1 September 2002
On September 2, the World Council of Churches called for ‘the immediate withdrawal of the Israeli occupying forces from Palestinian territories’ and an end to its illegal occupation of Palestinian territories. Read more about World Council of Churches calls for end to illegal occupation
18 February 2002
National Public Radio’s Israel correspondent Linda Gradstein has received cash honoraria from pro-Israeli organizations in what appears to be a clear violation of NPR policy, an Electronic Intifada investigation has revealed. Read more about Special report: NPR's Linda Gradstein takes cash payments from pro-Israeli groups
2 September 2002
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
31 July 2002
Three pro-Palestinian activists were arrested at last night’s football match featuring Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv at Leyton Orient in east London. Read more about Three arrested as football match is invaded in sports boycott
7 August 2002
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
17 April 2002
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
8 August 2002
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
Pretoria 10 April 2002
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
22 February 2002
On 22 February 2002, Emanuel A. Winston wrote an article in USA TODAY that expressed extreme racist sentiments towards Arabs and advocated the “resettlement” of Palestinians in Jordan. Read more about USA Today publishes call for ethnic cleansing
25 February 2002
Following our publication of “Special Report: NPR’s Linda Gradstein takes cash payments from pro-Israeli groups” (19 February 2002) and Follow-up: NPR replies to concerns about cash payments to reporter, conflict of interest (20 February 2002), National Public Radio’s Ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin’s Media Matters column of February 22nd discussed “NPR’s Middle East ‘Problem’ ”. The following open letter to Jeffrey Dvorkin is our response. Read more about Follow up: Will NPR come clean about Gradstein's unethical cash payments?