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B'Tselem role in J Street's gala featuring Olmert "incredibly damaging" says Palestinian rights group PCHR

Ali Abunimah 21 March 2012

The decision of Israeli human rights group B’Tselem to participate in J Street’s upcoming conference featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is “incredibly damaging” to the effort to achieve justice and accountability for victims of war crimes. Read more about B'Tselem role in J Street's gala featuring Olmert "incredibly damaging" says Palestinian rights group PCHR

Israeli soldiers raid Nabi Saleh after midnight, ransack homes, terrorize residents

Jalal Abukhater 21 March 2012

Israeli army official speakers misinform their readers on Twitter

Jalal Abukhater 20 March 2012

I am getting sick of the idea that the Israeli army spokespersons are allowed to tweet wrong information, mock dead people, tweet outdated Read more about Israeli army official speakers misinform their readers on Twitter

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. Read more about Athlete abused by Israeli soldier for carrying Palestine flag in Jerusalem marathon

What Palestinian political prisoners are fighting for

Ameer Makhoul Gilboa Prison 20 March 2012

Khader Adnan’s hunger strike was not in protest of administrative detention but against Israel’s entire colonial system, argues Ameer Makhoul, writing from Gilboa prison. Read more about What Palestinian political prisoners are fighting for

My trip through Israel's apartheid barriers to Jordan

Shahd Abusalama 20 March 2012

Part 1: I left Gaza on the 1st of March through Erez checkpoint to pass through the occupied lands of Jerusalem and Jericho to Jordan. Here, you’ll read about my trip through Israel’s apartheid barriers and the humiliating treatment Palestinians receive there. Read more about My trip through Israel's apartheid barriers to Jordan

Hana Shalabi at risk of "imminent death" in Israel custody on day 33 of hunger strike, doctors warn

Ali Abunimah 19 March 2012

Hana al-Shalabi is at risk of “imminent death” after more than a month on hunger strike against her violent, arbitrary detention by Israel has led to a serious deterioration in her health. She has been transferred from HaSharon prison to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba. Read more about Hana Shalabi at risk of "imminent death" in Israel custody on day 33 of hunger strike, doctors warn

"Brand Israel" dance company's US tour dogged by protests

Maureen Clare Murphy 19 March 2012

Batsheva Dance Company, identified by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as “the best known global ambassador of Israeli culture,” has faced protests throughout its ongoing US tour. Read more about "Brand Israel" dance company's US tour dogged by protests

Palestinians face repeated house demolitions in the Jordan Valley; al-Araqib

Nora Barrows-Friedman 19 March 2012

Last week, Israeli bulldozers razed homes and livestock pens in a wave of demolitions in the occupied Jordan Valley in the West Bank. And on 6 March, the Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Naqab was destroyed for the 33rd time since July 2010. Read more about Palestinians face repeated house demolitions in the Jordan Valley; al-Araqib

"The house is dark without them": Israel kills father and daughter as they water vegetables

Rami Almeghari Beit Lahiya 19 March 2012

Muhammad al-Hisoumi and his daughter Fayza were killed in an Israeli missile attack as they tended their land in the Gaza Strip on 12 March 2012, leaving behind a devastated family and a darkened house. Rami Almeghari profiles them. Read more about "The house is dark without them": Israel kills father and daughter as they water vegetables

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