Last week, six courageous Palestinians attempted to defy racism, segregation and apartheid by boarding Jewish settler-only buses in the hopes of reaching Jerusalem, a city off limits to Palestinians in the West Bank. However, the symbolic, media-friendly act — and its debatable relevance to the average Palestinian — begs some important questions. Read more about Are the Freedom Rides a detour for the struggle? 

This week, with the Palestinian Freedom Riders taking a page from the US civil rights movement and defying Israel’s segregated road system, my histories and my homes merged in a new way. Read more about From US South to Palestine, Freedom Rides change history 

Despite attacks and slander, the Palestine solidarity movement in Poland is pushing ahead and is able to influence media coverage and popular education on Palestine. Read more about Poland's growing Palestine movement faces anti-Semitism smears 

While the world focused on one freed Israeli soldier, no one considered the suffering of more than 160 Palestinian children who remain in Israeli detention. Read more about Why is an Israeli soldier worth more than a Palestinian child?  

Amongst the fallout of Palestine’s admission as a member state, Israel’s warning that it “will now reconsider its cooperation with UNESCO” is the biggest irony. Read more about Israel's vandalism of Palestinian heritage 

Belén Fernández takes The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman to task in this excerpt from her new book, The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work. Read more about Thomas Friedman's bouts of hypocrisy 

The prisoner exchange deal was a major achievement for Hamas and a great step forward for the Palestinian people, particularly the prisoners’ movement. Read more about Political prisoner: Hamas deal a "great step forward" 

The jury of the third session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, taking place in Cape Town this week, will hear from individuals who experienced South African apartheid, fought against it and won. Read more about Not judges, but witnesses: the third Russell Tribunal on Palestine begins 

In the November issue of British Vogue, Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton wears a scarf emblazoned with the word “Palestine.” Was this a conscious act of solidarity, or just a fashion statement? Read more about Has a Hollywood actress made Palestine solidarity chic? 

As long as the Israeli government uses art and culture to cover up Israeli war crimes, culture and politics are clearly intertwined. Read more about An "Open Door" tour for Israeli apartheid