Jerusalem 20 August 2012
Samer Issawi faces essentially a life sentence after his arrest in a Jerusalem-area village, which Israel says is outside the city municipality and therefore violates a prisoner swap agreement that won Isaswi’s release last year. Read more about Jerusalemite faces decades in prison after visiting nearby village
Bethlehem 20 August 2012
After the brutal murder of a Palestinian woman by her husband, local human rights groups are pushing for stronger reforms to stem violence against women in Palestine. Read more about Harsh economic and social conditions contribute to violence against Palestinian women
19 August 2012
Israeli settler chief Dani Dayan seems to be the New York Times man of the month. First an OpEd and now aspotlight interview with Jodi Rudoren, who writes more like a fan than a journalist. Read more about Turning Palestinian water into Jewish wine or When Jodi met Dani
19 August 2012
New revelations of Joshua Treviño’s bigotry and lies, as Guardian insists he hasn’t been demoted. Read more about Guardian's Treviño: Only way Mavi Marmara killings could be “better” is if “IDF drew Muhammed on a bulkhead”
19 August 2012
J Street poses as a kinder, gentler Israel lobby group, but behind the smiling exterior are the same hardcore anti-Palestinian views found elsewhere. Read more about Teaching young people to hate: the ugly face of J Street's anti-Palestinian bigotry exposed
18 August 2012
The Guardian tries to cover its tracks by surreptitiously altering a press release then asking EI for a “correction.” Read more about The dishonesty deepens: Guardian demotes Joshua Treviño but hopes we won't notice
18 August 2012
Artist-activists add a wheatpasted “HATE SPEECH” image over Islamophobic ads in SF; and a new ad from the same hate group shows up in New York. Read more about Artists alter Islamophobic ads on SF buses, MUNI adds disclaimers
18 August 2012
The “Traveling Artist Open Call” is an invitation for Palestinian artists of all disciplines as well as thinkers and writers to present their work in Amman later this year. Read more about Call for entries: project aims to connect artists despite Israeli restrictions
17 August 2012
Brutal racist lynching of 3 Palestinians in Jerusalem highlights unchecked incitement, impunity in Israel Read more about Lynching in Jerusalem: where impunity and Israel's unchecked racial hatred lead
17 August 2012
Zahra Billoo of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in San Francisco comments on the rise of Islamophobia and hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims in the US. Read more about The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast featuring Zahra Billoo on the rise of Islamophobia in the US