Ramallah 10 May 2011
Hamas supporters took the streets of Ramallah last week for the first time in four years to celebrate the recently-signed national reconciliation agreement. Not everyone is unreservedly euphoric over the pact, however. Read more about In West Bank, tentative steps toward unity
10 May 2011
Yesterday, The Electronic Intifada reported that the US government has frozen the bank accounts of Hatem Abudayyeh, a Palestinian community leader in Chicago, and his wife, Naima: Read more about Update on the freezing of the Abudayyeh family's accounts
10 May 2011
In a substantial victory for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, a major German rail transportation company — Deutsche Bahn, or DB — has pulled out of the $550 million illegal A1 train project, which is designed to connect Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Read more about BDS VICTORY: German company pulls out of illegal Israeli railway project
Ramallah 10 May 2011
Despite the euphoria surrounding the recent signing in Cairo of the groundbreaking unity accord between Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas, ending their four-year feud, numerous obstacles remain which could impinge on the implementation of a unity government. Read more about Uncertain road ahead for Fatah-Hamas pact
9 May 2011
Organizers of a national gathering to coincide with AIPAC’s annual policy meeting in Washington, DC are urging people to register soon: Read more about Move Over AIPAC conference 21-24 May in Washington, DC
9 May 2011
The US government has frozen the bank accounts belonging to Hatem Abudayyeh, a Palestinian community organizer and director of a social service organization serving the Arab community in Chicago, and his wife, Naima. Read more about US freezes Chicago Palestinian leader's bank accounts
9 May 2011
In an oped for Al Jazeera English today, The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah takes a deeper look at the “reconciliation” deal signed by Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah in Cairo last week and argues that contrary to the hopes of many Palestinians it may be a dead end: Read more about EI's Ali Abunimah on "reconciliation" deal in Al Jazeera English
9 May 2011
The Time That Remains: Chronicle of a Present Absentee is a must-see by writer-director-co-star Elia Suleiman. Read more about Elia Suleiman's sublime "The Time That Remains"
8 May 2011
Amnesty International released an urgent action alert on Friday following Israel’s imposition on an administrative detention order on Palestinian writer and activist Ahmad Qatamesh. Amnesty writes: Palestinian academic and writer Ahmad Qatamesh is being held as an administrative detainee, which allows the Israeli authorities to detain him indefinitely without charge and denies him any real opportunity to challenge the detention order. Read more about Amnesty International: Ahmad Qatamesh a prisoner of conscience
6 May 2011
Killing Osama Bin Laden might have been sweet revenge and given a boost to President Obama’s re-election chances. But the US’ disregard for the consequences its actions have recalls the Palestinian example to mind. Read more about Bin Laden and the Palestinians