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23 October 2012
A “human rights” conference honoring Shimon Peres at the University of Connecticut was in disarray after almost all the speakers pulled out. Read more about Four of five speakers pull out of UNESCO conference honoring Israel's Peres at University of Connecticut
21 October 2012
“Whilst I am honored that you chose my father, I am also utterly disappointed that you would honor him alongside a person who has been responsible for many human rights violations and should be put on trial.” Read more about Bahrain rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja pulls out of UNESCO ceremony over honor to Israel's Peres
12 October 2012
The Electronic Intifada speaks to people involved in a project to export Palestinian handicrafts to Dutch buyers. Read more about Palestinian-Dutch “Disarming Design” project inspired by artwork in captivity
Battir 1 October 2012
Historic village of Battir faces damage, an official Israeli body has warned. Read more about Even Israeli agency warns of wall's damage to Battir, historic West Bank village
21 June 2012
Reflections on the Occupy movement in Ohio and America’s double standards in the Middle East. Read more about How the 99 percent are cannon fodder for America's wars
16 March 2012
A two-part report aired yesterday on the US comedy program The Daily Show the US for cutting off funding to the United Nations education and cultural organization UNESCO after the UN body admitted Palestine as a member state last year. Read more about Daily Show takes on US punishment of UNESCO over Palestine membership
Geneva 24 February 2012
Michael Mansfield, a juror for the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, talks about the tribunal’s shadow report documenting Israel’s apartheid policies that tears apart Israel’s report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Read more about "UN must prosecute Israel for war crimes," says Bloody Sunday lawyer
London 2 December 2011
The World Monuments Fund rejected a petition to have Lifta, a destroyed and ethnically cleansed Palestinian village, officially included in their protected heritage site list. Read more about World bodies must act now to save Lifta
7 November 2011
Amongst the fallout of Palestine’s admission as a member state, Israel’s warning that it “will now reconsider its cooperation with UNESCO” is the biggest irony. Read more about Israel's vandalism of Palestinian heritage
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