza Strip 4 October 2013
Egypt’s clamp-down on tunnels has brought some Palestinian businesses to a standstill. Read more about Egypt attacks fishermen in Gaza's waters
Chicago 3 October 2013
Atta Sabah’s mother told me he would not be the last child attacked by Israel; unfortunately, she was right. Read more about A Palestinian boy shot for drinking soda
3 October 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: September 2013
3 October 2013
“My dream is like the dream of any Palestinian kid,” says Tayma. “It is to live in safety and not in the shadow of colonization, and not to feel crushed every time I leave the house. And my other dream is to become a famous Palestinian rapper.” Read more about Video: Palestinian girl determined to stay in Silwan despite Israeli settler aggression
3 October 2013
Some of the most vital concepts and skills can be best understood and developed by looking beyond the usual sources. Read more about Three books every Palestine activist should read that aren't about Palestine or activism
3 October 2013
About half of American Jews do not think the current Israeli government is making a sincere effort to bring about a peace settlement. Read more about Has Abe Foxman lost confidence in American Jews?
Ramallah 2 October 2013
Two children left “completely stateless” because of discriminatory practices. Read more about Israel's residency regime causes "silent transfer" from Jerusalem
2 October 2013
In a bad week for G4S, a major teachers association in London has also passed a motion condemning the firm for equipping Israeli prisons. Read more about Norwegian union ends G4S contract as "act of solidarity" with Palestinians
New York City 1 October 2013
The writer paid particular attention to Palestinians in present-day Israel. Read more about Remembering Fouzi El-Asmar, poet of the Palestinian liberation struggle
Jerusalem 1 October 2013
Addameer chairperson Abdullatif Ghaith has been blocked from going to work in his Ramallah office. Read more about Israel bans veteran campaigner for Palestinian prisoners from West Bank
1 October 2013
As mainstream commenters conclude that the two-state solution for Palestine is finished, some are taking a closer look at Northern Ireland as a model. But how would it work? Read more about A Northern Ireland solution for Palestine?
1 October 2013
Palestine is the cradle of Christianity, but “the living aspect of Christianity in Palestine is disappearing,” warns Hanan Ashrawi in Yasmine Perni’s film The Stones Cry Out. Two opportunities to see it in the US this month. Read more about “The Stones Cry Out”: Film puts spotlight on Palestine’s Christians