The German authorities have banned Palestinian-Canadian journalist Khaled Barakat from speaking at a public event in Berlin, stating his speeches are “anti-Semitic” on 22 June. Barakat was supposed to present…
Year: 2019
Jewish-American organisation aims to highlight occupation in 2020 elections
American-Jewish NGO, IfNotNow, has launched a new campaign aimed at highlighting the Israeli occupation of Palestine in the upcoming US elections in 2020. The campaign aims at addressing American presidential…
Critical LGBTIQ+ Pride in Madrid mobilises against Israeli occupation
The Spanish branch of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) participated in the LGBTIQ+ Critical Pride event in Madrid on 28 June. The BDS group in Spain stated their decision to…
Gender, occupation and advocacy: Palestinian women claiming their voices.
Today, women’s rights and those of gender and sexually diverse (queer) people are under the spotlight in mainstream media. With movements like the #metoo campaign and highly covered “Pride” events…
Lebanon hosts ‘anti-Manama’ summit and conferences in support of Palestine
In the wake of the Manama Summit held 25 – 26 June to discuss Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century”, Lebanon has become the centre of Arab rejection to the…
Barghouthi: Bahrain summit "only a camouflage to justify the political liquidation of Palestine"
Regarding the Manama summit, we reject it. First of all, because it is part of the “deal of the century”, which is all about liquidating Palestinian rights. We‘re not judging…
Palestinians protest against US-led Bahrain conference
Thousands of Palestinians protested in various West Bank cities and the Gaza strip Monday 24 June, reaffirming their complete rejection of the ‘Deal of the Century’, which is set to…
Women in Hebron: Resisting Occupation
With the illegal Jewish settlements in the heart of the city, Hebron reflects the grim reality of the Israeli military occupation. For the past 14 years, ‘Women in Hebron’, the…