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Symbolic wedding at Hizma checkpoint

Love in a Time of Apartheid: Israeli Forces Disrupt Wedding

RAMALLAH – The bride, a Palestinian with Israeli citizenship, the groom, a Palestinian from the West Bank, accompanied by tens of activists approached Hizma checkpoint from its two sides and demanded their right to love and live without racist and separation policies. Using tear-gas and sound bombs, Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint prevented the bride and the groom from meeting...

South African artists launch collab album ‘AMANDLA INTIFADA 2’

There is some important news on the front of music for the Palestinian cause: South African artists have banded together to record an album in support of the Palestinian struggle named ‘AMANDLA INTIFADA 2’. The album, in some ways, can be seen as a sequel to the album released in 2009 through the collaboration of four South African bands, called...

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Milestone: 30,000 likes on the Doc Jazz FB page

On September 24, 2011, we were able to announce that the number of people liking the Doc Jazz page on Facebook crossed the 15,000 line. Now, roughly one and half year later, we are happy to inform you that this number has doubled! A short while ago, the counter passed the 30,000. In appreciation of this support, Doc Jazz returns...

#PalestinianHeroes trending on February 16

Why Twitter actions for hunger strikers should be supported

It has been roughly a month since concerned citizens of the world have been gathering on Twitter every day at 3pm EST/7 pm GMT/ 9pm Palestine time, (ed. March 11: please check this website for updates about timing!) to tweet for the cause of Palestinian prisoners in administrative detention. These trending actions are initiated and maintained by activists of the...