• The Independent: Fury over British embassy link to Jewish settlement-builder

    By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem To view original article, published by The Independent on the 20th September, click here The British Government’s plan to rent new premises in a Tel Aviv skyscraper hasrun into trouble after a wave of protests that their prospective landlord is a major participant in Jewish settlement-building in the occupied West…

  • Harassment of Palestinian woman by Israeli soldiers goes unpunished

    On Tuesday 16th September, two Israeli soldiers insulted a Palestinian woman in Susiya. The insult, of a sexual nature, is incredibly offensive in Palestinian culture. When confronted with their acts, the soldiers refused to apologize and called their supervising officer to attend. The officer denied any wrong doing of his subordinates. Instead he accused the…

  • The Wall Street Journal: Israel and Palestine can still achieve peace

    By Mahmoud Abbas September 19, 2008 – Published by The Wall Street Journal This month marks 15 painful years since the Arafat-Rabin handshake on the White House lawn. Palestinian children who started school when the Oslo Agreement was signed in 1993 are now young adults. They have not known a day of true freedom or…

  • Teargas injures dozens at weekly Bil’in Protest

    Report from Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall Friday, September 19, 2008 – The residents of Bilin joined by international and Israeli peace activists gathered to demonstrate against the Wall and settlement building. Today is the 26th anniversary of Sabra and Shatel massacre. The protesters raised the Palestinian flag and condemned the massacres against the…

  • Gulf News: Embassy in Tel Aviv sparks protest

    To view original article, published by Gulf News on the 19th September, click here Tel Aviv: The chosen location for the new UK embassy in Tel Aviv has proven controversial, with human rights activists arguing that it contravenes the country’s policy towards Jewish colonies on Palestinian land. Palestinian rights activists in the UK, Israel and…