15 November 2011
Activist Janan Abdu describes how Israeli prison authorities tried to break the spirits of political prisoners who recently went on hunger strike, including her husband Ameer Makhoul. Read more about Interview: Hunger strikes created "new sense of solidarity"
Gaza City 9 November 2011
International aid organizations donate fresh meat, clothing, and assistance to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip for the Eid holiday, as child malnutrition and deep poverty levels rise due to Israel’s strict blockade. Read more about Food shortages make Gaza residents rely on aid at Eid
8 November 2011
Ahed Wahdan, who recently turned 15, lost his right eye when he was shot in the face by a high-speed tear gas canister fired by an Israeli soldier. Read more about Medical treatment delayed for hours after army shoots boy in the eye
8 November 2011
While the world focused on one freed Israeli soldier, no one considered the suffering of more than 160 Palestinian children who remain in Israeli detention. Read more about Why is an Israeli soldier worth more than a Palestinian child?
7 November 2011
Amongst the fallout of Palestine’s admission as a member state, Israel’s warning that it “will now reconsider its cooperation with UNESCO” is the biggest irony. Read more about Israel's vandalism of Palestinian heritage
4 November 2011
Belén Fernández takes The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman to task in this excerpt from her new book, The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work. Read more about Thomas Friedman's bouts of hypocrisy
4 November 2011
After reading The Imperial Messenger by Belén Fernández, the thought of sharing a profession with Thomas Friedman revolts me, says EI reviewer David Cronin. Read more about Book review: Fernández skewers empire's messenger Tom Friedman
Gilboa Prison 2 November 2011
The prisoner exchange deal was a major achievement for Hamas and a great step forward for the Palestinian people, particularly the prisoners’ movement. Read more about Political prisoner: Hamas deal a "great step forward"
Washington, DC 1 November 2011
The administration of US President Barack Obama announced Monday that it would immediately cut US funding for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, just hours after UNESCO’s governing board voted overwhelmingly to grant Palestine full membership. Read more about UNESCO funding cut over Palestine vote may harm US economy
1 November 2011
My Life in the PLO: The Inside Story of the Palestinian Struggle, the memoirs of the late Shafiq al-Hout, is historically sweeping, politically critical and fascinating throughout. Read more about Shafiq al-Hout memoirs provide warts-and-all history of PLO