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Act now to defend today’s boats to Gaza

Posted on: November 2, 2011
Act now to defend today’s boats to Gaza

2 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza

Two boats, called “Freedom Waves to Gaza,” are now traveling on the high seas to the besieged Gaza Strip. Their civilian passengers include people from five countries, including Palestinians from 1948. This is another non-violent attempt to break Israel’s siege, an illegal policy that has forced Gaza’s Palestinian residents into subsistence on international aid and subjected them to severe travel restrictions to and from the territory.

“Freedom Waves to Gaza” has been kept secret until now for fear of Israeli sabotage and obstruction, … Continue reading


Updated on May 22, 2013
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The global intifada

Posted on: October 16, 2011

16 October 2011 | Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, Jamal Juma

Palestine is an international symbol of struggle against occupation, racism, and colonialism. On October 15, 2011 the world gathers in what some have called a global intifada, to stand up against imperialism.

The first time an international activist came up to me and sincerely thanked me for a speech in which I had promised that we as Palestinians would never give up our struggle until we have reached liberation and justice, I was surprised. Now I have learned to understand the importance of our struggle for the rest of the … Continue reading


Updated on October 16, 2011
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Occupy Wall Street not Palestine!

Posted on: October 14, 2011
Occupy Wall Street not Palestine!

13 October 2011 | Palestinian BDS National Committee

Occupy Wall Street not Palestine!  We are part of the world’s 99% yearning for freedom, justice and equal rights!
 If a people one day wills to live
fate must answer its call
And the night must fade                              
and the chain must break
– Abou-Al-kacem El-Chebbi (Tunisia)
Occupied Palestine, October 13 -The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), … Continue reading


Updated on October 14, 2011
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#TweepStrike: A call from Gaza to support Palestinian prisoners

Posted on: October 11, 2011
Join the #TweepStrike

11 October 2011 | The Electronic Intifada, Rana Baker
In solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held under harsh conditions in Israel’s jails, a new twitter trend emerged today from Gaza. The trend is #TweepStrike and is an open invitation to everyone across the globe to go on a hunger strike on Wednesday Oct. 12th.
A few months ago, I was on visit to one of the prisoners’ families. With moist eyes and a shaky voice the prisoner’s mother told me that she had, for many times, tried to visit her son but “Mr. Kalb,” Mr. dog, had always been there to … Continue reading


Updated on October 12, 2011
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Please act now! Pro-Israel groups censor Palestinian children’s art

Posted on: September 13, 2011

13 September 2011 | Middle East Children’s Alliance

On Thursday, September 8, 2011, the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) in Oakland decided to cancel an exhibit of art by Palestinian children in Gaza, titled “A Child’s View From Gaza.” The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) had established a partnership with MOCHA and spent several months planning the exhibit, which was slated to open on September 24.

Board President Hilmon Sorey cited vague museum guidelines on appropriate content as reasons for canceling the exhibit, but both board members and pro-Israel groups later admitted that the latter placed pressure on … Continue reading


Updated on September 13, 2011
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Help us release Ni’lin’s Ibrahim Srour from Israeli prison

Posted on: September 11, 2011

11 September 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

When I was in prison for organizing protest in my village of Bil’in, I knew that if I make bail or have to pay a fine to be released, someone would pay it. Worrying about such technicalities was literally the last thing on my mind. But now that I am free and other protesters are in prison, that knowledge has turned into a responsibility. My responsibility is to make sure other don’t have to worry about it as well.

Ibrahim Srour, a resident of Nil’in, has been imprisoned by Israel for nearly … Continue reading


Updated on September 11, 2011
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Global actions target Egyptian embassies to break Israel’s closure of Gaza

Posted on: August 26, 2011
Global actions target Egyptian embassies to break Israel’s closure of Gaza

26 August 2011 | International Campaign to Open the Rafah Border

Fed up with the closure of Gaza that has kept more than a million and a half Palestinians locked in to the strip’s tight borders, a beacon call is coming from Gaza and resonating across to Egypt, to break Israel’s siege and re-open the border with Egypt immediately.

Activists from South Africa, to youth leaders of the Egyptian revolution, to European, North and South American, and Asian supporters will present signatures to their respective Egyptian Consulates … Continue reading


Updated on August 26, 2011
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Call from Gaza: open the Rafah crossing permanently and unconditionally

Posted on: August 10, 2011

Today, a call demanding the re-opening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Palestine has come from Gaza. It is propelled by support from Egypt and has been endorsed by dozens of organizations, citizens’ groups, associations and coalitions in many countries, as well as by distinguished international personalities.

The call to action underscores the Geneva Conventions which entitle all people to freedom of movement and protection from collective punishment such as the arbitrary closure of the Crossing. Fulfilling a demand of the Egyptian revolution, supporters urge their governments to re-open the gates that have turned Gaza into an ‘open air prison’.

The … Continue reading


Updated on August 10, 2011
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Palestinians prepare for massive uprising

Posted on: July 29, 2011

29 July 2011 | Inter Press Service, Mel Frykberg

BEIT UMMAR, Occupied West Bank - Leading members of the Palestinian Popular Committees in the West Bank plan massive civil unrest and disobedience against the Israeli occupation authorities come September when the Palestinians take their case for statehood to the UN.

“We plan to take to the streets en masse,” Musa Abu Maria, a leading member of the Popular Committee in Beit Ummar, a town 11 km north of Hebron in the southern West Bank told IPS. “We will block entire highways leading to and from Israel’s illegal settlements. We will march on settlements. … Continue reading


Updated on July 29, 2011
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USACBI: US groups condemn anti-boycott law and reiterate support for BDS

Posted on: July 12, 2011

12 July 2011 | US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel

Read the Palestinian Boycott National Committees statement on the anti-boycott bill

Read the Boycott From Within statement on the anti-boycott bill

On Monday, 11 July 2011, the Israeli Knesset passed new legislation outlawing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement; a non-partisan grassroots initiative that seeks to pressure Israel to comply with international law and recognize fundamental Palestinian rights.

The bill bans all advocacy and action to boycott any Israeli companies, within Israel and the occupied Palestinian West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem. Furthermore, any company can be awarded … Continue reading


Updated on July 13, 2011
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