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Vancouver's "Disappearing Palestine" Ads Are Protected Freedom Of Speech - PolicyMic Sat, 31 Aug 2013 16:21:23 GMT

PolicyMic

Vancouver's "Disappearing Palestine" Ads Are Protected Freedom Of Speech PolicyMic An ad campaign on Vancouver's transit system depicting the shrinking nature of the Palestinian territories into the state of Israel is stirring quite the controversy. The ads, titled "Disappearing Palestine," went up in Vancouver on Tuesday and are ...

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TransLink ads - National Post Sat, 31 Aug 2013 06:09:33 GMT

National Post

TransLink ads National Post Jewish groups in Vancouver are demanding the city's transit authority take down a series of controversial ads that show Palestinian borders disappearing into the State of Israel. The ads, sponsored by the Palestine Awareness Coalition, have been ... 'Disappearing Palestine' Vancouver Bus Ads Rile Jewish OrganizationsDaily Beast Vancouver's controversial pro-Palestine ads planned for other Canadian citiesThe Globe and Mail TransLink Israel-Palestine ads cause controversyCBC.ca Canada.com all 44 news articles »

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Attack on Google's Palestine Site Shows Risks of Foreign Domains - Bloomberg Fri, 30 Aug 2013 22:18:07 GMT

Bloomberg

Attack on Google's Palestine Site Shows Risks of Foreign Domains Bloomberg As this week's hacking attacks against Google, Twitter and the New York Times demonstrate, the dispersed nature of the Internet -- a core trait that makes the Web so powerful -- also leaves it vulnerable to being hijacked. All three incidents showed ... and more »

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Syrian Conflict Keeps Palestinian Refugees from School - Scoop.co.nz (press release) Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:43:02 GMT

Syrian Conflict Keeps Palestinian Refugees from School Scoop.co.nz (press release) New York, Sep 1 2013 - Over half of the schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Syria are closed, affecting some 45,000 children, it was announced today. "Whether because of damage to buildings or because of the overall ... and more »

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Outrage over pro-Palestinian ads a case of shooting the messenger - The Globe and Mail Sun, 01 Sep 2013 05:26:09 GMT

Outrage over pro-Palestinian ads a case of shooting the messenger The Globe and Mail When a pro-Palestinian organization launched a provocative ad campaign earlier this week, it didn't take long for Jewish organizations across the country to register their outrage. But in a classic case of shoot the messenger, most of their anger was ...

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Gaza gov't demands 'clear response' from Egypt on assault - www.worldbulletin.net Sun, 01 Sep 2013 21:22:21 GMT

Gaza gov't demands 'clear response' from Egypt on assault www.worldbulletin.net The Gaza-based Palestinian government on Saturday demanded a "clear response" from Egyptian authorities regarding what it described as "assaults" by Egyptian naval forces on Palestinian fishermen one day earlier. "The government demands a clear ... Egypt Envoy to Palestine Accuses Hamas of IncitementAl-Monitor Egypt fires at Palestinian fishermen off Gaza: medicsEgypt Independent Hamas Forces Break into Egyptian Center in GazaWAFA - Palestine News Agency Algemeiner -Middle East Monitor all 75 news articles »

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Conspiracy theory: Arab media still angered by Asala Nasri's visit to Palestine - Al-Bawaba Sun, 01 Sep 2013 07:29:07 GMT

Conspiracy theory: Arab media still angered by Asala Nasri's visit to Palestine Al-Bawaba Asala Nasri's recent visit to Palestine raised many eyebrows in the entertainment world and media. The singer was the first ever Syrian to perform in Palestine since 1967. The performance was held in a small village near Bethlehem and was part of the ...

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Federal complaints targeting Palestine solidarity activism on campus are ... - Mondoweiss Fri, 30 Aug 2013 03:14:53 GMT

Mondoweiss

Federal complaints targeting Palestine solidarity activism on campus are ... Mondoweiss Three separate probes into allegations that campus activism for Palestine created an anti-Semitic environment have been closed by the federal government. The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights announced that three colleges in the ... and more »

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Pro-Palestine transit ads will not be removed, TransLink says - The Globe and Mail Wed, 28 Aug 2013 18:21:59 GMT

Pro-Palestine transit ads will not be removed, TransLink says The Globe and Mail TransLink says a series of ads that depict the territory of Palestine shrinking into the state of Israel will not be pulled from a transit station or buses in the Vancouver area. The ads, called “Disappearing Palestine,” are produced by six Vancouver ...

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Preserving Palestine's memory through art: interview with John Halaka - The Electronic Intifada Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:25:22 GMT

The Electronic Intifada

Preserving Palestine's memory through art: interview with John Halaka The Electronic Intifada Landscapes of Desire, a series of drawings by John Halaka currently on display at the Arab American National Museum in Detroit, is based on stone houses from Palestinian villages destroyed by Zionist forces. By depicting these houses with words such as ...