Solidarity with Palestine

  • U.S. officials have put an extended hold on the visa application of award-winning Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer. March 19, 2010

  • It has become accepted to label those opposed to the actions of the Israeli government as "anti-Semitic" or "anti-Jewish." This notion should be dispelled. March 12, 2010

  • Israel’s onslaught on Lebanon, its devastation of Gaza and its recent political murder in Dubai have exposed its outrageous criminality. March 5, 2010

  • The Movement to End Israeli Apartheid in Georgia kicked off Israeli Apartheid Week by challenging Israeli ambassador Reda Mansour. March 5, 2010

  • Palestinian families are being evicted from their homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah--but a solidarity movement is organizing to defend them. February 25, 2010

  • Yad Vashem is a relentless indictment of human cruelty, but the Israeli Holocaust memorial also tries to justify the unacceptable: the Israeli apartheid state. January 22, 2010

  • The Boston Police showed at a recent protest that they aren't willing to allow pro-Palestinian voices to be heard. January 20, 2010

  • Unions, churches and academic groups are organizing a boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign directed at Israel. January 19, 2010

  • A Twitter campaign by activist Nadine Moawad brought together over 100 activists to raise awareness about the invasion of Gaza one year later. January 15, 2010

  • About 150 people turned out for a march and rally in Portland in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the Israeli assault on Gaza. January 14, 2010

  • Egyptian police viciously attacked the Viva Palestina convoy, but participants stood their ground and were allowed into Gaza the following day. January 8, 2010

  • Labor for Palestine responds to attacks on its open letter to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the boycott campaign against Israeli apartheid. January 6, 2010

  • Egyptian authorities have attacked a convoy carrying humanitarian relief supplies destined for the people of Gaza. January 6, 2010

  • Participants in a convoy carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza are calling on solidarity activists everywhere for their help. January 5, 2010

  • Participants in the Gaza Freedom March approved a statement aimed at accelerating the campaign against Israeli apartheid. January 4, 2010

  • Activists from 43 countries came to Cairo for the Gaza Freedom March, but Egyptian authorities showed their loyalties by stopping the marchers. January 4, 2010

  • Labor and Palestinian rights activists take issue with Richard Trumka's speech denouncing the movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. December 18, 2009

  • Some 175 people gathered in Chicago for the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation eighth annual National Organizers Conference. September 17, 2009

  • How can South African President and former freedom fighter Jacob Zuma believe there are two equal sides in the "Israeli-Palestinian conflict"? September 13, 2009

  • In the last three months, the Netanyahu government has introduced new restrictions on travel to the West Bank, further tightening the noose on Palestinians. September 7, 2009

  • The Viva Palestina delegation saw in Gaza that everything necessary to the life of a contemporary society had been targeted by Israeli forces. July 22, 2009

  • Our Viva Palestina convoy was finally allowed into Gaza for just 24 hours to bring badly needed humanitarian supplies. We made the most of the time. July 19, 2009

  • A leader of the Viva Palestina convoy to Gaza explains what's at stake in the mission to bring badly needed humanitarian aid. July 14, 2009

  • Here we were, learning about each other--while the U.S. and Egyptian governments were trying to stop our convoy. July 14, 2009

  • After waiting on buses for two hours, it was clear to the Viva Palestina delegation that Egyptian authorities had no intention of letting them cross. July 13, 2009