“ ‘Arafat is filthy swine, there is no Palestine,’ and ‘Thank you for killing my cousins in Israel,’ were some of the more polite slogans shouted at Al-Awda activist Benjamin Doherty and me as we protested silently at the annual “Walk With Israel” on Chicago’s lakefront,” writes Ali Abunimah after a not so pleasant walk in Chicago’s beautiful lakefront park. Read more about Spat upon, threatened, we stood for Palestine
The police and Concordia University left us no choice in how we confronted Benjamin Netanyahu, writes social justice activist Jaggi Singh. Read more about Day of broken glass
A Palestinian woman living in Johannesburg, South Africa, today filed a lawsuit against former Israeli Prime Minister and current Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres.The plaintiff claims she was severely traumatised as a direct result of the Israeli occupation. Read more about J'burg: Palestinian woman sues former Israeli PM
A coalition working to end the “Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories” says the U.S.-based Caterpillar Corporation is facilitating war crimes by selling bulldozers to the Israeli Defense Forces. Read more about Pro-Palestinian Group Opposes Bulldozer Sales
Norway’s largest labour organization, the Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions (LO), is calling for a boycott of all Israeli products. LO is a long-time supporter of Israel, but now has clearly lost patience with the Israeli government’s ongoing aggression in Palestinian areas. Read more about Norway's largest union calls for Israeli boycott
The Scottish Football Association is at the centre of a bitter war of words over plans for a soccer international against Israel. Read more about Clash over Israel game
Four women on Wednesday morning chained themselves to the doors of a Pretoria building housing the South African headquarters of the United Nations, in support of the Palestinian cause. Read more about Women Chain Themselves in Support of Palestine