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Strangling Gaza
Palestine Monitor
23 August 2010
A new UN-WFP report details the growing atrocity of the Gaza blockade and occupation. The land, the sea and the people are suffering - and face a bleak future, writes ST McNeil.
Israel Bombs Gaza On The Eve Of Eid ul-Fitr
10 September 2010
The Israeli military carried out air strikes on three regions of the Gaza Strip late last night, as inhabitants were preparing to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr, the Mulim holiday marking the end the holy month of Ramadan that starts today.
Eye-Witness
Stopping the Water
7 September 2010
When the Palestinian farmer went to pump his water, he found armed settlers sitting on his well. ST McNeil reporting and photographing from Bir El-Eid and Beit Sahoor.
Press release
Bulldozing of land in the town of Beit Jala
Maan News
4 September 2010
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative said that the Israeli settlement activity that is taking on in full swing during the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.
Justifying Pogroms and Infanticide
Editor Palestine Monitor
19 August 2010
A book from a settler with a history of violence has incited fierce debate among Israel’s Rabbis over the rule of law - and wrought destruction throughout the West Bank. ST McNeil reports from Jerusalem.
Editorial
"It’s like a situation where two people are sitting negotiating over a piece of cheese..."
Mustafa Barghouti is an independent member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. He told me he was still deeply sceptical because of the Israeli refusal to freeze settlements while the negotiations go on.
Bil’in: Conviction and Tears
28 August 2010
With an Israeli military court’s conviction of Abdullah Abu Rahmah - village leader and "Palestinian Ghandhi" - the weekly protest of Bil’in marched masked in his portrait to sound grenades, tear gas and rubber-coated bullets. ST McNeil reporting and photographing from (...)
A Statement to the Palestinian People
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi MP
16 August 2010
To our Palestinian People: We have followed with great concern the increasing external pressure, especially from the U.S. and Israel, on the PLO leadership to shift from indirect negotiations (which have not resulted in any progress)
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Articles & Analysis
A Conversation with Noam Chomsky
Frank Barkat, Coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, filmed an interview with Prof Noam Chomky, in cambridge, Massachussets. Topics talked about include: Zionism, One State/Two States, Right of Return, BDS.
The Stink of Control
26 August 2010
Today Palestine’s rivers run rancid - a putrid example of Israel’s occupation stunting the health and wealth of the land itself. The present danger is sickness, but it’s future threatens perpetual dependency and spoiled sources of water. ST McNeil reporting from (...)