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Israel finds allies in Europe's Christian fundamentalists

David Cronin 28 April 2010

Flip through any issue of a major newspaper from the past decade and it is a safe bet you will be confronted with a warning about the dangers of religious extremism. So how could the mainstream media have failed to notice the growing influence of fundamentalists on the European Union’s relations with one of its nearest neighbors: Israel? David Cronin analyzes for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Israel finds allies in Europe's Christian fundamentalists

Palestinian prisoners hunger strike for better treatment

Mohammed Omer 27 April 2010

GENEVA (IPS) - Raed Abu Hammad, 27, was allegedly kicked to death by Israeli prison wardens on 16 April. This while Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been on hunger strike since 7 April to press for better treatment. Read more about Palestinian prisoners hunger strike for better treatment

US hegemony, not "the lobby," behind complicity with Israel

Stephen Maher 27 April 2010

Many of Israel’s critics blame an “Israel lobby” for the near-total complicity of the US in Israeli annexation, colonization and cleansing programs in the occupied West Bank. However, the lobby thesis does little to explain US foreign policy in the Middle East. Stephen Maher comments for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about US hegemony, not "the lobby," behind complicity with Israel

Palestinians resist threat of eviction in Jaffa

Carmelle Wolfson 27 April 2010

Amidst the crater-filled roads, crumbling art deco houses, Jewish-Israeli filled hummus joints and flashing blue lights of passing cop cars, Palestinian citizens of Israel are struggling to grasp onto the last neighborhood of Jaffa to remain a Palestinian majority — Ajami. Carmelle Wolfson reports for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Palestinians resist threat of eviction in Jaffa

Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians, international activist in Gaza

26 April 2010

At a nonviolent demonstration on 24 April attended by 150 persons against the forceful cessation of farming within what Israel defines as a “buffer zone,” two Palestinian demonstrators and one international activist were shot without warning. Read more about Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians, international activist in Gaza

Book review: Edward Said's commitment in conversation

Robin Yassin-Kassab 26 April 2010

The new book The Pen and the Sword — a collection of five interviews with Said conducted between 1987 and 1994 by David Barsamian, the founder of Alternative Radio — serves partly as a memoriam for Said himself and for the generation he represented. Robin Yassin-Kassab reviews for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Book review: Edward Said's commitment in conversation

Travel ban imposed on Palestinian leader in Israel

23 April 2010

This morning, the Israeli Border Police prevented Mr. Ameer Makhoul, the Director of Ittijah - Union of Arab Community-Based Associations inside Israel, from leaving the country. Makhoul, who also serves as the head of the Popular Committee for the Defense of Political Freedoms, received a prohibition order from leaving the country upon his arrival to the Jordan River Crossing. Read more about Travel ban imposed on Palestinian leader in Israel

Israel winning its war on goats

Eva Bartlett 23 April 2010

GAZA CITY, occupied Gaza Strip (IPS) - Nine-year-old Ismail spends every afternoon herding his family’s flock of sheep and goats, a scraggly group of roughly 20 animals. They live in a shanty house district near Tel al-Howa in Gaza City, where growth is sparse to non-existent. Read more about Israel winning its war on goats

Gaza's calm determination

Norman Finkelstein 25 April 2010

To preserve my sense of purpose, and keep the Palestine struggle from becoming a lifeless abstraction, I need periodically to recharge my moral batteries by reconnecting with the actual people living under occupation and by witnessing firsthand the unfolding tragedy. From each trip I invariably carry away a handful of stark images that I fix in my mind’s eye to dispel the occasional hesitations about staying the course. When the memories begin to fade I know it is time to return. Norman Finkelstein writes in this excerpt from his new book, This time we went too far Read more about Gaza's calm determination

Veolia tries to spin its involvement in the occupation

Adri Nieuwhof 22 April 2010

By participating in the touring Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition, the French transnational company Veolia Environnement is attempting to spin its image that has been tarnished by the exposure of its involvement in the Israeli occupation. Adri Nieuwhof reports for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Veolia tries to spin its involvement in the occupation

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