• The Guardian: Israel’s celebration remains a Palestinian catastrophe

    By Ahmad Samih Khalidi Published in The Guardian on the 12th May 2008. To view original article click here As Israel celebrates the 60th anniversary of its establishment, an inescapable counter-reality lingers over the occasion that is inextricably twinned with it. It is the nakba or catastrophe, the 60th anniversary of the destruction of Arab…

  • 9 activists injured as Israeli army attacks demonstration in Shufa, Tulkarem

    On Saturday 10th May, approximately 200 Israeli, Palestinian and international activists converged on the village of Shufa, seven kilometres south-east of Tulkarem in the north-west of the West Bank, to remove the Israeli-imposed roadblocks that deny the residents of the village freedom of movement. Organised by the municipality of Shufa, Combatants for Peace, Tulkarem Centre…

  • The Independent: The loathsome smearing of Israel’s critics

    By Johann Hari To view original article, published in The Independent on the 8th May 2008, click here In the US and Britain, there is a campaign to smear anybody who tries to describe the plight of the Palestinian people. It is an attempt to intimidate and silence – and to a large degree, it…

  • Non-violent demonstrations in Bil’in and Al-Khader

    Bil’in: On Friday the 9thof may, at the village of Bil’in around 100 hundred Israelis, Palestinians and Internationals gathered in solidarity to protest against the illegal wall separating the village and the local residents from their land. Photo By IMEMC’s Haithem El Khatib Shortly after mid-day, local villagers, Israelis and International peace activists marched towards…

  • IMEMC: Hundreds mark the 60th Nakba by carrying the largest key in the world

    By Ghassan Bannoura – IMEMC. To view original article, click here At least 700 Palestinians from the southern West Bank district marched on Thursday (8th May) side by side next to the largest key in the world to mark the 60th anniversary of the Nakba. photo by IMEMC’s Ghassan Bannoura Today’s event, which was organized…