Category Archives: Activism

Alterman says BDS shares Ahmadinejad’s agenda, and Hezbollah’s too

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Progressives Avishai and Alterman adopt conservative theories to rationalize the status quo in Israel and Palestine

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics | 36 Comments

UN Committee: Israeli system ‘tantamount to apartheid’

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Ethnic Cleansing / Land Theft & Destruction / Occupation & Apartheid / Exile & Restriction of Movement / Refugees Report: Israel issued 13,000 demolition orders against Palestinian real estate Haaretz newspaper said the Israeli civil administration issued 13,000 demolition warnings … Continue reading →

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Slater on Beinart

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Peter Beinart’s call for religious segregation in the Jewish community would empower the most intolerant political elements of that community

Posted in American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 32 Comments

Rafah march for deteriorating hunger strikers as family appeals for support

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Joe Catron

Hundreds of Palestinians, led by Scouts from throughout the besieged Gaza Strip, marched in Rafah today to demand that Israel release Mahmoud Sarsak and Akram Rikhawi, two detainees still on hunger strike.

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Human rights activists will hardnose the highway from Woodstock to Catskill

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Allison Deger

This weekend activists Laurie Arbeiter and Sarah Wellington, an iconic figures in the Palestine solidarity movement best known for selling their “we will not be silent” t-shirts, are heading upstate to take part in a 22-mile fundraiser trek from Woodstock to Catskill.

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‘This is not fair play’: Mahmoud Sarsak’s family demands his release as he enters 67th day of hunger strike

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Mahmoud Kamel Muhammad Sarsak

Mahmoud Sarsak, a 25 years old professional soccer player from Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, is entering the 67th day of a hunger strike as he sits in Israeli prison. His family appeals for international solidarity to help win his freedom.

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Occupation | 2 Comments

Senate fight today over the number of Palestinian refugees

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Senate fight today over Palestinian ‘refugees’ Thirty U.S. senators will vote today over whether there really are 5 million Palestinian “refugees” or just around 30,000 — a hot-button issue that has already become the subject of a vigorous international debate involving … Continue reading →

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Video: Israeli mob demands all African refugees be deported from the country (and anyone who disagrees deserves to be raped)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Adam Horowitz

A YouTube video shows an angry mob descending on a lone woman who rejects their call to deport African refugees from Israel.

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Reports/Video | 86 Comments

‘Where is my children’s democracy?’ The Jilani family speaks out two years after the execution of Ziad

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Alex Kane
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Alex Kane speaks with Moira and Iman Jilani about their campaign for justice for ZIad Jilani (above, with his daughter Yasmin), who was shot at point-blank range in Jerusalem two years ago. (Photo: ListenIn Pictures)

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Palestinian Authority and Israel on an arresting spree, children and activists detained

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Detainees and Other Prisoner News Palestinians arrest 10 Islamic Jihad members Palestinian security forces arrested 10 members of the Islamic Jihad in the Jenin refugee camp on Monday, a local leader of the radical movement said. link to news.yahoo.com Islamic … Continue reading →

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Israeli judge to issue verdict in Rachel Corrie case

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Allison Deger

Nearly a decade after Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by the Israeli military with a weaponized Caterpillar D9 tractor, an Israeli judge will issue a ruling in August on the civil suit filed by the Corrie family.

Posted in Activism, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation, US Politics | 94 Comments

March of the Flags

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Sahar Vardi
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Sahar Vardi, pictured above preventing the arrest of a Palestinian boy during the Jerusalem Day parade, explains the meaning of the parade and the single most threatening symbol to the marchers — a Palestinian flag. (Photo: Haim Schwarczenberg)

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, On the ground reports | Tagged | 127 Comments

Israelis sling racial epithets to mark 45 years of a Jerusalem ‘unification’

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Allison Deger

On Sunday Israel celebrated 45 years of occupying East Jerusalem with thousands of jubilant right-wingers hurling racial epithets as they paraded through the Old City and Muslim Quarter during “Jerusalem Day,” a state holiday embracing the 1967 capture of the city.

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists | Tagged | 8 Comments

The Interior Minister’s call to expel African immigrants, in context

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Paul Mutter

Eli Yishai, Israel’s Interior Minister, has a strong track record of racist anti-refugee remarks, and is representative of the “demographic threat” obsession that dominates Israeli politics.

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South African artists, intellectuals and gov’t ministers take steps to isolate Israel

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Today in Palestine

How long before South Africans are accused of being anti-Semites? South Africa to ban labeling West Bank settlement products as ‘made in Israel’, Amira Hass Minister of Trade and Industry says South Africa recognizes the State of Israel only within … Continue reading →

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A tale of two festivals

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Eleanor Kilroy

Eleanor Kilroy compares Palfest and the Jerusalem International Writers Festival.

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Danish right-wing: ‘Made in settlement’ labels preempt Israel’s expanding borders

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Allison Deger

Yesterday, Denmark announced that produce from Israeli settlements will no longer carry a “made in Israel” sticker, sparking criticism from the country’s extremist anti-immigration political party, Dansk Folkeparti, or the Danish People’s Party (DPP).

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists | 65 Comments

BDS victory: South Africa strips Ahava’s ‘made in Israel’ label

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Allison Deger

Earlier this month, South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry announced that products made in the West Bank but labeled “made in Israel” will no longer be sold in the country.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists | 30 Comments

In photos: San Francisco commemorates Nakba

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Ramsey El-Qare

Ramsey El-Qare photographs Palestinian activists and their political allies at a silent vigil in San Francisco’s Union Square, May 15, commemorating the “Nakba,” or catastrophe, an expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinians from their homeland between 1947 and 1949.

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Nakba, Occupation, US Politics | 6 Comments

International attention must be paid to the Palestinian nonviolent movement

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Mustafa Barghouthi

The historic hunger strike reminds us that the courage of nonviolent resisters is nurtured by hope in a better tomorrow. The international community must honor this movement with attention and action. If not, a desperate people will lose patience

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | Tagged | 73 Comments

Daily escalations in Occupied Palestine

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Eight Palestinian farmers are injured in an unprovoked attack

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 6 Comments

Nakba consciousness-raising… in our nation’s capital

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Photos by Dan Sisken of Nakba commemoration in Washington, D.C.

Posted in Activism, Nakba | 18 Comments

Nobel Prize laureate J. M. Coetzee appears to boycott International Writers Festival in Jerusalem

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Adam Horowitz

J. M. Coetzee said “he would come [to the International Writers Festival in Jerusalem] when the peace process goes forward.”

Posted in BDS, Israel/Palestine | 13 Comments

Nakba 64 years later, we will never forget

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Today in Palestine

News and headlines from Nakba Day, 2012.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 10 Comments

Oren’s defensive piece on ‘sinister’ delegitimization movement shows boycott is working

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Michael Oren knows that Israel is losing its reputation

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 49 Comments