Ali Abunimah’s blog

Time running out for hunger striking footballer as rights groups demand urgent pressure on Israel

For the first time since their hunger strikes began, an independent doctor has been allowed to visit Mahmoud Sarsak and Akram Rikhawi in Israeli jail, confirming the imminent danger to their lives. Sarsak, once a star athlete, now weighs a little over 100 pounds (51kg) and is close to death. 

In blow to Zionist censors, California backs professor's right to call for Israel boycott on state university website

The Attorney General of California has rejected a request by a Zionist group to prosecute a California State University professor for “misuse of state resources” over a website on which he campaigns for boycott of Israel.