The French yacht Dignite-Al Karame set sail toward the Gaza Strip Sunday, after other ships in an anti-blockade flotilla were grounded in…
SOMEWHERE IN THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN – On Saturday evening a Gaza-bound boat left Greek territorial waters. Its 10 participants regard themselves as…
CRETE – Like an anti-Semitic caricature, Israel has extended its long tentacles around the globe in an effort to stop 10 decades-old…
THE MARK: Since the second intifada, fewer Israeli citizens have had the opportunity to interact with Palestinians living in the occupied territories,…
SOMEWHERE IN GREECE – We're in the lecture hall in which the people sailing on the Tahrir, the Canadian ship taking part…
Social activist Stephan Corriveau warned all of us due to set sail on the Canadian ship dubbed the Tahrir – one of…
Of all places, it is in Azzariyeh, east of Jerusalem, that one can really learn to appreciate the activities of Palestinian law-enforcement…
How nice it would be if statistics and events on the ground would line up in a logical, orderly manner, without any…
On May 7, the remains of a woman's body were found in a well, three kilometers from the village of Surif, northwest…
The European and American taxpayers supporting the work of international aid and development organizations in the occupied territories are having to pay…
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