Washington, DC 1 November 2011
The administration of US President Barack Obama announced Monday that it would immediately cut US funding for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, just hours after UNESCO’s governing board voted overwhelmingly to grant Palestine full membership. Read more about UNESCO funding cut over Palestine vote may harm US economy
26 October 2011
A new video titled “A Message from Palestine” has surfaced on the internet and is being shared by many Palestinian youth who agree with its message. Read more about "A Message from Palestine"
Gaza City 5 October 2011
As reports come in that the US may be preparing to cut a substantial portion of the aid it gives to the Palestinian Authority because of its bid for statehood, people in the occupied West Bank and Gaza are bracing for possible consequences. Read more about Palestinians brace for US aid cut following PA statehood bid
5 October 2011
Sawsan Khalife’ is a young woman activist and a Palestinian citizen of Israel. The daily discrimination she encounters in Jerusalem and the tragic killing by Israeli forces of a school friend have been determining factors for her work. Read more about "Our identity is under attack;" Palestinian youth activist interviewed
4 October 2011
In a sign of changing times, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) carried a 30 minute interview with Ali Abunimah and Daniel Gavron, both supporting a one-state solution, on its flagship radio news program The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti. Read more about One-state solution goes mainstream? CBC interviews Ali Abunimah and Daniel Gavron
29 September 2011
Palestinian officials in Ramallah have condemned Israel’s recently announced decision to expand by 1,100 Jewish-only housing units the illegal settlement of Gilo built on land stolen from the occupied West Bank villages of Beit Jala, Beit Safafa and Sharafat. But what they say in public is at odds with their private willingless to hand the settlement over to Israel in its entirety. Condemnation from “chief negotiator” A 27 September press release states: Read more about Palestinian officials who decry Gilo colony in public, offered it to Israel in negotiations
Nazareth 27 September 2011
There was one significant victory at the United Nations for Mahmoud Abbas, even if it was not the one he sought. Read more about The (unplanned) victory of the UN statehood bid
Doha 27 September 2011
Earlier this month an announcement appeared on a French website, calling for “militants with military experience” to participate in a solidarity trip to Israel and the occupied West Bank between 19 and 25 September. Read more about French far-right recruits join Israeli settlers in West Bank
27 September 2011
Mainstream media published hundreds of articles on the Palestinian Authority’s UN statehood bid from the point coverage began in earnest in the summer to the day of Abbas’ historic speech in the UN. But where were the Palestinian voices? Read more about Searching for Palestinian voices in the UN bid media coverage
26 September 2011
The UN, one of the most undemocratic bodies in the world, is part of the problem and will never bring justice to the Palestinians. Read more about The UN is part of Palestine's problem