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Palestinian woman on 11th day of hunger strike, as parents join her to protest no-charge detention by Israel

Ali Abunimah 26 February 2012

As Palestinian “administrative detainee” Hana Al-Shalabi, 29, entered her eleventh day on hunger strike, her parents announced they had begun their own hunger strike in solidarity, against their daughter’s imprisonment without charge or trial by Israel. Read more about Palestinian woman on 11th day of hunger strike, as parents join her to protest no-charge detention by Israel

Watch: Speech by Mbuyiseni Ndlozi at the Israeli Apartheid Week, London

Jalal Abukhater 25 February 2012

A ten-minute speech by Mbuyiseni Ndlozi powerfully relates the South African struggle for freedom to the Palestinian one. Read more about Watch: Speech by Mbuyiseni Ndlozi at the Israeli Apartheid Week, London

Transformation of Palestinian landscape focus of Designing Civic Encounter project

Emily Lawrence Bethlehem 25 February 2012

A new multidisciplinary project examines how Israeli settlements, a burgeoning neoliberal economy and loss of traditional heritage is quickly transforming Palestine’s landscapes and public spaces. Read more about Transformation of Palestinian landscape focus of Designing Civic Encounter project

Asking Israel why it tortured my friend

Joy Ellison Chicago 25 February 2012

When I heard that Israeli Sergeant Benjamin Anthony would be speaking at DePaul University in Chicago yesterday, I had one question for him: why did its army torture my friend? Read more about Asking Israel why it tortured my friend

"UN must prosecute Israel for war crimes," says Bloody Sunday lawyer

Adri Nieuwhof Geneva 24 February 2012

Michael Mansfield, a juror for the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, talks about the tribunal’s shadow report documenting Israel’s apartheid policies that tears apart Israel’s report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Read more about "UN must prosecute Israel for war crimes," says Bloody Sunday lawyer

VIDEO: MSU students stage mass walkout of StandWithUs sponsored Israel army event

Ali Abunimah 24 February 2012

Students at Michigan State University (MSU) protested a presentation by two Israeli soldiers visiting their campus by staging a mass walk out on 21 February, a video posted on YouTube shows. Read more about VIDEO: MSU students stage mass walkout of StandWithUs sponsored Israel army event

Video shows physical attack on US students "mic checking" StandWithUs propagandist

Maureen Clare Murphy 24 February 2012

A video posted on YouTube Thursday shows a physical attack on students who used the “people’s mic” tactic popularized by the Occupy movement to protest a speech by pro-Israel propagandist Nonie Darwish at the University of New Mexico. Read more about Video shows physical attack on US students "mic checking" StandWithUs propagandist

BDS roundup: US Presbyterian church one step closer to major divestment policy

Nora Barrows-Friedman 24 February 2012

This week on global news from the BDS movement: an Israeli dance company faces boycott actions in North America; the Presbyterian Church USA moves one step closer to divesting from three US companies that profit from Israel’s military occupation of Palestine; and more. Read more about BDS roundup: US Presbyterian church one step closer to major divestment policy

Khader Adnan recovering but not out of danger as Palestinian woman takes up hunger strike against her detention

Ali Abunimah 23 February 2012

Khader Adnan, the Palestinian who ended a 66 day hunger strike against his detention by Israel without charge or trial is recovering well, but remains in a precarious medical condition. Meanwhile, news has emerged that a Palestinian woman is on hunger strike against her detention without charge or trial by Israel. Read more about Khader Adnan recovering but not out of danger as Palestinian woman takes up hunger strike against her detention

Radio station aims to empower Palestinian women

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours Ramallah 23 February 2012

Nisaa FM is an almost entirely female-run Palestinian radio station based in Ramallah and the only radio station in the Middle East devoted solely to women’s issues. Read more about Radio station aims to empower Palestinian women

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