Saturday, 30 April 2011

The end of subservience?

Egypt reportedly prepares to open the Rafah border crossing, allowing the passage of Palestinians to and from Gaza and Egypt.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/egypt-warns-israel-don-t-interfere-with-opening-of-gaza-border-crossing-1.358969

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Latest news

This afternoon it was reported that Hamas and Fatah had signed a reconciliation deal and had called for presidential and legislative elections to be held within this year. It has been reported that an agreement had been signed in Cairo. Though this has taken many officials by suprise, scepticism is abundant. Reuters news agency has also reported that the Israeli PM, Binyamin Netanyahu has directed a statement at the Palestinian Authority, stating they must choose either peace with Israel or peace with Hamas.

Reuters International:
The historic pact
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/27/idINIndia-56611620110427

Haaretz:
Netanyahu's 'ultimatum'
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-palestinian-authority-must-choose-peace-with-israel-or-hamas-1.358460

Friday, 15 April 2011

Rest in Peace Vittorio Arrigoni




Italian peace activist based in Gaza.

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Colour my life with the chaos of trouble

Young Palestinians have art showcased in the UK, by th A.M Qattan foundation.
A selection are shown on the BBC website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13013314

For more information on the foundation:
http://www.qattanfoundation.org/subpage/en/index.asp?sectionID=107

Saturday, 9 April 2011

63 years on

9th April marks the 63rd anniversary of the massacre carried out at Deir Yassin, a village home to around 750 Palestinians, in the year 1948.

The following webpage has a detailed timeline of the event:
http://www.deiryassin.org/mas.html

Expect some more posts soon, related in particular to BDS and other ways of boycotting.

In light of the events taking place in Gaza as I type, you may find the follwing very insightful:
http://blog.thejerusalemfund.org/2011/04/twitter-timeline-revealing-context-in.html