13 October 2011
I’ve struggled with writing about the hunger striking Palestinian prisoners. How to blend in the personal, the observations, the analysis, the facts, and the flowery writ all in one cohesive go? My scrambled thoughts below. Read more about You Might Take My Life, But You Can't Take My Soul*
13 October 2011
Its possible that there is a name more well-known than Gilad Shalit this week, but not likely. For the last two days, media of all kinds have been tripping over themselves trying to describe, explain, hagiographize, and contextualize Shalit, who is to be released soon after a five year detention by Hamas in a prisoner swap. Read more about The Most Important Prisoner in the Whole Wide World
Gaza City 13 October 2011
Amidst the ongoing Israeli blockade and an increasingly conservative socio-political atmosphere, musicians in the Gaza Strip face a myriad of performance obstacles. Read more about Gaza musicians find themselves confined to stag parties
12 October 2011
In an article today on the Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange deal, The New York Times’ scandal-plagued Jerusalem bureau chief Ethan Bronner falsely blames an August attack from Egypt into Israeli-controlled territory near the Red Sea port of Eilat on Palestinians. Bronner writes: Read more about New York Times' Ethan Bronner still falsely blaming August Eilat attack on Palestinians
12 October 2011
To provide a solid evidential backing to my reporting on the Raed Salah case, I am now able to share with you the following documents mentioned in court. They prove that the British government used fabricated anti-Semitism that Israelis had attributed to Palestinian political activist Raed Salah. Read more about Documents prove the UK used fabricated anti-Semitism to ban Raed Salah
Jerusalem 12 October 2011
Palestinian and Israeli security forces urged to allow journalists do their work. Read more about Israel increases use of bullets, tear gas against journalists
12 October 2011
Hip Hop group DAM released a new track in support of the Palestinian prisoners actions for justice. Three foreign nationals participate in hunger strike in Gaza and activists in Greece told the Israeli ambassador to stop torture in Israeli jails. Read more about Hip-hop band DAM supports Palestinian prisoners' actions with new track
11 October 2011
The hunger strike movement for Palestine develops rapidly. The Palestinian BNC supports the demands of the Palestinian prisoners and calls for stepping up the BDS campaign to end Israeli impunity. Read more about Hunger strike movement for Palestine develops rapidly
11 October 2011
What do the efforts to silence criticism of Israel and the attacks on Occupy Wall Street have in common? Read more about Silencing Occupy Wall Street and criticism of Israel through demonization
Gaza City 11 October 2011
A daughter of a former prisoner who spent 33 days on hunger strike writes from the Gaza Strip, urging international solidarity with the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails. Read more about "The prisoners are the living martyrs"