Category: In the Media

  • The Guardian: ‘We have no alternative than peaceful protest’

    By Rory McCarthy To view original article, published by The Guardian on the 8th July, click here Israeli troops have surrounded a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank after several weeks of demonstrations against the latest stretch of the West Bank barrier. For at least the past two days the military has placed a…

  • The Daily Star: Israel bars UN rights panel from Palestinian areas

    By Agence France Presse (AFP) To view original article, published on the 2nd July by The Daily Star, click here AMMAN: Israel’s government has barred a UN human rights delegation from visiting the Palestinian areas on a fact-finding mission, the leader of the group said on Tuesday. “Israeli authorities did not allow us to visit…

  • Jewish Daily Forward: Congress delivers promised Israel aid bump despite budget deadlock

    Move bypasses normal appropriation process By Nathan Guttman To view original article, published in the Jewish Daily Forward on the 2nd July, click here Washington – While almost all federally financed programs were denied any funding increase for the coming year, aid to Israel from the United States will increase thanks to a legislative loophole…