News tagged with 'activist'. Found 4 tagged news.

Book Review: The Rape of Palestine

Jerusalem :: Israel | about 1 month ago

Certainly there are other despotic regimes in the world, but Israel seems unique in that it presents a façade of democracy and freedom, a thin shellac over the fully repressive measures it uses against the Palestinian population both within Israel (wherever...

Tags: israel, palestinians, jerusalem, palestine, activist, Israeli, IDF, West Bank, idf soldiers

Beyond a cease-fire, Gaza needs help

Jerusalem :: Israel | 4 months ago

This certainly is a welcome sign, though the danger is that an already exasperated international community will consider cementing the cease-fire as an end in itself. If this happens, we can expect even less thought to be paid to Gaza's mounting humanitarian...

Tags: palestinians, gaza, obama, human rights, activist, palestine, Free Gaza Movement, Gaza Strip, iran

'Jewish Front' Activists Promise Arabs 'Lifelong Nakba'

Jerusalem :: Israel | 6 months ago

The Jewish demonstrators shouted to the marchers: "The Land of Israel is ours, we will give you a 'nakba' every day of your lives." They were pushed away from the Arab and anarchist crowd by police...Written and oral arrangements prior to April, 2007...

Tags: israel, jerusalem, activist, refugee, palestinians, Israeli, West Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority, wing activists

Israel’s refugee roundups

Ramallah :: Palestine | 8 months ago

Posted by jesse.rosenfeld

Posters around Jerusalem appeared on March 13 by rightwing settlers announcing a Sunday protest march to destroy the family home of Merkaz Harav yeshiva attacker, Ala Abu Dhaim's. However, with Israeli nationalists mobilizing both in the Knesset and at...

Tags: refugee, asylum seeker, tel aviv, israel, nationalist, darfur, Sudan, Egypt, jerusalem, palestinians, activist, immigration