• Haaretz: Israel passes law banning calls for boycott

    11 July 2011 | Ha’aretz The Knesset passed Monday a law penalizing persons or organizations that boycott Israel or the settlements, by a vote of 47 to 38. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not present during the vote. MK Zeev Elkin (Likud), who proposed the law, said the law is not meant to silence people, but “to protect the citizens of Israel.” According to the law, a person or an organization calling for the boycott of…

  • Guardian: Rachel Corrie’s family claim Israeli military withheld vital video evidence

    11 July 2011 | The Guardian The family of Rachel Corrie, the US activist killed in Gaza while protesting against house demolitions in 2003, on Monday claimed the Israeli military authorities withheld video evidence during the Corries’ civil lawsuit and misled US officials on crucial details. Craig Corrie, Rachel’s father, told a press conference in Jerusalem that the footage from a surveillance camera near the scene of his daughter’s death submitted to the court was “incomplete”.…

  • JVS: Fasayel VS Al Awja: a goal for the Palestinian Jordan Valley

    11 July 2011 | Jordan Valley Solidarity Yesterday, July 10th, was launched the third edition of the Jordan Valley football tournament in Al Awja. Yousef Lafi, from the Palestinian Football Federation, along with Al Awja club manager, Fathy Khderat and Ibrahim Sawafta, from the JVS campaign, opened the football tournament. Every speaker emphasized the importance of this tournament as a way of putting light on the Jordan Valley and its specific situation. They also complimented this…

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