Author: ISM Media Group

  • Israeli denial of entry policy continues despite promises made to the EU

    by the Right to Entry Campaign, December 17th Despite assurances given to the EU presidency by Israeli authorities, foreigners continue to be barred from passing through Israeli-controlled access points when their destination is the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). “Arbitrary denials of entry and expulsions have not stopped. No transparent rules or mechanisms are in place…

  • Haaretz: “An Enlightened Occupier”

    by Gideon Levy, December 17th The juggler from the palace of justice has struck again. In a single week, retired Supreme Court president Justice Aharon Barak proved his impressive acrobatic talents. In his last rulings, all of them having to do with the occupation, the outgoing Supreme Court president seems to have wanted, as he…

  • The Independent – Gaza City: ‘Free the women and you free the whole country’

    by Johann Hari, December 15th There are many things you expect to find in the cratered, cramped heart of Gaza City, but a group of proto-Germaine Greers and Betty Friedans would be low on the list. Yet, I am sitting under a lush green tree with a group of tough old ladies at the heart…