By Haaretz Service, Last update - 19:37 12/05/2009 Israel Police on Tuesday detained Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass upon her exit from the Gaza Strip, where she had been living and reporting over the last few months. Hass was arrested and taken in for questioning immediately after crossing the border, for violating a law which forbids residence in an enemy state. She was released on … [read more]

Date: 30/4/2009, London, by Palestine Return Center PRC After 61 years of the Palestinian Nakba. Palestinians still adhere to their rights and legacy which was intended to be destroyed in the past decades but never it never happened. Palestinian communities, institutions and associations all over European countries are preparing for the 7th Europe Conference in Milan, Italy by the 2nd of May … [read more]

"From the groundbreaking work of Gandhi and King to the ongoing example of the Free Gaza Movement, we can discern the transforming power of nonviolence at a crossroads in our history." -H.E. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, President of the UN General Assembly 04 May 2009 Dear Friends,   We desperately need your help. It's with heavy hearts that we have to inform you that the Free … [read more]

London, April 23, 2009 –As part of its activities, The European Campaign to End the Siege in Gaza (ECESG), is restlessly preparing, in race against time, a convoy of medical aid to Gaza. As part of its activities, The European Campaign to End the Siege in Gaza (ECESG), is restlessly preparing, in race against time, a convoy of medical aid to Gaza.   A convoy of tens of trucks, … [read more]

14th April 2009, on freezing the accounts of Viva Palestina Hard copy will be sent to Louise Edwards Compliance Investigation Unit ( London) Charity Commission Direct PO Box 1227 Liverpool L69 3UG To the Charity Commission, I have been travelling for many weeks in North Africa and the Middle East, Europe, and North America . I have returned to a London address I seldom … [read more]

Support Arab railway workers in Israel in their struggle to keep their jobs! Call on Israel Railways to revise its new policy requiring army service as an employment condition! The Appeal Support Arab railway workers in Israel in their struggle to keep their jobs! Call on Israel Railways to revise its new policy requiring army service as an employment condition! This policy is … [read more]

Call by the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza Actions strongly required as borders are severely restricted... Patients still dying and death toll 313 as no exit, no enough medicines... Tens of thousands displaced... Re construction not allowed... Extreme poverty and unemployment paralyzing life... Freedom of Movement is a taboo... The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza, … [read more]

Israeli education vis-à-vis the Palestinians, by Nurit Peled-Elhanan, 15. April 2009, Vienna, Austria Lecture by Nurit Peled-Elhanan Nurit Peled-Elhanan is an Israeli peace activist. She is a lecturer in language and education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and member of the Parents Circle-Families Forum, a platform for dialogue and co-operation between Israeli and Palestinian families … [read more]

during the elections in Israel On the 10th of February, the day of the elections for the Israeli Knesset, a new stage was reached in the blatant racist approach of the Israeli state toward the Arab Palestinian masses. One of the most violent and outspokenly racist mob leader of the Israeli lunatic right, Baruch Marzel, was nominated by the national election committee to be head of one of the … [read more]

By Amira Hass Haaretz, Feb. 23, 2009 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1066231.html More than 20 countries sold Israel weapons and munitions whose use during Operation Cast Lead could constitute war crimes and might pose serious infractions of international law, according to a report to be released by Amnesty International on Monday. The United States is at the top of the list of arms … [read more]

First Press Release At 2pm this afternoon over 50 students at the University of Glasgow went into occupation to protest against the current siege of Gaza, in solidarity with the Palestinians, and against the involvement of arms manufacturers at our university. After weeks of campaigning, we presented the Principal with a set of demands (following at the end of this press release) and petitions … [read more]

From: The Lancet, 2nd Feb 2009 Two Surgeons from the UK, Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah and Dr Swee Ang, managed to get into Gaza during the Israeli invasion. Here they describe their experiences, share their views, and conclude that the people of Gaza are extremely vulnerable and defenseless in the event of another attack. http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/608 Two Surgeons from the … [read more]