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Police aggression at Brussels protest against Israeli firm

David Cronin 16 October 2011

Earlier today, I was at the receiving end of aggressive police behavior during a protest against a company operating in an illegal Israeli settlement. Along with about 15 activists, I picketed a food fair in Brussels to highlight how SodaStream produces carbonation machines for making soft drinks at a factory in Mishor Adumim, an Israeli-controlled industrial zone in the West Bank. Read more about Police aggression at Brussels protest against Israeli firm

Setting a price tag for Israeli supremacy

Jonathan Cook 14 October 2011

Far-right Zionist groups are becoming bolder because of impunity but Palestinians can overcome apartheid. Read more about Setting a price tag for Israeli supremacy

Gaza families wait for release of prisoners in Hamas-Israel deal

Rami Almeghari Gaza City 14 October 2011

Families in Gaza wait to hear if their loved ones, imprisoned in Israeli jail cells, will be on the list as part of a prisoner swap deal that includes the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Read more about Gaza families wait for release of prisoners in Hamas-Israel deal

Palestinian BDS National Committee supports Wall Street protests

Nora Barrows-Friedman 14 October 2011

The BNC says: “The refreshing scenes of determined peaceful protest for justice from around the world tell us that we, the 99 percent of the world, are in the process of straightening our backs, collectively, with unwavering fortitude and boundless hope.” Read more about Palestinian BDS National Committee supports Wall Street protests

Israeli government blamed for surge in racist attacks

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours 14 October 2011

Netanyahu has condemned attacks on mosques and cemeteries by Israeli extremists but his government is facilitating such violence. Read more about Israeli government blamed for surge in racist attacks

Timely play grapples with abuse of a Palestinian prisoner

Jaime Omar Yassin 16 October 2011

The new play Ana Hurra (“I am free”) explores the experiences of a Palestinian prisoner and the Israeli interrogator who tortures her. Read more about Timely play grapples with abuse of a Palestinian prisoner

Palestinian Model United Nations

Jalal Abukhater 13 October 2011

Education served through school is never enough; it does not define a student’s character and personality. What defines a student is his/her level of awareness of the environment they live in, the knowledge they gain by reading, learning about, and exploring the world around them. That is what motivated us to organize Palestine’s first high school Model United Nations conference, PalMUN. Read more about Palestinian Model United Nations

Red Cross slammed for silence over arrest of Palestinian lawmaker

15 October 2011

Palestinian lawmakers in Jerusalem — kidnapped, arrested and threatened with deportation by the Israeli government — denounce the International Committee of the Red Cross for not adequately protecting them. Read more about Red Cross slammed for silence over arrest of Palestinian lawmaker

You Might Take My Life, But You Can't Take My Soul*

Linah Alsaafin 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*

The Most Important Prisoner in the Whole Wide World

Jaime Omar Yassin 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

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