Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 30 December 2010
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) in Palestine, has expressed its concern following reports that Israeli companies have been contracted to take part in the construction of Rawabi, an already controversial Qatari-financed Palestinian real estate development in the occupied West Bank.
Rawabi (www.rawabi.ps) is touted by developers as the "first ...
by David Heap and Derrick O'Keefe*
http://www.straight.com/article-366611/vancouver/david-heap-and-derrick-okeefe-canadian-boat-gaza-campaign-legal-ethical-and-necessary
The Canadian Boat to Gaza initiative continues to be a target for a smear campaign that has little regard for law or facts. Rather incredibly, the executive of the University of British Columbia’s Alma Mater Society has subjected a routine donation for our ...
22/12/2010 The first Asian convoy that plans to break Israel's siege of Gaza has reached Syria, reaffirming its objective of displaying solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians.
The Asian People's Solidarity with Palestine convoy, also known as Asia 1, which is currently joined by activists of 15 different nationalities, began its journey from India and traveled through Pakistan, Iran and Turkey before arriving in the Syrian capital of Damascus on ...
Palestinian Information Center, December 13, 2010
GAZA, (PIC)-- The ministry of health in Gaza warned Monday that 137 types of medicine and 150 of essential medical supplies are out of stock in Gaza, among those supplies are drugs used to treat cancer and kidney patients.
The ministry's pharmaceutical director is calling on the ministry's counterpart in Ramallah to release to the Gaza Strip the drugs it is withholding. Only 37 per cent of ...
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, December 13, 2010
The Israeli authorities have reduced the amounts of wheat allowed into the Gaza Strip. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), lower quantities of wheat grain and animal feed have been allowed to enter Gaza during the past few months. Between January and May 2010 the 64,237 tons were allowed to enter Gaza through a special conveyer belt at Karni ...
If passed, the bill would authorize the prison director to prevent a detainee from meeting with an attorney for up to seven days, instead of the current maximum period of 24 hours. By Jonathan Lis
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a bill yesterday that would allow the state to prevent detainees suspected of security offenses from meeting with an attorney for up to one year.
The bill, introduced by Public Security Minister ...
