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Israeli military and settlers interrupt olive harvest celebration in Hebron
settlers and Israeli military interrupt the Olive Harvest. (Photo: Badia Dwaik)

Saturday was the gathering of many students from Al-Quds Open University, local families and Youth Against Settlements for the annual olive harvesting in...
As settlers disrupt olive harvest, Israeli officer declares: ‘I am the law, I am God.’
Intimidation of Palestinians in the Israeli-controlled H2 section of Hebron continued today as the Israeli military and settlers harassed Palestinians and international observers as they attempted to pick olives on their land in Tel Rumeida.

Around 40 students from different Palestinian...
Americans who support Palestinian cause must be willing to lose friends
Readers know that I was really impressed by meeting American volunteer Morgan Bach in Palestine. When you watch this video I made in the little village of Al Aqaba, you'll understand why.

Bach, 24, who blogs here...

What’s good for Gaza was not good enough for Shalit
'Shalit was poorly nourished in captivity'
A relative of the formerly captive soldier told Ynet on Friday that while Shalit wasn't starved, he was not provided with a nutrient-rich diet. "There wasn't...
In anxious/nostalgic interview of Amos Oz, NPR’s Rob’t Siegel says Shalit was held ‘hostage’
Robert Siegel interviewed the Israeli writer Amos Oz on National Public Radio last night, ostensibly about his new collection of short stories, but Siegel wasn’t that interested in the short...
Inside the Mideast prisoner swap (Ali Abunimah, Salon)
In recent days, we've witnessed the rare spectacle of Israelis and Palestinians celebrating at the same time. Ironically, this was the result of negotiations between the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian resistance organization Hamas, which Israel and...
Struggling for water in Gaza
The Beach camp “Al-shate" is located to the west of Gaza City. Small houses are crowded together with an unbearable smell springing from the wastewater running through the alleys. As volunteers in Youth for the Right of Water and Sanitation project (YRWS) we occasionally visit homes there...
The Real ‘Theater of the Absurd’: Netanyahu, Givat HaMatos and his endgame in Palestine
During his deliberately offensive speech on September 23, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the General Assembly as “the theater of the absurd.” Israel’s few friends at the United Nations – led by the US delegation - listened gleefully and applauded as Netanyahu heralded a...
More than 160 Palestinian children remain behind Israeli bars (IRIN)
While there have been emotional scenes after the release of 477 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, concerns are being raised about the plight of 164 Palestinian children from the West Bank in Israeli custody. They were either sentenced or are being detained, mainly for stone-throwing,...
As the two-state solution dies, what comes next?
East Jerusalem construction scuttling two-state solution
Haaretz 21 Oct -- Givat Hamatos is the keystone of a plan that quietly, piece by piece, with no Israeli public debate, is...