(Photo from http://www.vivapalestina-us.org/) Viva Palestina, a convoy of US human rights activists has entered Gaza with truckloads of humanitarian aid. The delegation has over 200 people, and is a follow up trip to one led by British MP George Galloway…
We have been following the ongoing intimidation of the Israeli anti-militarism organization New Profile by the Israeli government. Here is their latest update: July 15, 2009 Dear Supporters, As with our earlier (two) updates, we would like to take this…
If you need any indication that the discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is changing in the US just check out this report from ABC News – Israel at War … Over Road Signs?: Israeli Transport Ministry Accused of Plan to…
Joseph Dana reports: Yesterday, members of Ta’ayush set out to have a picnic at an illegal outpost built on Palestinian land next to the settlement of Susya in the southern West Bank. We are always thinking of new and different…
Check out this new commercial from the Israeli cellular provider Cellcom: Noam Sheizaf translates the ending, “What do we all want? Some fun, that’s all.” He then adds “And what’s more fun than not seeing the Palestinians around anymore, thanks…
Okay, so it’s not the best reporting. It gets a number of crucial facts wrong, and everyone seems much more concerned about how the reporter smells than anything else, but isn’t it still a sign of progress? Bil’in is becoming…
Thirteen American rabbis have initiated an important new project called Ta’anit Tzedek – The Jewish Fast for Gaza. The rabbis are calling for a communal monthly fast in support of the following goals: To call for a lifting of the…
Wow, Benjamin Netanyahu is really on a roll. First, his dad spills the beans on his true intentions for the peace process, then he gets quoted calling Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod “self-hating Jews,” and now this from Reuters: Hosting…
Today marks the five-year anniversary of the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion which found Israel’s Separation Wall in the West Bank to be “contrary to international law.” Although the Court called for Israel to cease construction, dismantle the parts…