A Statement from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, concerning the Israeli police measures on Holy Saturday- May 2013 We, the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, watched with sorrowful hearts the horrific scenes of the brutal treatment of our clergy, people, and pilgrims in the Old City of Jerusalem during Holy Saturday last week. A day of joy…
Read more »Deir Yassin Remembered (From Palestinian Mission UK ) On April 9, 1948, members of Zionist paramilitary groups, the Irgun (led by Menachem Begin) and the Stern Gang (led by Yitzhak Shamir), entered the Arab village of Deir Yassin and massacred over 250 men, women and children. Deir Yassin had a population of about 600-750 people, and had a reputation for…
Read more »Europe: Settlement products are tainted goods Daniella Peled, Haaretz 3rd March – ‘Even if last week’s leaked recommendation by EU consuls to impose a strict settlement produce boycott would have minimal economic impact on Israel, its true power is to show that the EU is simply fed up of Israel’s pro-settlement, anti-negotiations and anti-European behavior — Food labeling is a hot topic…
Read more »The pain of almost a million arrests Haaretz, 28 Feb 2013, by Gideon Levy The same society that was so upset by the fate of a single prisoner, Gilad Shalit, does not even begin to grasp the depth of distress the Palestinians feel over the thousands of their people who are in prison. Eight hundred thousand. That is the number…
Read more »After dissing Oscar nominees, Israel’s culture minister urges filmmakers to ‘self-censor’ Haaretz, 28 Feb 2013 by Nirit Anderman First, not a single cabinet member bothered to congratulate the directors of Israel’s two Oscar-nominated documentaries this year. Now, Culture and Sports Minister Limor Livnat has said she is not the least bit sorry that neither “The Gatekeepers” nor “5 Broken Cameras” brought…
Read more »As Lincoln abolished slavery, Israel must abolish occupation Bradley Burston, Haaretz ‘A Special Place in Hell’ blog, 26 Feb 2013 …I know something of American history. I know much about the Civil War. But for my wife and I, the two and a half hours we watched “Lincoln,” were spent watching our Israel tear itself to death over how we…
Read more »Palestinian Oscar nominee’s unwelcome arrival to US Michael Moore, Stillwater Gazette, 28 Feb 2013 February 19th was the Motion Picture Academy-sponsored dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif., honoring the directors and producers of this year’s five nominated films for Best Documentary. The dinner was an occasional tradition my wife and I started six years ago when we took our fellow nominees…
Read more »Sabras – the story of the Palestinian village of Wadi Fuqin Told by Palestinians who live there. Excerpt from essay by Leeor Kaufman from Burn Magazine: Wadi Fuqin, a small Palestinian village, carries the inconceivable complexities of the current Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The village is a well preserved model of a traditional agricultural way of life, developed thousands of years ago.…
Read more »The Palestine that’s not in the headlines NPR, 26 Feb, by Claire O’Neill — The word “Palestine” often conjures up mental images informed by the news: bombings, riots, protests, etc. Israeli photographer Leeor Kaufman, though, “would be glad if people would get a deeper and different perspective these days,” he says. Now based in Brooklyn, Kaufman grew up in Tel…
Read more »International Day of Solidarity with Hebron Monday 25th February – an international day of solidarity with the Palestinian residents of Hebron including nonviolent demonstrations, mock checkpoints, vigils, and movie screenings that shed light on the unjust separation policy in Hebron. To read more go to the Palestinian Mission UK website.
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