24 November 2011
A video taken today by Palestinian photojournalist Fadi Arouri shows Israeli occupation forces demolishing the homes of Palestinians in the village of Beit Hanina north of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Read more about Video: Israeli forces violently ethnically cleanse Bedouin homes in Beit Hanina
22 November 2011
Last Saturday I spoke at conference titled “The One-State Solution versus The Two-State Solution,” organized by Palestina Solidaritiet, in Brussels. Read more about Video: My talk in Brussels on self-determination and a 'one-state solution' in Palestine
22 November 2011
The trailer for Sleeping on Stones, the feature film that is the current project of Palestinian-American director Nicole Ballivian, made my heart leap. Read more about Shooting in Hebron: Watch gripping trailer for Nicole Ballivian's new project Sleeping on Stones
20 November 2011
Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, key planner and executor of the invasions and occupations of Afghanistan, Iraq, the “War on Terror” and torture and human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and other suspected secret prisons around the world, was disrupted and confronted by protestors as he spoke at Collin County Community College near Dallas, Texas on 18 November. Read more about Video: Donald Rumsfeld confronted for "illegal wars" at Texas college speech
18 November 2011
Journalist Sam Husseini asks a Saudi prince a tough question and gets booted out of the National Press Club, showing the limits of what the “free” media are allowed to do in Washington Read more about National Press Club suspends journalist for asking Saudi prince a tough question
16 November 2011
In an move reminiscent of anti-Semitic attacks on Jews in America’s past, the ADL is seeking to isolate and cast suspicion on supporters of Palestinian rights at Occupy Wall Street. Read more about ADL promotes conspiracy theories to undermine support for Palestine at Occupy Wall Street
14 November 2011
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK body that regulates truthfulness in advertising, has ruled against an ad in The Jewish Chronicle for promoting real estate in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The 2 November ASA ruling says that the ad, which appeared in June 2011, was headlined, “Vineyard View EFRAT New Neighbourhood in Dekel UNIQUE DEVLEOPMENT [sic] OF 26 NEW HOUSES.” According to the ASA: Read more about UK regulator rules against deceptive settlement ad in The Jewish Chronicle
11 November 2011
A bill introduced in the United States Congress last month would require the State Department to investigate “The sources of any logistical, technical, or financial support for the Gaza flotilla ships, including the Audacity of Hope, that were set to set sail from Greece on July 1, 2011.” Read more about Bill in Congress seeks to investigate US Boat to Gaza for "terrorist" ties
10 November 2011
Members of the youth wing of Jewish Voice for Peace disrupted a Birthright Israel event on 7 November. Read more about Video: Jewish activists disrupt and "occupy" Birthright Israel event
9 November 2011
Officials at the University of Pittsburgh attempted to shut down a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) event featuring slam poet Remi Kanazi and journalist Joseph Dana on 2 November, according to student organizers. The university police also forcibly prevented members of the public who had taken part in an Occupy Pittsburgh march from attending the event. Read more about Police forcibly prevent public from attending SJP event at University of Pittsburgh