29 August 2011
Popular Sodastream products directly benefit the largest Israeli settlement colony in the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile the company exploits Palestinian factory workers and attempts to “greenwash” its profit from Israel’s occupation. Read more about Swedish chain kicks out drink machines made in Israeli settlements
28 August 2011
Known Israeli organized crime bosses are able to travel freely to the United States, unlike counterparts from Italy, China and Central America, because the State Department has failed to apply US law to them. Read more about Special treatment gives Israeli mobsters free access to US soil: WikiLeaks
28 August 2011
Palestinian Americans have called on Arabs, Palestinians and their allies everywhere to reject a bid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to ask the United Nations next month to admit the “State of Palestine” as a full member. In a 27 August statement from its coordinating committee, the US Palestinian Communities Network (USPCN) wrote: Read more about Palestinian Americans "unequivocally reject" PA's UN statehood bid
27 August 2011
Cables released this week by Wikileaks show that the US government raised with the Government of Norway concern over a motion to boycott Israeli academic institutions at University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU) in Norway. Read more about US raised academic boycott vote with Norwegian government, Wikileaks shows
27 August 2011
The United States accused its close ally Qatar of funding the Al-Shabab militia in Somalia, newly released diplomatic cables reveal. The extraordinary claim was made in a 26 October 2009 meeting between Ambassador Susan Rice, the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations and her Turkish counterpart Ambassador Ertugul Apakan. A US diplomatic cable of minutes of the meeting was leaked by Wikileaks on 24 August. Read more about US accused Qatar of funding Somalia's Al Shabab militia, Wikileaks reveals
27 August 2011
Debating with the passion of a “dispossessed” Palestinian, Said makes a few crucial points on the Zionist claims to the land, the occupation of Palestine, and mobilization against the Israeli occupation. Read more about Edward Said on claims to the land and the occupation of Palestine
26 August 2011
Wake me up, when September 2011 ends. If ever. Read more about "Wake me up, when September ends"
26 August 2011
The US administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama were set on developing deep “military to military” ties with the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi, classified US diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks on 24 August reveal. Read more about Did Wikileaks just reveal the US blueprint for Libya?
26 August 2011
In a video released today by independent journalist Mohammed Al Majdalawi and distributed by Middle East Children’s Alliance, Palestinians describe the impact of Israel’s latest bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip. Read more about Video: No Place is Safe in Gaza
26 August 2011
“Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.” -Universal Decleration of Human Rights. Article (20) Except the Palestinians, according to Israel. Read more about Qalandia demonstration brutally crushed