A message to Israel: “For once in your life…”
“For once in your life, do something that you can relate proudly to your grandchildren.” Why doesn’t Israel help Palestinians in Yarmouk? Given the horrific tragedy of the Syrian refugee
Israeli-style policing in Ferguson gives US minorities a taste of Palestine
Israel’s position as a pariah state seems assured with revelations that at least four US police departments have been coached in the ‘counter-terrorism’ techniques used by the IDF in the
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Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque and climb Dome of the Rock
Israel’s ever-aggressive band of radical Jewish settlers have committed a “flagrant violation against places of worship”, according to the country’s Islamic-Christian Commission, by repeatedly storming the iconic Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
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Five Broken Cameras: an everyday story of resistance to Israeli occupation
http://youtu.be/3VS6XDAQ2g0 After graduating in 1986, I spent a couple of months working as a volunteer at Kibbutz Hagoshrim, located just 1km from the Lebanese border in northern Israel. While we
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US threats against the Palestinians ensure an unjust ‘peace’
The Palestinian leadership is caught on the horns of a dilemma. Since being granted ‘non-member observer state’ status by the UN General Assembly in November 2012, the Palestinian authority has
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BBC admits downplaying the scale of Israel’s occupation
The BBC does not have a great track record of reporting on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. It has consistently, over decades, understated the scale of the Israeli’s theft of
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Business and the witness to unwelcome truths
In March 2008, Richard Falk was appointed UN special rapporteur for human rights in the Palestinian territories. He is professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University and visiting distinguished
Note to editors: It’s the occupation, stupid!
I sometimes despair of my journalist compatriots. Questions of proprietorial bias, poor governance and puerile obsession aside, we have what passes for a free media in the UK. And, in