31 December 2013
There can be no possible excuse or justification for the Syrian government to deny food and supplies to Yarmouk camp and other besieged areas. Read more about Palestinians trapped in Syria war denied aid, stalked by starvation
30 December 2013
Allegations disseminated by the website Now that As’ad AbuKhalil worked for the CIA are based on nothing more than information harvested from Internet spam sites. Read more about Debunked: the claim that As'ad AbuKhalil worked for the CIA
Jerusalem 30 December 2013
Once they reach 16, sons and daughters need special permits to visit their parents, from a web of Israeli bureaucracy campaigners say is aimed at driving Palestinians out of Jerusalem. Read more about Thousands of Jerusalem children denied basic services by Israeli apartheid
Gaza City 29 December 2013
Israel navy has killed 2 Gaza fishermen, wounded 24, captured 147 and taken or damaged more than 150 boats since 2009. Read more about Gaza fishermen suffer 85 percent income loss as Israeli siege, attacks continue
28 December 2013
Only months after he was supposedly “reprimanded,” Israeli army Golani Brigade soldier Osher Maman is again disseminating outright calls to murder Palestinians, as Israel struggles to control its online image. Read more about “Reprimanded” Israeli soldier still posting violent, racist material on Instagram
27 December 2013
The Palestinian writer and academic was released after years of arbitrary incarceration without trial. Read more about Writer Ahmad Qatamesh freed after 2.5 years in administrative detention
27 December 2013
The disturbing sight of soldiers firing on unarmed civilians occurred as occupation forces assaulted participants in the weekly demonstration against land theft and colonization in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. Read more about Video: Israeli soldier fires at Palestinian woman at close range
27 December 2013
As we look forward to the new year, we decided to look back at The Electronic Intifada’s most read articles of 2013. Read more about The Electronic Intifada's Top 32 of 2013
27 December 2013
Defying internment and increasing repression, Sudanese and other refugees in Israel are taking matters into their own hands. Read more about African refugees defy desert cold, Israeli internment in march for freedom
Rafah 27 December 2013
Ehab Jasir al-Shaer was one of the first Palestinians killed during Operation Cast Lead. Read more about Five years on, family keep open Gaza clinic of doctor killed by Israel
25 December 2013
“This Christmas we’ve built a huge wall across the front of our church. We’d really like you to come and see it because its what the people of Bethlehem are experiencing today.” Read more about London church blocks its facade with replica of Israeli wall around Bethlehem
24 December 2013
Why is this happening? “They want us to leave our homes. That’s what they want,” says one mother. Read more about New video highlights settler terror against Palestinian families
Shefa Amr 23 December 2013
Three men banned over their role in Shefa Amr strike finally return home. Read more about Community which confronted Israeli killer suffered years of harassment
23 December 2013
Issawi released from Israeli prison after 17 months; release agreement was secured after he refused food for 266 days. Read more about Hunger striker Samer Issawi welcomed home in Jerusalem
23 December 2013
We need action, not words, during the year dedicated to us. Read more about Will Palestine see real solidarity in 2014?
