New Zealand’s $33 billion national pension fund has excluded five Israeli banks from its portfolio because of their role in financing Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/new-zealand-state-pension-fund-divests-israeli-banks 1052
Read MoreJonathan Kuttab reports on his recent trip to Palestine and the upcoming launch of his new book.
Jonathan Kuttab is a co-founder of NVI. As a well known international human rights attorney, Mr. Kuttab has established himself as a prominent speaker on nonviolence. In this video, he speaks on his October 2020 trip to Palestine, as well as the launch of his new book Beyond the Two State Solution. If you want […]
Read MoreUrgent Call to Help Families Affected by COVID-19
Free Palestine Melbourne has a friend in Hebron who is raising money, alongside some partners in the US, for families struggling in Hebron. If you feel like donating, please do. https://www.gofundme.com/f/nbtdy4-fund You probably all know that Hebron was the hardest hit by COVID cases. It has also been badly hit economically – being the largest […]
Read MoreCampaign: As UN meets, urge investigation of Israeli apartheid
from bdsmovement.net email: Representatives of governments from around the world are meeting this week at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the UN’s 75th General Assembly (UNGA). Palestinians and supporters of their rights need your help to ensure that the UNGA responds to the Palestinian demand for freedom, justice and equality. Today, more […]
Read MoreDid Israel Violate International Humanitarian Law During Operation Protective Edge?
by Pat Andriola An essay from the Emory International Law Review journal. “On July 8, 2014, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had launched “Operation Protective Edge,” a military intervention into the Gaza territory. The IDF stated that the goals of Protective Edge were “aimed to retrieve stability to the residents of southern […]
Read MoreWeek in Review
It has been a tropubling week for Palestine. I summarize some of the events that have caught my attention: These events include: Protests of Tel Aviv residents angry that Israeli judge surprisingly rules in favour of NOT demolishing Palestinian house. Israeli demolition of Palestinian home blocked by High Court but then a review of the […]
Read MoreJOIN THE BIG RIDE FOR PALESTINE!
5 – 20th September 2020 We’re organising The Big Ride for Palestine 2020 differently this year to make the ride safer for people taking part during the COVID 19 pandemic. This year we are asking people to nominate a ride or other activity (walking, jogging, etc.) of their choice to complete during the second and […]
Read MoreConstant surveillance: Israeli drones over Gaza
https://kiaoragaza.wordpress.com/2020/08/11/constant-surveilance-israeli-drones-over-gaza/ sign the petition For Israel, the world’s biggest exporter of these population-control military machines, the testing of spy drones in Gaza brings great profit. Palestinians in Gaza speak about the trauma and fear they feel being under constant surveillance by Israel’s drones. 713
Read MoreSeth Rogen, welcome to the journey
https://mondoweiss.net/2020/08/seth-rogen-welcome-to-the-journey/ I have traveled from the belief in the righteousness of the promised land to a belief in the righteousness of the Palestinian solidarity movement. It’s a one-way trip. 711
Read MorePalestine: History, Music and Context
Listen to Palestine: History, Music and Context by Radio Skid Row on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/radio-skid-row/sets/palestine-history-music-and http://radioskidrow.org/ Broadcasting for 35 years, Radio Skid Row brings together marginalised and disadvantaged communities to deliver conscious independent radio from Sydney’s Inner West. Radical, inclusive and community-run Radio Skid Row represents an alternative that people can trust. We broadcast in 16 languages We […]
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