• British Politician Calls for Sanctions Against Israel

    Sir Gerald Kaufman, a leading British Member of Parliment has called for sanctions against Israel, and accused elements in the IDF as being ‘out of control.’ He was speaking on the influential BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ program. Kaufman has made similar charges before, and has been labelled ‘a self-hating Jew’ by the Board of Deputies…

  • Three Non-violent Actions Friday

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Villagers in Bil’in, Beit Sira, and Salem will continue to protest against the annexation of their land this Friday, despite threats of collective punishment by the Israeli Civil Administration. Bil’in villagers, joined by Israeli and international activists and a Tibetan monk, will hold their weekly demonstration against the wall, which annexes village…

  • And suddenly, the seams of childhood disappeared

    Say to her, “My dear, my dear, It is not so dreadful here.” Hadil Ghabin, 9 years old, was killed Monday night after an Israeli shell struck her family’s home. 13 other members of her family were injured, including her pregnant mother, several toddlers, and her 10-year-old brother Ahmed, who lost his eye sight. One-year…

  • The Earth is Closing in on Us

    1. The Earth is Closing in on Us 2. The shells have been falling non stop 3. MP’s call for sanctions against Israel over shootings 4. Calls for UK to act over Britons shot dead in Gaza 5. British peace activist, Tom Hurndell, was ‘intentionally killed’ 6. Human Rights Worker’s Hebron Journal 7. Recent Israeli…

  • MP’s call for sanctions against Israel over shootings

    From The Telegraph Economic sanctions against Israel should be considered if the country refuses to put its soldiers before the courts in the UK over the death of two British peace activists, an MP has said. Sir Gerald Kaufman, Labour MP for Manchester Gorton, claimed there was an element in the Israeli military which was…