The Pixies’ performance would undermine the international cultural boycott of Israel, which was initiated by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), as a means of non-violent resistance to Apartheid and Colonialism. The campaign to pressure the Pixies to cancel their upcoming Tel Aviv concert was initiated by Boycott from [...]
Free Gaza Movement - 31 March 2010 Yesterday the Free Gaza Movement bought a 1200 tonne cargo ship at an auction in Dundalk, Ireland. The vessel had been impounded a year ago following an inspection by the International Transport Federation (ITF) which found that its’ owners had exploited it’s Lithuanian crew members- not paying their [...]
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) - 28 March 2010 Around 200 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals walk from the Nativity Square to the direction of Jerusalem, against the restrictions imposed by the Israelis especially restrictions on the right to worship and freedom of movement as many Christians will not be able to [...]
Ma’an News Agency - 30 March 2010 As the Jewish Passover holiday begins, Israel has enforced tightened military and security measures around Jerusalem, affecting Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territories. Israeli authorities have imposed a closure on the West Bank, effective Sunday evening, until the end of Passover next Tuesday, restricting Palestinian movement. Lina Baboun, [...]
Ma’an News Agency - 30 March 2010 A concessions agreement was signed Monday specifiying the terms of the Bethlehem Industrial Park’s development. The deal, signed by Palestinian Authority Minister of Economy Hassan Abu Libdeh, who also heads the PIEFZA board (Palestinian Industrial Estate and Free Zone Authority) and Samir Hazbon, chairman on the board of [...]
IMEMC - 30 March 2010 Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Tuesday morning that a child was shot and killed by Israeli military fire in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The child was identified as Mohammad Zeid Al Farmawi, 15, from Qishtat neighborhood in Rafah. Local sources reported that [...]
This Week in Palestine April 2010 Issue
Haaretz - 30 March 2010 A group of British lawmakers are expected to call Tuesday for the reevaluation of arms deals with Israel after a recently published report claimed that British weapons were “almost certainly” used in Operation Cast Lead in December 2008, The Guardian reported. “It is regrettable that arms exports to Israel were [...]
by Adri Nieuwhof - The Electronic Intifada – 29 March 2010 Earlier this month the Palestinian group Le Trio Joubran gave a concert in Geneva to support the work of the Association Meyrin-Palestine, which is planning to build a cultural center in Gaza. Le Trio Joubran is comprised of three brothers, Samir, Wissam and Adnan [...]
www.vivapalestinaarabia.org UK’s Galloway opens summer ‘University of Palestine’ – Daily Star BEIRUT: British MP George Galloway announced on Tuesday the foundation of the first annual University of Palestine, due to take place in Lebanon each year to educate Lebanese and international students on the Palestinian cause. “We are going to bring 500 students from all [...]