UNESCO group votes to protect ancient Palestinian terraces from Israel’s wall By Philip Weiss June 20, 2014 12 We have just learned of a major victory for Palestine: the village of Battir south…
Reform Jewish leader offers alternative to Presbyterian divestment: meet Netanyahu By Alex Kane June 20, 2014 47 The Jewish establishment brought out a big gun Thursday to oppose a measure that would…
Israeli checkpoint reinstated outside Nablus stops Palestinian traffic for over two hours By Allison Deger June 19, 2014 5 This photo was taken today by Mohammed Othman, a Palestinian human rights activist, at the…
Make ‘hasbara’ a household word By James North June 19, 2014 63 In the print edition of the New York Times today, Robert Mackey writes about a…
Hunting for missing justice By Marc H. Ellis June 19, 2014 9 This is part of Marc H. Ellis’s “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To…
I’m a Lutheran member of a Jewish organization, and I support Presbyterian divestment By Morgan Bach June 19, 2014 126 My name is Morgan, and I’m part of the Jewish Voice for Peace delegation to…
Photo Essay: The siege of Kufr Qaddum By Matthew Vickery June 19, 2014 2 As Israel clamps down on cities, towns, and villages in the occupied West Bank this…
How Israel is exploiting the reported kidnapping to weaken Palestinian reconciliation By Alex Kane June 18, 2014 135 When Hamas and Fatah struck a deal last month that resulted in an agreement for…
Media postings twist 3-fingered sign of support for Mohammed Assaf into celebration of reported teen kidnapping (Updated) By Annie Robbins June 18, 2014 72 A viral campaign seems to be gaining traction. Just yesterday Sheera Frenkel of Buzzfeed lectured…
After ADL says opera is ‘biased’ toward Palestinians, Met cancels broadcast, citing rising anti-Semitism By Philip Weiss June 18, 2014 82 Amazing. The Metropolitan Opera has cancelled the simulcast of its performances of the opera The Death…
