17 February 2012
Today my colleague David Cronin wrote about the weasel worded response of the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, for comment on the case of Khader Adnan. Here is my response, which I sent her by email. Read more about Washing your hands of Khader Adnan: My response to weasel words of EU's Catherine Ashton
17 February 2012
The BDS National Committee (BNC), the Palestinian civil society coalition that leads the BDS movement, has called on activists to use the BDS Global Day of Action to take action to highlight the success of the movement and mobilise for the World Social Forum Free Palestine due to take place in Port Alegre, Brazil, in November 2012 Read more about BDS Global Day of Action to mark Land Day on March 30
17 February 2012
As Khader Adnan begins the 62nd day of his hunger strike, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton might finally say something about his suffering. Read more about A few weasel words from EU as Adnan nears death
17 February 2012
A small group of writers, students, and activists (including myself) is collecting letters of support and solidarity for Khader Adnan and his family. All of these letters are published at http://khaderadnan.posterous.com/. After his ordeal is finished, these letters will be translated and presented to his family. You can contribute a letter simply by sending your letter by email to post@khaderadnan.posterous.com. Read more about Palestinians sense he is writing history: write a letter to Khader Adnan and his family
16 February 2012
Three disabled Palestinians send a message to the whole world in general and Gandhi’s grandchildren in India in particular, calling them to make the issue of Khader Adnan and child and disabled detainees in Israel’s merciless prisons the top of their priorities. Read more about Disabled Palestinians call for solidarity with Khader Adnan from Gandhi's grandchildren and world
16 February 2012
After today’s bus crash which killed a number of Palestinian children, many Israelis on Facebook reacted with joy. Others expressed strong revulsion at such racism. Read more about Some Israelis react with joy to deaths of Palestinian kids in bus crash, others revolted by racism
Washington, DC 16 February 2012
Protests in solidarity with hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan made his plight impossible to ignore. Read more about Standing in solidarity with Khader Adnan
15 February 2012
Catherine Ashton, the Union’s foreign policy chief, hasn’t said one word about the plight of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan. Read more about The EU's shameful silence on Khader Adnan
East Jerusalem 15 February 2012
Israeli bulldozers demolished the only community center and refuge for Palestinian children in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem. Read more about Israeli forces destroy "the only place for children in Silwan"
15 February 2012
Francis Hughes died on 12 May 1981 in Belfast’s Maze Prison after 59 days on hunger strike. Oliver Hughes, his brother, sent this video message of solidarity with Khader Adnan, the Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike in Israeli prison for 60 days. Read more about Video: Solidarity with Khader Adnan from family of late Irish hunger striker Francis Hughes