Institutionalising Zionism in American Academia
by: Dr Sarah Marusek| reposted from Middle East Monitor It is widely known that Israel and its allies spend millions of dollars to promote Zionism on college and university campuses across the US. Zionist organisations fund student groups like Hillel, the largest Jewish campus organisation in the world, as well as sponsor American Jewish students to […]
Under the Deteriorating Human Rights Situation, Palestinian Women Wait for Justice, But Who Will Respond?
reposted from Palestinian Center for Human Rights In 1999, the UN designated 25th November of each year as the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This designation comes as part of the UN efforts to curb violence against women in the world. Over the past years, Palestinian women have been extensively […]
Silencing the debate on US campuses
by: Dr. Sarah Marusek | reposted from the Middle East Monitor American Zionists are once again up in arms about an event taking place later this week at Brooklyn College in New York City featuring Ben White, a researcher and writer for MEMO. White is currently on a speaking tour of North America to discuss […]
Sponsor a mini-Ark now
and help bring attention to the suffering of children living under the blockade in Gaza reposted from Gaza’s Ark On November 30th, hundreds of Palestinian children will be reaching out to the world from the confines of the ever-tightening Israeli blockade of Gaza. In anticipation of the spring launch of Gaza’s Ark, they will gather on […]
The Friends of Wadi Foquin Need Your Help!
The Save Wadi Foquin Campaign has succeeded in scheduling a D.C. briefing on the human rights violations taking place there! Now we need to ensure that our Senators and Representatives attend! Please call them today! ( message and contact info below) THANK YOU!!!
Gaza Power Plant Forced off, Humanitarian Conditions of Approximately 1.7 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip Deteriorate
PRESS RELEASE | reposted from: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses deep concern over the deterioration of humanitarian conditions of the civilian population due to the aggravation of the electricity crisis in the Gaza Strip. On Friday morning, 01 November 2013, the operation of the Gaza power plant […]
Observations from Occupied Palestine, part 1
by: Eva Bartlett, reposted from her blog: In Gaza Over the years since May 2007, I have lived in different areas of occupied Palestine, witnessing the crimes of the Zionist entity and sharing in the daily tragedies, injustices and realities of Palestinians’ lives. In the occupied West Bank in 2007, I volunteered with the International […]
Israel To Build Wall In Jordan valley
by IMEMC | Reposted from IMEMC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to build a wall in the Jordan valley, on the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan. The decision was met with rejection and condemnation from the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.