22 December 2010
We arrive at the Haifa court building around 11am, half an hour after proceedings began in the ongoing trial of Ameer Makhoul, a leading Palestinian activist who holds Israeli citizenship and was arrested in his home in the middle of the night last May. Read more about Ameer Makhoul's perpetual trial
22 December 2010
A heap of ruins and dust is all that remains of a dairy that Israeli warplanes destroyed yesterday in the central Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. The ruins of the dairy are adjacent to an amusement park in the Asdaa grounds which serves as a refuge to residents of the besieged Gaza Strip. Read more about Israeli warplanes attack Gaza refuge
22 December 2010
In an ongoing assault on the occupied Gaza Strip, Israeli fighter jets struck the southern city of Rafah early this morning, injuring four. Today’s air strikes come after Israeli fighter jets attacked the across the occupied Gaza Strip early morning yesterday. Read more about Israeli air strikes kill five Palestinians in Gaza
21 December 2010
BRUSSELS (IPS) - Arms traders are seeking to convince the European Union that publicly-funded scientific research grants should help develop weapons for future wars. In a series of secret discussions, Brussels officials and representatives of the arms industry are examining if the EU’s multi-billion euro “framework program” for research can be used for projects of a military nature. Read more about Israeli arms firm to benefit from EU-funded research
20 December 2010
Over the past two weeks, Palestine solidarity activists across the US launched holiday-themed actions encouraging shoppers not to buy Israeli-made products. Meanwhile, BDS activists in Scotland claimed a major victory when the Edinburgh city council rejected a bid by French urban contracting company Veolia to take over public services in the city. Read more about Boycott roundup: activists mark holidays with boycott carols and victories
17 December 2010
DAM is a Palestinian hip hop trio from Lod, a mixed Palestinian and Jewish town about 20 kilometers from Jerusalem. The Electronic Intifada contributor Hira Nabi spoke with DAM’s Suhell Nafar by phone while the trio was in the United States for a brief tour. Read more about "We will continue to sing": DAM's Suhell Nafar interviewed
17 December 2010
CAIRO (IPS) - After building a wall in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Israel has begun construction on a new wall, this one to keep migrants from Africa out. The new wall is coming up on the Egyptian border, and with Egyptian support. Read more about Israel's new wall
16 December 2010
More than 2,000 years ago, a miracle happened in Bethlehem and the prophet of peace, love and forgiveness was born. Now Bethlehem, as well as every other Palestinian city, town and refugee camp, still lives under occupation and oppression. Read more about A Bethlehem Christmas wish
20 December 2010
In his new book Europe’s Alliance with Israel: Aiding the Occupation, journalist David Cronin exposes the bad faith behind Europe’s position as a neutral force and its claims to support the basic rights of the Palestinian people. Sarah Irving interviews for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about How Europe aids the occupation: David Cronin interviewed
15 December 2010
In October, the Israeli parliament moved to enshrine in law the right of “cooperative associations” — communities mostly established since Israel’s creation in 1948, comprising nearly 70 percent of all communities in Israel — to accept only Jews. Read more about Israel moves to legalize segregated Jewish-only communities
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