Roger Waters (Pink Floyd): support the Palestinians’ nonviolent resistance

Roger Waters (Pink Floyd): support the Palestinians’ nonviolent resistance

Roger Waters, frontman and bassist of the iconic rock band Pink Floyd, has become one of the most prominent and active supporters of the Palestinian cause among the celebrities of the world. While some of the world’s iconic figures have been brave enough to cancel their concerts in Tel Aviv, and some have dared to be critical of the brutal...

Mona Eltahawy Speaks To J-Street, But Who Is She Speaking For?

Mona Eltahawy Speaks To J-Street, But Who Is She Speaking For?

Reproduced from Ikhras.com. Although the Musical Intifada mainly presents original articles, it occasionally posts articles from other websites. Mona Eltahawy who takes pride in being “the first Egyptian journalist to live and to work for a western news agency in Israel” was a big hit at this year’s J-Street gathering.  This is a video of her opening remarks at the...

Structural Violence in Gaza: Mohammed Omer tours New York

Structural Violence in Gaza: Mohammed Omer tours New York

Mohammed Omer, the award-winning Palestinian journalist from Gaza, has embarked on a speaking tour in New York, titled ‘Structural Violence in Gaza’. This is his fourth speaking tour in the United States, and it will focus mainly on daily life under Israeli siege. Dates and locations of the speaking tour can be found at the bottom of this article.  ...

Document 80 %: the promising new Palestinian Youth Movement

Document 80 %: the promising new Palestinian Youth Movement

From Aljazeera/PalestineHadNews – Ramallah – A group of Palestinian youth envisioning a new “national meeting” that represents the aspirations of all Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and occupied Palestine (1948) and refugees in the diaspora, and considers resistance is the only strategic option for national liberation.   The document – published by the youth group of the...