Gaza’s Ark organizers remain determined after attack

Gaza’s Ark was badly damaged and partially sunk by a large explosion  at about 3:45 AM Gaza time on April 29th. No-one was injured. Mustafa Abu Awad, the guard who was on duty at the time, was taken to the hospital for tests and he has now been discharged. The Ark was in the port of Gaza being readied […]

Activists Mobilize for Free Cone Day Leafleting at Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops

reposted from Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel The second annual Free Cone Day leafleting action at Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops on Tuesday, April 8, organized by Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel (www.vtjp.org), mobilized solidarity activists at 26 locations in 12 states (CA, CO, CT, NY, MA, MN, NC, NH, OR, […]

INTERNATIONALHAMAS-FATAH UNITY AGREEMENT CHALLENGES U.S. MIDEAST EFFORTS

Reconciliation between rival Palestinian factions comes as prospects wane for progress in negotiations with Israel reposted from Al Jazeera Rival Palestinian political factions Hamas and Fatah announced Wednesday that they have reached a potentially historic agreement to form a unity government that would revitalize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and set the stage for new elections in […]

Settlers living near Palestinians to get subsidized fireworks for Independence Day

Anonymous donor promises free firecrackers to those who ‘live near hostile population.’ By Ilan Lior | reposted from Ha’aretz The Mateh Binyamin Regional Council in the West Bank is offering financial support for holding fireworks displays in settlements near Palestinian villages on Israel’s Independence Day. “We’re considering an initiative of a donor to make a significant […]

U.S. says ‘disappointed’ by Palestinian unity deal

reposted from Al Ray WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it was let down by a unity pact agreed to between the Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestine Liberation Organization and added it could make peace efforts difficult.

Spring time in Tulkarem as farms fight Israeli chemical factories

by Jessica Purkiss | reposted from the Middle East Monitor It is spring on the Tanib farm and the eskadenias or loquats – small sweet orange fruits – and the strawberries are perfectly ripe. Workers and volunteers who have travelled far and wide to take part in a two week campus on the farm grounds are […]

PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS ‘BITTER AND LEFT OUT’ OF EASTER CELEBRATIONS

The West Bank and Gaza faithful bemoan Israeli restrictions they say deny them their ‘right to worship’ in Jerusalem by Dalia Hatuqa | reposted from Al Jazeera RAMALLAH, West Bank — Seeking comfort in prayer, hundreds of Palestinians gathered at the Greek Catholic Church in Ramallah’s Old City to solemnly commemorate Good Friday, during a long weekend […]

Support the Hares boys

Dear Friends, As I’m sure many of you are aware the 17th of April is Prisoners’ Day in Palestine. We are keen to support the use of this day to build momentum for the campaign to free the 5 Hares Boys kidnapped by the Israeli army in March 2013. They stand trial in the military court system […]

Israel ‘demolishes’ EU-funded W.Bank housing shelters

reposted from Yahoo! News Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel has demolished several European Union-funded humanitarian housing shelters in a highly sensitive strip of West Bank land near Jerusalem, an EU official said Friday. “On April 9, three of some 18 residential structures were demolished… in Jabal al-Baba,” an area outside the sprawling settlement of Maale Adumim, […]