British-Danish security firm G4S has been severely criticized for its operations in the occupied Palestinian territories and in prisons and detention centers in Israel, including those housing children and “administrative detainees” held without charge or trial. On 17 April Palestinian organizations called for action against G4S for its role in Israeli prisons where Palestinian political [...]
‘Sons of Lifta’ follows refugees from the village as they return to Lifta on Land Day 2013, more than 65 years after their original forced displacement. Through the eyes and actions of Lifta’s new generations, following in the footsteps of their ancestors, it becomes clear that the Zionist belief that ‘the old will die out [...]
Full video, including Q&A session, of the Middle East Policy Council’s 72nd Capitol Hill Conference, “The Future of Israel and Palestine: Expanding the Debate” This event was held April 25, 2013, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Full video, a podcast and an unedited transcript can be found at www.mepc.org. Featuring: Stephen [...]
Israel’s alleged cache of nuclear arms is in the spotlight again. Egypt withdrew from Non-Proliferation Treaty talks in Geneva on Monday, over the failure to plan for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons – clearly referring to Israel. Ramzy Baroud, the editor of the Palestine Chronicle, believes the international community’s tacit support allows Tel-Aviv [...]
‘Since the arrival of the first Zionist to Palestine, hundreds of massacres have been committed against unarmed Palestinian civilians in the name of “Israel”, making this entity synonym to death and destruction. One of the worst Zionist massacres committed against Palestinians is the Deir Yasin massacre. Defenceless Palestinian civilians were tortured before being massacres and [...]
The Real News: Palestinians Advocate One State Solution
Ramzy Baroud, originally from Gaza, is a Palestinian-American journalist and author, former producer for al-Jazeera, and Editor in Chief of The Palestine Chronicle, shared at the Rachel Corrie – 10 Years: The Person and the Continuing Struggle Saturday, March 16th A dynamic day of social action, speakers, music, dance, food, remembrance, and community!
“The Palestine Youth Orchestra was established by the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, aiming to bring together Palestinian musicians from all over the world into an ambitious collective effort, hoping to achieve the same standards of performance as similar orchestras of other nations.” – Tariq Shadid, The Palestine Chronicle.
Israeli rights group B’Tselem on Wednesday said Israel’s mass arrest of children in Hebron was “unacceptable,” and released a video of the detentions. The video shows soldiers forcefully arresting schoolchildren, one of whom is dragged along the ground by a group of soldiers, as the children’s relatives protest. “This type of mass arrest of a [...]
A short film by Birzeit University students – the right to education campaign.
Omar Barghouti of the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign on why he thinks this type of pressure is needed to make Israel respect international law.
Arab Student Aid International (ASAI) is a non-profit, non-religious and tax exempt educational organization that develops human resources and highly specialized and qualified scholars with the objective of aiding the progression of the social infrastructure in the Arab World. ASAI’s main objective is to provide financing opportunities to promising students in need of financial assistance. [...]
A documentary on a Palestinian farmer’s chronicle of his resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
Miko Peled is a peace activist. Born in Jerusalem in 1961 into a well-known Zionist family, his grandfather, Dr. Avraham Katsnelson was a Zionist leader and signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. His Father, Matti Peled, was a young officer in the war of 1948 and a general in the war of 1967 when [...]
By UNRWA – Gaza The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has opened the registration for the 2013 Gaza Marathon: a 42-kilometre run along the coastline of the Gaza Strip in April next year. Organized to fund UNRWA’s program of fun summer activities for Gazan children, the [...]
The Real News: Following chronic failure of IDF investigations, activists release the name of soldier involved in killing of Palestinian protester.
Where Should the Birds Fly? is a powerful new film about Gaza by Palestinian filmmaker Fida Qishta. It is the moving story of two young Palestinian women struggling for normalcy in the cruel abnormality of Gaza. This story reveals the resilience of the human spirit, as the farmers, fisherman, merchants, school children, teachers, and medical [...]
Roger Waters – musician, singer-songwriter, composer and a founder member of the rock band Pink Floyd – speaking on behalf of the Russell Tribunal, delivers a speech in front of delegates on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Nov 29, 2012). The day he delivered his speech marked an important development in [...]
Names, not numbers: a film commemorating the Palestinians killed by Israel’s Operation Pillar of Cloud, by Harry Fear – http://GazaReport.com
