For Washington, the Arab Spring presented opportunities as well as threats, and these are being keenly exploited. Read more about Syria intervention prelude to war on Iran? 

It can’t be denied that Madonna’s tour launch in Israel was a victory for the apartheid state. What also can’t be denied is the growth of the movement for BDS. Read more about Madonna sings for apartheid; yet campaign to boycott Israel grows stronger  

Palestinian political prisoner Ameer Makhoul provides an insider’s take on the historic mass hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Read more about How hunger strikers "tied the hands of the occupation": a view from Israeli prison 

Controversy over a desalination plant in Gaza highlights the role of aid agencies in subsidizing the occupation and letting Israel off the hook for destroying Palestinian infrastructure. Read more about Water desalination projects to solve Gaza’s problems: a wolf in sheep’s clothing? 

A delegation of activists from Palestinian refugee rights groups recently visited Cape Town, South Africa, to discuss the practicalities of implementing the right of return. Read more about Campaigners strategize refugee return during South Africa visit 

Litigation on the part of the Palestinian minority in Israel and their rights requires the consideration of an especially complex situation. Read more about Can rights be won in Israel's courts? 

Turkey has indicted four Israeli commanders for their role in the killing of nine humanitarians aboard the Mavi Marmara aid ship two years ago. Read more about Mavi Marmara indictments herald an end to Israeli impunity 

The State Department is breaking US law by continuing to fund the Israeli military despite the human rights violations documented in its own annual report. Read more about By supporting Israel, Hillary Clinton and Congress flout US human rights law 

There is one descriptor that is too infrequently applied to Sacha Baron Cohen: Zionist shill. Read more about Sacha Baron Cohen: a buffoonish ideologue, at Israel's service 

The EU has been eager to nurture both its relationship with Israel and the international market in “security goods.” Read more about German aid to Israel's war machine is an invitation to abuse human rights