22 December 2013
Israel lobby groups launch fierce counterattack against the American Studies Association, including calls for repressive legislation, boycotts and other measures to silence solidarity with Palestinians. Read more about Israel lobby launches fierce counterattack against American Studies Association
21 December 2013
BDS should not be seen as a threat but as an invitation to free oneself from the painful contradiction of advocating democracy while defending and supporting oppression. Read more about The nightmare hidden within liberal Zionism
20 December 2013
A satirical view on the arguments against the American Studies Association’s vote to endorse the boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Read more about Why logical people should oppose the ASA's Israel boycott
Gaza Strip 20 December 2013
Health and environmental fears rise as authorities face numerous problems at once. Read more about Storm exacerbates sewage crisis in Gaza
20 December 2013
Also in this week’s podcast: Rami Almeghari reports from flooded Gaza and Sarah Irving reads her review of the new documentary Flying Paper. Read more about Steven Salaita on how ASA boycott vote "shifts the rules" for engaging on Palestine
20 December 2013
Today’s statement should be seen as a sign that the PA understands that it cannot impose its unpopular views on Palestinian civil society. Read more about Under pressure, PLO tries to limit damage from Abbas attack on Israel boycott
20 December 2013
Universities are traditionally, and ought to remain, sites of ethical deliberation and that is why more people are willing to consider the boycott of Israel. Read more about Campus not an “ethics-free zone”: Watch Ali Abunimah on academic boycott of Israel
Baqa al-Gharbiyya 19 December 2013
Settlers are believed to have carried out “price-tag” attacks in Baqa al-Gharbiyya. Read more about Anti-Muslim slogans spray-painted on mosque in Palestinian town
19 December 2013
The persecution of asylum-seekers has only got worse this year. Read more about Racist ringleaders 2013: Israel's war on Africans intensifies
Gaza Strip 19 December 2013
Without electricity, we cannot resist the occupation. Read more about Searching for light on Gaza's dark streets
19 December 2013
The venerable progressive magazine seems to have a hard time letting Palestinians express their own opinions. Read more about Does The Nation have a problem with Palestinians?
Dublin 18 December 2013
Ireland’s Near FM suspended me over a broadcast describing Gaza as an open prison. Read more about How Israeli diplomats tried to muzzle an Irish journalist
18 December 2013
Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj passed away yesterday in the besieged Gaza Strip, after a life fighting for Palestinian mental health and human rights. Read more about Remembering Palestinian mental health pioneer Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj
18 December 2013
Halilit, a maker of musical instruments for babies, is headquartered in a forcibly depopulated Palestinian village. Read more about Don't buy Israeli toys this Christmas
18 December 2013
The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association has declared its support for the Palestinian call for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Read more about Major Indigenous studies group endorses Israel boycott
Shefa Amr 17 December 2013
Young Palestinians describe abuse at Day of Rage demonstration. Read more about Prawer protesters beaten, threatened with rape by Israeli police in Haifa
Ramallah 17 December 2013
Love in a Time of Apartheid challenges the deliberate divisions to which Palestinians are subjected by Israel’s racist citizenship rules. Read more about Taking direct action against Israel's racist marriage law
17 December 2013
Swarthmore Hillel declares that it will not adhere to umbrella group’s policy banning criticism of Israel; Hillel International responds with threats as its legitimacy is called into question. Read more about Hillel International faces crisis as Swarthmore chapter rebels against its Israel guidelines
17 December 2013
Despite enormous efforts to counter it, ASA resolution supporting Israel boycott won by a landslide. How did it happen? Read more about Why the ASA's Israel boycott won
17 December 2013
Broadcaster concedes that Israel is building on the West Bank’s hilltops. Read more about BBC takes 11 months to remove lie by Israeli settler
Gaza Strip 17 December 2013
Unlike the Rafah crossing, other borders have been opened since the Cairo coup earlier this year. Read more about Why is Gaza always Egypt's scapegoat?
