Hampshire College first in US to divest from Israel

Press release, Students for Justice in Palestine (Hampshire College), 12 February 2009 Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, has become the first of any college or university in the US to divest from companies on the grounds of their involvement in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. This landmark move is a direct result of a two-year intensive campaign [...] [...]

Supporters rally for soldier in brig who refused to go to Iraq and had fled to Canada

By Steve Liewer UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER MIRAMAR — Antiwar activist Dawn O’Brien of Oceanside frets plenty about her three Marine sons, two of whom have served in Iraq. She worries almost as much, though, about another young soldier – the one who is sitting in the brig at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station because he [...] [...]

Gazan Doctor and Peace Advocate Loses 3 Daughters to Israeli Fire and Asks Why

January 18, 2009 Gazan Doctor and Peace Advocate Loses 3 Daughters to Israeli Fire and Asks Why By DINA KRAFT TEL HASHOMER, Israel — Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Gazan and a doctor who has devoted his life to medicine and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. But on Saturday, the day after three of his daughters and a niece [...] [...]

Water crisis in Gaza —Coastal Municipalities Water Utility

Press Release By Coastal Municipalities Water Utility January 10, 2009 Gaza, Palestine Due to the current situation in the Gaza Strip that was imposed by the Israeli military operations since Saturday 27/12/2008, the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility “CMWU” hereby announces its inability to (failure) maintain its services in both the water sector in terms of production and distribution and [...] [...]

Thousands descend on White House to protest Gaza war

Sat Jan 10, 6:45 pm ET Go to original article WASHINGTON (AFP) – Several thousand protesters descended on the White House Saturday in support of Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza, as other protests took place across Canada and in the Mexican capital. As many as 10,000 people, according to organizers, gathered from about 1:00 pm (1800 GMT) in Washington’s [...] [...]

Obama camp ‘prepared to talk to Hamas’

Incoming administration will abandon Bush’s isolation of Islamist group to initiate low-level diplomacy, say transition sources Jonathan Freedland: Talking to Hamas is a step toward peace Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington guardian.co.uk, Friday 9 January 2009 03.18 GMT The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon George Bush’s ­doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist [...] [...]

Montrealers lay siege to Israeli Consulate: Second consecutive day of Israeli Consulate blockades in Canada

January 8, 2009 Montreal – Early Thursday, January 8th Montrealers blockaded the Israeli Consulate in Montreal in protest against the on-going Israeli assault on the people of Gaza. The demonstrators were acting in solidarity with the 1.5 million people of Gaza, demanding Israel end its military assault and lift the 18-month siege on the Gaza Strip to [...] [...]

March of the Dead to Greet Congress on Tuesday

WHAT: A long column of figures dressed all in black with white death masks and bearing the names of those killed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine. The march will be followed by a dramatic nonviolent action intended to awaken Congress to the need to end the wars. WHEN: March from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, [...] [...]

Israel rains fire on Gaza with phosphorus shells

Israel is believed to be using controversial white phosphorus shells to screen its assault on the heavily populated Gaza Strip yesterday. The weapon, used by British and US forces in Iraq, can cause horrific burns but is not illegal if used as a smokescreen. Go to original article on timesonline.com. [...]

Israeli jets level elite American-style school in Gaza

Ma’an News Agency Date: 03 / 01 / 2009 Time: 19:35 Bethlehem – Ma’an – Israeli warplanes leveled an American-style private school on Saturday morning that employees say had no connection to the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip or to armed activity in the Strip. The American International School in Gaza (AISG) in Beit Lahiya [...] [...]

Rallying in support of Gaza

In Ithaca, N.Y. 30 people protested December 30 in solidarity with the people of Palestine–as well as two local community activists, Clare Grady and Ellen Grady, who were arrested the day before protesting in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. [...]

Union urges immediate boycott following Gaza university bombing

Appeal, Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees, 30 December 2008 The following appeal was issued on 29 December 2008: The Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees condemns in the strongest possible terms the bombing today of the campus of the Islamic University in Gaza. This wanton destruction of an academic institution [...] [...]

Photostory: World demonstrates for Gaza

Photostory, The Electronic Intifada, 3 January 2009 Around the world people took to the streets outraged by the scenes of death and destruction in the Gaza Strip that began when Israel bombarded the coastal territory on 27 December. The below images were sent to The Electronic Intifada from around the world and document various actions, demonstrations [...] [...]

Chicago workers vote to end sit-in

December 10, 2008 at 11:32 PM Bursting from the front doors of the factory they had occupied for more than six days, the former workers of Republic Windows & Doors jubilantly chanted “Yes We Did” in victory tonight. About 9:30 p.m., the more than 200 workers present at the shuttered plant voted unanimously to accept a deal brokered after three days and nearly 20 hours of negotiations between their union, Republic management, its lender, and other parties. Go to article on chicagobreakingnews.com [...]

Republic Windows & Doors plant sit-in still a stalemate

Firm’s talks with Bank of America, union continue By Robert Mitchum | Tribune reporter December 10, 2008 An offer by Bank of America to extend more credit to Republic Windows & Doors on Goose Island failed by late Tuesday to develop into an agreement to dislodge workers who have been occupying the closed plant for five days in protest of losing pay and benefits. Go to article on chigagotribune.com [...]