17 May 2011
Exclusive: Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas plans to allow Israel to annex settlements in the West Bank even if UN agrees to recognize a Palestinian state “on the 1967 borders” in September. Read more about Exclusive: Abbas to let Israel keep settlements even if UN recognizes "state"
Beirut 17 May 2011
Moe Ali Nayel was among the thousands who marched to the boundary between Lebanon and Israel yesterday. He recounts the day’s victories and tragedies for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Thousands at the border
17 May 2011
Yesterday I wrote about this photo of an Israeli undercover agent disguised as a Palestinian woman civilian who was involved in the arrest of demonstrators at Qalandiya checkpoint during Sunday’s Nakba protests. Read more about Close-up video of Israeli soldiers dressed as Palestinians arresting demonstrators
16 May 2011
Multiple publications in Egypt have reported that more than 350 persons were injured by Egyptian forces during a protest outside of the Israeli consulate in the Cairo suburb of Giza last night, citing health ministry figures. Peaceful protests outside of the Israeli embassy were ongoing on Sunday, the day that marks the Palestinin Nakba — the forced dispossession of the Palestinian homeland with the establishment of the State of Israel. But the scene turned violent towards the end of the night. Read more about More than 350 injured, 130 arrested in Egypt Nakba protests
16 May 2011
This video clip on Youtube shows an interview on Israeli television with Hassan Hijazi, a resident of Syria who entered Israel through the occupied Golan Heights during the 15 May Nakba Day march. The interview is in Arabic with Hebrew subtitles and appears to have been edited by Israeli television. The translation here is by The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Video: Interview with Hassan Hijazi who returned to Jaffa from Syria
Ramallah 16 May 2011
In the occupied West Bank, dissident voices questioning the Palestinian Authority’s increasingly authoritarian rule have become rare. But a young musician in Ramallah refuses to hold his tongue. Read more about Music as resistance inside the Ramallah bubble
16 May 2011
A dramatic video documents protesters marching on Qalandiya checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. Read more about Video: scenes from yesterdays clashes at Qalandiya checkpoint
16 May 2011
As leaders of the Hamas and Fatah factions meet in Cairo to discuss a Palestinian Authority (PA) “national unity government,” the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, a leading independent organization, has condemned the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority headed by Mahmoud Abbas for violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-o Read more about Palestinian Authority violently dispersed Nakba Day march in Hebron
Qalandiya checkpoint 16 May 2011
Israeli confidence that Nakba day, marked on 15 May in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel and neighboring Arab countries, would remain under control, has backfired badly. Read more about Nakba marchers met with Israeli fire
16 May 2011
A video posted on Youtube shows an Israeli police officer slapping a woman. The Arabic title of the video says: “Aggression of an Israeli officer against the lawyer Maysa Irshaid, 15 May.” Separately, the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) issued a press statement received by The Electronic Intifada by email that appears to describe the incident depicted in the video. The slap is clearly visible toward the end of the brief, 43 second video. Read more about Video: Israeli police officer slaps Palestinian woman lawyer on Nakba day