Austria's Salam.Orient festival reacts to Arab artists' pull out over Israel sponsorship
16 October 2012
Palestinian oud player Marwan Abado, and Tunis Air pull out, bringing to 5 number of artists who have boycotted festival.
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Three more Arab performers pull out of Austrian music festival due to Israel embassy sponsorship
13 October 2012
Syrian singer Lena Chamamyan, Lebanese MC Malikah (Lynn Fattouh), and Ramallah-based MC DJ Sotusura will now no longer perform at Salam.Orient due to Israeli sponsorship.
Citing Israeli sponsorship, Palestinian MC Boikutt pulls out of Austria's Salam.Orient festival
12 October 2012
Boikutt: “These kind of events… are used as a propaganda tool to hide the colonial nature of ‘Israel.’”
The struggle for Palestinian rights is incompatible with any form of racism or bigotry: a statement by Palestinians
12 October 2012
Palestinians affirm that “the struggle for our inalienable rights is one opposed to all forms of racism and bigotry, including, but not limited to, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Zionism and other forms of bigotry.”
Hip hop duo Rebel Diaz cancel Creative Time Summit gig over partnership with Israel group
12 October 2012
“We made the decision not to participate, that we will show solidarity with the Palestinian community”
Israeli man who impersonated Palestinian woman is linked to Free Gaza debacle and photo hoax
10 October 2012
In a strange and alarming twist, an Israeli man who impersonated a Palestinian woman online, emerges in the midst of the Free Gaza controversy.
Watch: Registration opens for World Social Forum Free Palestine in Brazil
10 October 2012
In this video, Palestinians call for participation in the World Social Forum Free Palestine. Happening in Porto Alegre, Brazil at the end of November, the social forum is now open for registration.
Rachel Corrie's parents accept LennonOno peace grant from Yoko Ono on behalf of their daughter
9 October 2012
“Rachel would be greatly surprised and humbled by this recognition,” Cindy Corrie said from Reykjavik.
Statement from former board members of Free Gaza movement
8 October 2012
“It is imperative to be vigilant against racism in all its forms.”
Video: Activists disrupt JNF fundraiser in Berlin, protest Israel’s “ethnic cleansing”
8 October 2012
Stunning the audience, activists burst into the hall shouting slogans, throwing leaflets and carrying banner condemning JNF complicity in “ethnic cleansing.”