1 February 2012
In the latest shot against the upcoming boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) conference at the University of Pennsylvania next weekend, the movement is being openly compared to Nazism. Read more about BDS is Nazism and Omar Barghouti is Hitler says UPenn professor in shocking smear
31 January 2012
During a demonstration on Tuesday to demand justice for the killing of 17-year-old Yousef Ikhlayl by Israeli settlers last year in Beit Ommar, Israeli soldiers beat protesters with clubs and attacked the crowd with sound bombs and tear gas. Read more about Protesters attacked, injured during commemoration for Palestinian teen murdered by Israeli settlers
31 January 2012
Israel has announced it plans to deport thousands of refugees from South Sudan. The reasoning behind the move suggests it could be a rehearsal for the expulsion of Palestinian citizens of Israel if an independent Palestinian state is ever established. Read more about Rehearsal for mass expulsion of Palestinian citizens? Israel's deportation of South Sudanese
31 January 2012
Israeli police shut down two Palestinian organizations in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday and destroyed dwellings in the Beit Hanina and Shufat neighborhoods of the city. Read more about Israel closes organizations, destroys dwellings in campaign against Palestinian life in East Jerusalem
30 January 2012
Khader Adnan, 34, a Palestinian being held without charge or trial, is at grave risk of death after 45 days of continuous hunger strike, according to Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR), whose doctors examined him. Read more about Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan at risk of imminent death after 45 days hunger strike
Gaza Strip 30 January 2012
Despite movement and access restrictions on humanitarian staff and supplies, and obstacles to the transfer of funds into Gaza, the number of Islamic organizations working with the vulnerable in Gaza is actually increasing. Read more about Islamic aid to Gaza grows, despite restrictions
Gaza City 30 January 2012
A married couple, both former political prisoners from the occupied West Bank, recount their years in detention from Gaza, where the husband was deported to following last October’s prisoner swap. Read more about West Bank couple, deported to Gaza, recount difficult years in Israeli prison
30 January 2012
Trailer for the upcoming documentary “We Are Nabi Saleh”- a portrait of a Palestinian village in resistance - is finally released. Read more about Watch Trailer: We Are Nabi Saleh, a new film capturing people's struggle, Mustafa Tamimi
30 January 2012
The relentless drumbeat for war against Iran got a little bit louder last night with comments by US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on CBS’ 60 Minutes that Iran is only a year from making a nuclear bomb. Read more about Is Iran really 'one year away from a bomb' or did Obama defense secretary just cave in further to Israel lobby?
29 January 2012
Academic scholars visit Palestine on a fact-finding mission and urge their colleagues to join the academic boycott of Israel; London’s Museum of Natural History criticized for its links with settlement industry Ahava; and more. Read more about BDS roundup: Scholars' delegation to Palestine, UK museum slammed for links to Ahava