Gilboa Prison 16 December 2013
Guidelines on ending grants to firms active in the occupied West Bank do not go far enough. Read more about EU sanctions Israeli settlements but not state that created them
16 December 2013
In milestone vote, ASA members approve Israel boycott by two-to-one margin. Read more about ASA membership votes to boycott Israel by landslide
16 December 2013
Greens have also decided to sever ties with private security firm. Read more about Dutch union dumps G4S for aiding Israel's human rights abuses
16 December 2013
New NBC drama to be filmed in Jerusalem “will give legitimacy to Israel’s policies of apartheid, ethnic cleansing and colonization,” groups say. Read more about Palestinians urge NBC to cancel show that aids Israel's Jerusalem land grab
Gaza Strip 14 December 2013
Gaza a “disaster area” say UN officials, as hardships caused by historic storm compounded by power crisis and ongoing siege. Read more about Families seek refuge in school as flooded Gaza turns into “disaster area”
13 December 2013
Mark Braverman argues that the Israeli occupation cannot be reformed. Read more about Why Palestine solidarity movement should challenge America's legacy of conquest
Gaza City 13 December 2013
Corporate Watch’s research trip to Palestine aims to connect young activists in Gaza and those in the west. Read more about Forging new links to boycott movement in Gaza
13 December 2013
Charity calls for arms embargo as UK awards massive drone contract to Israeli firm that boasts its weapons are “field tested” on Palestinians in occupied territory. Read more about New UK drones “field tested” on captive Palestinians
13 December 2013
Nelson Mandela forcefully defends the Palestinian struggle to a New York audience in 1990; Haidar Eid remembers Mandela in Palestine; and Ali Abunimah talks about EI’s year ahead. Read more about Hear Nelson Mandela discuss support of Palestine in 1990 interview
13 December 2013
Ghada Terawi, Rashid Masharawi, Firas Khoury and Mohanad Yaqubi receive grants for new Palestine film projects. Read more about Hany Abu-Assad's "Omar" takes top prize at major festivals
13 December 2013
BDS South Africa campaign claims victory, as settlement-based company Ahava quietly withdraws from the country. Read more about Boycott activists celebrate as Ahava quits South Africa
13 December 2013
It is ironic that as a former university president, Summers would propose punitive measures against scholars exercising their freedom of conscience and association. Read more about Former Harvard president Larry Summers calls for boycott of ASA
13 December 2013
Bill aimed to forcibly transfer of tens of thousands of Bedouins. Read more about Withdrawal of Prawer Plan bill "major achievement" for Palestinians in Israel
12 December 2013
Abbas has made his clearest statement in opposition to BDS and South Africa rabbi who spoke at Mandela memorial lived in an Israeli settlement. Read more about In South Africa, Abbas opposes boycott of Israel
11 December 2013
Conservative activist Raheem Kassam has generated headlines about “extremism” on UK campuses. Read more about How front group "Student Rights" undermines Palestine solidarity
Gaza Strip 11 December 2013
My children ask why we are constantly without power; I don’t know how to explain. Read more about I've no choice but to battle Gaza's blackouts
Bilin 11 December 2013
Popular resistance is the only thing that will bring us freedom. Read more about To end the occupation, dissolve the Palestinian Authority
11 December 2013
A prominent opponent of the academic boycott of Israel explains why she has changed her position. Read more about In surprise move, opponent votes to endorse ASA's Israel boycott
Shefa Amr 10 December 2013
Judge effectively rubber-stamps request from state. Read more about Jailing of Palestinians who tackled Israeli killer shows courts serve apartheid
10 December 2013
Youngsters featured in Flying Paper describe how bombs and shells sound to them. Read more about Kite-flying film shows Gaza's kids grow old too soon
9 December 2013
Muslims, Christians and Jews celebrated each other’s holidays, according to musician Wasif Jawhariyyeh. Read more about Musician's diaries depict religions at peace as Jerusalem goes electric
9 December 2013
“We await your vote with bated breath,” Roger Waters tells members of the American Studies Association who are voting on academic boycott of Israel this week. Read more about Pink Floyd's Roger Waters backs American Studies Association Israel boycott vote
9 December 2013
Anti-Zionists have interpreted the Zionist project; the point however is to undo it. Read more about Theses on Zionism
9 December 2013
A talking tree is deeply upset at how it has been planted on the ruins of an ethnically cleansed village. Read more about Jewish National Fund "repents" for erasing Palestinian villages
Brussels 8 December 2013
Campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions is “as good as it gets,” according to the Israeli historian. Read more about “We don’t have the luxury to wait” for Israel to change on its own, says Ilan Pappe
8 December 2013
