29 October 2011
Not one day did the two liberated Palestinian prisoners Khuweiled and Nizar Ramadan enjoy being out of Prison. A Jewish Settler family from the illegal settlement Yitzahar has declared that it will reward $100,000 to whoever murders Khuweiled or Nizar. The ad for this ugly bounty has appeared on the Hebrew daily Maariv. Read more about Palestinian ex-prisoners harassed by Jewish extremists
29 October 2011
UPDATED: A leading Palestinian activist from Bil’in has become the village’s latest political prisoner. Ashraf Abu Rahmeh was kidnapped by Israeli occupation soldiers last week, and has now been indefinitely detained on the orders of an Israeli captain at Ofer prison. Read more about Now Israel indefinitely detains Palestinian activist whose siblings it killed
28 October 2011
John Spellar, Britain’s shadow Foreign Office minister, has enjoyed hospitality from influential Zionist lobby BICOM. Read more about UK's shadow foreign minister in pocket of Israel lobby
28 October 2011
In the November issue of British Vogue, Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton wears a scarf emblazoned with the word “Palestine.” Was this a conscious act of solidarity, or just a fashion statement? Read more about Has a Hollywood actress made Palestine solidarity chic?
28 October 2011
In a news segment broadcast Wednesday night by ABC 7 News in Chicago, reporter Chuck Goudie claims that there is “a vein of anti-Semitism flowing through the movement that has Jewish leaders concerned.” I and other activists have responded to this vile smear attack on the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the Palestine solidarity movement more generally. Read more about Protest smearing of Occupy Wall Street, Palestine solidarity movements as "anti-Semitic"
New York City 28 October 2011
As long as the Israeli government uses art and culture to cover up Israeli war crimes, culture and politics are clearly intertwined. Read more about An "Open Door" tour for Israeli apartheid
Jerusalem 28 October 2011
The Israeli government plans to forcibly displace 27,000 Bedouins in the occupied West Bank within three to six years. Read more about Israel finds new "home" for Bedouins: a garbage dump
28 October 2011
French transportation multinational Alstom, which is involved in the illegal Jerusalem Light Rail project, loses a multi-billion-dollar contract due to the sustained pressure by BDS activists. Read more about BDS victory: French transportation giant Alstom loses $10 billion contract due to BDS pressure
27 October 2011
Europe’s science chief claims her aides know nothing about how a technology firm benefiting from public funds is profiting from the Israeli occupation, despite having been briefed on this very subject. Read more about EU in denial about aid for Motorola Israel
London 27 October 2011
A UK immigration court ruled yesterday that popular Palestinian leader Sheikh Raed Salah could be deported from the country, after being banned by Home Secretary Theresa May in June. The Electronic Intifada can now also exclusively reveal new details of an Israeli government role in the UK plot to exclude Salah. Read more about Exclusive: Leaked emails show Israel role in UK plot to ban Raed Salah