Category: In the Media

  • Emily Henochowicz speaks out: art student shot with tear gas canister interviewed on Democracy Now!

    6 August 2010 | Democracy Now! Emily Henochowicz speaks out: art student who lost her eye after being shot by Israeli tear gas canister in West Bank protest discusses her life, her art, and why she plans to return JUAN GONZALEZ: Today, a Democracy Now! global broadcast exclusive interview with Emily Henochowicz, who—you may remember…

  • Desmond Tutu backs U.S food co-op boycott of Israeli products

    30 July 2010 | Ha’aretz South African Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu issues statement of support for boycott announced by food co-op in Rachel Corrie’s hometown of Olympia, Washington South African Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu said on Wednesday that he supports the Olympia Food Co-op’s boycott of Israeli products. The Olympia Food Co-op, located…

  • Israel refuses to pay medical bills for American-Jewish protester who lost eye

    28 July 2010 | Ha’aretz Emily Henochowicz was wounded by a tear gas canister in a demonstration following Israel’s Gaza flotilla raid The Israeli government is refusing to pay the cost of medical care for an American-Jewish activist who lost an eye when Border Police officers fired a tear gas canister at her during a…

  • Food co-op in Rachel Corrie’s hometown boycotts Israeli goods

    Natasha Mozgovaya | Ha’aretz 20 July 2010 Americans are far more supportive of Israel than Europeans, and most initiatives to boycott Israeli goods or to divest funds from companies working with Israel are unsuccessful in the United States. But such projects have recently become more widespread, especially among students – although most divestment decisions by…

  • IDF soldier who shot British peace activist to be released from jail

    Anshel Pfeffer | Ha’aretz 19 July 2010 A former IDF soldier who was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2003 shooting death of British peace activist Thomas Hurndall in the Gaza Strip will be released early from prison next month. Taysir-al-Heib was sentenced in 2005 to eight years in prison for manslaughter as well as…