Sydney University to host BDS conference
A conference on the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign for Palestinian justice will be held at the University of Sydney over July 28–29. Free and open to the public,….
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Celebration tent turned into mourning tent after high school graduate slain in protests
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The same tent that was set up for Muhammad Sharaf to host friends and family congratulating him on obtaining his high school completion certificate has now been….
European parliamentarians demand freedom for Khalida Jarrar, Khitam Saafin, Palestinian prisoners
On 5 July in Strasbourg, Members of European Parliament and Spanish parliamentarians of Izquierda Unida (the United Left and the Communist Party of Spain) came together to stand in solidarity….
Israel furious as UNESCO rebuffs its claim to Hebron
Israel has reacted with rage after the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO passed two resolutions recognizing Hebron’s Old City and the Ibrahimi mosque, in the occupied West Bank, as endangered….
130 Diaspora Jews stand between the Israeli army and a Palestinian cave village
The Palestinian village of Sarura was destroyed in 1997 and its residents have not returned for fear of settler violence. Dozens of Jewish volunteers from the U.S., Canada and Australia have joined Palestinian activists in renovating it
Free Khalida Jarrar and Khitam Saafin Now
In the early morning hours of Sunday 2 July 2017, armed Israeli occupation soldiers raided the home of Palestinian parliamentarian Khalida Jarrar, a prominent leftist leader, feminist, and human rights….
Lawmakers in Spain endorse right to boycott Israel
Activists are welcoming a decision by lawmakers in Spain to recognize that the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement for Palestinian rights is protected by laws guaranteeing free speech. On 27….
Dutch protest Israeli seizure of Palestinian solar panels they funded in West Bank
Netherlands’ Foreign Ministry requested Israel return equipment it confiscated, valued at over 40,000 euro; Israel failed to hand out demolition orders in advance
Poetry award from a Danish foundation to Dareen Tatour
‘Chains can imprison a poet physically, restrict his movements and impose house arrest, but they can’t restrict his thoughts, tongue, words and poems’.
Arab Artists Back Out of Regional Show in Israeli Arab City
Artists, hailing from France and Lebanon, say they weren’t notified that their works would be exhibited; Curator in response: Collective withdrawal due to BDS influence