1 June 2011
Israel’s new Chief of Staff Benny Gantz has outlined a new, even more brutal doctrine that could see Israel escalate the force it uses against peaceful protests. Read more about Israel army chief outlines new, more brutal doctrine against nonviolent protests
1 June 2011
What does it mean for the BDS movement if the PA goes ahead and seeks UN recognition of a Palestinian “state”? Read more about Palestine's Boycott National Committee speaks out on September "statehood" bid
31 May 2011
Gidi Grinstein, the founder and president of Israel’s Reut Institute argues that US President Barack Obama should support the Palestinian Authority’s unilateral efforts to seek recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN in September. The reasons he gives, however, have nothing to do with supporting Palestinian rights, but precisely with negating them Read more about Why does anti-Palestinian Reut Institute support UN recognition of Palestinian "state"?
31 May 2011
A committee meeting of the Knesset – the Israeli parliament – looking into the Iran dealings of Israeli firm Ofer Brothers Group, was suddenly shut down today after just fifteen minutes. Read more about What are they hiding? Knesset meeting on Israeli firm dealings with Iran suddenly shut down
31 May 2011
In the early morning hours of 31 May 2010, Israeli forces carried out a violent, unprovoked assault on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla as it sailed in international waters in the eastern Mediterranean. A look back at what happened and how it was covered. Read more about Israel's attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Looking back a year later
28 May 2011
Weeks after a Palestinian “reconciliation” accord was signed in Cairo with much fanfare, little appears to have happened. What is going on? Read more about What happened to Palestinian "reconciliation"?
24 May 2011
EI’s Ali Abunimah appeared on WBEZ Chicago Public Radio’s Worldview and Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post to talk about recent developments related to Palestine. Watch and listen. Read more about EI's Ali Abunimah on Worldview & Al Jazeera's The Listening Post
24 May 2011
Rae Abileah a CODEPINK activist who disrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in the United States Congress this morning was physically attacked, hospitalized and then arrested from hospital according to reports. Read more about Protestor who disrupted Netanyahu in Congress attacked, hospitalized, arrested
24 May 2011
In an interview with The Electronic Intifada moments ago, Sasha Gelzin, 23, an activist with CODEPINK described what happened when she and four others disrupted the keynote speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington on Monday evening. Read more about Why Sasha Gelzin disrupted Netanyahu at AIPAC - interview
22 May 2011
Following his speech on Thursday night, and his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, US President Barack Obama spoke to the 2011 Policy Conference of AIPAC, the influential Israel lobby today. Read more about Obama's speech to AIPAC affirms commitment to Israel and US policies that doom it