• Ynet: UK groups urge government not to rent premises from Leviev

    Pro-Palestinian organizations furious over British Embassy’s plan to lease three floors in Tel Aviv skyscraper from company ‘involved in settlement construction in West Bank’ To view original article, published by Ynet on the 21st September, click here The British government’s plan to rent new premises in a Tel Aviv skyscraper has sparked a wave of…

  • ISM Rafah: Report from fishing action in Gaza

    Report by Donna Wallach – ISM and Free Gaza Movement volunteer reporting on fishing boat actions from Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine. Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine,19th September, 2008. On the morning of Friday 19th September and the 19th day of Ramadan, about 5 Palestinian fishing boats left Gaza City port for another day of…

  • 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…