Checkpoint by Jasiri X
I was recently blessed to be a part of a delegation of artists and activists, including Dream Hampton, Ferrari Sheppard, Remi Kanazi, Professor Robyn Spencer, and Bill Fletcher Jr., that traveled to Palestine and Israel. I honestly was not prepared for the level of oppression, discrimination, and racism I witnessed against Palestinians and African refugees. I was also inspired by […]
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Settler-driven archaeology plan threatens to push Hebron family off farmland
by: Patrick O. Strickland | originally published in the Electronic Intifada Israeli settlers recently began an alleged archaeological excavation on two plots of land surrounding a Palestinian family’s homes in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron.
Israeli Apartheid Week 2014
reposted from Israeli Apartheid Week *Announcing 10th Annual Israeli Apartheid Week – Feb-March 2014* “We can not fight for our rights and our history as well as future until we are armed with weapons of criticism and dedicated consciousness.” – Edward Said
UN year of solidarity with the Palestian people begins with boycott success
Reposted from BDSMovement.net In November of last year, the UN General Assembly designated 2014 as the UN International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. Just three weeks into 2014, the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement has again shown that it represents an increasingly effective form of solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom, […]
Settlers torch mosque in Salfit, spray racist graffiti
reposted from Ma’an News SALFIT (Ma’an) — A group of settlers on Wednesday set fire to the facade of a mosque in the Salfit village of Deir Istiya and sprayed racist slogans on its walls, local officials said. The mayor of Deir Istiya, Ayyub Abu Hijlah, told Ma’an that settlers sneaked into the village before […]
The Israel-Palestine ‘peace process’ as a capitalist metaphor
by: Dr Sarah Marusek | reposted from the Middle East Monitor MEMO published an article recently by Egyptian scholar and diplomat Abdullah Al-Ashaal about what he calls the disastrous “bartering policy” framework of the ongoing negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. In theory, the way this framework is supposed to work is that both parties have their […]
Ariel Sharon, whose political career was unhindered by civilian massacres, dies at 85
by Philip Weiss | reposted from Mondoweiss Ariel Sharon, who became prime minister of Israel despite a finding that he bore responsibility for the massacre of hundreds of Palestinian civilians two decades before, has died at 85 after being in a coma for eight years.
Gaza youths go on hunger strike in solidarity with Syria’s refugees
reposted from al Ray Palestinian Media Agency Gaza, ALRAY – Gaza youth group launched on Saturday morning a day of hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinian refugees in Syria under slogan “I Starve For Them”.