Palestine

Independent Israeli occupation resister released from prison

Tali Fahima at a press conference right after her release

After having served 877 days in prison on spurious charges, Tali Fahima, an Israeli citizen who independently crossed the lines with Palestine to befriend a chief militant and to initiate humanitarian work in the Jenin refugee camp, was yesterday released from prison.

Health worker and bank strikes in Palestine

Banks in Palestine went on a one-day general strike yesterday after a bomb was detonated outside the Arab Bank in Gaza early on Friday.

Israel: schools on strike

bombed out school

Schools in the Kiryat Shmona area of northern Israel are on strike for the sixth day today due to safety concerns.

Palestinian farm workers organise

Palestinian farmer

In-depth article about the plight of farm workers in the Jordan Valley and their attempts to organise.

Armed gunmen attack Palestine Workers' Radio

Al-Aqsa militant with child

Armed gunmen from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades attacked the offices of the Palestine Workers' Radio for inciting "internal conflicts" in Palestine.

Another day, another IDF Refusenik

Since 2002, soldiers and officers from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have been refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories in protest against what the Israeli military regime.

Palestine strike may spread to fuel workers

Fatah logo

Palestinian pubic-sector strikers may be joined by employees of the Petroleum Authority if their demands aren't met.

US blacklists academic for donating to Palestinian charity

A revealing transcript of an interview with Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Islamic Studies and Philosophy at Oxford University on why he can't get a teaching job in the US.

Strikes in Palestine: latest news

Over 80,000 Palestinian civil servants have walked out on a general strike over 6 months non-payment of wages by the Hamas government.