17 May 2012
Video shows Israeli prison guards carrying out an unprovoked attack on sleeping Palestinian prisoners. It was a night of brutal and lethal violence that Israeli participants would describe as one of “fun” and “happiness.” Read more about Murder for fun and "morale": Shocking video of lethal Israeli attack on sleeping Palestinian prisoners
Brussels 17 May 2012
Some analysts say that Israel is deliberately targeting European Union-funded projects in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip for demolition. Read more about EU denounces Israel's destruction of aid projects in West Bank
17 May 2012
Al-Aqaba is a small Palestinian village in the Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank surrounded by Israeli military checkpoints and training grounds. Read more about In pictures: portraits of al-Aqaba, a village surrounded by the Israeli army
16 May 2012
A hasbara video called “The Rhythm of Israel”, produced by the American Jewish Committee’s initiative ‘Project Interchange’, includes a church from an ethnically cleansed Palestinian village. Read more about AJC hasbara video includes ethnically cleansed Palestinian village
15 May 2012
The decade-old Arab Peace Initiative “is our initiative and we will stick to it,” Egyptian presidential candidate Amr Moussa told The Electronic Intifada in an audio interview. Read more about Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa still committed to decade-old Arab Peace Initiative
15 May 2012
Israel, already one of the world’s most negatively viewed countries, according to an annual BBC survey, has seen its reputation sink even lower in 2012. Read more about Israel's popularity sinks even lower in 2012, new BBC global survey confirms
15 May 2012
Details of the Israeli concessions that ended an historic 28-day mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and the more than two-month hunger strikes of several prisoners, emerged today. Read more about Details emerge of Israeli concessions that ended historic Palestinian mass hunger strike
15 May 2012
Is there a pattern of pressure to isolate prisoners and coerce them into accepting deals? Read more about What Thaer Halahleh's family told me about his release brings joy, but raises troubling questions
14 May 2012
Palestinian prisoner Thaer Halahleh has agreed to end his hunger strike after 77 full days, on 15 May, EI blogger Linah Alsaafin tweeted after speaking with his father a short time ago. Read more about After 77 days, Thaer Halahleh to end hunger strike as Israel agrees to release, father tells EI blogger
14 May 2012
This week in BDS news around the world: 10,000 signatures delivered to Irish building materials corporation demanding divestment from Israeli business contracts; a call for 24 hours of hunger in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails; and more! Read more about BDS roundup: 10,000 signatures delivered to Irish corporation demanding divestment from Israeli contracts