Month in Pictures: July 2012
3 August 2012
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. Read more about Month in Pictures: July 2012
3 August 2012
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. Read more about Month in Pictures: July 2012
Jerusalem 3 August 2012
Food insecurity for Palestinians living in refugee camps, the Gaza Strip and in Area C of the West Bank is rising, despite international aid agency reports to the contrary. Read more about Child malnutrition remains high in West Bank and Gaza
Gaza City 3 August 2012
The only power plant in Gaza is currently operating at about a third of its capacity, or has been completely shut down by severe fuel shortages since February. Read more about Gaza left in the dark at Ramadan
Gaza Strip 3 August 2012
Needing a simple, life-saving operation with equipment not available in Gaza hospitals, Yousef Aljamal’s sister died because Israel denied her access to a Jerusalem hospital. Read more about How Israel's siege on Gaza killed my sister
Berkeley 1 August 2012
A professor at UCLA speaks to The Electronic Intifada after being attacked by an outside Zionist organization after posting research materials that included information on the Palestine solidarity movement. Read more about LA professor "wakes up to hate mail" for linking to anti-Zionist material
31 July 2012
A three-member United Nations committee has lambasted Israel for the harsh treatment of Palestinian children held in custody, amongst other rights violations. Read more about 90% of Gaza water "unsafe for drinking," says UN
Nazareth 30 July 2012
The lower Israel sinks in public estimation, the more generous western leaders are in handing out aid and special favors to their wayward ally. Read more about EU, US race to reward Israel's massive human rights violations
28 July 2012
Ibrahim Nasrallah’s Time of White Horses is a bewildering labyrinth of a book, yet its very untidiness conveys a powerful sense of the textures of place, time and custom of Palestine’s history. Read more about Magic realism with footnotes: novelist Nasrallah creates a genre of his own
London 27 July 2012
A British citizen who was detained, interrogated and denied entry at Ben Gurion airport last month describes his experience. Read more about Israel denied me entry on the basis of my skin color and religion
Melbourne 27 July 2012
A judge’s decision to drop the charges against 16 Palestine solidarity activists in Melbourne, Australia has been hailed as a “landmark victory” for freedom of expression. Read more about Victory for Australia's boycott campaign as charges of blockading chocolate store dropped