31 March 2014
This inner fragmentation, the state of simultaneously being inside and outside is a linguistic manifestation of Israel’s colonial policy of geopolitical and social separation between and among the same people. Read more about "Representing" Palestine in London
31 March 2014
“I will refuse to serve in the army even if I’m jailed sixty times,” says 18-year-old Omar Saad. Read more about Israel jails Druze conscientious objector for the sixth time
31 March 2014
ACLU says “boycott is an important and powerful form of protected expressive association protected by the First Amendment.” Read more about ACLU condemns Illinois senate resolution on academic boycott
31 March 2014
John Judis’ book Genesis recalls that the White House was initially hostile to Israel’s establishment. Read more about How Harry Truman learned to love Israel
30 March 2014
“One truth is that there is no Zionism, no settlement, no Jewish state without evacuation of the Arabs and confiscation and enclosure of their land.” Read more about What is Palestine's Land Day?
30 March 2014
Every 30 March Palestinians commemorate the 1976 expropriation by Israel of vast tracts of land in the Galilee and the killing of six protestors. Read more about Amnesty warns Israel against “violent crackdown” on Land Day
28 March 2014
But resolutions appear to have been watered down from earlier stronger versions. Read more about US isolated in latest UN vote on Palestine
28 March 2014
Anna Bernard expands on Edward Said’s assertion that Israeli and Palestinian literature “cannot be separated.” Read more about Can a focus on “Palestinian narrative” be dangerous to Palestinian rights?
27 March 2014
Israel, apparently, has a enough of a sense of irony not to condemn Russia – and perhaps set a precedent for itself. Read more about Why did Israel fail to back US-supported UN resolution on Crimea?
27 March 2014
Students at McMaster University win big majority for divestment despite walk-out by opponents. Loyola student government president, supported by off-campus Israeli lobby groups, vetoes divestment resolution Read more about Michigan Daily endorses Palestine students' divestment effort
26 March 2014
Recent attempts to annex Palestinian Christians as fictional “Israeli Christians” draw on a long history. Read more about Palestinians must resist Israel's efforts to foment sectarianism
26 March 2014
Students at Kings College London also passed a motion calling for boycott and divestment from entities complicit in Israeli abuses of Palestinian rights. Read more about Divestment wins again at Loyola, goes down fighting in Michigan
26 March 2014
The Palestinian national boycott committee says that the Rolling Stones’ planned gig is much like those few artists who played Sun City during the era of South African apartheid. Read more about Rolling Stones accused of hypocrisy as Tel Aviv gig announced
25 March 2014
University of Michigan students have been sitting in at student government headquarters for the last week in response to the student government’s refusal to hear a divestment resolution. Organizers are preparing for another student government meeting on 25 March. Read more about Refusing to be silenced, Michigan students take divestment back to student government
25 March 2014
US official tells news agency: “You look at those things and it’s obvious they couldn’t have been slipped into Gaza.” Read more about Israel’s “Hollywood propaganda” about Gaza-bound missile ship unravels
Abu Dis 25 March 2014
Attaining the goals of higher education is impossible when universities are under attack. Read more about Jerusalem students face constant harassment by Israeli forces
24 March 2014
A paper arguing that desalination would “legitimize” Israel’s theft of Palestine’s natural resources has been mysteriously deleted. Read more about PA pressure censors criticism of Gaza water management
24 March 2014
The article “The Dahlan Factor,” appeared for several hours on the Qatar-based broadcaster’s website but was later removed amid claims of “defamation.” Read more about Al Jazeera once again removes Joseph Massad article on Palestine
24 March 2014
The construction of the wall, which began in 2007 in spite of an ongoing legal battle and protests, constitutes the latest chapter of the ongoing history of dispossession of al-Walaja. Read more about In photos: al-Walaja village faces “slow death” as Israel takes its land
21 March 2014
An international day of action on 22 March will focus on reaffirming Palestinian national principles — most crucially, the right of return. Read more about "Return Unifies Us": Palestinians call for a day of action for the right of return
21 March 2014
Testimonies collected by Palestinian and Israeli human rights groups suggest Israeli interrogators have threatened Palestinian kids with sexual violence. Read more about Israeli interrogator threatens sexual assault, home demolition, says Palestinian child
21 March 2014
“SodaScream – Bubble trouble” takes aim at the company that manufactures fizzy-drink machines in an illegal Israeli colony in the occupied West Bank. Read more about Watch: Spoof ad from Finland takes aim at SodaStream
21 March 2014
