Friday, January 26, 2018

Israel/Palestine News

 



A poll shows that Republicans support Israel & Democrats are sympathetic to Palestinians.
  




How can technological developments help in the fight against poverty? Here are three innovative technologies that try to deal with poverty.
  




What are the characteristics of aging in the LGBT community? Are there special difficulties experienced by senior LGBT members? The first LGBT Senior Conference was held at the Gay Center in Tel Aviv and discussed topics such as health, relationships and sexuality, shared housing and more.
  




What happens to the mind of a child who has been abandoned in childhood after the psychologist he trusts leaves him? A tender conducted by the state leads to damage to the rehabilitation treatment of dozens of foster children in Jerusalem.
  






Are all residents of south Tel Aviv really in favor of deporting the refugees? Are the veteran residents also under threat of deportation?
 



Pence's speech to the Knesset praised Israel's democracy while Palestinian members of parliament were expelled for protesting, says Shir Hever.


  






Mattan Helman stood at the recruiting office and declared his refusal to enlist, and a circle of support stood with him while blindfolded saying, "Stop closing your eyes to the crimes of the occupation." Refuseniks and former refuseniks came to strengthen and support him.
 




On the day of Mattan Helman's refusal, his friends and supporters gathered, among them draft refusers and former refusers and the "Mesarvot" movement and demonstrated their support in the best of tradition. At the same time, many recruits gathered, accompanied by their families and friends. Within a short time a clash arose between supporters and recruits. Will it be possible to reach a dialogue without violence and heated debate? After declaring his refusal, Mattan was sentenced to ten days in military prison.
  






Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked accosted in Tel Aviv on 18 January 2018 over her leading the Israeli government's war on non-Jewish African refugees: "You're a racist minister! A fascist! You promote hate! There's nothing Jewish about you! Yalla, go home!" - "Murderer! Murderer!"


(No idea why this is an hour video consisting of the same 20+ second bit repeated over & over.)

Friday, January 19, 2018

Israel/Palestine News

  






A demonstration at Tel Aviv University against the government's decision to deport asylum seekers living in Israel.
  






Talks with residents of East Jerusalem about Trump's announcement regarding Jerusalem.
 






As a protest against employing workers through outsourcing companies, the National Coalition for Direct Employment organized a large human chain in front of the Azrieli Mall.
 



Activists help Palestinians build a new house in Umm al Khair, near the settlement of Carmel.  The IDF shows up to stop the construction.
  




Food distribution centers and aid organizations seek to help people in times of weakness - but do they also harm their self-respect and privacy on the way? Should the state regulate the issue of assistance to the needy and adopt an ethical code of conduct?
   



Diana Buttu says Abbas rejection of the US isn't enough to save him from rejection by the Palestinians.
 



A bomb wounded a Hamas official in the Lebanese city of Sidon as he was about to enter his car.


  



Yari Hawari talks about why Trump is targeting UNRWA & Palestinian refugees.


  



Settlers destroy olive trees.


 



Another demo in Nabi Saleh.


    





Demo by Women In Black.
 





http://jocsm.org/stopdeportingrefugees

http://www.dreamdefenders.org/blacklivesinpalestine
   




The way in which information is conveyed to us, and especially what we see, shapes our political and social consciousness. A conference on visual images, representation and mediation of reality.
    






Filmed by: Zakaria Sadah

Friday, January 12, 2018

Israel/Palestine News

  





A Saudi hospital separates Gaza cojoined twins Haneen & Farah, leading to Farah's death.


 





The Tamimi family continues to resist Israel, even after 3 deaths & many arrests.  An interview with Manal Tamimi.
 





Trump is deepening Palestinians suffering in pursuit of a dangerous Middle East agenda, says Max Blumenthal.

  




The children do not stop coughing because of the sand, and the state - instead of providing an alternative - destroys the tent every month and worsens the situation. The Abu-Sabila family from Tel-Sheva is desparate for a solution.
 



In 4 part series, Norman Finkelstein is interviewed about his new book 'Gaza:  An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom.'
 





Max Blumenthal talks about the book 'Fire & Fury', asserting that the only collusion the Trump regime has done with a foreign power is with Israel.
  




Friday, January 5, 2018

Israel/Palestine News

  




Mahmood loves soccer and he dreams of being a player in a big team. In his village there are no building permits and he does not have a lot to practice - which prevents him and his friends from fulfilling their dreams.
 






Listen to Iman, who tells how even a simple injury like a broken leg can get complicated when the nearest clinic is 45 kilometers away on rough roads.  Voices from the Valley - A series of interviews Palestinians who talk about life in the Jordan Valley.
  










 




Khulusi reminisces about his childhood in the Jordan Valley and hopes for a future of peace that can give both sides a life of dignity and equality.  Voices from the Valley - A series of interviews Palestinians who talk about life in the Jordan Valley.
 




Danny Rubinstein, who in 1972 covered the return to Wadi Fukin, talks about the right of return. "I know that the right of return is the most painful thing in Israeli consciousness, because they changed everything, changed the names and the map, and completely ignore the fact that Arabs lived there in all these places, all 400 settlements, they are trying to erase any trace of them. "
  




The Alimony Act brings thousands of single mothers to poverty. They face an impossible dilemma - those who go out to work lose their children's alimony.
   




Rushdi talks about the hardships of a Palestinian farmer in the Jordan Valley. He does not wish his children to work in agriculture, but he is also unable to finance university studies for them to provide them with a different future.  Voices from the Valley - A series of interviews Palestinians who talk about life in the Jordan Valley.
  








  



Demo in Nabi Saleh against occupation, Trump's Jerusalem decision & the arrest of Ahed Tamimi.


 





Trump's promise to stop aid shows he doesn't understand how aid works.