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The Guardian: Reality check
Despite the rhetoric of peace, on the ground the lives of Palestinians are being made worse by countless checkpoints By Ben White To view original article, published in The Guardian on the 14th May 2008, click here As Bush arrives in Israel, I remember a moment when the gulf between the language of the official…
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LA Times: Forget the two-state solution Israelis and Palestinians must share the land. Equally.
By Saree Makdisi To view original article, published in the LA Times on the 11th May 2008, click here There is no longer a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Forget the endless arguments about who offered what and who spurned whom and whether the Oslo peace process died when Yasser Arafat walked away from…
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60 years of apartheid-60 years to long!: 20 Jewish activists arrested, disrupting Jewish Community & Relations Council’s (JCRC) 60th anniversary of Israel celebration
Jewish Activists Draw Attention to 60 years of Palestinian Forced Exile and Dispossession By M. Published in Indybay 08-05-2008. To view original article click here San Francisco—In response to Israel’s 60th anniversary celebrations, 20 Jewish activists were arrested, demonstrating Jewish opposition to Israel’s 60-year-old policy of dispossession, and highlighting the often-silenced struggle of Palestinian refugees.…
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Nakba survivors return to their homes in Jerusalem
On 12th of May 2008 around 200 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered at Jerusalem Theatre situated in West Jerusalem to raise awareness and remember the Nakba by listening to a few of the stories from the victims. The event which started around 4.30pm, took the 150 attendants on a tragic tour of West Jerusalem, traveling…
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CPT: Settlers invade Palestinian village and harass Palestinians and internationals
South Hebron Hills – At 2.30pm on Saturday, May 10th 2008, about 20 settlers from Ma’on settlement gathered near the village of At-Tuwani and proceeded to enter the village. When an Israeli army jeep arrived, settlers spoke with the soldiers and then followed the soldiers who began walking closer toward the village. The settlers yelled…
