Hundreds of Palestinians聽聽of besieged Gaza on January 29 to show their support of the democratically-elected government of Venezuela and it鈥檚 legitimate leader, President Nicolas Maduro.
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The 45th Friday of the Great March of Return took place on February 1. Each Friday since March 30 last year, Gazans have defied Israeli snipers 鈥 who have shot unarmed protesters, journalists and medics 鈥 to demand their right to return to their now Israeli-occupied lands.
The United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories () said there have been more than 26,000 Palestinian injuries since the Great March began. Israeli injuries stand at 23.
When it comes to the infrastructure of genocide, you could illustrate it using almost any photo of a school, house, shop or village in the West Bank. You could bookmark a Google maps page of a particular West Bank town 鈥 then look again in three or six months time and note the destruction wrought.
This is one way of keeping track of the demolitions of Palestinian homes and Israel鈥檚 attempts to impose an 鈥淚sraeli only鈥 identity on the landscape.
As I walked through the tight alleyways of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza earlier this year, I was followed by dozens of curious barefoot children, fascinated that a foreigner had made them a visit. The siege on Gaza has made it nearly impossible for outsiders to enter.
With the children a few steps behind me, smiling and giggling, I made my way through the dusty camp, being greeted and welcomed by Palestinians who came to their doorways as we passed.
In the six months since the Great March of Return began in Gaza, with Palestinians demanding the right to return to land from which they were expelled from, Israel has and injured more than 21,000 others.
Dozens of DJs and music producers have joined an international call to support the cultural boycott of Israel.
鈥淎s long as the Israeli government continues its brutal and sustained oppression of the Palestinian people, we respect their call for a boycott of Israel as a means of peaceful protest against the occupation,鈥 reads the statement artists posted on their social media pages, along with the hashtag #.
With a bold call for protests against Israel鈥檚 crimes of apartheid, US-based pop band Of Montreal has dropped out of Israel鈥檚 Meteor Festival on September 4, just days before it was set to begin.
This follows the cancellation by headliner , who on August 31.
Australian artists are joining the more than 140 international artists in the for a boycott of Eurovision 2019 if it goes ahead in聽Israel next May, says BDS Australia.
Inspired by the conscientious artists who refused to perform in apartheid South Africa in the 1980s, Palestinian artists and cultural groups have called for non-violent pressure in the form of boycotts on Israel until it complies with its obligations under international law.
People are 鈥渏ustifiably angry鈥 that Labour鈥檚 national executive committee (NEC) decided to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, Jewish Socialists鈥 Group鈥檚 Julia Bard said after the NEC voted to do so on September 4.
Jewish Socialists鈥 Group activist David Rosenberg said it was 鈥渘o doubt a significant setback鈥 for Jeremy Corbyn鈥檚 allies but, despite the adoption of the definition and all its 11 examples, pro-Israel MPs and groups are hesitant to call it a victory.
The British Labour Party鈥檚 national executive council (NEC) voted on September 4 to adopt the controversial the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. Supporters of Palestinian liberation, including Jewish groups, have criticised the definition.
Today, Tarshiha is promoted on AirBnB as Ma鈥檃lot-Tarshiha in the Galilee region of Israel and, depending on your budget, you can book somewhere chic and stylish to take in the stunning views or a more humble, village style experience. Seventy years ago though, Tarshiha was a village in Palestine.
Israeli forces seized a boat on July 29 that was carrying nearly two dozen activists and journalists aiming to break Israel鈥檚 maritime blockade on Gaza.
The boat is part of the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which describes itself as 鈥渁 grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement composed of campaigns and initiatives from all over the world working together to end the siege of Gaza鈥.聽
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