Hana Shalabi: Palestinian non-violence and global indifference

Palestinians demand release of Hana Shalabi

The international community must ensure that Israel abandons the cruel practice of “administrative detention”. – By Richard Falk Santa Barbara, CA - No sooner had Khader Adnan ended his life-threatening 66-day hunger strike than new urgent concerns were voiced for Hana Shalabi, another West Bank hunger striker now without food for more than 33 days. Both strikes were directed against the […]

“Mowing the lawn”: On Israel’s latest massacre in Gaza and the lies behind it

A wounded Palestinian child is checked by doctors at a hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 11, 2012, following a fresh Israeli air raid, bringing the death toll from strikes since March 10 to 17 and dashing Hamas hopes of restoring a tacit truce. (Ali Jadallah / APA images)

- By Ali Abunimah By this Sunday evening in Gaza, a weekend of relentless Israeli bombing has left 18 people dead and dozens wounded. Israeli propaganda insists that the attacks are about preventing “terrorism” and stopping “rockets.” But in fact, Israel provoked this violence and according to some Israeli commentators its goals are to escalate […]

Hamas, Islamic Jihad rally for Jerusalem

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is surrounded by his bodyguards after  Friday prayer in Gaza City on Nov. 25, 2011. (REUTERS/ Ismail Zaydah)

Maan News Agency | Nov 25, 2011 Gaza City (Ma’an) —Islamic Jihad and Hamas organized mass rallies in Gaza City on Friday demanding protection of Jerusalem’s Palestinian character and Muslim holy sites. After Friday prayers, Jihad supporters marched from al-Abbas mosque in the city, and Hamas gathered in Palestine Square, including Prime Minister in the […]

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