The Electronic Intifada

BBC Rachel Corrie coverage omits facts, lets lies go unchallenged

Amena Saleem 31 August 2012

Mohammad Zeidan 31 August 2012

An Israeli court ruling that Rachel Corrie was responsible for her own death is a manifestation of the disregard for human rights that dominates all Israeli institutions. Read more about Rachel Corrie trial verdict a failed attempt to criminalize solidarity

Sarah Irving 31 August 2012

Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority come under sharp criticism in Raja Shehadeh’s Occupation Diaries. Read more about Review: tortured optimism in Raja Shehadeh's "Occupation Diaries"

Asa Winstanley London 30 August 2012

Paul Martin attempts to evade tough questions about fabricated stories exposed by The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Discredited BBC reporter attempts to intimidate EI in bizarre interview

Mohammed Omer 29 August 2012

Brides and bridegrooms are now being smuggled through the Gaza tunnels, adding to the usual fare of medicine, building materials and commercial goods. Read more about Love and light at the end of Gaza’s tunnels

Maath Musleh Jerusalem 29 August 2012

“Laila,” a pseudonymous underground artist, speaks to The Electronic Intifada about young Palestinians carrying on the revolutionary tradition of political graffiti. Read more about Taking back Palestine's streets: exclusive interview with underground Jerusalem graffiti artist

Rebecca Murray Tripoli 29 August 2012

Property disputes in post-Gaddafi Libya have hit the Palestinian community hard as more refugees arrive from Syria. Read more about Eviction worries for Palestinians in new Libya

Maureen Clare Murphy 28 August 2012

Columnist Glenn Greenwald’s most recent book demonstrates “how the law is used to destroy equality and protect the powerful” in the United States today. Read more about Glenn Greenwald skewers US injustices in compelling latest book

Rami Almeghari Cairo 28 August 2012

Palestinians in Gaza, half of whom are under 18 and more than a million dependent on food aid, were optimistic about Egypt’s new president. Their hopes for support are now quickly fading. Read more about Hopes for freedom of movement dashed, once again, in Gaza

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours Haifa 28 August 2012

After a seven year trial, an Israeli court exonerated Israel’s army in the 2003 killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie in what Rachel’s family and human rights groups say is another instance of impunity. Read more about Judge blaming Rachel Corrie for her own death highlights Israel's impunity, family says