14 January 2012
A short montage from TV’s The West Wing, in which President Bartlett is given a map of the Holy Land from 1709, highlights real life absurdities of how US politicians deal with Palestine. Read more about "There was no Israel in 1709" - Clip from TV's The West Wing highlights absurdity of US Palestine denial
14 January 2012
A judged handed down lengthy prison sentences yesterday to three young US Muslims who were convicted of vague terrorism conspiracy charges. Read more about Decades-long sentences for young US Muslims convicted of vague terrorism conspiracy by "sleeping" jury
14 January 2012
Palestinians for the first time took part in a protest right in front of the Palestinian Authority compound Al-Muqata’a voicing their opposition and anger against the negotiations between the PA and Israel, currently taking place in Amman, Jordan. Read more about Palestinians for Dignity: Saeb Erekat, Go Home
14 January 2012
The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has dismissed a complaint against Barnard College – which is a partner of Columbia University – that a student was “steered” away from taking a class by Professor Joseph Massad because the student is Jewish. Read more about US Department of Education throws out Zionist group's "civil rights" complaint against Barnard College
13 January 2012
Badil center responds to the Israeli high court’s rejection of a challenge to the racist “citizenship law”: “This illustrates once more the Israeli self portrait as an exclusively Jewish state with a different set of rights for its Jewish and non-Jewish (mainly Palestinian) inhabitants.” Read more about Badil center for residency and refugee rights' response to Israel's racist "citizenship law"
13 January 2012
Ron Ben-Yishai, an Israeli journalist with close ties to the military-intelligence establishment, hints strongly that Israel’s Mossad is behind the spate of murders of Iranian nuclear scientists. Earlier this week Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan was killed in Tehran when assassins on motorcycles attached a bomb to his car. The campaign of murders, Ben-Yishai writes on Ynet, is aimed at “killing the brains” behind Iran’s nuclear program. He adds: Read more about Israeli journalist with intel ties hints at Mossad role in Iran scientist murders
13 January 2012
Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) today denied a report in the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronot, carried also on its English website Ynet, that Turkey was to drop its legal actions and lawsuits against Israelis it holds responsible for the attack on the Gaza-bound ship Mavi Marmara on 31 May 2010 which killed 9 people and injured dozens. Read more about Turkey denies Israeli report that Mavi Marmara lawsuits dropped
13 January 2012
Palestinian solidarity organizers in France say they have been receiving death threats and have received a suspicious package by mail containing a white substance according to a statement issued by Campagne BDS France – which works for boycott, divestment and sanction Read more about Death threats and intimidation by Zionist groups increasing in France, say BDS activists
13 January 2012
Responses to the ruling by Israel’s High Court in favour of the racist Citizenship Law highlight the country’s obsession with demography and separation - fears with a historical echo. Read more about Israel's demography obsession has historical echo
13 January 2012
Volvo Group refuses once again to take action against the use of its equipment in the demolition of Palestinian homes by Israel. Multinational enterprises have a responsibility to protect human rights. Read more about Volvo misses the mark on responsibility for the protection of human rights