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18 August 2015
Cornel West, Angela Davis and Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors among 1,000 historic call for solidarity, joint struggle. Read more about Palestinian liberation is “key matter of our time,” say Black leaders
16 January 2015
Palestinians were the first to reach out to Ferguson after the police killing of Black teenager Michael Brown. Read more about Watch: Ferguson activists bring message of "love and struggle" to Palestine
24 December 2014
Commonality of state violence in Palestine and US is more than symbolic. Read more about US police brutality protests hit home with Palestinian prisoners
16 November 2014
Participants were tear gassed by Israeli army in West Bank village. Read more about “Common bond” found in African heritage delegation to Palestine
Ramallah 12 June 2014
“This is the police state of Mahmoud Abbas,” says journalist hospitalized after beating by Palestinian Authority forces. Read more about After reconciliation agreement, Hamas and Fatah united in press crackdown
1 December 2013
The Prawer Plan is a “calculated and premeditated plan to sever the historical ties that bind Bedouin Palestinian communities to their land” and “reveals once again the colonial nature of Zionism and the apartheid character of the Israeli state,” says BNC. Read more about Video: Israel police brutalize child amid anti-Prawer protests
6 October 2011
This video caught my attention this afternoon, but it sure isn’t an isolated incident against Palestinians in Israel. In the video, Israeli police appear to be attacking and brutalizing a Palestinian man in Jaffa in order to evict him and his family from a vacant property in which they sheltered. Read more about Watch: Israeli police brutalizing Palestinian man
16 May 2011
A video posted on Youtube shows an Israeli police officer slapping a woman. The Arabic title of the video says: “Aggression of an Israeli officer against the lawyer Maysa Irshaid, 15 May.” Separately, the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) issued a press statement received by The Electronic Intifada by email that appears to describe the incident depicted in the video. The slap is clearly visible toward the end of the brief, 43 second video. Read more about Video: Israeli police officer slaps Palestinian woman lawyer on Nakba day