9 February 2012
My vocal, visual and written tribute for Khader Adnan and all Palestinian political prisoners in a 2:30-minute video. You should watch. Read more about A 2:30-Minute Video Dedicated to Khader Adnan
8 February 2012
A regular roundup of news and actions from the global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. Canadian radio broadcasters urge a Vancouver station to adopt a BDS resolution, boycott campaigners urge Cat Power to cancel her upcoming Tel Aviv performance, and more. Read more about BDS roundup: South Africa to consider Israel boycott; defending academic freedom; and more
8 February 2012
In a briefing paper issued today, Amnesty International stated that the Israeli military must cancel plans to forcibly transfer more than 2,000 Bedouin residents to an area besides the Jerusalem municipal garbage dump. Read more about Amnesty: Israel must cancel plan to forcibly displace Jerusalem-area Bedouin
8 February 2012
The Israel Palestine Mission Network (IPMN) of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has hit back strongly at a smear campaign from a major pro-Israel group aimed at portraying it as “anti-Semitic.” In responding to allegations from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), IPMN stated: Read more about Presbyterian church body hits back hard at JCPA's "anti-Semitism" smear over support for Palestinian rights
London 8 February 2012
Students at the London School of Economics protest the university’s ties to the Technion — Israel’s Institute of Technology — which has inextricable links to Israel’s weapons industry. Read more about Putting the spotlight on London university's links to Israel's war machine
8 February 2012
The wife and children of Khader Adnan were allowed to visit him as the prisoner completed 53 continuous days of hunger strike against his detention by Israel without charge or trial and were “shocked” by his condition. Read more about Hunger striker Khader Adnan, held by Israel, in "shocking" condition as solidarity grows
17 February 2012
A new handbook for BDS activists around the world offers tactical and practical suggestions for strengthening global boycott actions. Read more about Book identifies pressure points for boycott actions
7 February 2012
This evening, twitter users saw it extremely necessary to raise more awareness on the deteriorating conditions of Khader Adnan, the hero of the battle of empty stomachs. Twitter users chose the hashtag #Dying2Live for this purpose, they succeeded in getting the hashtag to be on the top ten global trending topics for a short while. This blog will be solely narrated by some of those twitter users: Read more about Khader Adnan, Dying to Live
Gaza Strip 7 February 2012
Seventeen-year-old Haneen Abu Jalala died last month at an Israeli hospital from what her family says were complications from white phosphorous fired at their home three years ago. Read more about Is 17-year-old girl Cast Lead's latest victim?
7 February 2012
A collection of artwork created by children in Gaza immediately after Israel’s attacks in the winter of 2008-09 will be shown at Pennsylvania’s Swarthmore college in April, after it was censored by a museum in California. Read more about Gaza children's art exhibition to be hosted at Swarthmore college