Letter from Ramallah
THE STRANGEST THINGS become routine. Every weekday evening, a taxi idles outside the Ofer military prison compound in Beitunia, about 10 minutes south of Ramallah, waiting for the gate to slide open and a few…
Author Archives: ed1
Report: UK-funded watchdog to probe security firm targeted by BDS activists
G4S, a multinational firm that offers services in the security sector, has ties with Israel’s defense establishment. A British government-funded watchdog will investigate a top UK-based multinational corporation which has been accused of profiting from…
Will Europe take a leading role on Israel/Palestine?
A new position paper, which echoes previous statements by EU negotiators and leaders, urges the EU to adopt a more confrontational approach toward Jerusalem. A top European think tank is urging the European Union to take concrete…
Encountering Peace: Annexation’s trappings
I am Jewish, I am a Zionist and I am a loyal citizen of the State of Israel. I believe that as a Jew, a Zionist and an Israeli the most important mission the State…
FIFA chief: I’m an ambassador of the Palestinians
Sepp Blatter vows to help Palestinians in meeting with Palestinian President Abbas, promises solution for Israeli travel restrictions on soccer players FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Monday he is determined to solve the Palestinian Football…
Pope calls for good relations between the Holy See and the State of Palestine
The following is the official translation of the full text of Pope Francis’ speech at the Palestinian president palace beside Mahmoud Abbas Sunday morning. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5FNdnhsZng&feature=share @ 1:07:38 Mr President, Dear Friends, I thank President Mahmoud…
Opposing Palestinian Membership of the ICC is a Clear Case of Double-Standards
How can founding ICC members such as the UK and France support the work of the court while opposing Palestinian membership, asks Clive Baldwin? The British government has said many times that it is a…
Wednesday 4th June 2014 – “From Galilean shores to Israeli checkpoints “
Professor Mary C. Grey will be giving a talk , “From Galilean shores to Israeli checkpoints : the witness of non-violent resistance & a spirituality of steadfastness in the conflict situation of Israel/Palestine”. Mary Grey…
Israeli minister Tzipi Livni given diplomatic immunity for UK visit
UK government awards ‘special mission’ status to head-off would-be arrest warrant sought for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The British government has granted temporary diplomatic immunity to a prominent Israeli politician ahead of a visit…
Obama outmaneuvers Netanyahu, at last
Netanyahu and Obama at the United Nations, 2011. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) For most of Obama’s time in office, Netanyahu and the Israel lobby tied him down like Gulliver. After initially confronting Netanyahu on settlements, Obama retreated…
Encountering Peace: The Iranian connection
The increasing animosity between Netanyahu and Obama put an end to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations way before they reached their end on April 29, 2014. What I am about to present here is a theory. I have…
Bristol sponsored walk for Palestine 2014
18th May 2014 An easy 5 mile walk from central Bristol to Ashton Court Estate and return via the Suspension Bridge and Clifton to the harbour. To get your sponsorship form electronically or by…
The World is With Us
Cinema programme: May 16-18 The World is With Us opens with a weekend of screen events at London’s Barbican Cinema. The programme spans a diverse body of iconoclastic film – from early experiments by Palestinian militants…
Netanyahu pushes to define Israel as nation state of Jewish people only
PM proposes rare change to basic law in response to ‘constant and increasing assault’ on aspects of Israel’s legitimacy Binyamin Netanyahu, centre, at the weekly meeting of his cabinet. Photograph: Oliver Weiken/AFP/Getty Images Binyamin Netanyahu…
Is this not apartheid?
With friends like John Kerry, who retracted his true and well-meaning warning under pressure from the U.S. Jewish lobby, Israel doesn’t need enemies. Is Israel at risk of becoming an apartheid state, as John Kerry…