University of Michigan students engage in a sit-in after the student government tables a divestment vote “indefinitely”; Max Geller of Northeastern SJP talks about repression of student activism by the administration and right-wing groups; and a report from Gaza during Israeli Apartheid Week. Read more about US students resist repression of Palestine solidarity on campus
21 March 2014
Earlier this week, Israeli media were abuzz with the news that Beyoncé would be playing a gig in Tel Aviv this summer. The singer’s representative has denied this. Read more about Beyoncé denies she's going to Israel
20 March 2014
A campaign backed by film directors, Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, and novelist Ahdaf Soueif, calling on the BBC not to award a multi-million pound security contract to G4S has been successful. Read more about BBC says no to occupation profiteer G4S after major campaign
20 March 2014
Although Ariel Sharon considered New Delhi a “strategic partner,” India’s independence movement was strongly critical of Israel. Read more about India and Palestine: connected by struggle
20 March 2014
“When we talk of boycotting Israel, we talk of boycotting a system of ruling, a way of thinking and behaving, that denies the existence of the Palestinian people and their rights.” Read more about Boycott movement has empowered Palestinians, says co-founder
19 March 2014
Yesterday, the battle for hearts and minds on campus took several steps forward. Read more about Despite University of Michigan vote, Palestine is not going away
Akka 18 March 2014
State-owned companies are trying to Judaize the old city of Akka. Read more about Israel serves eviction orders to Palestinians in world heritage city
18 March 2014
A donor – who specifically blamed “Muslim” students for the vote – is threatening to withdraw funding from the university and to stop hiring its graduates. Read more about University of Windsor faces donor threats, Islamophobic backlash after BDS vote
17 March 2014
Trinity College Dublin has taken part in an EU-funded research partnership with Israel’s arms industry. Read more about Ireland invented boycotts, so let’s use them to demand justice for Palestine
17 March 2014
Palestinian students are being exploited as part of a bid to improve Israel’s international image. Read more about The phony pluralism of Israel's universities
16 March 2014
The Hollywood star says she was fully aware that SodaStream operates in an Israeli settlement before she agreed to become the company’s spokesmodel and ending her role as Oxfam “global ambassador.” Read more about Scarlett Johansson doubles down on support for Israeli settlements
14 March 2014
Expo 2015 will feature an pavilion whitewashing Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Read more about Italian “expo” will showcase Israeli propaganda
Gaza Strip 14 March 2014
The UN agency for Palestine refugees says it is trying to focus on the most needy. Read more about Gaza refugees learn of food aid cuts by text messages
13 March 2014
The attack on free speech at Northeastern is part of a broader war against Palestine solidarity activists on campuses that is being waged by university administrations and Israel lobby groups. Read more about War on campus: Ali Abunimah and Max Geller on Democracy Now!
13 March 2014
The veteran rock star should demonstrate the same kind of solidarity to Palestinians that he has shown to Canada’s indigenous people. Read more about Keep on rockin' for freedom, Neil Young, cancel your Tel Aviv show
12 March 2014
Northeastern University administration banned Students for Justice in Palestine and launched a police investigation after members distributed flyers critical of Israel on campus. Read more about Northeastern students fighting back against ban on campus Palestine group
12 March 2014
Brussels officials are refusing to investigate why they approved a subsidy to a freight company bringing food from illegal colonies to Europe’s supermarkets. Read more about Transporter of Israeli settlement goods benefits from EU science grant
Gaza City 12 March 2014
The Watar Band was formed following Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s murderous assault in late 2008 and early 2009. Read more about Gaza youth defied “smell of death” to form popular band
12 March 2014
A new survey of Dutch pension funds, banks and insurance companies shows that as many as one in seven have excluded companies from investment due to their involvement in the Israeli occupation. Read more about Bad news for Israel: headlines only tip of European boycott iceberg
12 March 2014
David Sheen explains the heightened racist treatment of African asylum-seekers in Israel; a report from Gaza after an Israeli drone strike kills two Palestinians; Amnesty International condemns “trigger-happy” Israeli soldiers; and music by Revolution Makers. Read more about Israel's ramped-up racist attacks on African refugees: "it's scariest when no one objects"
12 March 2014
Palestine solidarity activists are facing harsh censorship and retribution on at least two US campuses during Israeli Apartheid Week. Read more about Palestine solidarity group banned at Northeastern, students threatened with expulsion
New York City 11 March 2014
