Report by the Alternative Information Centre 10 July 2009 On 5 July , the AIC visited the Palestinian National Theatre, Hakawati, to inquire with its Director, Jamal Ghosheh, the question of the theatre being shut down. Hakawati has been hosting performances and been a hub of theatre activity in Jerusalem for more than 25 years.…
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The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has charitable status in over 50 countries, a status based on the JNF’s claim that it preserves and advances Jewish culture, community, civic and political participation, rights and safety. In reality, the JNF was created in 1901 for the purpose of colonizing Palestine through the acquisition and management of land…
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European Court rules boycott of Israel illegal Boycott is ‘discriminatory and punishable’ – EU Court judges ‘interference with…freedom of expression needed to protect the rights of Israeli producers.’ – Jerusalem Post ‘First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win’ – Gandhi The European Court of Human Rights has…
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Letter 1: Raymond Deane to Israeli Embassy, Dublin. To the Ambassador of Israel – Your country is once again disgracing itself. This time it has committed an act of piracy: the arrest on the high seas of a boat, appropriately named “The Spirit of Humanity” (a spirit that your state forever seeks, in vain, to crush),…
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World Archaeological Congress excludes Israelis from Ramallah 15th August 2009 Israel’s Antiquity Authority bitterly condemned the World Archaeological Congress for failing to invite Israelis to a conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah. This follows the departure of the Israeli Journalists from the International Journalists Union recently. The Israeli State normally excludes all Israelis from…
Zionist tradition of deliberately killing civilians has not changed by Mick Napier “What is necessary is cruel and strong reactions. We need precision in time, place, and casualties. If we know the family, we must strike mercilessly, women and children included. Otherwise, the reaction is inefficient. At the place of action, there is no need…