24 April 2012
In a sign of growing desperation among anti-Palestinian groups, a full-page New York Times ad published today likens the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement to the Holocaust. Read more about New York Times ad accuses BDS movement, college professors of inciting murder of Jewish children
24 April 2012
A video shows heavily-armed Israeli soldiers seizing three children from their home in the middle of the night in the West Bank village of Beit Ommar, a horrible routine that is part of a systematic campaign against the village’s children. Read more about Video: Heavily-armed Israeli soldiers seize three children in West Bank night raid
23 April 2012
In a recent op-ed, the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman smugly offers the Palestinians how to settle their “conflict” with Israel: accept the settlements and the violent settlers, give up a large part of East Jerusalem, and forget about the refugees’ right of return. Read more about Tom Friedman's latest advice to Palestinians: accept a farce of a state
23 April 2012
On April 18, during the night, about 200 Israeli occupation soldiers descended on the village of Burin, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, arresting 10 teenage boys. One of them is a Palestinian-Cuban 17 year-old called Qais Muhammad Omran. This is his story. Read more about One boy's story: Palestinian-Cuban teen kidnapped in night raid, abused by Israeli army
23 April 2012
Wendy Pearlman’s new book describes how the historical organizational structures of the Palestinian liberation struggle help to determine the methods of resistance against the British, the Jordanians and the Israelis. Read more about Against the engine of violence: New book explores history of unarmed resistance in Palestine
23 April 2012
The Palestinian Natsheh family was evicted from their home in Beit Hanina. It is the first eviction in the Palestinian neighborhood in the north of occupied East Jerusalem. The land will be used to build 50 apartments for settlers. Read more about First forced eviction of Palestinian family in Jerusalem's Beit Hanina to make way for Jewish settlers
22 April 2012
In an unusual move, an Israeli military judge ordered the release of Palestinian videographer, Bilal Tamimi, after a video presented in court proved he was attacked by an Israeli occupation soldiers in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. Read more about Israel military judge orders release of Palestinian after viewing video of assault by occupation soldier
22 April 2012
After Khader Adnan and Hana al-Shalabi have struck a blow for freedom with their willpower, more heroes have arisen behind bars. Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahla have been on hunger strike since 29 February — 55 days so far. Read more about Palestinian detainees' empty stomachs are stronger than their jailers
21 April 2012
The Jewish Agency, a quasi-official arm of the Israel government that encourages settlement in Palestine, and the Israeli government itself, are taking advantage of US and UK charity laws to raise tax-exempt donations specifically to place settlers in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights, all in violation of international law. Read more about Israel agency raises tax-exempt US, UK funds to put settlers in occupied Golan Heights, northern Palestine
21 April 2012
Members of United Methodist Church have responded forcefully to an attack from Rabbi A. James Rudin, the “senior interreligious adviser” of the American Jewish Committee, just as the Church’s upcoming national conference is to vote on a major initiative to divest from companies profiting from Israeli occupation and human rights abuses against Palestinians. Read more about Methodist Church divestment group forcefully rejects American Jewish Committee attack