Ghassan Elashi’s wife’s garnished wages are the latest example of how far the US is willing to go to silence and scare those involved in Palestinian activism. Read more about US confiscating a quarter of “Holy Land Five” wife’s wages
11 March 2014
Desalination could help Israel to continue evading its obligations under international law. Read more about Israel-backed "solution" could worsen Gaza's water crisis
Jordan 10 March 2014
Palestine refugees face a systematic witch-hunt as Jordanian authorities crack down on civilians fleeing a devastating war. Read more about Palestinian refugees from Syria war left to suffer by Jordan
10 March 2014
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and leaders of the South African Council of Churches compare Israel’s abuses to apartheid South Africa and reiterate backing for boycott, divestment and sanctions, Read more about South African church leaders endorse Israeli Apartheid Week
9 March 2014
In 2-1 vote, National University of Ireland Galway student union become’s country’s first to endorse Palestinian campaign to boycott Israel. Read more about Irish students vote for Israel boycott by landslide
8 March 2014
sp Read more about “New Directions” conference discusses future of Palestinian Studies
7 March 2014
Benjamin Netanyahu omitted any reference to theft of Palestinian water resources during his visit to a parched California. Read more about Silicon Valley accord recycles myth of Israel's green record
6 March 2014
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon remain barred from 70 professions. Read more about Visualizing the discrimination faced by Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
6 March 2014
While many Latino leaders choose silence, some activists are forging ties with the Palestine solidarity movement. Read more about How Latino activists are standing up to the Israel lobby
6 March 2014
Another young Palestinian murdered in cold blood by Israel. Read more about Muataz Washaha
6 March 2014
New UN statistics render Israeli politician’s annexation plan impossible. Read more about UN says 300,000 Palestinians in mooted Israeli annexation area
5 March 2014
In anticipation of the Pope’s May visit to the Holy Land, more than 200 bishops, clerics, members of religious orders and theologians ask the Pope to speak out against Israel’s kidnapping, detention and systematic abuse of Palestinian children. Read more about Faith leaders urge Pope Francis to denounce Israel's abuse of Palestinian children
Jerusalem 5 March 2014
Ramallah-based fashion designers of Ibra wa Khayt use old Palestinian clothing to make modern garments. Read more about Fighting the occupation with a needle and thread
5 March 2014
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. Read more about The Month in Pictures: February 2014
San Francisco 4 March 2014
Palestine solidarity activists have forged a growing coalition with environmental and labor groups to organize against Veolia. Read more about Palestine activists, labor and environment groups in US unite against Veolia
4 March 2014
Speaking at AIPAC, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a frontal assault on the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Read more about At AIPAC, Netanyahu launches “desperate” attack on BDS movement
4 March 2014
Protests across 30 UK towns and cities condemn Sainsbury’s over its links to Israeli fresh produce exporters Mehadrin and Edom that operate in illegal Israeli settlements. Read more about Sainsbury’s supermarket pressured over Israeli land-grab firms
4 March 2014
Samir Awad, 16, was ambushed and killed by heavily-armed Israeli occupation soldiers. Read more about Amnesty video highlights “trigger-happy” Israel’s lethal ambush of schoolboy
4 March 2014
Israel’s new law denying Palestinian Christians’ Arab identity reminiscent of “apartheid regime in South Africa,” say Palestinian citizens of Israel. Read more about Palestinians in Israel reject "colonial, sectarian" law
3 March 2014
Israeli forces detained and violently abused a 16-year-old Palestinian child, and nine children were arrested in one incident in January. Read more about 183 Palestinian children arrested by army, facing Israeli military courts in January
3 March 2014
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my new book, The Battle for Justice in Palestine. It has been called “a crucial book at a crucial time.” Read more about My new book “The Battle for Justice in Palestine”
3 March 2014
The prolific and talented Gaza hip hop artists Revolution Makers have put out a new song, accompanied by video art. Read more about “The noise in our country is endless,” says new track by Gaza duo Revolution Makers
3 March 2014
Farmers’ groups in Gaza prepare for Israeli Apartheid Week and a new year of boycott initiatives. Read more about Local Israel boycott part of Gaza’s “resistance mentality”
3 March 2014
The United Nations estimates that 750,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel since 1967. Read more about Israel "punishing" hunger-striking prisoners, say rights groups
1 March 2014
Israeli arms firm wins US contract reprising its role from now-canceled 2006 Strategic Border Initiative contract. Read more about Contractor for Israel's apartheid wall wins US border contract