by: Dr. Sarah Marusek | reposted from the Middle East Monitor Activists around the world have staged protests and events over the past few days in commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, the term used by Palestinians to describe the Zionists’ ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population in 1948 in order…
by Dr Sarah Marusek | reposted from the Middle East Monitor In recent years, Israel has stepped up its campaign to Judaise the holy city of Jerusalem, attempting to create new facts on the ground in an effort to deny Jerusalem’s Palestinian residents any rightful claim to their city and its sacred sites.
By Agence France-Presse | reposted from Raw Story The Roman Catholic church demanded Israeli action Wednesday after suspected Jewish extremists daubed hate graffiti on Vatican-owned offices in annexed Arab east Jerusalem just two weeks before a papal visit.
reposted from: Gaza’s Ark Charlie Andreasson is a member activist of Ship to Gaza – Sweden, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition partner – who is in Gaza cooperating with the Gaza’s Ark project. He writes his personal reflections about the attack on the Ark last Tuesday 29 April 2014 at 3:45 local time.
In an exclusive interview, American officials directly connected to the talks reveal the real reason for the collapse of the negotiations. by: Nahum Barnea | reposted from YNet News
by Dr. Sarah Marusek | reposted from the Middle East Monitor American universities and college campuses have long served as a vibrant front in the struggle for social justice and today they are increasingly providing critical spaces of resistance in the fight against Israeli apartheid and the occupation of Palestine.