12 March 2012
Today Hillary Clinton supported the “right” of Syrian civilians to use arms in “self-defense.” But after 63 years of dispossession, ethnic cleansing and occupation are Palestinians ever to be considered, like Syrians, “civilians under siege driven to self-defense”? Read more about Hillary Clinton, Gaza and the right of civilians to self-defense
11 March 2012
By this Sunday evening in Gaza, a weekend of relentless Israeli bombing has left 18 people dead and dozens wounded. Israeli propaganda insists that the attacks are about preventing “terrorism” and stopping “rockets.” But in fact, Israel provoked this violence and according to some Israeli commentators its goals are to escalate pressure for war with Iran and to drag Hamas away from diplomacy and back into violence. Read more about "Mowing the lawn": On Israel's latest massacre in Gaza and the lies behind it
9 March 2012
The Canadian government’s close relationship with the Israel lobby is the topic of a new book on academic freedom. Read more about Canada's Zionist lobby exposed in new book
9 March 2012
The parents of Hana al-Shalabi, who has been on hunger strike since 16 February to protest Israel’s holding her without charge or trial, are pleading for action to save their daughter’s life. Read more about Parents of Hana al-Shalabi plead for urgent action to save their daughter
Washington, DC 9 March 2012
Between the years 2000 and 2009, the US transferred “more than 670 million weapons, rounds of ammunition and related equipment,” according to a new report. Read more about US sent 600,000 tear gas canisters to Israel, says new report
8 March 2012
Women have been at the heart of liberation struggles in the Middle East and North Africa, contrary to Orientalist misrepresentations. Read more about Women at the heart of struggle
8 March 2012
The Public Committee Against Torture (PCATI) submitted two group complaints to the Israeli authorities after 29 Palestinian women testified about their ill-treatment and torture by the Shabak and Israeli soldiers last year. Read more about Palestinian women testify about ill-treatment and torture during their arrest and interrogation
8 March 2012
The Palestinian prisoner rights group Addameer put out a statement today marking International Women’s Day (March 8), calling for the release of all Palestinian female political prisoners. Read more about On International Women's Day, stand with Palestinian women prisoners
8 March 2012
The mother of Hana al-Shalabi, the Palestinian woman who has been on hunger strike since 16 February when she was violently seized from her home by Israeli occupation forces, has spoken out in a video interview. Read more about VIDEO: Hana al-Shalabi's mother speaks out about her daughter's hunger strike and her own
7 March 2012
Khitam Saafin, chairwoman of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, talks to The Electronic Intifada about the challenges Palestinian women face today and why Hana al-Shalabi’s hunger strike should be supported. Read more about Interview: why Hana al-Shalabi's hunger strike is the focus of Women's Day in Palestine