Ramallah 17 April 2012
The Palestinian Authority announced that Palestinian Prisoners’ Day would mark the start of a massive new wave of hunger strikes. But factionalism threatens the success of this movement, says Addameer’s Mourad Jadallah in an interview with The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Interview: "counterrevolution" threatens mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners
Deir al-Balah 10 April 2012
A family in the central Gaza Strip has suffered an unimaginable tragedy because of a candle lit during one of Gaza’s frequent power outages. Read more about Three children burn to death as candles replace lights in besieged Gaza
Gaza Strip 25 March 2012
As a fuel shortage has worsened across the coastal territory, the ambulance service has been forced to stop responding to all calls except the most critical cases. With fuel reserves at zero, medical officials are warning that in case of another large-scale military attack by Israel, the ambulance service would be unable to cope. Read more about Gaza ambulances stop responding to calls as fuel reserves hit zero
Ramallah 23 March 2012
One year after the 15 March movement’s call for national unity, what has the youth-led mobilization achieved? Read more about Imperfect revolution: Palestine's 15 March movement one year on
16 March 2012
A new book on the Palestinian political party Hamas fails to accurately analyze the policies of the Islamic resistance movement. Read more about Factual errors undermine new book on Hamas
11 March 2012
By this Sunday evening in Gaza, a weekend of relentless Israeli bombing has left 18 people dead and dozens wounded. Israeli propaganda insists that the attacks are about preventing “terrorism” and stopping “rockets.” But in fact, Israel provoked this violence and according to some Israeli commentators its goals are to escalate pressure for war with Iran and to drag Hamas away from diplomacy and back into violence. Read more about "Mowing the lawn": On Israel's latest massacre in Gaza and the lies behind it
Gaza City 21 February 2012
An energy crisis is currently hitting the Gaza Strip’s public services hard and could lead to a severe humanitarian crisis if a sustainable solution is not found soon. Read more about Vital health services under threat in Gaza power crisis
Gaza City 17 February 2012
Israeli airstrikes early Thursday morning injured six persons, including rescue workers. Meanwhile, area residents say this is not the first time they have been subjected to Israeli strikes. Read more about Gaza families recount terror of latest air strikes
17 February 2012
On 16 February, Ali Abunimah and Huwaida Arraf appeared on Aljazeera English’s The Stream. Major topics included Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, the “reconciliation” deal between Hamas and Fatah, and the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. Read more about Watch: Huwaida Arraf and Ali Abunimah discuss Palestinian strategy, Khader Adnan and BDS on The Stream
6 February 2012
The US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) is asking supporters to sign a pledge to defend civil and human rights as it was revealed last week that the lead government prosecutor of the Holy Land Five has been assigned to the ongoing secret investigation against anti-war and international solidarity activists across the US. Read more about US Palestinians organize as government renews threats to indict solidarity activists