• The crime of being born a Palestinian

    The crime of being born Palestinian by Anna Baltzer Dawud Fakaah, father of six-month-old Khalid who died at Atara checkpoint outside Ramallah. 21 March 2007 for full text and photos, click HERE Almost two weeks ago, my friend Dawud, a high school English teacher from Kufr ‘Ain, called me nearly in tears to report the…

  • Seattle Post: Israel’s apologists distort the truth

    by Steve Niva The fairy-tale view of Israel as eternally besieged and completely faultless in its conflict with the Palestinians, as presented by David Brumer in the March 18 Focus (“Play shines light on conflict”), has certainly taken a hit this past year. A growing number of Americans who deeply sympathize with Israel, including former…

  • Land Day Demonstrations, This Friday & Saturday, March 30-31

    Land Day Demonstrations, This Friday & Saturday, March 30-31 UPDATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2007 This Friday, March 30th, marks the 31st Anniversary of Land Day, a day commemorating the killing of six Palestinians in the Galilee on March 30, 1976 by Israeli troops during peaceful protests over the confiscation of Palestinian lands. Land…

  • YNet: (Update) Police prepare for Homesh evacuation

    Police prepare for Homesh evacuation by Efrat Weiss UPDATE March 28 Homesh evacuation concludes by Efrat Weiss Video of evacuation can be seen by clicking HERE Large numbers of police and IDF officers started evacuating the activists, mostly teenagers, at about 7:30 a.m. Some of the youths at the place have tried resisting and cursed…

  • Public Meeting: Campaign for the Right of Entry/Re-entry to the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    Right to Enter: PUBLIC MEETING INVITATION The Campaign’s next public monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March. 29 at 4:00 p.m. on the ground floor of the Salim Affandi Building in the Al Bireh Municipality Park Concerned Palestinians, foreign nationals, persons with questions regarding Family Reunification Applications, consular officials, government representatives, and the media are…