The Electronic Intifada, 22 June 2017

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, left, has remained silent about Israel’s electricity cuts to Gaza. (European External Action Service)

 

After four successive days of reductions, Israel has now cut the electricity it supplies to the Gaza Strip by 60 percent.

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:57:44 -0400 (EDT)

  

 

Invest in More Wins!

Dear Giorgio,

Big news! Minutes ago, the Mennonite Church (USA) voted nearly unanimously to create an investment screen for the purpose of "withdrawing investments from companies that are profiting from the occupation." The resolution was approved overwhelmingly, with approximately 98% of the 548 voters supporting itClick here to say thank you to the Mennonites! 

The Electronic Intifada, 27 June 2017

EU research chief Carlos Moedas meets the Israeli prime minister during a May visit to celebrate Israel’s role in Horizon 2020, an EU research program that funds torturers. (via European Union in Israel)

RFI, 07-07-2017

media Hebron, devant le tombeau des Patriarches, des policiers israéliens contrôlent deux femmes venues prier. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Le vote était attendu. L'Unesco était une nouvelle fois appelée à se prononcer sur une dispute opposant Israéliens et Palestiniens. L'organisation onusienne a inscrit, ce vendredi 7 juillet, la vieille ville de Hébron en Cisjordanie au patrimoine mondial de l'humanité, une inscription en tant que site palestinien menacé par l'occupation israélienne.

rsn, May 15, 2017

 

Power has become so concentrated that not only are the banks “too big to fail,” but as one economist put it, they are also “too big to jail.”