Arab countries see Israeli occupation and US interference as greatest threats to peace in Middle East (not Iran) By Philip Weiss July 12, 2011 11 Just what we’ve been waiting for. Here’s a press release from the Arab American Institute…
Israel destroys Palestinian wells in West Bank while drilling more wells for settlers By Kate July 12, 2011 2 and other news from Today in Palestine:
Boycott debate– in which a young, cosmopolitan, liberal-leaning Jewish man twists and writhes under the weight of half-truths and wispy contradictions By Ahmed Moor July 12, 2011 54 I had the privilege of attending the boycott debate in London with Eleanor Kilroy, which…
Notes on the Egyptian Uprising By Max Ajl July 12, 2011 2 The ripples from the January 25 insurrection continue to rock Egyptian society. On July 8,…
This draconian law seeks to delegitimize nonviolent struggle By Philip Weiss July 12, 2011 6 The following statement was issued today by the U.S. Committee for the Academic and Cultural…
‘Shocked’ by tour of occupation, 11 feminists led by Angela Davis ‘unequivocally’ support BDS By Annie Robbins July 12, 2011 47 The following statement is titled, “A Call to Action from Indigenous and Women of Color…
Will boycott law shock American liberals into some realization about the character of the only democracy in the Middle East? By Philip Weiss July 12, 2011 48 Even the New York Times gets it; the Knesset’s passage of a law making boycott-advocacy…
How do you write the press release for the destruction of free speech? By Philip Weiss July 12, 2011 9 Louis Frankenthaler, a doctoral student and human rights worker in Jerusalem, came up with a…
The Lebanon war at 5– ‘We refuse to perish’ By Roqayah Chamseddine July 12, 2011 9 I am the product of a southern melody; a composite sketch drawn on sheets of…
‘NYT’ makes glaring omission on use of drones By Philip Weiss July 12, 2011 7 From the old gray lady: Also at stake is the C.I.A.’s armed drone program, which…