Israel-government linked StandWithUs smears speakers, students and activists as “extremists” with “terrorist” ties in effort to scare venue hosting Palestine solidarity conference. Read more about Letter reveals StandWithUs bullying of SoCal Chinese center over Palestine conference
7 December 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: November 2013
7 December 2013
Watch the Palestinian spoof of the viral “Epic Split” Volvo advertisement that features Jean-Claude Van Damme. Read more about Gaza Split: Watch Palestinian spoof of viral Van Damme Volvo video
Switzerland 6 December 2013
The late South African leader was long a supporter of the Palestinian cause. Read more about Nelson Mandela leaves a legacy of struggle
6 December 2013
Youth theatre will stage version of South African play The Island at Sao Paolo festival. Read more about Palestine's Freedom Theatre to stage Mandela tribute in Brazil
5 December 2013
“I refuse to take an assault rifle and point it at another human being,” Omar Saad told Amnesty International. Read more about Druze youth in military prison for refusing Israeli army draft
5 December 2013
Abdel Bari Atwan was forced out of al-Quds al-Arabi after 25 years, but is bouncing back with a new online media project which launched in September. Read more about Gulf states and Israel won't silence me: journalist Abdel Bari Atwan
5 December 2013
Israel presented as benign towards indigenous people of the Naqab. Read more about BBC ignores ethnic cleansing in two interviews with Bedouin activist
5 December 2013
Listen to Dr. Cecilia Baeza discuss immigration, assimilation, identity and culture of Palestinians in Latin America on The Electronic Intifada’s weekly podcast. Read more about "A new Palestinian consciousness": history of the diaspora in Latin America
5 December 2013
Officials have insisted that a document conflating criticisms of Israel with anti-Semitism has no formal standing on three separate occasions lately. Read more about Israel lobbyists finally concede that EU has ditched anti-Semitism "definition"
5 December 2013
Elbit provides training on how to snoop on web users. Read more about Israeli weapons firm arrives in Nigeria to install Internet surveillance system
5 December 2013
Dublin film festival sponsored by Israeli government whitewashes Israeli government’s crimes against Palestinians, protestors say. Read more about “Made in Israel” film festival draws protest in Dublin
Gaza Strip 5 December 2013
Spaces for men from the same family survive spread of coffee shops and restaurants. Read more about Pre-Nakba diwan custom lives on in Gaza
4 December 2013
Mekorot provides water to illegal settlers in the occupied West Bank. Read more about Dutch encourage business with firm stealing Palestinian water
4 December 2013
The tide has irrevocably turned in favor of boycott, not merely within the ASA but in the larger context of Palestine activism. Read more about ASA decision to boycott Israeli institutions four years in the making
4 December 2013
ASA’s decision is a landmark in the movement for academic boycott of Israel within the United States. Read more about American Studies Association national council endorses Israel boycott
3 December 2013
A free Palestine is on its way, so the US secretary of state should stop impeding it. Read more about Wake up John Kerry, a global intifada is erupting
3 December 2013
Israel’s Prawer Plan aims to ethnically cleanse tens of thousands of Bedouins from the Naqab desert. Read more about Prawer Plan
3 December 2013
Israel rewarded for defiance of UN with membership of key regional grouping that could help it in its fight against Palestinian rights. Read more about Is Israel already reaping rewards from Iran deal at Palestinian expense?
3 December 2013
Today’s incident suggests that the Abbas Palestinian Authority regime will brook no dissent or defiance from any quarter. Read more about PA arrests prominent businessman who called for Abbas' downfall
Ramallah 2 December 2013
Alaa Hammad has been tortured behind Israeli bars, his wife says. Read more about Palestinian prisoner's health worsens after 210 days of refusing food
27 November 2013
We’ve had enough of lazy journalism and stereotypes. Read more about Eight questions Palestinian queers are tired of hearing
2 December 2013
The veteran Palestinian journalist opens up to The Electronic Intifada about the arm-twisting that led to his departure as editor of the London pan-Arab paper he founded. Read more about Abdel Bari Atwan: I was forced out by funders
Chicago 2 December 2013
Whenever there’s turbulence in Cairo, you can be sure that Palestinians will be scapegoated. Read more about Why should Gazans have to hide their identity in Egypt?
1 December 2013
Under the regime of New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren, the silencing of Palestinians has plumbed new lows. Read more about How the New York Times silences Palestinians
1 December 2013
The Prawer Plan is a “calculated and premeditated plan to sever the historical ties that bind Bedouin Palestinian communities to their land” and “reveals once again the colonial nature of Zionism and the apartheid character of the Israeli state,” says BNC. Read more about Video: Israel police brutalize child amid anti-Prawer protests