“The Russell Tribunal on Palestine concludes that Israel’s rule over the Palestinian people, wherever they reside, collectively amounts to a Read more…
Annexation of the West Bank into Israel is a constant threat by right wing parties wanting a “Greater Israel”. However abominable this may be, it would at least reveal the present reality in its true colours. Read more…
As the diplomatic trick with smoke and mirrors at the UN, intended to create the illusion of a Palestinian state, clears away, it reveals the same picture as before, with a few small changes to the frame. Read more…
Apart from stoning and beating little kids on their way to school, Read more…
At not more than 15 days from the UN General Assembly Read more…
Mark Twain once asked, on hearing news of the death of a less than dynamic US politician, “how did they know he was dead?”. What we are now asking Read more…
As the September UN vote in New York approaches, Palestinian responses have sharply diverged.
1. The Last Push for Recognition
Possibly millions of people have been signing petitions, pressuring their Read more…
“Stay on the streets, keep the tents going, refuse Reserve call-up, march as usual on Saturday” — Tent 1948
Wednesday night (Aug 17) a first meeting of its kind was held by activists who have decided to facilitate an encounter of the ‘tent struggle’ movement and ‘Palestinian September’. Read more…
Stories from the Fringe
While it’s easy to decry the insistent shunning of “politics” that leads this movement, there’s plenty to find and celebrate if you rummage around. Noam Sheizaf writes in +972 that though it doesn’t touch the big questions of the occupation Read more…