Max Blumenthal | Mondoweiss 2 June 2009 The Israeli government has repeatedly announced plans to forge ahead with plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank in direct opposition to President Barack Obama’s demand for an absolute settlement freeze. ...
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Israeli plans for East Jerusalem hotel raise U.S. ire
Akiva Eldar | Ha’aretz 2 June 2009 Washington is furious over the Interior Ministry’s anticipated approval of a plan to build a new hotel in East Jerusalem, just 100 meters from the Old City’s walls. The plan, which would see ...
Read More »Campaign to release Samieh Jabbarin
Palestinian Prisoners 31 May 2009 Dear friends, The solidarity struggle with Palestinian theatre-artist and activist Samieh Jabbarin, who is still under house-arrest in Um Al Fahm, has gained significant resonance in the past two weeks thanks to the publication of ...
Read More »Palestinians protest annexation of East Jerusalem
21 May 2009 On Thursday 21st of May, a group Israeli and International activists staged a protest contesting the celebration of Jerusalem day, which marks Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem in 1967. Activists held placards showing support for the persecuted ...
Read More »Mayor’s aide: new deal for Jerusalem Palestinians
Karen Laub | Associated Press 21 May 2009 The Israeli official put in charge of Jerusalem’s Arabs said he believes treating them more fairly will strengthen Israeli claims to all the disputed city, and says he’s seeking ways to legalize ...
Read More »Israeli forces kidnap 2 farmers in Qalqiliya region
11 May 2009 At 7 am Sunday morning, May 10, 2009, two farmers from Izbaht Tabib, Jaefar Tabib, 23, and Naem Tayayhe, 30, were arrested as they went out to work their land. They remain in custody. In the evening ...
Read More »Gaza 2009: the moment of truth
Haidar Eid | The Palestine Chronicle 8 May 2009 Gaza has returned to its pre-massacre state of siege, confronted with the usual, conspiratorial, “international” indifference after 22 long days and dark nights, during which its brave people were left alone ...
Read More »Villages and organizations ask Norway to divest from Leviev’s Africa-Israel over settlements
Adalah-NY 6 May 2009 The West Bank Palestinian villages of Bil’in and Jayyous and 11 national and international networks from Europe, Palestine, Israel and the US have sent letters calling on Norway to comply with its ethical guidelines and divest ...
Read More »Rorschach ‘Rachel’
Andrew O’Hehir | Salon 3 May 2009 Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Simone Bitton’s documentary “Rachel,” which premiered this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, is what’s not in it. Bitton, a Moroccan-born Jewish filmmaker who spent many years ...
Read More »The Israel boycott is biting
Nadia Hijab | Agence Global 30 April 2009 On May 4, protesters will greet Motorola shareholders, already disgruntled by the company’s losses, as they arrive for their annual meeting at the Rosemont Theater in Chicago, Illinois. The protest, organized by ...
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