The UN is part of Palestine's problem
26 September 2011
The UN, one of the most undemocratic bodies in the world, is part of the problem and will never bring justice to the Palestinians. Read more about The UN is part of Palestine's problem
26 September 2011
The UN, one of the most undemocratic bodies in the world, is part of the problem and will never bring justice to the Palestinians. Read more about The UN is part of Palestine's problem
Sydney 2 October 2011
Janet Venn-Brown was Palestinian spokesperson Wael Zuaiter’s partner for eight years and one of the last people to see him before his assassination. Sarah Irving interviews for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Murdered for being Palestinian; Wael Zuaiter remembered 40 years on
22 September 2011
Ayed Dudeen is back behind bars again; he has already spent four years in Israeli custody. Read more about Israeli "administrative detention" punishes entire family
22 September 2011
Canada is so pro-Israel that it will vote in the United Nations against recognizing a Palestinian state on only half the land that Canadian diplomats promised Palestine sixty years ago. Read more about Harper's undermining of UN bid goes against Canadian public opinion
Jerusalem 22 September 2011
Israel’s use of administrative detention, expulsion and widespread closure of Palestinian cultural institutions will be fortified and backed by a bill that threatens to turn law-abiding citizens and organizations into “terrorists.” Read more about Knesset moves forward on bill granting Israel unchecked, draconian powers
21 September 2011
Three campus activists talk to The Electronic Intifada about the upcoming national Students for Justice in Palestine meeting, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement on US campuses and the challenges activists face from Zionist groups and school administrations. Read more about Zionist bullying "doesn't work"; Students for Justice in Palestine interviewed
Gaza Strip 20 September 2011
National Palestinian consensus on the Palestinian Authority’s UN statehood bid, as The Electronic Intifada’s interviews with various factions and broader debates indicate, is decidedly lacking. Read more about PA goes to UN without Palestinian consensus behind it
Sydney 26 September 2011
How two 69-year-old women challenged Israel’s restrictions on Welcome to Palestine protest. Read more about Australian activists put Palestine travel ban on trial
Jerusalem 20 September 2011
Amid reports that the Israeli military is arming and training Israeli settlers in advance of a United Nations vote on Palestinian statehood later this week, Palestinian activists in the West Bank have organized emergency response teams to document Israeli settler attacks and prevent more from taking place. Read more about Settler violence rises in West Bank; more expected before UN vote
Beirut 19 September 2011
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon aren’t exactly holding their breath over the upcoming bid to have an independent Palestinian state voted into the United Nations. Read more about Palestinian refugees in Lebanon eye statehood bid with skepticism