Posts Tagged ‘btselem’

Israeli who helped kill journalists to speak at Newseum

Ali Abunimah Media Watch 27 May 2016 Mahmoud al-Kumi Why is the Newseum hosting an Israeli military officer who aided and abetted the killings of two reporters whose names are included in the Washington institution’s Journalists Memorial? The Newseum bills itself as “dedicated to free expression and the five freedoms of the First Amendment: religion, […]

THE TRUTH ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY

THE TRUTH ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY by ms king As we all know, Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in America’s armed forces. The holiday, which is observed on the last Monday of May, originated in 1868 asDecoration Day. Families of the Northern dead […]

Acclaimed Irish literary festival’s refusal to accept Israeli state funding welcomed by artists and human rights campaigners

The decision by Listowel Writers’ Week Festival, an internationally acclaimed literary festival in the Irish heritage town of Listowel County Kerry, to refuse funding from the Israeli Embassy in Ireland has been welcomed by artists, human rights campaigners and Palestine solidarity activists in Ireland, and is being hailed as victory for the growing Palestinian-led global Boycott, […]

Disastrous California Gas Leak Endangers Health Of Residents

Homes are pictured on a hillside in Porter Ranch, CA. For months, a massive gas leak has been spewing fumes, harming the atmosphere and sickening people living nearby. In October, 2015, Southern California Gas Company (SCG) reported a gas leak at its storage well in the Santa Susana Mountains. The suburban […]

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