by Saed Bannoura, October 04, 2011, http://www.imemc.org/article/62175 In an attempt to prevent the detainees’ hunger strike from spreading to all Israeli prisons and detention facilities, undercover forces of the Israeli Army broke into the Asqalan and Nafha prisons. Palestinian detainees in several Israeli prisons started their hunger strike seven days ago, demanding the internationally … [read more]

by Mona Damluji, October 3, 2011, www.uruknet.de A Child’s View from Gaza. 917 Washington Street, Oakland, CA. Currently on view.   A Child’s View from Gaza, a traveling exhibit of the artwork of Palestinian children living in the Gaza Strip, opened in downtown Oakland, California this week as scheduled, despite the fact that the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland (MOCHA) … [read more]

The Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat www.freeahmadsaadat.org + info@freeahmadsaadat.org Twitter:http://twitter.com/freeahmadsaadat As Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike enters its second week, international solidarity is needed now, more than ever. Prisoners are being sent to isolation in increasing numbers, family visits are being denied, families threatened and identity cards conficated, … [read more]

PAJU (Palestinian and Jewish Unity), # 555, Sept. 30, 2011 The art of hypocrisy. Almost every statement in the passage concerning the Israeli-Palestinian issue was a lie. A blatant lie: the speaker knew it was a lie, and so did the audience. In essence, he sold the fundamental national interests of the United States of America for the chance of a second term.   No Occupation. No … [read more]

August 18, 2011, A press release from "Friends of Jenin Freedom Theatre" HUNDREDS OF THEATER ARTISTS AND SUPPORTERS PROTEST ISRAELI MILITARY  ATTACKS ON THE JENIN FREEDOM THEATRE   For a full list of signatories please visit http://jewssansfrontieres.blogspot.com/2011/08/artists-against-israels-attack-on-jenin.html#.Tk4e0sicvwQ.facebook New York, N.Y., August 17, 2011—More … [read more]

by PAJU (Palestinian and Jewish Unity), # 548, Aug. 12, 2011 Israel approves the construction of 900 housing units in East Jerusalem, proving that Israel wants colonisation, not peace!   On August 4th, 2011, Israel’s Ministry of the Interior approved the construction of 900 housing units near the settlement district of Har Homa in East Jerusalem. The new construction will extend the … [read more]

PAJU (Palestinian and Jewish Unity), # 547 Aug. 5, 2011 Israel’s Ministry of the Interior has given the green light for the commencement of the construction of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, which is to be built on the site of Muslim tombs dating back many centuries, said a spokesperson on Wednesday.   "The permit given on Tuesday by the Ministry’s district commission means … [read more]

From: The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp, Occupied Palestinian Territory, 1 August, 2011 http://www.thefreedomtheatre.org/news.php?id=189   Following Wednesday 27th July attack on The Freedom Theatre[1] the detained persons, Adnan Naghnaghiye, head technician at the theatre and Bilal Saadi, chairperson of the association, were taken to the Jalame and Meggiddo high security … [read more]

Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine, 30 July 2011 Article 13 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights clearly states that     (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.     (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.     This … [read more]

PAJU (Palestinian and Jewish Unity), # 546, July 29, 2011 A senior Israeli army commander has warned that unchecked "Jewish terror" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank threatens to plunge the territory into another conflict.     In unusually outspoken comments, Major General Avi Mizrahi took aim at extremist Israeli settlers, and said the yeshiva, or religious … [read more]

Human rights advocates attacked by Israeli forces after detention at airport, Press release, Bethlehem and Jerusalem 9 July 2011. Palestinians in the "Welcome to Palestine" coalition condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack by Israeli forces on dozens of detained human rights activists.  One of those detained reported (before his phone was apparently removed) how 32 people were … [read more]

By Nadia Hijab It was never about aid.   Freedom Flotilla II is, like its assaulted predecessor of a year ago, a political act. The passengers came together in shared determination to challenge Israel's five-year siege of Gaza and to exercise their right to travel through international waters to Palestinian shores and, by so doing, support the Palestinian right to … [read more]