6 May 2012
G4S has been severely criticized for its operations in the occupied Palestinian territories and in prisons and detention centers in Israel. Recently, Palestinian organizations called for action against G4S for its role in Israeli prisons. Read more about Security firm G4S provides services to Israeli prisons, police and army
Kufr Aqab 6 May 2012
“You have three already, leave this one!” pleaded Samira Halabi when Israeli soldiers raided her West Bank home and arrested her remaining free son. Read more about Four brothers jailed by Israel for prisoner solidarity activism
5 May 2012
Hajj Othman, originally from the ethnically-cleansed village of al-Jura, tells his story to Rana Baker in Gaza. Read more about The Nakba never ceased
5 May 2012
A few months ago, I shared on this blog a video by UK writer Jon Ronson investigating the marc3pax hoax that The Electronic Intifada exposed in June 2011. This week, Ronson published his interview with Omer Gershon who evades serious questioning about the hoax video. Read more about Getting to the bottom of marc3pax, Israel’s gay flotilla hoaxer
4 May 2012
In a statement and video published on the Gender and Sexuality Law Blog of Columbia Law School, Professor Katherine Franke has made a very public declaration of solidarity with Palestinians and support for the Palestinian call for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions on Israel. Read more about Columbia prof Katherine Franke joins academic boycott of Israel and will not speak at the Equality Forum
4 May 2012
Amnesty International today issued a call for Urgent Action from individuals around the world to contact Israeli authorities about Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, two Palestinians men who are at immediate risk of death on their 67th day of hunger strike. Read more about Take action now: Amnesty issues urgent alert for Palestine hunger strikers who are near death
4 May 2012
This week, the United Methodist Church failed to pass a resolution to divest from three major beneficiaries of the most incendiary human rights abuses and colonial crimes of our time. Read more about United Methodist Church's shameful failure to divest from injustice
4 May 2012
Twenty-five organizations from around the globe have added their voices to the call to free Ameer Makhoul. Read more about Ameer Makhoul is a prisoner of conscience and must be freed, say organizations across the globe
4 May 2012
UK newspaper The Jewish Chronicle, a publication well known for its attacks on pro-Palestinian solidarity activists, has published a blog mocking a former hostage. Read more about Jewish Chronicle’s new hate blog shame: mocking a former kidnap victim
4 May 2012
Israel is ordering nine Palestinian farmers from Deir Istiya village to uproot hundreds of trees in the occupied West Bank. Read more about Fair trade organizations protest Israeli orders to uproot 1,400 olive trees (PHOTOS)