Via the Alternative Information Center, May 6: Joint report of B’Tselem with HaMoked—Center for the Defence of the Individual, Summary Utterly Forbidden: The Torture And Ill-Treatment Of Palestinian Detainees In recent years, Israel has openly admitted that ISA (formerly the… Read moreIsrael: rights groups document Shin Bet torture
From AlJazeera, May 7: Two Palestinian were killed and four wounded during clashes between rival factions in Lebanon’s main refugee camp of Ein el-Helweh. Palestinian security sources said the two dead men belonged to the Fatah movement of Mahmud Abbas,… Read morePalestinian factions clash in Lebanon: Fatah versus al-Qaeda?
A thoroughly uncritical May 6 AP account of the controversial Dead Sea “recovery” program portrays the new progress on the project as a straightforward victory for diplomacy in the interests of ecology. Some excerpts: GHOR HADITHA, Jordan — Jordan, Israel… Read moreDead Sea “recovery” project back on track —despite ecologist dissent
Combatants of Hamas’ military wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, have ended their five-month truce with Israel, firing 61 mortars and 30 rockets into Israel [April 24]. The group described the attack as in response to Israel having failed to respect… Read moreHamas militants end truce
Tucked away on the April 21 letters page of the UK Guardian, 130 British doctors are calling to boycott the Israeli Medical Association. Dr. Derek Summerfield, who wrote a scathing report on Israeli war crimes in the Oct 16, 2004… Read moreBritish doctors call for boycott of Israeli Medical Association
Marijuana is not kosher for Passover, Israel’s pot-friendly Green Leaf Party says, advising Jews who observe the holiday’s special dietary laws to take a break from smoking the weed. The Party, which has made several unsuccessful attempts to win election… Read moreIsraeli pot-heads: cannabis kosher —but not for Passover
Did you happen to catch this one? What a sad story. This Miss Israel contest really does represent the culture of narcissism and objectification, as well as an oppressive colonialist state. But young Ms. Fares seems to have had few… Read more“Honor killing” threats prompt dropout from Miss Israel contest
We’ve noted before in the US anti-war movement’s factional jockeying, how the sectarian-controlled International ANSWER has used Palestine as a “wedge issue” against the more legitimate United for Peace & Justice (UFPJ) coalition—which really has been timid around the question…. Read moreUFPJ joins Palestine mobilization
From the Palestine Solidarity Project (PSP), Feb.9: Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot 6 Children in Beit Ommar After prayer today at approximately 11:30, residents of Beit Ommar held a non-violent demonstration against the Israeli construction work that is threatening the structure… Read moreIsraeli troops shoot six children in Hebron district
J. Zel Lurie writes the following for the South Florida Jewish Journal (via Kibush), Feb. 15 edition: Military rule of West Bank surpasses South Africa’s apartheid Abe Foxman, the ADL chieftain should stop crying gevalt over Jimmy Carter’s best-seller Palestine:… Read moreFlorida Jewish weekly: Israel’s occupation worse than apartheid
An international campaign to boycott diamonds polished in Israel coincides with the Valentine’s day season, Moyiga Nduru writes from Johannesburg, South Africa, for IPS Jan. 26: Avocados, Diamonds at Core of Anti-Israel Trade Campaign A call from a South African… Read moreInternational campaign to boycott Israeli “blood diamonds”
It’s a sign of the times that this fringe sect is on the front page of the New York Times Metro section Jan. 15. This story makes clear that Neturei Karta is distinct from the Satmars, an Hasidic sect which… Read moreNeturei Karta in the news
