Palestinians demonstrate for the release of Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison.

Desmond Tutu Nominates Marwan Barghouti for Nobel Peace Prize

South African archbishop and prominent human rights activist Desmond Tutu nominated Marwan Barghouti for the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday, June 6, this being the sixth nomination made this year for the imprisoned Palestinian parliamentary. “The nomination of Marwan Barghouti, a symbol of the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom, constitutes a clear signal of support…

International Campaign: Amdocs Must Recognize Workers’ Union

In April 2015, workers at Amdocs-Israel, the local branch of a large multi-national software firm, started to organize in the Histadrut – the General Federation of Labor in Israel – with the intention of forming an employees’ committee which would negotiate a collective agreement with company management. Following the workers’ organization initiative, an aggressive anti-union…

Palestinian women demonstrate in solidarity with Khalida Jarrar.

Occupation Forces to Release Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar

Israeli authorities will be releasing imprisoned Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar today, Friday June 3, according to the Arabic-language newspaper of the Communist Party of Israel, Al-Ittihad. Jarrar is to be released at the Jubara military checkpoint in the northern occupied West Bank district of Tulkarem. Official receptions for Jarrar are to be held Saturday and…