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Zizek on Love
The philosopher rock star Slavoj Zizek on Love. Is love going to end the occupation? Is it going to heal the settler insanity? Perhaps not…
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Would Israelis like things to be better?
about 3 days ago - No comments
Based on the past months of popular struggle in the West Bank which have included countless demonstrations, arrests, house raids, injuries and trips to the military courts, I find myself asking whether Israelis would like things to be better. The question is simple enough: do people here want to create a change so that the
Nabi Saleh demo faced with military incursions; one protester arrested
about 6 days ago - No comments
Soldiers responded to a peacful march with an incursion that resolted in a day of clashes and one arrested protester. Residents of Nabi Saleh, supported by Palestinians from nearby villages, Israeli activists and international supporters – about 60 in number – participated in the weekly demonstration against the Occupation and annexation and destruction of a
Demonstrator suffers moderate wounds in Bil’in
about 1 week ago - 2 comments
One demonstrator was evacuated to the Ramallah hospital with moderate injuries, after a rubber coated bullet shot at him from a short distance lodged itself in his knee. This week’s demonstration in Bil’in commemorated the 9th anniversary to the assassination of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa by a missile shot into his home by Israel.
Israeli troops fire on nonviolent anti-wall protest in Al Ma’sara (Video)
about 1 week ago - 1 comment
Yesterday, the village of al Ma’sara held a nonviolent protest against the Separation Wall and settlements. A group of Palestinian, Israeli and international protesters gathered in the afternoon and peacefully chanted ‘no to occupation’ and ‘no to settlements’. After a short time, Israeli soldiers began using sound bombs and tear gas as a means of
IDF arrests Red Crescent medical team during a demonstration in Ni’ilin
about 1 week ago - 2 comments
The IDF arrested a Red Crescent medical team this afternoon in the West Bank city of Ni’ilin. The medical team was a part of the weekly protest against the separation wall and continued Israeli settlement expansion. Roughly thirty Palestinians accompanied by Israeli and international supporters approached the separation wall around one in the afternoon. Palestinians
Criminalizing Peaceful Protest: Israel Jails Another Palestinian Gandhi
about 1 week ago - 1 comment
Last year, on the night of International Human Rights Day at 2am, Abdallah Abu Rahmah was arrested from his home in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abu Rahmah is the coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements and was arrested for coordinating the weekly unarmed protest against Israel’s separation barrier.
Under cover of darkness, Ta’ayush activists expose the stealing of Palestinian land (UPDATE)
about 1 week ago - 1 comment
Ta’ayush activists have uncovered information that the Southern West Bank settlement of Susya is illegal stealing Palestinian land to increase the production of their Carmel Wine. Last week, under cover of darkness, a group of Jerusalem activists went to explore the vineyards. What they found was that many settlers are in fact stealing land in
A village in the South Hebron Hills finally gets connected to the electricity grid after nine years
about 1 week ago - No comments
The Israeli government is actively depriving villages throughout the South West Bank of basic services such as water, electricity and gas. The IDF believes that this deprivation will lead to villagers abandoning their villages and moving to major population centers. Of course, the abandoned village land is taken over by settlements and becomes another piece of the Israeli occupation puzzle. Samuel Nicholas, an American activist
A Demonstration Marking 43 Years of Occupation in the West Bank
about 3 months ago - No comments
One hundred and fifty Israelis joined about a thousand Palestinian demonstrators to commemorate 43 years of occupation in New Beit Nuba Friday. Coordinated by the popular committees in the West Bank and the Coalition against the Occupation the demonstration focused on the right of return of the those internally displaced Palestinians from the villages of
Authority, the Persistence of the Past and a New Year
about 11 months ago - 3 comments
The Zionist experience in Palestine has exposed the Jewish people to a number of modern experiences which were previously unknown. The governance of a state, the construction of an army and the maintenance of a civil society are but a few of the tasks which the Zionist movement has thrust upon the Jewish people. This
about 1 year ago
I am convinced Zizek is a professional troll.
about 1 year ago
That’s probably the closest I’ll ever come to religion (and my listing of the clip as such on facebook means I’ve already got one volunteer for the position of altar girl).