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Category Archives: Occupation
Inside, outside, Never Mind
Mohammed Al Nadi’s latest poem Inside, outside, Never Mind.
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation
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Exporting the occupation: Israel markets its drone expertise to the world
Jefferson Morley looks into “Israel’s drone dominance” for Salon.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Occupation
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Nakba 64 years later, we will never forget
News and headlines from Nakba Day, 2012.
For Palestinians, the Nakba has been perpetuated for decades
A statement from Palestinian organizations on Nakba Day, 2012.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Nakba, Occupation
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Israel still holds 1000s of political prisoners, including 27 Palestinian members of Parliament
There are 308 prisoners being held in administrative detention, which violates international human rights law and is conducive to torture
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Occupation
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Report: Palestinian prisoners reach deal to end historic hunger strike
There are reports that Palestinian prisoners have ended their hunger strike as Israel agreed to end solitary confinement and allow family visits. But, long-term strikers Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahla may continue their protest in order to win their immediate release.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Occupation
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Pogroms — Palestinian teachers and veterinarian have their cars taken away from them
Even Peter Beinart has written about the pogroms against Palestinians. But the American press doesn’t keep up on this pressing story of human rights violations by an ally
Posted in Media, Occupation, US Politics
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Activists block entrance to Ma’ale Adumim settlement in solidarity with Palestinian hunger strike
Yesterday, protesters blocked the entrance to the Ma’ale Adumim settlement in support of the Palestinian prisoner hunger strike. The road that was blocked leads to the “Judea and Samaria Central Unit’s interrogation center”, one of the largest in the West Bank.
Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Occupation
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In power shortages, cuts should go to ‘Gaza first,’ says Israeli minister
For those who claim that Gaza is not occupied…
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Occupation
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Israeli officer threatens to rape Palestinian activists in custody (if this happened in Syria it would be headline news)
Israel faces major West Bank uprising over hunger strikers
Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror
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Thaer Halahleh, dying, tells the daughter he’s never seen why he took a stand for human dignity
It is the destiny of the Palestinian people to have their parents taken away from their children– in this generation
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Occupation
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Scorched earth in Bil’in
Settlers are laughing about burning fields in Bil’in
House support for Israel damages prospects for peace
On Monday, the House of Representatives released a draft of the 2013 budget bill, which includes an eye-popping $1.5 billion in weapons earmarked for Israel.
Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Neocons, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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Protests on behalf of prisoners sweep the West Bank
Today protests in support of the 2,500 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike reach a new height with demonstrations spreading across the West Bank. Marches were held in Hebron, Kafr Qaddoum, Nablus, Nabi Saleh, Ni’lin, Ramallah, al-Walaja and outside of Ofer prison.
Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation
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Thousands march across the West Bank in support of the prisoners’ hunger strike
Thousands took to the streets today in Palestinian cities and villages across the West Bank, in solidarity with over 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike.
Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation
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Palestinians shut down a second int’l aid organization to demand action on dying hunger strikers
A day after protesters shut down the U.N. offices in Ramallah, they shut down the Red Cross offices, demanding international action on the rights of 2,500 Palestinian prisoners now on their fourth week of a hunger strike against conditions inside of Israel’s prisons.
Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation
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Right of Return key goes on tour
Al Arabiya: A huge key that weighs approximately a ton and symbolizes the right of return for Palestinian refugees was transported from the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem to the Berlin Biennale in Germany.
Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, Reports/Video
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Under mounting pressure from hunger-strikers and UN protest, Ban Ki-moon criticizes administrative detention (but weakly)
Following 23 days of open-ended hunger strike by more than 2,500 prisoners, today Palestinians fed up with the lack of support to their cause shut down a United Nations (UN) building in Ramallah.
Posted in Activism, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Occupation
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Nowhere to go — Jahalin Bedouin homes slated for destruction outside Jerusalem
‘Forcible transfer’ is the measure Israel has adopted for 27,000 Palestinian Bedouins living in Area C in territory filled with settlements
Akiva Tor: Arab Spring at fault for blocking a future Palestinian state
Israeli consul general Akiva Tor (above) addressed the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Monday to explain how the Arab Spring hurts hopes for a Palestinian state, settlements don’t hinder the peace process and why BDS is the answer . . . for Iran.
Standing up for equality at the ‘Equality Forum’ celebration of Israel
A report from a protest at the Equality Forum’s celebration of LGBTQ rights in Israel.
Report from the Palestinian prisoner hunger strike, and the movement growing to support it
Lia Tarachansky reports on the Palestinian prisoner strike for the Real News.
Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, Reports/Video
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A portrait of a former Zionist (Part 1)
Bill grew up in New York in love with Israel. Then in his 20s he became disaffected. He stayed away but he didn’t ever stop thinking about it. Then at 35 he decided to go back. Here’s the first part of a trip diary (Above: entering the Qalandiya checkpoint).
Israeli military raids office of human rights organization ‘Stop the Wall’; steals computers and hard drives
Early this morning the Israeli military in ten armored jeeps surrounded and raided the Ramallah office of Stop the Wall, confiscating computers and archival documents.
Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation
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‘Battle of the Empty Stomachs’: Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab surpass 70 days on hunger strike
Addameer: Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab’s petitions to the Israeli High Court regarding their administrative detention orders were rejected yesterday, four days following their High Court hearing on 3 May. Thaer and Bilal are on their 71st day of hunger strike and at immediate risk of death.