Susan Ahyed’s long fight for justice, culminating in an Supreme Court victory last week, began with a rather morbid thought. A former New Yorker, Ahyed had been attending an old friend’s funeral in her hometown of Netanya in early 2011,…
Whether as a result of the violence in Jerusalem or just because there’s a new commander in town, the Israeli army is once again increasing its oppressive measures in the West Bank village of Bil’in. There’s…
Three weeks ago, a group of young American Jews gathered outside the New York offices of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the umbrella organization founded in the 1950s and which claims to speak for a consensus…
Those dedicated to the Palestinian cause should think carefully about the tactics they choose. The misery caused by Israel’s actions in the occupied territories has elicited serious concern among at least some Israelis. One of the most outspoken, for…
Thousands of businesses across the country join strike in protest over the Israeli offensive on Gaza. The main commercial street in this majority-Palestinian city was shuttered on Monday, as residents joined a general strike and staged protests against the two-week-old…
Over the last week or so, The Electronic Intifada’s traffic has been at record levels. People from around the world are wanting to know about events in Palestine, as Israel’s latest onslaught on the people of the Gaza Strip claims…
