29 November 2011
Today Nadine Darwish, a sophomore at Lincoln-Way High School in the Chicago suburbs, tweeted the news that her school will no longer serve Sabra brand hummus. This afternoon she told me more about what happened, and that others concerned with human rights shouldn’t be intimidated from speaking up. Read more about Student tells EI about Sabra hummus boycott victory at her high school
29 November 2011
Last Friday I was part of a group of Palestine solidarity activists who took advantage of the large crowds on the busiest shopping day of the year to educate people about companies profiting from or normalizing Israel’s occupation. Read more about Video: Chicago activists tell shoppers to boycott Israel on Black Friday
29 November 2011
Activists de-shelved huge amounts of Israeli avocados and oranges during a protest action in Montpellier in the south of France on 26 November. Read more about Video: French BDS activists de-shelve huge amounts of Israeli produce at Carrefour
29 November 2011
Anne Paq from the ActiveStills collective has produced a powerful video showing young Palestinian women confronting armed Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh during last Friday’s demonstration against the occupation and settlements. Read more about Video shows EI blogger Linah Alsaafin confronting Israeli soldiers in Nabi Saleh
29 November 2011
On 24 November Israeli occupation forces demolished two homes, a mosque and a barn, killing livestock, and arrested two young women in the village of Umm Fagarah, in the South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank. Read more about Video: Israeli occupation forces demolish homes and mosque, arrest girls near Hebron
27 November 2011
The firm that installed screens and lightning on U2’s stage for its world tour also supplies components to Israel’s war industry. Read more about Bono must ditch Belgian maker of warplane parts for Israel
27 November 2011
At the University of Birmingham, attempts to stifle discussion about Israeli apartheid on campus backfire. Read more about Don't mention the 'A' word: attack on freedom of speech turns into another own goal
26 November 2011
An anti-Palestinian conference due to take place in the UK tomorrow has barred The Electronic Intifada from attending the event, despite admitting other journalists will be given free entry. “The Big Tent For Israel” in Manchester will bring together an alliance of pro-Israel groups specifically to combat the increasingly successful Palestinian campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS). New Israeli ambassador Daniel Tuab is due to address the conference as keynote speaker, according to its program. The event is focused on a 2010 report by influential Israeli think tank the Reut Institute, which named London as the “hub of hubs of delegitimization”. Read more about The Electronic Intifada barred from reporting inside UK “delegitimization” conference
26 November 2011
A conversation with the occupier. Read more about An Israeli Soldier Cares For My Safety
26 November 2011
Ali, Palestinian political prisoner from Israel, has spent 23 years in Israeli jails. Following his release in the prisoner exchange deal, the Israeli internal security service ordered him not to leave the country for 17 years. Read more about Ali, released after 23 years in Israeli jails: “I have to learn life”