29 August 2013
Friday marks two weeks since Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani were arrested in Egypt as they were en route to the Gaza Strip. Read more about Free John Greyson and Tarek Loubani: a video by Greyson’s students
28 August 2013
Students called for the university to cancel the Israeli group’s concert for violating the call for boycott and due to “irrefutable evidence provided of ethnic racism and racial profiling associated with the event.” Read more about Recordings suggest racial profiling by sponsors of Israeli musician in South Africa
25 August 2013
“We contact these artists with the goal of convincing them and at the same time winning their hearts and minds.” Read more about Israel boycott campaigners reject “threats” claim by Afropop star Salif Keita
23 August 2013
“Daud” started punching me. After a few minutes, he took out a gun and said: “I’ll murder you if you don’t confess! Out here, no one will find you. We’ll kill you and leave you here.” Read more about Palestinian children routinely tortured, some threatened with rape: Israel rights group
22 August 2013
Superstar had been due to perform in occupied Jerusalem with Israeli foreign ministry’s “goodwill ambassador to Muslim countries” Read more about Afropop star Salif Keita cancels Israel gig after boycott calls
21 August 2013
“If we kill 500, they’ll calm down right away. And believe me, I have a great deal of experience with this” says centenarian Israeli who just received long delayed promotion to general. Read more about 100-year-old Israeli general still eager to slaughter Palestinians
21 August 2013
Oscar-winning French actress, who previously spoke out for Palestinian rights, rapped for promoting cosmetics in Tel Aviv. Read more about Israeli apartheid and the tears of Juliette Binoche
19 August 2013
There is growing concern over the situation of prominent filmmaker and Israel boycott supporter John Greyson and emergency room doctor Tarek Loubani, two Canadians arrested in Egypt and who were headed for Gaza. Read more about Egypt cinema syndicate calls for release of Canadian filmmaker John Greyson
15 August 2013
Could Walker, one of the most celebrated figures in American letters, now be paying the price of refusing to be silent about Palestine? Read more about Alice Walker disinvited from University of Michigan over ‘Israel comments’
14 August 2013
The Israeli army’s cynical propaganda is supposed to distract people from the fact that the vast majority of people in Gaza live in deep poverty due to Israel’s siege. Read more about Israel army publishes fake image of huge “Gaza shopping mall”