• Bil’in: Un-cage Palestine!

    by an ISM Media office volunteer The non-violent demonstration against the Apartheid Wall on the land of Bil’in village this week was themed around the economic siege of Palestine by western powers. Israeli and international activists with pictures of western leaders taped to their chests carried a barbed-wire cage in which a Palestinian dressed in…

  • Jerusalem in Exile

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From: PLO Mission – Washington, DC A book in the making, help write it An Invitation to Palestinians Across the World Work started on the preparation of an exceptional book with a new concept “Jerusalem in exile – tangible memories” by artist Steve Sabella. The book seeks to explore the visual images…

  • Learning under occupation in Jordan Valley

    by Tom Al Jifflik is a small village in the northern Jordan Valley. The villagers live largely in houses built of plastic and tin, as they are barred in Israeli law from building or repairing their houses. There is an UNWRA school for children up to 13 years old. Since 1967, the inhabitants have been…

  • The London Times: “West ‘has to prevent collapse’ of PA”

    From Stephen Farrell in Jerusalem JAMES WOLFENSOHN, the international envoy to the Middle East, has resigned and issued a warning of the dangers ahead if the West cuts everything but humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. Mr Wolfensohn, a former head of the World Bank, also cautioned that the UN, charities and humanitarian organisations will not…

  • BBC’s Coverage of Palestine/Israel unbalanced

    Study finds failures in news balance and depth Reports said to show little to suggest deliberate bias Owen Gibson, media correspondent, Wednesday May 3, 2006 The BBC’s coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “incomplete” and “misleading”, including failing to adequately report the hardships of Palestinians living under occupation, an independent review commissioned by the corporation’s…