Israeli media provide offer conflicting explanations for “Happy” singer’s pullout Read more about Pharrell Williams cancels Israel gig 

PA officials in Ramallah “have no problem letting fellow Palestinians suffer for their own benefit.” Read more about Arab states should “strike” Gaza like Yemen, says advisor to Mahmoud Abbas 

Testing “non-lethal” weapons on civilians may be a war crime, says the research group Who Profits. Read more about Israel sprays "skunk water" into Palestinian homes  

Think tank “expert” Nick Witney helped Britain secure a massive arms deal in Saudi Arabia; his claims to be promoting peace in the Middle East must be questioned. Read more about Warmonger poses as voice of reason on Palestine 

“Whilst I am honored that you chose my father, I am also utterly disappointed that you would honor him alongside a person who has been responsible for many human rights violations and should be put on trial.” Read more about Bahrain rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja pulls out of UNESCO ceremony over honor to Israel's Peres 

The Palestinian human rights and prisoner advocacy group Addameer announced today that the mass, open-ended hunger strike in Israeli prisons which began on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, has grown to an estimated 2,000 participants. Addameer renews its calls for support of the hunger striking prisoners. Read more about Mass hunger strike grows despite Israel's best efforts to repress it 

Activists in Pennsylvania hold a protest outside the headquarters of Combined Systems, Inc., the company that manufactures lethal tear gas canisters used against people from Palestine to Oakland. Adalah-NY has a full-length report on CSI and its domestic and international contracts. Read more about MLK Day protest at weapons manufacturing company