20 February 2012
Tuesday, February 21st is a general strike in solidarity with Khader Adnan, an action that is outside the walls of social media and aims at pressuring the Palestinian leadership to act upon securing the release of Adnan and all Palestinian prisoners. Read more about February 21st General Strike in Solidarity with Khader Adnan
20 February 2012
A student street theatre put on by the Palestine Society at the London School of Economics was attacked by members of the Israel Society today. Part of Israeli Apartheid Week, the peaceful mock checkpoint was attacked with water bombs, knocking down some of the set. LSE Palestine Society member Jen Izaakson said they shouted “Hamas” and “death to Israel” as they threw the water bombs. Read more about Israel student society attacks peaceful Palestine protest with water bombs at LSE
20 February 2012
The Palestine Society at London School of Economics inaugurated Israeli Apartheid Week with an incredibly massive and successful stunt held at the LSE campus on Houghton Street, outside St. Clements House, which displayed a huge banner bearing a quotation by Nelson Mandela: “Our Freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” Read more about LSE Palestine Society stages an Israeli mock checkpoint on campus, gets attacked with water bombs
Jerusalem 20 February 2012
Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem can once again go to the movies, now that Al Quds Cinema has reopened its doors after being closed for 25 years. Read more about East Jerusalem cinema reopens after 25 years
Chicago 20 February 2012
Working with the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, Punks Against Apartheid follows a firm tradition of anti-racism within the punk movement. Read more about Never mind Johnny Rotten, real punks boycott Israel
20 February 2012
Democracy Now today aired a brief video clip of Khader Adnan, who is now in his 65th day of hunger strike against his detention without charge or trial by Israel. Read more about In brief video clip, hunger striker Khader Adnan speaks out from hospital bed
20 February 2012
Five-day “social media delegation” of UK bloggers to “to Israel and the Palestinian Authority” starting on Sunday. Read more about Leaked email shows Israel lobby group BICOM plans propaganda tour for bloggers
20 February 2012
Bobby Sands died on 5 May 1981, aged 27, after 66 days on hunger strike against British refusal to grant political status to him and other Irish republican prisoners. Today, as Khader Adnan is on his 65th day of hunger strike, the Secretary of the Bobby Sands Trust, Danny Morrison, called on the Israeli government to immediately release Adnan, who is close to death. Read more about Bobby Sands' spokesman, close friend calls on Israel to immediately release Khader Adnan
20 February 2012
American actress and comedian Roseanne Barr and former Obama administration State Department official Anne-Marie Slaugher are among the latest people to join criticism of Israel’s use of administrative detentions of Palestinians highlighted by the 65 day hunger strike of Khader Adnan as global attention, solidarity grow. Read more about Roseanne Barr and former Obama official join criticism of Israel as Khader Adnan on day 65 of hunger strike
20 February 2012
The Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC and PFLAG (Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will host Anat Avissar, the foreign policy director of The Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association (The Aguda) for an “informal conversation” this Wednesday on the topic of “equality” and “the cultural differences that impact support, education and advocacy in Israel.” Read more about PFLAG to take part in Israel Embassy pinkwashing event in Washington