2 May 2012
Global Palestine is a recommended new contribution to the growing literature discussing Zionism as a form of settler colonialism. Read more about Book review: fresh thought on Israeli colonialism offered by "Global Palestine"
2 May 2012
Nowhere Left to Go: The Jahalin Bedouin, a new short documentary, can now be watched in its entirety on YouTube. Read more about WATCH: Alice Walker narrates new documentary on Jahalin Bedouin, with Roger Waters on soundtrack
2 May 2012
While the IDF Spokesperson is eager to share information about goods going in to Gaza, there is a remarkable reluctance to answer questions about how many goods are being exported out of Gaza. Read more about What the "IDF Spokesperson" doesn't like tweeting about Gaza
2 May 2012
This video shows a Palestinian woman mounting an Israeli military vehicle amid protests near Ofer Prison in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on 1 May, in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners. The video also shows Israeli occupation forces attacking female protestors with pepper spray directed into their eyes from close range as they lie on the ground. Read more about Video: Palestinian woman "takes over" Israeli military vehicle at Ofer protest for hunger strikers
the Galilee 1 May 2012
Thousands of Palestinians marched to destroyed villages and called for the return of Palestinian refugees. Read more about Palestinians assert right to return on Israeli "Independence Day"
Gaza Strip 1 May 2012
More than 200 homes have been rebuilt with foreign aid after the original homes were destroyed by Israel in the southern Gaza Strip. Read more about New homes for displaced families, yet Israel still restricts building materials in Gaza
Jerusalem 1 May 2012
The Palestinian Authority’s arrest of journalists and activists critical of its policies are threatening freedom of expression in the West Bank, according to local human rights groups. Read more about Dozens of journalists, activists arrested as PA cracks down on dissent
1 May 2012
Two Palestinian hunger strikers are at grave risk of death unless urgent action is taken, two human rights organization have warned. Even with their grave physical conditions, Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh are being denied family and lawyer visits and being subjected to mistreatement and denial of necessary medical care. Read more about Urgent action needed to save lives of Palestinian hunger strikers Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, doctors warn
Montreal 30 April 2012
A Child’s View from Gaza, a collection of artwork by children in Gaza that was censored by a US art museum last year, is currently touring across Canada. Read more about Censored Gaza children's art now touring Canada
Gaza Strip 30 April 2012
A shortage of funds has led to the cancelation of UNRWA’s Summer Games for children in the occupied Gaza Strip. Read more about Why are Gaza children being robbed of fun this summer?