16 December 2011
Activists with the Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign have officially filed a lawsuit against the State Board of Investments, demanding that Minnesota divest from Israel’s illegal military occupation activities in Palestine. Read more about Activists file lawsuit against Minnesota State Board of Investment over Israel bonds
16 December 2011
Today’s Ha’aretz gave prominent coverage to extracts the paper had obtained from a “classified” draft document prepared by European embassies in Israel. The paper is being described as “unprecedented” for the way in which it “deals with internal Israeli issues” – namely, “Israel’s treatment of its Arab population”. Read more about Secret EU document shows concern for Palestinian citizens of Israel
16 December 2011
More violence was exercised against Palestinian political prisoners by the savage Israeli jailers in Eichel Prison last Tuesday, 13 December. Read more about Further violence against prisoners as second stage of swap deal begins
15 December 2011
Talking Palestine: A diary from London of a life hugely shaped by being Palestinian. Read more about Talking Palestine
Hebron 16 December 2011
Palestinian schoolchildren and their teachers face violent settler attacks and Israeli army movement restrictions in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Read more about The daily ordeal of getting to school in Hebron
15 December 2011
Why hasn’t Israel’s murder of Mustafa Tamimi sparked mass unrest? Read more about Can the Palestinians revolt?
15 December 2011
Israel’s Reut Institute, which notoriously called on Israeli government agencies to “sabotage” and “attack” the Palestine solidarity movement – and then tried to conceal it – is claiming credit for “price tag” attacks on The Electronic Intifada, the Palestine Return Centre, the Irvine 11 and others. Read more about Israel's Reut Institute claims "price tag" attacks on EI, Irvine 11 and Palestine Return Centre
15 December 2011
Professor Terri Ginsberg spoke out to her students about Israel’s policies in Palestine, and lost her job. Seeking justice from the university and the state court system is proving to be an uphill battle, but she’s determined to fight for free speech on US campuses. Read more about Fight continues for academic freedom in the US
Gaza Strip 14 December 2011
The story of Samer Abu Seir and Loai Odeh — two men who met in Israeli prison and have remained friends ever since — speaks to the experience of so many others. Read more about Separated as prisoners, reunited in Gaza on release
14 December 2011
Veolia is involved in several Israeli projects in the occupied West Bank in violation of international law. Veolia tries to sugar-coat its complicity in Israeli violations of international law by offering a pittance to the Palestinian villagers of Jiftlik in the Jordan Valley. The company has placed three refuse containers there for free waste collection. Read more about Veolia tries to sugar-coat its complicity in Israeli violations of international law