24 June 2011
What is the best way to smear Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists and get away with it? The head of a prominent Israel lobby group reveals his list of dirty tricks. Read more about Israel lobby group outlines dirty tricks against campus Palestine activists
24 June 2011
“Marc,” a previously unknown “gay activist,” has released his first ever video on YouTube. It’s a perfectly edited, slickly produced, funny but also very sincere inquiry into the Gaza Freedom Flotilla 2. Read more about Pinkwashing: "Mother Teresa with a keffiyeh" by marc3pax
23 June 2011
A group of Arab activists and human rights organizations have issued a statement about the Israeli-linked group GayMiddleEast.com. This organization was founded in 2003 by Shabi Assaf Gatenio, and has recently appeared in the media after the exposure of the Amina hoax presenting itself as the credible and authentic voice of LGBT Arabs. Read more about Arab activists question Israel-linked GayMiddleEast.com
22 June 2011
Just as activists from all over the world prepare to embark on the second Freedom Flotilla to Gaza, Prisoners of Love, a comic book-style account of Israel’s deadly raid on the first Gaza Freedom Flotilla last year, has just been released. Read more about Graphic novel account of deadly Flotilla raid released
21 June 2011
Archibishop Desmond Tutu, South African human rights leader and advocate of the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, officially endorsed the new song “Freedom for Palestine” as the track continues to gain global popularity. Read more about Archbishop Desmond Tutu endorses "Freedom for Palestine" song
20 June 2011
Anyone who follows developments related to Palestine will have heard countless times the lazy assertion that “everybody knows” what a final outcome will look like. It is common refrain from a Middle East peace process industry that seeks to define the limits of permissible discussion about political outcomes. Anything that does not fit with Israel’s priority to remain a “Jewish” state is automatically deemed “not pragmatic” or “utopian” at best, or “extremist” and betraying a desire to “destroy Israel” at worst. Read more about Can Palestine be partitioned? Taking the discussion back to basics
17 June 2011
The Mavi Marmara will not be going back to Gaza, the Turkish group sponsoring it, IHH said today. But the Gaza Freedom Flotilla 2 will sail and IHH will remain part of the international coalition to break the siege of Gaza. Read more about Gaza Freedom Flotilla 2 to sail with Turkish group's support, but without Mavi Marmara
16 June 2011
When we broke the story last Sunday of who was really behind the “Amina” the “Gay Girl in Damascus” blog, revealing it to be Tom MacMaster, an American graduate student living in Scotland, we knew it would get a lot of attention. But even we did not anticipate quite how broad the interest would be. Read more about Reflecting on the Amina hoax - coverage, analysis and investigation
16 June 2011
Following the recent move by punk rock legend Jello Biafra to buck the international boycott call and play a planned gig in Tel Aviv next month, Punks Against Apartheid have drafted an open letter and set up a petition to urge Biafra and his band to reverse their decision. Read more about Punk fans' open letter to Jello Biafra: Apartheid is not punk rock!
15 June 2011
Gaza-based students and boycott activists issued a public statement on 13 June imploring British heavy metal band Napalm Death to cancel their gig this Friday in Tel Aviv. Read more about Gaza youth and students to heavy metal band Napalm Death: don't play Tel Aviv