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GAZA.— Just hours after 10 men attacked and vandalized the UN Relief and Works Agency facility in Gaza, Palestinian children attending the Summer Games at the UNRWA set a new world record. The UNRWA facility was being used to stage summer camps for children in the Gaza Strip. This is the fifth year that UNRWA has […]

PALESTINE- ISRAEL.— On April 14th, Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni was abducted in Gaza, the following day he was found dead. Arrigoni was a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) an organization resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land using non-violent methods. “Staying Human” follows Arrigoni in his resistance campaign as he recounts his experiences […]

PALESTINE- ISRAEL.—A group of US citizens is defiantly rejecting the Obama Administration’s attempt to impede their aid mission to the Gaza strip. Up to 50 Americans are set to sail from a Greek port on a U.S. flagged- ship called “The Audacity of Hope”. The boat is part of an international flotilla carrying aid for […]

ISRAEL-PALESTINE.—In 2006, Gilad Shalit was taken by armed combatants of Hamas in a cross- border conflict between Israel and Palestine. Negotiations for Shalit’s release have failed numerous times over the last few years, particularly over the details of the prisoner exchange. Hamas is demanding the release of all female and underage Palestinian prisoners, as well […]

ISRAEL- PALESTINE.– On 19 May, a military judge confirmed a four-month administrative detention order for Palestinian academic Ahmad Qatamesh. Generally, administrative detention orders are subject to review by a military judge within eight days. In Ahmad Qatamesh’s case, the judge did not issue her decision to confirm the order until 19 May when she reduced the […]

IRVINE.– Dr. John L. Esposito is a Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He is Founding Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding: History and International Affairs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service. The event will include fundraising for the Irvine 11, all donations help with legal fees […]

LOS ANGELES.– David Makovsky and Ghaith al-Omari will debate current prospects for peace in the Israel- Palestine conflict. David Makovsky is the Director of the Washington Institute’s Project on the Middle East Peace Process, and Ghaith al-Omari is the former advisor to Fatah/PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas and current head of the American Task Force in […]

RIVERSIDE, Ca.– Students for Justice in Palestine hosted speakers Ambassador Edward Peck and Rabbi Weiss this week as part of Palestine Awareness Week at UC Riverside. Palestine Awareness Week is an effort to educate the campus on the Israeli- Palestine conflict. The group seeks to present the truth on the ongoing conflict and present the withheld facts to […]

LOS ANGELES, Ca– Saturday May 7th, Students for Justice in Palestine host professor, activist, and renowned scholar Noam Chomsky for an in-depth talk on Palestine. Where: UCLA, Young Hall – -Trueblood Lecture Hall – Rm CS50 When: Saturday, May 7th from 6p.m.- 10p.m.