The David Project’s dirty tricks. While name-and-shame tactics can be put to positive effect, they can also easily backfire and do more harm than good. We need to learn the art of being disagreeable in the most agreeable possible fashion. by Ali Abunimah

Apartheid Supporter ‘New Seasons’

I think people are eventually going to learn, the way we all learned about South Africa…

by Tim King / My catbird Seat

“The amazing moments in the march came when protesters chanted: “Israel and Palestine, two states for two peoples”; “Yes we ‘ken’ (the Hebrew word for “yes”); and “Bibi and Barak, peace isn’t a game” by Dr. Ashraf Ezzat

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions is working, despite the enormous pressure brought to bear by reactionary vested interests, because decent people and honourable institutions and organizations are doing what is right.   by Bob Birch / My Catbird Seat   The archbishop knows, better than anyone, the similarities between the old South Africa and present-day Israel in [...]

“Netanyahu proved that he’s the Primary Obstacle to Peace and Justice for Israelis and Palestinians” Rae Abileah, a Jewish-American activist disrupted Netanyahu’s speech at the Congress. Standing in the congressional gallery, she was yelling, “No more occupation! Stop Israel war crimes! Equal rights for Palestinians! Occupation is indefensible!”

The motion also called on other students’ unions to join in the campaign for Palestinian human rights. ULU is the largest students’ union in Europe with over 120,000 members from colleges across London. by James Haywood and Ashok Kumar The University of London Union (ULU)  has voted 10-1 to institute and campaign for Boycott, Divestment and [...]

To the Edge of Their Lands All the Palestinian organizations and factions were united for this project. by Franklin Lamb at the Lebanon-Palestine border My Catbird Seat Maroun al Ras is a beautiful hillside Lebanese village on the border with  Palestine. 63 years ago today its villagers lifted their lights to welcome  ethnically cleansed Palestinians, [...]

Bin Laden’s assassination and the continued state terrorism practiced by the US government and its allies, especially Israel, attempt to entrench the idea of violence as an answer. By Mazin Qumsiyeh / My Catbird Seat There is a western media frenzy about the reported “taking-out” of Osama Bin Laden (the previous ally turned enemy). Israeli [...]