16 November 2014
Reporter Charlotte Silver on the latest prosecution of a Palestinian American leader; members of an African Heritage delegation to Palestine recount their experiences. Read more about US convicts Arab community leader Rasmea Odeh
16 November 2014
Participants were tear gassed by Israeli army in West Bank village. Read more about “Common bond” found in African heritage delegation to Palestine
15 November 2014
Community groups, hundreds of women, urge judge to free Rasmea Odeh as defense lawyers motion refutes assertion she has no strong community ties. Read more about Jailing Rasmea Odeh may trigger trauma from Israeli torture, expert tells judge
12 November 2014
In downtown Oakland, activists chained themselves to the federal courthouse and condemned the trial against Odeh. Read more about Five supporters of Rasmea Odeh arrested in Oakland
10 November 2014
Palestinian American community leader faces prison time and deportation. Read more about Defense promises to appeal guilty verdict against Rasmea Odeh
9 November 2014
Rasmea Odeh’s supporters and attorneys have asserted “that the US attorney’s prosecution of Rasmea is a political prosecution — it’s because Rasmea is this iconic and legendary Palestinian figure,” says reporter Charlotte Silver in Detroit. Read more about "A political prosecution": inside the trial of Rasmea Odeh
8 November 2014
Prosecution invokes Rasmea Odeh’s 45-year-old record dozens of times in its closing argument. Read more about After tense last day, jury begins deliberations on Rasmea Odeh
7 November 2014
Odeh told her story to a federal jury but under strict instructions from the judge not to mention her history of torture by Israeli occupation authorities. Read more about Rasmea Odeh takes the stand in her own defense
6 November 2014
Activist “embodies the history of the Palestinian people,” her lawyer tells court. Read more about US government focuses on 45-year-old Israeli military ruling in trial of Rasmea Odeh
5 November 2014
By denying Odeh the ability to testify to the torture she experienced at the hands of Israeli soldiers and security forces in 1969, she will be unable to testify “freely, fully and fairly on her own behalf,” says her lawyer. Read more about Dozens travel to Detroit to support Rasmea Odeh as trial begins