3 August 2011
A series of six short films from Palestine and Syria screened in London last month were produced over a period spanning four decades and contend with the effects of political and industrial change, the importance and fragility of memory, home and belonging. Read more about Arab wounds exposed in "Vanishing Spaces" film series
3 August 2011
Zionist blogger succeeds in pushing Palestine solidarity campaigner David Norris to withdraw from election. Read more about Israel lobby dictates who may run for Ireland's president
2 August 2011
Members of the Interfaith Peace Builders’ first African Heritage Delegation to Israel/Palestine have issued a call on African Americans to support the struggle for Palestinian rights, and have declared their support for the Palestinian-led campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) on Israel. Read more about African Americans should support Palestinian rights and BDS, interfaith delegation says
Tel Aviv 2 August 2011
Unemployment and poverty rates among the Negev Bedouin in unrecognized villages are the highest in Israel. Read more about Poverty rife among Bedouin women denied status by Israel
2 August 2011
What books should a Palestine solidarity activist bring on vacation? David Cronin briefly reviews five titles. Read more about Summer reading on Palestine
2 August 2011
IGLYO, the international queer youth and student organization, recently announced its decision to withdraw its General Assembly from Israel. Palestinian queer groups welcomed the announcement, but urge IGLYO to take further steps in support of human rights by heeding the BDS call. Read more about Palestinian queer groups: "major BDS victory" as int'l queer youth group withdraws meeting from Israel
1 August 2011
Indian artists, invited by the curators of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art to participate in an exhibition of work from India next Spring, have refused the invitation in solidarity with the Palestinian-led call for boycott, divestment and sanctions. Read more about Indian artists boycott show at Tel Aviv art museum
1 August 2011
For the first time in 43 years, members of the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices in Occupied Territories gained entry into Gaza in July, through Egypt which ousted its Israeli-friendly president Hosni Mubarak following massive public protests earlier this year. Read more about End blockade now, says UN group in rare Gaza visit
29 July 2011
A judge removes the prosecution’s lead investigator and two deputies from the case brought by the Orange County District Attorney’s office, which has been intent on criminalizing Muslim students who nonviolently disrupted a speech by an Israeli official in 2010. Meanwhile, charges against one of the students are dismissed. Read more about "Irvine 11" now "Irvine 10" as charges are dropped for one student in ongoing free speech case
29 July 2011
A number of new initiatives to curtail freedom of speech by conflating opposition to Israeli crimes with anti-Semitism are underway in the United States and Canada. Read more about New moves to curb criticism of Israel in US and Canada