Category Archives: Reports/Video

Day and night in a Bahraini jail

Radhika Sainath describes her arrest and interrogation in Bahrain: “They had got me. In Bahrain, supporting human rights was something akin to terrorism, and I had just admitted to it.”

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A criminal for witnessing: A US activist’s deportation from the Kingdom of Bahrain

K. Flo Razowsky describes her tumultuous time in Bahrain trying to stay a step ahead of the government while supporting the growing “revolutionary movement for democracy.”

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Report: Last five years has seen a 315% rise in settler violence; this violence is ‘structural and symptomatic of occupation’

Yesterday, the Palestine Center released the new report “When Settlers Attack,” the result of of a two-year project which cataloged over 3,700 instances of settler violence from 2004-2011.

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Norman Finkelstein slams the BDS movement calling it ‘a cult’

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Norman Finkelstein on the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Recorded at Imperial College London on February 9, 2012.

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Shit Zionists say

A new video jumps on the “Shit ______ Say” bandwagon sharing some the most popular arguments hasbarists have to offer.

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Reports/Video | 21 Comments

Two new videos take on The Dersh and introduce his toughest client yet – Claus Von Bibi!

Two new videos look at Alan Dershowitz’s extensive record of intellectual dishonesty and career of making “the case for Israel.”

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Israeli police shoot international activist in the neck during weekly Nabi Saleh protest

A French woman was hit in the back of her neck with a tear-gas projectile shot directly at her by a group of Israeli Border Police officers during the weekly demonstration in the village of Nabi Saleh yesterday. The IDF reported she was hit by a protesters stone. More that 20 were injured during the demonstration.

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Israeli Apartheid Week: Call it as it is

New video from the Never Before Campaign for this year’s Israeli Apartheid Week.

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Blumenthal: Netanyahu seeks regime change in US and Iran

A must-see 12 minute wrap up on the state of affairs in this seasons Republican primary, the Adelson/Netanyahu/Gingrich connection, the push to war with Iran, and the dangers of fanning the flames of anti-Semitism. Real News host Paul Jay asks … Continue reading

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New film ‘We are Nabi Saleh’ offers a ‘portrait of a Palestinian village in resistance’

‘What do we have to do to get our land back?’

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Israel’s latest threat — the silver screen

Two documentaries focus on the Israeli occupation at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

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The great book robbery

The Great Book Robbery film, due to be released in May 2012, tells the story of the systematic looting of 70,000 Palestinian books during the war of 1948.

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Nakba, Reports/Video | 18 Comments

Gaza youth hear about Israel lobby’s role from Abunimah via Skype

For the second week in a row, the Center for Political Development Studies holds a video link on the role of the Zionist lobby in US elections. Ali Abunimah, the founder of The Electronic Intifada, joined Gaza activists via Skype … Continue reading

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‘Corporate Watch’ publishes guide on targeting Israeli apartheid

Corporate Watch publishes a complete guide to BDS, including successes, company profiles, and sectors of the occupation, with additional advice on the next stage of campaigns.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, Reports/Video, Settlers/Colonists, US Politics | 49 Comments

Israel plans to expel a Bedouin community from the shadow of Ma’ale Adumim to a garbage dump in Abu Dis

Israel’s Civil Administration is planning to relocate some 27,000 Bedouins living in the West Bank. At first, some 2,300 people will be expelled from their homes near the Ma’ale Adummim settlement and relocated to a site next to the Abu Dis garbage dump, east of Jerusalem.

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‘Where ya from?’: On-the-street interviews with Jewish Israelis

The guy who starts about 28 seconds in certainly had his talking points ready:

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B’Tselem’s 2011 video year in review

In 2011, B’Tselem’s camera project filmed over 500 hours of footage in the West Bank. Here is a two minute summary of what they collected.

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Chicago and Nabi Saleh honor Gazan children killed during Cast Lead

Activists in Chicago, IL and the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh released balloons to commemorate the 344 children killed during the 22-day Israeli attack on Gaza during the winter of 2008/09.

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VIDEO: Activists protest massive new Shu’fat checkpoint

Palestinian residents of Shu’fat refugee camp and Israeli activists protest the new Jerusalem checkpoint that compromises the residency status of 50,000 Palestinians.

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Linda Gradstein: ‘I’m not an Israeli citizen, but that being said, I’m part of Israel.’

‘I’m part of Israeli,’ correspondent Linda Gradstein declares on lecture tour of US

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Occupation, Reports/Video, US Politics | Tagged | 69 Comments

Real News Video: JNF ‘Judaizes’ expropriated land

Real News has produced an excellent “JNF 101″, a short 12 minute episode worth volumes.

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, Reports/Video, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 96 Comments

VIDEO: An Israeli soldier recounts the Nakba

A video featuring former Palmach fighter Amnon Neumann recounting his experience fighting in 1948.

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VIDEO: A slice of life at an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank

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As you watch this video keep in mind that the Qalandia checkpoint is not a border crossing between Israel and the West Bank. Like most Israeli checkpoints in the occupied territories, Qalandia is located squarely in Palestinian territory and prevents … Continue reading

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Nabi Saleh protester injured by live sniper fire during Friday protest

From the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee: Two weeks after the killing of Mustafa Tamimi during a demonstration in the village, an Israeli sniper shot a protester with live 0.22″ caliber ammunition, banned for crowd control purposes. Earlier today, an Israeli … Continue reading

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Damn your fathers, you shot baba!

Palestinian bloggers’ project follows-up on a child of the first Palestinian Intifada, who was filmed in 1988 after her father was killed by Israeli soldiers.

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, On the ground reports, Reports/Video | 19 Comments