Tagged: gaza

15,000 protesters march through Lyon for Palestine

By Imane M. – On the 24th of November of 2012, the city of Lyon made some noise in the name of justice. 15,000 protesters gathered at Bellecour Square at 2PM for a march organized by the umbrella organization “Collectif 69 de soutien au peuple Palestinien” (‘Collective 69 for support of the Palestinian people’), which united dozens of humanitarian and...

Famous rock band Marillion releases song for Gaza

Fantastic news! The famous rock band Marillion has included its new song ‘Gaza‘ on its upcoming album “Sounds That Can’t be Made“. Recently, more and more musicians are becoming aware that the people of Palestine are subjected to Apartheid, oppression, expulsion and persecution. The efforts of Roger Waters to engage in support for the Palestinian cause, the similar efforts of...

One Direction, Kim Kardashian: tweeting for Israel

One Direction, Kim Kardashian: tweeting for Israel

Normally, neither Kim Kardashian nor the boyband One Direction would be in my sphere of attention. I know that both have a massive following worldwide, and in fact, I don’t want to comment any further on that. I do not aim to insult people, and fear that elaborating on my opinion might be interpreted by some as such.   Sorry...

Nakba-denial: whitewashing Zionist crimes

By Tariq Shadid – Remember the old days, before the Oslo accords, when we all knew what it meant to be pro-Palestinian? In those days, there was barely any disagreement on what should be the aim of the struggle: one democratic state for all, that makes no distinction on the basis of ethnicity or religion, with Jerusalem as its capital,...