The Chilean National Comptroller ruled this week that it is illegal for local municipalities in the South American country to boycott Israel, wading into an ongoing national debate over the BDS movement. Earlier this summer, […]
The New York University (NYU) Student Government Assembly passed a divestment resolution inspired by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) last night, in what campaigners hailed as “the first resolution of this nature ever […]
Two police departments in the New England region of the United States canceled their annual visit to Israeli police forces and engagement in training, amid pressure from organizations affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) […]
Hundreds of students from over 30 UK universities protested against their institutions’ complicity in Israel’s violations of human rights yesterday. The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) called for the action to mark the International Day of […]
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Student societies at City University in London have welcomed the cancellation of Israeli Ambassador Mark Regev’s talk, a decision the students claim was made “in relation to wholly unreasonable demands made upon the university by […]
A scheduled talk by Israeli Ambassador Mark Regev at City University in London yesterday night was “shelved after concerns over security”, according to reports. In the lead up to Regev’s appearance, the university’s Palestinian Society […]
A Canadian student body has announced that it will endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) made the announcement at its general meeting in the Canadian capital Ottawa […]
A UK university has ended investment in companies involved in Israeli arms trade following a fierce student-led BDS campaign. The University of Leeds has ceased its dealings with Airbus, United Technologies and Keyence Corporation – […]
Baroud explains why reclaiming the Palestinian narrative should be the driving force behind the struggle for Palestinian rights. Other guests included Hanan Ashrawi, Cindy and Craig Corrie, Haidar Eid, Jeff Halper, Sam Bahour, Max Blumenthal, […]
A Palestinian activist and his son were assaulted by a group of Jewish settlers, on Saturday afternoon, in Hebron (Al-Khalil). Activist Imad Abu Shamsiyeh, from Defenders of Human Rights group, told Ma’an that Jewish settlers […]
The University of Michigan has faced an eruption of protests in recent days after reprimanding a professor, who refused to write a recommendation letter for a student wanting to study in Israel. The professor had […]
Four people have been arrested for attempting to stop bulldozers entering the village of Khan al Ahmar in the West Bank. A number of people were injured by Israeli security forces. Two Israelis and two […]
Two New Zealand pro-Palestinian activists have raised NZ$17,576 ($11,435) as of Sunday for a Palestinian charity after being fined by an Israeli court for their alleged role in persuading pop star Lorde to cancel a […]
Israel yesterday ordered two New Zealand activists to pay 45,000 shekels ($12,000) in damages for persuading pop-star Lorde to cancel her concert in Tel Aviv. The decision was handed by the Jerusalem Magistrates Court and […]
The Rachel Corrie Foundation (RCF) will welcome Norwegian physician, humanitarian, and activist Dr. Mads Gilbert to the Pacific Northwest for a fundraising lecture benefiting RCF Gaza Projects on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at the Ballard […]
An American student has become the latest victim of Israel’s law targeting supporters of the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Lara Alqasem, 22, has been held since last Tuesday at Israel’s Ben Gurion […]
By Blake Alcott For some reason, Jeremy Corbyn and the British Labour Party he leads are sticking to the two-state solution at a time when more and more pro-Palestinians are abandoning it. Is it possible […]
Thousands of Palestinians reached Khan al-Ahmar Monday to save the Bedouin village which houses a mere population of 180 people of the Jahalin tribe, from being demolished by Israeli authorities. Many spent the night in […]
By Steve Baggarly Due to the approach of Hurricane Florence, today marked the end of the Disarm Trident Peace Walk. Some 50 people in all took part in the walk from Savannah to Kings Bay, […]
Nine years after a Palestinian activist was killed by Israeli occupation forces in a West Bank village, the Israeli Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal against the army’s refusal to prosecute those responsible, reported […]
French activist, Frank Romano declared a hunger strike, on Friday evening, following his detention by the Israeli police at Khan al-Ahmar village, east of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. #iof arrested French activist Frank […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Tel Aviv and not in Jerusalem following worldwide criticism and fear of boycotts. After Israel won this year’s contest, […]
By Marion Kawas On September 12, 2018, protestors gathered in Vancouver, Canada outside the constituency office of BC’s Attorney General, David Eby, to call for an end to complicity in Israeli occupation and war crimes […]
Israeli forces detained rights activist Hasan Karajeh after raiding and searching his home in the village of Safa, in the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, this morning. Locals said that Israeli […]
By Yves Engler On Thursday lawyer Dimitri Lascaris called on two Liberal MPs to denounce death threats made by B’nai B’rith supporters against a number of other Liberal MPs and the Prime Minister. But instead […]
The temporary ban of a left-wing, pro-Palestine Facebook page was a part of a “massive rearguard action on the part of the establishment” carried out in the name of “fake news,” argued George Barda, of […]
By Kathy Kelly “If they would just confirm to us that my brother is alive, if they would just let us see him, that’s all we want. But we can’t get anyone to give us […]
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas granted Palestinian citizenship Friday to Swedish activist Benjamin Ladraa, who has been walking from Sweden to Palestine to raise awareness on human rights violations. According to the Palestinian News Agency Wafa, […]
Swedish activist Benjamin Ladraa has been barred from entering Israel after 11 months of his #WalkToPalestine campaign. Ladraa approached the Jordan-Israel border yesterday with several other activists who had planned to walk the last kilometers […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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