Palestine Youth Orchestra: Crossing borders, giving hope for peace
Zoals u in de agenda ziet, treedt The Palestine Youth Orchestra op vrijdagavond 16 augustus op in het Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Op donderdagavond 15 augustus treedt het Orchestra samen met het Nationaal Jeugd Orkest op in Apeldoorn in theater Orpheus om 20:00 uur.
Op woensdagmiddag 14 augustus spelen zij op de binnenplaats...
Battle underway in Ireland over ban on settlement goods
Ciaran Tierney
The Electronic Intifada / July 11, 2019
A battle is underway in Ireland to ensure that a ban on imports from Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank will not be vetoed.
Legislation to introduce such a ban has received majority support in both houses of Ireland’s parliament, the Oireachtas. Yet the...
How long before Israeli embassies pop up in the Gulf ?
Tamara Nassar
The Electronic Intifada / July 9, 2019
More than ever before, Gulf states are moving their decades-old clandestine relations with Israel into the limelight.
Since the Saudi-led regional isolation and blockade of Qatar began in June 2017, there has been a big rise in overt displays of normalization with Israel, led by Saudi Arabia and followed...
Kamala Harris supports segregation by supporting Israel
Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada / July 8, 2019
Senator Kamala Harris earned a big bump in the polls and gained credibility as a serious presidential contender after the first Democratic candidates’ debate last month.
Much attention focused on her admonishing Joe Biden over the former vice president’s praise for racists and history of opposition to busing –...
Israel’s separation wall endures, 15 years after ICJ ruling
The separation wall, deemed illegal by ICJ, cuts into occupied West Bank territory, and will be 712km upon completion.
Linah Alsaafin
Al-Jazeera / July 10, 2019
In the occupied West Bank, the long, concrete separation wall winds through the landscape, slicing through Palestinian communities, agricultural fields and farmlands in a steady manner.
The...
Israel’s ‘environmental crisis’ is of its own making
Israel's destruction of the environment in Palestinian territories is now threatening Israeli lives.
Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo
Al-Jazeera / July 7, 2019
Gaza's growing humanitarian crisis is finally registering in Israel as a pressing problem requiring "clear and immediate" action. However, it is not the impact of the crisis on the...
How ‘archaeological settlements’ are destroying Palestinian homes
Israel is creating an 'imaginary historical reality' with tunnel excavations in occupied East Jerusalem, NGO says.
Mersiha Gadzo
Al-Jazeera / July 8, 2019
Fayyad Abu Rmeleh, 60, is afraid the floor and yard of his home will one day collapse. Every day, he says, from morning until late afternoon, the family hears...
Why won’t the media criticize US interventionism?
Despite military involvement in 75 percent of the world, mainstream news outlets always stop short of calling out American aggressions.
Tom Engelhardt
TomDispatch.com / July 2, 2019
Headlined “United States Seeks Other Ways to Stop Iran Shy of War,” the article was tucked away on page A9 of a recent New York Times. Still, it...
Can Iran’s shrewd diplomacy avert war with Washington ?
White House bullying and sanctions have succeeded in uniting an otherwise divided Iranian public behind the government.
Roxane Farmanfarmaian
The Nation / July 11, 2019
On Sunday, July 7, Iran declared that it was beginning to enrich uranium above the limit specified by the multilateral nuclear deal it signed in 2015 in...
The ‘Ultimate Deal’ is not meant to work
Omar Karmi
The Electronic Intifada / July 6, 2019
Well, thank the powers that be that that’s over.
The Manama Peace to Prosperity conference promised little and delivered nothing. There was some shouting and posturing, but overall the performance fizzled.
It was not, however, merely a botched exercise in futility.
It was a show...
