The Electronic Intifada

Eviction worries for Palestinians in new Libya

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

Amena Saleem London 24 August 2012

Film director Ken Loach recently learned that for the BBC, Palestine remains a taboo. Read more about Israeli lies unchecked, Palestinian perspectives censored on BBC

Maureen Clare Murphy Chicago 23 August 2012

Saeed Amireh tells The Electronic Intifada about Nilin village’s decade of struggle against Israel’s wall and where the movement must go next. Read more about The future of Palestine's grassroots struggle: Nilin activist Saeed Amireh interviewed

Rod Such 21 August 2012

Freedom Sailors is a first-hand account of the first successful attempt to break the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip by sailing two boats into Gaza City in 2008. Read more about New book "Freedom Sailors" provides riveting account of siege-breaking journey to Gaza

Maath Musleh Jerusalem 20 August 2012

Samer Issawi faces essentially a life sentence after his arrest in a Jerusalem-area village, which Israel says is outside the city municipality and therefore violates a prisoner swap agreement that won Isaswi’s release last year. Read more about Jerusalemite faces decades in prison after visiting nearby village

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours Bethlehem 20 August 2012

After the brutal murder of a Palestinian woman by her husband, local human rights groups are pushing for stronger reforms to stem violence against women in Palestine. Read more about Harsh economic and social conditions contribute to violence against Palestinian women

Sarah Irving 14 August 2012

After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine is a significant contribution to the literature on the one-state/two-state debate. Read more about "After Zionism" puts forth debates on one-state solution