Jerusalem 19 October 2011
Palestinians with Israeli citizenship continue to mourn family and community members who were killed by Israeli police in October 2000, and demand accountability from Palestinian political leaders. Read more about "Eleven years later, the wound is still bleeding"
Jerusalem 18 October 2011
Israel is deporting more than 140 released Palestinian prisoners to Gaza permanently, despite many being from Jerusalem and elsewhere in the occupied West Bank. Their families, therefore, remain unable to see their loved ones. Read more about Mother still restricted from visiting son after his release from prison
18 October 2011
As soon as released Israeli captive arrived in his parents’ bosom, Israel seems to have embarked on yet another propaganda campaign aiming at shifting international criticism from the illegal Israeli practices enforced upon Palestinians to the Palestinian prisoners released earlier today. Read more about The released Palestinian "terrorists"
18 October 2011
The Israeli government and the Palestinian movement Hamas today began implementing their agreement to release 1,027 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for one captured Israeli soldier. Meanwhile, PFLP leader Ahmad Saadat has been taken to Al Ramla Prison hospital due to health complications following 20 days of hunger strike. Read more about Imprisoned PFLP leader Ahmad Saadat hospitalized after 20 days of hunger strike
Gaza City 18 October 2011
As many families celebrate in Gaza and the West Bank, let us remember those Palestinians still being held in Israeli jails. Read more about "I was one day old when my father was jailed"
18 October 2011
A letter from Fatah reveals its plan, complete with ten main points, on how to undermine the recent prisoner deal arrived at by Hamas and Israel, and how to cunningly brandish it as a failure. Read more about Fatah to Rain on Hamas' Parade
Jerusalem 17 October 2011
A plan to force Palestinian schools in occupied East Jerusalem to only use textbooks assembled and published by the Israeli ministry of education is part of an ongoing attempt to erase Palestinian identity, history and culture from the city. Read more about Forced Israeli curriculum violates Palestinians' education rights
Gaza City 17 October 2011
Israel is still restricting imports of material need to repair mosques bombed during Operation Cast Lead. Read more about Tunnels prove vital in rebuilding Gaza mosques
17 October 2011
Sharp disagreements have intensified among leading US pro-Israel groups on the best methods to suppress criticism and discussion of Israel’s apartheid, occupation, colonization and human rights abuses, or support for Palestinian rights, on US college campuses. The dispute centers on the use of US civil rights statutes to lodge complaints against universities, alleging that discussion of Israel amounts to an infringement of the civil rights of Jewish students who might be made “uncomfortable” by hearing such discussions. Read more about US Zionists sharply divided over how to censor Palestine speech on campus
17 October 2011
Israeli Prison Service transfers Ameer Makhoul. Hunger strike by Palestinian political prisoners enters its 20th day. Jordan joins hunger strike. Read more about Prison service transfers Ameer Makhoul to Megiddo jail