9 April 2012
Zionists and their supporters control large chunks of the media in the EU’s three largest countries. Read more about What the Günter Grass controversy says about censorship in Europe
9 April 2012
A year after the unsolved murder of actor, director and theater maker Juliano Mer-Khamis near the Freedom Theatre he helped nurture in Jenin, Palestinian hip hop group DAM have released a new single and video celebrating his life and calling for his killers to be found. Read more about A year after Juliano Mer-Khamis' murder, DAM hip hop video celebrates his life, calls for justice
8 April 2012
The news broke last night that Palestinian activist Sheikh Raed Salah had won his appeal against deportation from the UK in the Upper Tier (Immigration) Tribunal in London. My full story will be published on EI soon, including new revelations about the case, and its implications for the government’s Prevent “anti-terrorism” strategy. Meanwhile, here is the judge’s decision (a scan of the full document is forthcoming, but this extract is essentially the bottom line). Read more about Raed Salah wins appeal against deportation from UK: upper tribunal rules Theresa May was "misled"
6 April 2012
Israel is a state that practices capital punishment in an arbitrary and capricious manner without a trial, says Professor John Dugard at UN meeting in Geneva. Read more about Israel has murdered more political opponents than apartheid South Africa judicially executed
6 April 2012
Undercover Israeli agents shoot three men in the middle of the night, killing one. Al-Haq’s independent investigation exposes the chilling story. Read more about Why were undercover Israeli agents creeping inside a Palestinian village?
6 April 2012
My diaries from last Monday and Tuesday. I reflect my feelings on the death of three kids, an event for Palestinian political prisoners, and my meeting with Hana’ Shalabi. Read more about From sadness to happiness on two days in Gaza
5 April 2012
A new report by Defense for Children International - Palestine section highlights the Israeli military’s routine arrests and detentions of children specifically in the village of Beit Ommar. Read more about Report on routine detention of children in Beit Ommar
5 April 2012
A European Union report on Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians, that was suppressed at the insistence of Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal, has been published today by a nongovernmental group. Read more about Group leaks EU report on Israeli settler violence suppressed by Dutch government
4 April 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) “was a hoax from the start.” So said Michael Mandel, a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, in response to the ICC Prosecutor’s shocking decision yesterday to refuse jurisdiction over Gaza war crimes without even referring the matter to judges. Read more about "ICC was a hoax from the start": How the rules were broken to deny justice to Israel's victims in Gaza
4 April 2012
Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has been severely punished by Israel for launching a statement from his cell last week.Haifa-based human rights organization Adalah demands the closure of a wing in Nafha prison because the conditions endanger prisoners’ health and constitute cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment. Read more about Marwan Barghouti placed in isolation in punishment for call for popular resistance