YONATAN MENDEL EXPLAINS HASBARA

NOVANEWS Israeli mendacity long ago became a form of high art. Israeli pro­pa­ganda long ago merited its own spe­cial­ized synonym in the dic­tio­nary: hasbara, the hyper-sophisticated art of Zionist “expla­na­tion.” The messaging asso­ci­ated with sending […]

WHY SOME FAVOR CULTURAL BOYCOTT

NOVANEWS by Philip Weiss From JTA’s report on the movie “Ajami” not winning the Oscar last night: Just hours before the Oscars ceremony, [co-director Scandar] Copti [a Christian Palestinian] said he was not representing Israel. […]

POLICE ATTACK SUSSEX STUDENTS

NOVANEWS posted by lenin Students at the University of Sussex have been organising against cuts in their university, lately beginning an occupation in protest against management lay-offs. It seems that a peaceful protest by students […]

WOMEN DAY

NOVANEWS Al-Akhbar newspaper devotes a special section (edited by young Lebanese feminist women) for International Women’s Day. Posted by As’ad at 7:56 AM www.angryarab.blogspot.com

WOMEN IN IRAN

NOVANEWS “Despite a February 15th United Nations review of its human-rights practices, Iran’s government has not curbed its censorship and repression of women’s rights activists. The morning after the review was held, Nasrin Sotoudeh, a […]

FREEDOM HOUSE

NOVANEWS Freedom House is the least qualified organization to speak about freedoms, especially in the Middle East because they are politically tainted. I am too sick with a terrible cold to respond to everything here […]