Palestine Affairs

NOVANEWS Ed’s note: Here is a story that ran earleir this week in Just Jerusalem. We are reposting it here in advance of an interview with the author, Daniel Dukarevich with additional actions expected this weekend. Silwan protest against settlements Another night sets in on Silwan. Just two days ago, hundreds of Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators marched together along the narrow streets of the neighborhood, to support the local residents, facing the municipality’s plan to demolish 22 houses. But here, as anywhere in east Jerusalem, happenings do not cease for a moment. In previous weeks, more and more appeals to the solidarity activists of Sheikh Jarrah  came in from the residents of Silwan. In view of our successful campaign, more and more Palestinians have been trying to find a...

NOVANEWS Rada confirms--insists--that she is from Montenegro, not Serbia. The farm is east of Khan Younis, in Khoza'a, or Abasan Kabeera, depending on who you ask--not "Bani Salah." ISM are not "human shields," and his name is Abu Ta'ima, not Abu Tahma. But still good work. (I was doing research or something.) Technorati Tags: Abasan Kabeera, Gaza, ISM. international solidarity movement, Israel, Palestine Related posts: Jews Confront Israeli Apartheid This event is being organized by the Inter na tional Jewish... Farraheen, Round Two Yesterday and today we went to Abasan Kabeera, near... IDF Self-Defense in Farraheen[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlSiGO1Acr4[/youtube] What are you seeing here? After an hour’s time... Stop the Bullets! We have started a campaign to Stop...

NOVANEWS “Perhaps, the best chance of unwinding the Zionist colonial project lies with the Jews themselves. Only when liberal segments of the Jewish diaspora are convinced that Zionism endangers Jewish lives, only when they act to countervail the power of the Jewish lobby in leading Western societies, will Israel finally be moved to dismantled its apartheid regime.” [item 6, below, M. Shahid Alam, “Israel: a Failing Colonial Project? “] ================================================= Good evening dear friends, Just 6 items in this message. I begin with the quote above, because it reflects something that I believe and have been saying for quite some time—one of the best chances of the Zionist colonial project collapsing is when Jews lose interest in it, or become so disgusted with Israel’...

NOVANEWS By: Daniel Mcgowar Historical Palestine (or Israel within the borders it now controls including pre-1967 Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights) is one country with one water system, one electrical grid, one powerful military to defend and define its external borders, one monetary system, one telephone system, and one postal system.  It is already one state, although half the population has lesser rights or none at all. The current argument for creating two states is simply another attempt to carve out a Jewish state, called Israel, where Jews have by law superior rights to non-Jews.  It involves ethnic cleansing, segregation, and racism; it is definitely not a formula for lasting peace. American support of a racist, apartheid state is contrary to what we Americans pro...

NOVANEWS By Jesse Bacon From to the list of Anarchists Against the Wall, Approximately a week ago, Adeeb Abu-Rahme was convicted in the military court for “incitement” and more. Yesterday, July 7, the military court sentenced Adeeb for a year in prison, and a year on parole. As already in custody for a year – he was supposed to be released yesterday. The military prosecution appealed against the “lenience” of the sentence and asked to keep Adeeb in custody till the appeal is over. The military appeals court accepted today, July 8, the prosecution’s request – Adeeb will remain in custody. We have reposted  Adeeb’s wife Fatima’s letter  previously on the blog. To me, this illustrates well that Israel’s military will use any pretext to keep organizers from attending demonstrations. While t...