Palestine Blogs

We are a coalition of organizations and a grassroots campaign of individuals who together are joining to launch a U.S. BOAT TO GAZA. When the U.S. boat, THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, sails it will take its...

By Sam Bahour, business management consultant Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to enter direct negotiations (yet again) in Washington on September 2. The Obama administration is sure to hail...

Survey conducted by U.S.-Jewish group the Israel Project asked Americans and Europeans about their views on Israel. By Barak Ravid American support for Israel is waning, a poll presented to senior...

Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators expected to announce resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, call for Palestinian state within two years. By Barak Ravid Israel will reject...

After interviewing dozens of Israeli, American and Arab officials, Atlantic Magazine correspondent concludes Israel may not even ask for American 'green light' to attack Iran nuclear sites. By...

Wednesday 11 August 2010 by: William Rivers Pitt, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed Someone once told me that I'm the kind of guy who runs toward a fight. He said it like it was a bad thing - pretty much...

Israeli women bring 12 Palestinian women, 4 children out to eat in Jaffa restaurant, swimming in the Mediterranean, and home via Jerusalem. By Jonathan Lis A group of Israeli women smuggled 12...

Statement comes less than a week after an IDF officer was killed in the most serious cross border incident since Israel's 2006 war with Hezbollah. By Haaretz Service An Israel Navy vassal opened...

Friday 06 August 2010 by: Ann Wright, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed Dear Secretary of State Clinton, I am a retired US Army reserve colonel with 29 years in the US Army and Army Reserves, and a former US...

Col. Ann Wright spoke in Albuquerque last week. Several days later, a reporter interviewed the Israeli mouthpiece for the region, Asher Yarden, consul general of Israel to the Southwest and never...

David Rovics has written an evocative song called "All Aboard the Mavi Marmara." The Free Gaza team has added images in tribute to the nine brave men on board who gave their lives in pursuit of...

Jonathan Cook, Foreign Correspondent Last Updated: August 06. 2010 12:16AM UAE / August 5. 2010 8:16PM GMT The National AL ARAQIB, NEGEV // Israeli security forces destroyed a Bedouin village this...

After Tuesday's border clash, Israel will continue to ignore UNIFIL and the Lebanese army. By Gideon Levy Those bastards, the Lebanese, changed the rules. Scandalous. Word is, they have a brigade...

Border Police arrested Fadel Jaber, claiming he and his family had attacked police who were disconnecting their illegal water connection. By Liel Kyzer Video footage of a 5-year-old Palestinian...

Convicted of adultery after a reportedly coerced confession in 2006, 99 lashes was evidently not enough punishment for Sakineh Ashtiani. The Sharia-based court that reexamined her case decided that,...

Spokesman for the Lebanese Army said Lebanese soldiers called out to the Israeli troops to cease their actions and fired warning shots in the air. By Jack Khoury Lebanese officials rejected...

Sharmila Devi, Foreign Correspondent NEW YORK // A group of US activists is raising money to send a ship to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip that is named after President Barack...

7,202 children fly as many kites to enter Guinness Book of World Records as part of UN-run summer camp. By DPA Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip continued their record-setting ways on...

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Yesterday I had my name put on the list in hopes that when it comes time to fill out the application that I will be accepted to be on the U.S. Boat to Gaza. The siege and the occupation has to stop....