Tuesday 28-March-2017
It is now one week since the Israeli authorities arrested Omar Barghouti a co-founder of the Boycott Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) movement in Palestine. His arrest follows years of intimidation and threats by various state agencies.
Wednesday 18-January-2017
“Tomorrow will look different — and tomorrow is very close.” So said Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu in response to the just-concluded Paris conference on Middle East peace which he denounced as “rigged”.
Sunday 30-October-2016
After a visit to Hebron in 1996 the late Palestinian scholar Edward Said wrote “The present situation cannot last there are too many inequities and injustices at the heart of Palestinian life.”
Thursday 10-December-2015
Diplomatic spats between Sweden and Israel have become a regular occurrence. Ever since the Scandinavian country recognised the state of Palestine in October 2014 relations between Stockholm and Tel Aviv have gone from bad to worse.