• LA Times Blogs: Dubai – Politics and AIDS at film festival

    By Raed Rafei in Beirut To view original blog, published by the Los Angeles Times on the 16th December, click here Movies aren’t the only point of attraction at this year’s Dubai Film Festival. In addition to being a venue for glamorous stars, the festival, which opened last week, has quickly become a platform for politics and controversy. On Friday, a group of political activists showed up at the screening of a documentary on Palestinian rappers…

  • ISM London: Protest outside Leviev store on Old Bond Street, London

    To view the ISM London website click here On Saturday 13th December a number of ISM activists braved the rain and cold, took to the streets and voiced their opposition to Lev Leviev and his blood diamonds which finance the illegal Israeli settlement expansion into the Palestinian territories. Located on the upmarket Old Bond Street in the West End of London, activists stood out against a backdrop of designer boutiques. Despite initial opposition by Leviev’s security…

  • Bil’in residents cautious following Supreme Court order to move the annexation wall

    The Israeli Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the second proposed route of the annexation barrier proposed by the Israeli military is illegal. The High Court judges concluded following the court session that the route presented by the Israeli State did not conform to the previous court ruling from September 2007. The State was also ordered to adhere to a new route and pay the residents of Bil’in’s legal fees which amounted to 10,000 NIS. Residents of…

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