By Vijay Prashad on March 28, 2017
“I do not understand the squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favor of using poison gas against uncivilized tribes. It would spread a lively terror.”
— Winston Churchill, 1920, with regard to the uprising in Iraq. (more…)
By Marjorie Cohn on March 30, 2017
On March 19, Israeli tax officials arrested Omar Barghouti, a prominent Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Omar and his wife Safa, an Israeli citizen, were detained for 16 hours and have been subjected to daily interrogation sessions. (more…)
March 30, 2017
Fatah-affiliated Palestinians held in Israeli prisons released a statement on Thursday calling on the Palestinian public and activists around the world to support them in their upcoming mass hunger strike planned for April 17th. (more…)
March 17, 2017
Caracas, Photo: Bill Hackwell
“The struggle of the Palestinian people is now more than ever an example for all humanity,” said Venezuelan government official Leonardo Molina. (more…)
By Ali Abunimah on March 17, 2017
A senior United Nations official has resigned, following pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to withdraw the landmark report published earlier this week finding Israel guilty of apartheid. (more…)
March 6, 2017
In a pre-dawn raid attacking a home in el-Bireh, Basil al-Araj, 31, Palestinian youth activist and writer pursued by Israel for nearly a year, was assassinated by invading Israeli occupation forces this morning. (more…)
By Jonathan Cook on March 3, 2017
Photo: Bill Hackwell
The Israeli leadership shows no signs of heeding the lessons of an official report into the 2014 Gaza war that led to massive destruction and loss of life in the tiny coastal enclave, Palestinians warned this week. (more…)
By Patrick Henningsen on March 2, 2017
Helene Bertha Amalie ”Leni” Riefenstahl was a German film director and propagandist for the Nazis. In the 1930s, she directed Triumph des Willens (“Triumph of the Will”) and Olympia, resulting in worldwide attention and acclaim. (more…)