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Give ‘Free Gaza Movement’ thumbs up!
By Debbie Menon Edward Said reminded the world shortly before his death in 2003 that it is easier for the West to demonise the Palestinian – through ‘the vicious media and government campaign against Arab society, culture, history and mentality’ – than actually attempt to humanize what they don’t fully understand. The Gaza imprisonment in the summer of 2005, paraded as an Israeli generous withdrawal, produced the Hamas and Islamic Jihad homemade missile attack and capture…
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Father of girl who filmed Ni’lin shooting and Canadian activist arrested in Ni’lin
On the 23rd July, the father of the girl who filmed the Israeli shooting of a detainee in Ni’lin and a Canadian activist were arrested during a non-violent demonstration again in Ni’lin against the construction of the apartheid wall. Photos courtesy of Activestills The arrests occurred at a non-violent women’s demonstration again the construction of the wall in which the two were arrested after observing the march towards the construction site. When the Israeli army attacked…
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Haaretz: Court upholds ruling to evict Palestinian family from East Jerusalem home
By Akiva Eldar To view original article, published in Haaretz, click here The High Court of Justice last week upheld a ruling for the eviction of a Palestinian family from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, whose house is owned by religious Jews. The eviction spurred protest by senior Palestinian Authority officials, and diplomats from several consulates have already visited the house. The Khurd family has lived in the contested building since 1956, when the…
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