Reuters reports that Israel has now announced that it is a Jewish state. That makes all Palestinians residing within the borders of Israel into second-class citizens. “’I announce with shock and sorrow the death of democracy,’ Ahmed Tibi, an Arab lawmaker, told reporters after the law was adopted.” “Those who stayed [after the 1948 Nakba] …
Gaza received 220 wounded in response to a demonstration at the border between Gaza and Israel on Friday, the 13th of July. On Saturday, Israel rained bombs and missiles on Gaza. By the late evening, a peace agreement had been reached. Two Palestinian youths (a 15 and a 20-year old) had been killed on Friday. …
The BBC reports that Palestinians are using kites and balloons to start fires in Israel, “flying incendiary kites and balloons into Israeli territory, destroying more than 900 hectares (2,200 acres) of forest, nature reserves and agricultural fields.” The Israeli military has managed to intercept about two-thirds of the improvised incendiary devices, but quite a few …
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From Noam Perry Economic Activism Associate American Friends Service Committee 1730 Franklin St. Suite 201 Oakland, CA 94612-3417 510-469-0632 @NoamPerry Hi BNC friends! I wanted to share this little piece of good news during these difficult times. Europcar is the biggest car rental company in Europe, and since last year it has operated in Israel …
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Noushin Framke and I have been waiting for a review of Why Palestine Matters in Electronic Intifada and it’s just out today. It’s a great review, so I wanted to share it: https://electronicintifada.net/content/ending-colonialism-palestine/24756 Susan J. Landau, co-editor, Why Palestine Matters, The Struggle To End Colonialism WhyPalestineMatters.org
Letter to the Editor of the Swarthmorean To the Editor: I hope that area churches and synagogues will join their national denominations and the Jewish peace organizations that have denounced the recent Israeli massacres in Gaza. Although the Israeli government has done everything possible to obfuscate the circumstances, I know of no independent voices that …
