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Demonstrators march in Al Ma’asara
19 June 2009 Demonstrators gathered in Al Ma’sara today to protest the construction the wall and the illegal expansion of Israeli settlements. 100 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals marched through the streets carrying a 30-foot long Palestinian flag, chanting against the Wall and demanding an end to the occupation. As the march approached a main thoroughfare, […]
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The language that absolves Israel
Saree Makdisi | The Los Angeles Times 19 June 2009 On Sunday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech that — by categorically ruling out the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state — ought to have been seen as a mortal blow to the quest for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. […]
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Brick by brick
Free Gaza Movement 18 June 2009 On June 25th, the Free Gaza movement will set sail on its eighth mission to break Israel’s horrific siege and collective punishment of 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza strip. “The Israelis violated international law by ramming the boat I was on which was carrying medical supplies to Gaza. […]