UK Palestine Newswire Archive
Updates on the Viva Palestina aid convoy
19-02-2009 10:22
Updated frequently.First Females Islamic Judges Inaugurated in Palestine
18-02-2009 22:16
For the first time in the history of Palestine, two women were appointed as judges to the Islamic Sharia court in the West Bank cities of Hebron and Ramallah. President Mahmoud Abbas accepted the appointment of the two female judges among 11 judges appointed to the Sharia Courts in the West Bank, after each woman successfully passed two competitive judicial exams held in Ramallah.Who is a Terrorist?
18-02-2009 21:28
There is a shrinking group of free people, people who believe in a context with everyone’s equal worth. This group still dreams about a society where everyone is included and for this, one is prepared to struggle.The hours are not enough. Daddy Obama tries every night to give Natasha and Malia some of his time. The hours are not enough. That is just the way it is. Part of the job, the assignment. Much has been promised and every promise has to be kept.
'Salt of the Earth' Sends Aid Convoy to Gaza
18-02-2009 17:45
Unable to attend the Viva Palestina convoy send-off in London, I watched video footage of the occasion with tears in my eyes.Here at last were people of courage and moral backbone... a dying breed in Britain, I had thought. How easily they put our leaders to shame.
Palestine Today 021809
18-02-2009 16:22
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center,
www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, February 18th, 2009.
PA calls for DIME bombs to be tried as war crime
18-02-2009 14:15
After several doctor's reports of unusual wounds and over 500 amputations in the recent war in Gaza, the Palestinian Authority has accused Israel of using and testing new, horrific weapons, including DIME bombs, and has urged the International Criminal Court in The Hague to try Israel for the use of these weapons as war crimes.'Criticism' of Israel - or racism?
18-02-2009 10:56
Being anti-Israel is not always anti-Semitic. However Howard Jacobson argues today in 'The Independent', to see 'criticism' of Israel for what it really is. Is the 'European disease' really making a return in Britain today or is this just paranoia?List of Israeli Officials Wanted for War Crimes
18-02-2009 02:55
Just some of the Israeli officials wanted for war-crimes:The Left and Support for Anti-Imperialist Islamist Resistance
18-02-2009 01:39
Speech delivered by Nadine Rosa-Rosso* at the The Beirut International Forum for Resistance, Anti-Imperialism, Solidarity between Peoples and Alternatives, held from January 16 to 18, 2009.NUS ‘plays the race card’ in criticism of student occupations
18-02-2009 00:32
In a letter to The Independent on February 15th, Wes Streeting, President of the NUS, said he did not believe ‘that the sit-ins relating to the Gaza crisis have been the student movement’s finest hour’, condemning the ’significant disruption to [...the] education’ of other students ‘.Israel, Hamas and Moral Equivalence
17-02-2009 20:29
Now that Israel has entered Gaza, the response from much of the world’s press has been totally predictable. Israel is called a nation of terrorists and mass murderers, and it is claimed that Israel is being far too disproportionate in its response. Demands for an immediate withdrawal, along with expectations that Israel grovels in remorse are becoming commonplace.Valentines home demos: HLS, fur, and the Israeli Ambassador in DC
17-02-2009 18:58
Palestinian Today 021709
17-02-2009 16:00
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center,
www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 17th, 2009.
Report of Palestine actions in Newcastle
17-02-2009 15:25
Keep Gaza Alive - Cambridge Stop the War to hold Gaza fundraiser
17-02-2009 13:13
Details in brief:Date: Saturday 21st February 2009
Time: 7- 10 pm
Location: St Andrew’s Hall Chesterton Cambridge
Cambridge Stop the War (CSTW) is holding a fundraising evening on Saturday 21st February in St Andrew’s Hall, Cambridge, with all proceeds going to Interpal and Medical Aid for Palestine, who are helping to relieve the horrific humanitarian crisis that has been forced upon the people of Gaza.
Edinburgh University Occupation Ends
17-02-2009 13:04
The Edinburgh University Occupation ended today, with demands partially met. The press release concerns what was achieved and what remains to be done, as well as some comment on what took place.Event report: Oxford St Intifada, Sat 14 Feb
17-02-2009 12:25
Update: EDO Decommissioners Get Charged With Conspiracy
17-02-2009 11:52
Yesterday in Brighton magistrate's court defendants in the EDO Decommissioners Casehad charges of Burglary dropped and replaced with Conspiracy To Cause Criminal Damage.