Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
HADARIM PRISON, Israel — Having spent the last 15 years in an Israeli prison, I have been both a witness to and a victim of Israel’s illegal system of mass….
Category: Columns
Amnesty International : Israel must end ‘unlawful and cruel’ policies towards Palestinian prisoners
Israel’s decades-long policy of detaining Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza in prisons inside Israel and depriving them of regular family visits is not only cruel but also….
BDS Opponents Threaten Academic Associations With “Ultra Vires” Lawsuits, but Fail Big in First Attempt
In December 2013, immediately after members of the American Studies Association (ASA) voted overwhelmingly to endorse the academic boycott of Israeli institutions as set forth by the Boycott, Divestment and….
Omar Barghouti: Message of gratitude and hope
“Many of you have asked how best you can support me to face this latest persecution. My answer is, without hesitation … more BDS!”
Separate and unequal: Inside Israel’s military courts, where the only defendants are Palestinians
The UN says Israel’s West Bank justice system, which tries Palestinians exclusively and has reported an almost 100% conviction rate, violates international law. This is what I saw.
Inside the clandestine world of Israel’s ‘BDS-busting’ ministry
The Strategic Affairs Ministry’s leaders see themselves as the heads of a commando unit, gathering and disseminating information about ‘supporters of the delegitimization of Israel’ – and they prefer their actions be kept secret.
Israel’s human rights spies: Manipulating the discourse
Revelations about Israel’s infiltration of NGOs in the 1970s shocked many, but human rights ‘spies’ are still out there.
New UN Report Confirms Israel is an “Apartheid” State, Calls for BDS
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian society, has warmly welcomed as a “historic breakthrough” a report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social….
“Law-Train”: BACBI’s letter to Ms. Federica Mogherini and Mr. Carlos Moedas
Nevele (Belgium), March 8, 2017. To: Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commission, To: Mr…..
French learners in Gaza take matters into their own hands
Ahmad Kraira is a self-confessed Francophile. Sparked by an interest in soccer – he is a fan of the French national team and former great Zinedine Zidane – he decided….