protests in Amman
NOVANEWS The Friday before last I was at a demonstration in West Amman, the wealthier section of Amman, far from the layers of boxy concrete buildings that carpet East Amman, with its camps and its […]
The Nakba was erased from a French textbook
From `Le Monde diplomatique`–Thursday, July 7, 2011–The Nakba was erased from a French textbook According to a wire story of the Agence France Presse (AFP) dated July 4, `passages from a new contemporary history textbooks […]
Life Under Nazi Regime '2'
NOVANEWS Contradictions be damned: Colonel Pinky’s last stand in the case of Rachel Corrie by HATIM KANAANEH The last session of the Rachel Corrie court case in Haifa had been repeatedly postponed on account of the […]
Life Under Nazi Regime '1'
NOVANEWS When A was forbidden to return home The soldiers don’t see their faces. If they saw them – as persons, their humanity, their names – differentiated and uniquely individual – not as the general […]
Egyptian independent trade unionists endorse BDS
NOVANEWS Press release London 2 July 2011 From Arabawy (Hossam al-Hamalawy’s blog): Representative of the Egyptian Independent Union Federation: “We call on the global trade union movement to cut links with the Histadrut and […]
U.S. Trade Union Statement in Support of Palestinian Call for Full and Immediate Arms Embargo Against Apartheid Israel Posted by admin on 7/14/11 • Categorized as LFP Statements,U.S. Labor News
NOVANEWS Whereas, on May 4, 2011, the Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (PTUC-BDS)specifically called “on trade unions around the world to actively show solidarity with the Palestinian people by. . . […]
United States recognizes Libyan rebels as legitimate government
NOVANEWS ISTANBUL — The United States granted Libyan rebel leaders full diplomatic recognition as the governing authority of Libya on Friday, a move that could give the cash-strapped rebels access to more than $30 […]
Ancient Egypt Had No Pharaohs
NOVANEWS King Tutankhamun Ancient Egypt knew no Pharaohs Dr. Ashraf Ezzat Prologue The title might sound a bit strange and perplexing, but throughout the following lines I’m going to elaborate, as I unfold this bizarre […]
Watchdogs slam IsraHell law making boycott calls illegal
NOVANEWS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Israeli human rights watchdogs lashed out on Tuesday at the passage of a parliamentary bill clearing the way for lawsuits against groups urging boycotts of Israel or its settlements, dubbing the legislation […]
IsraHelli peace group launches boycott, defying ban
NOVANEWS An IsraHelli peace group launched a boycott of products from Jewish settlements Tuesday – in the wake of a controversial IsraHelli law banning such actions. A coalition of allied groups also said they […]