UNISON Wednesday, 20 July 2011 The third session of the Russell Tribunal onPalestineis to convene inCape Townin November to answer the question whether the treatment of Palestinians inIsraeland the occupied territories fits the international legal definitions of the crime of apartheid. It will meet on 5-6 November in District Six,Cape Town, site of [...]
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Do Israeli policies constitute apartheid?
A citizens’ tribunal will examine whether or not Israel is violating international law’s prohibition on apartheid. Frank Barat Frank Barat is a human rights activist and coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine. He has edited two books: Gaza in Crisis (Haymarket/Penguin) with Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe, and Corporate Complicity in Israel’s Occupation (Pluto [...]
Freedom for Palestine’s sons comes at a price
The 1,027 prisoners due to be freed in an Israeli swap deal face an uncertain future By Catrina Stewart in Jerusalem Independent Saturday, 15 October 2011 Qasem al-Razem is in a mood for celebration. The chairs are already laid out for the many guests who will come through his door in the [...]
The Rebellious Media Conference, London, October 8-9 – A Reflection.
THE REBEL GRIOT Wednesday, 12 October 2011 Who better to open a conference on “Rebellious Media” than Noam Chomsky? The arch-rebel of USacademia and proponent of the ‘propaganda model’ of the media, at 82 years old he is now not only the best-known but probably also the longest-serving celebrity critic of USforeign policy in [...]
VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT: The 2011 Edward Said Memorial Lecture “Palestine: Epicenter of the Arab Revolutions” with Dr. Saree Makdisi
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 3 October 2011 here: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=eeb8x9dab&v=001YzRvM3yRJwR5viEuC3G_s5XHnAIlc2rrIviHRuOG2bAHiEf4LQnNmm9Jd03AejYbWy6lw0–de8_-L_JMXSPXn2Uv8BgHKMvIW21AGsN5aI%3D
Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD: Waters for Life in Palestine
September 29, 2011 From its foundingIsraelas an apartheid colonial power has appropriated natural resources from native people to use for immigrants imported from around the world. Before 1967,Israeldiverted waters that normally flowed into the Jordan river basin and also restricted water usage by the Palestinians who remained in what became the state ofIsraelin 1948. [...]
European Parliament adopts resolution, confirming Palestinian bid legitimacy
Alaa Ashkar IMEMC & Agencies September 29, 2011 The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday, confirming the legitimacy of the Palestinian-UN membership application, calling on the EU members to adopt a united decision which supports the Palestinian bid. The parliament praised the rehabilitation of the P.A institutions and its plans to [...]
Robert Fisk: Palestine, yes, but Israelis draw the line at Jerusalem
The Independent Tuesday, 27 September 2011 They wear their wounds well, the buildings of the old “green line”. Forget the new Jerusalem hotels across the road, the state-of-the-art tramway that glistens down the highway; just take a look at the bullet holes on the walls to the left, the shell gashes in the preserved [...]
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