The Electronic Intifada

Israel denies entry to the executive director and board chair of the Center for Constitutional Rights, using false information from Zionist blacklisting websites; author Sunaina Maira explains why the academic boycott is growing in popularity across US universities despite lawfare campaigns aimed at silencing scholars. For more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-isr...

Two young activists with the Demiltarize! Durham2Palestine coalition talk about the significance of banning local police training programs with Israeli forces. For more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-how-durham-activists-led-city-ban-police-training-israel(Photo: Ajamu Dillahunt of BYP-100 addresses a rally outside Durham city hall, 16 April. https://twitter.com...

"Every Palestinian was a target" at March of Return in Gaza; Scholars call for an end to Study Abroad in Israel programs at US universities. Photo: Palestinian protesters take part in a mass protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 30 March. (Ashraf Amra / APA images)

On this episode of The Electronic Intifada Podcast: Israeli lawfare "backfires" in New Zealand; Bay Area supporters of imprisoned Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi rally for her release. (Photo: Protesters in Oakland, California, protest the imprisonment of Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, 31 January. Image by Bill Hackwell)

On The Electronic Intifada Podcast: Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi denied bail in an Israeli military court; Activists celebrate the closure of a New York City diamond store owned by Israeli billionaire and settlement profiteer Lev Leviev. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-how-israel-couldnt-bear-ahed-tamimis-slap (Photo of Ahed Tamimi, Ofer prison, 20...

Journalists and activists recall the first intifada and how the legacy of popular organizing during the 1987 uprising still resonates today. For more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/stones-slingshots-and-organizing-recalling-first-intifada (Image: Palestinian women confront Israeli soldiers, Jabaliya refugee camp, Gaza, 1988. Robert Croma / Flickr)

This is the full interview with Ziad Abbas of the Middle East Children's Alliance. An excerpt of this interview was produced for The Electronic Intifada Podcast.

Trump appeals to his anti-Palestinian base by declaring Jerusalem as Israel's capital; As'ad AbuKhalil analyzes the latest power plays in Lebanon and the consequences of a strengthening alliance between the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel. For more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-trump-rewards-israels-intransigence Music: "Borderlands" by Naima Shalhoub. (Photo: Mahf...

Human rights defender Issa Amro on trial in Israeli military court; US lawmakers seek to end financial complicity in Israel's torture of Palestinian children in military detention. Photo: Activists Farid al-Atrash (left) and Issa Amro (right) in front of the Ofer Israeli military prison on 29 October, after their first military tribunal. (Twitter)Music: Sharif Zakout. Read more: https://electronic...

Graphic novelist Iasmin Omar Ata talks about the struggle for recognition in an interview with Marguerite Dabaie. Read Dabaie's full review of "Mis(h)adra" here: https://electronicintifada.net/content/visualizing-feeling/21841 and read the podcast blog post here: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-visualizing-feeling

Anti-Palestinian groups are escalating attacks on a cafe over a mural honoring Rasmea Odeh. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-defending-palestinian-culture-oaklands-reems (Photo by Sharif Zakout)

Largest US organization of democratic socialists endorse Palestinian BDS call; A new book, "We Will Not Be Silenced," investigates resistance by students and scholars to intimidation and repression by Israel lobby groups. Music by Invincible. More here: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-dsa-backs-boycott-campuses-fight-israels-censorship

Jalal Abukhater reports from Jerusalem; Josh Ruebner analyzes the Israel Anti-Boycott Act; and poet and activist Aja Monet talks about her Dream Defenders delegation to Palestine and reads from her new book of poetry. (Photo: Palestinians at the gate of al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, just before entering by the thousands, Jalal Abukhater on Twitter, 27 July)

The Democratic Party's members are rapidly shifting their opinions about the US-Israel relationship, activists say. Will elected officials follow suit? More here: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-california-democrats-defend-right-boycott-israel (Photo: Anti-BDS bills are designed to suppress Palestine rights activism in the US. Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr)

Dozens of US scholars are protesting a recent vote by the Modern Language Association (MLA) to "refrain from endorsing" the academic boycott of Israel; Canadian activists push the leftist New Democratic Party (NDP) to adopt a more progressive policy on Palestine. For more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-mla-anti-boycott-vote-could-encourage-repression Music: "Pai...

Laila El-Haddad interviews Joudie Kalla, author of the cookbook "Palestine on a Plate." For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/content/palestinian-cuisine-more-whats-plate/20546 (Photo of Joudie Kalla: Ria Osbourne)

Israel's leaders continue to threaten the entire Lebanese population with another war. Activist, writer and scholar Rania Masri of the Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel in Lebanon talks about the banning of Wonder Woman over the role of the lead actor, Gal Gadot, who was an Israeli soldier during the 2006 bombing of Lebanon. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-...

Pressure mounts on Radiohead to cancel their planned Tel Aviv gig; and Omar Barghouti and Nyle Fort discuss common resistance in the struggles for Palestinian and Black liberation. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/building-common-resistance-us-palestine (Photos: Barghouti and Fort [top], activists plead with Radiohead at a Berkeley performance in April [bottom]...

Anne Paq and Ala Qandil of Obliterated Families talk about their multimedia project and US tour; Marguerite Dabaie speaks to Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh about his new book, White and Black: Political Cartoons from Palestine. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/stories-gazas-obliterated-families (Photo: Reporter Ala Qandil, courtesy of Obliterated...

Actor and co-writer Tamer Nafar and director Udi Aloni discuss the stories behind the new film Junction 48. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/content/rapping-amid-palestines-ruins/20031

Young dancers and hip hop emcees from Dheisheh refugee camp are on a US tour. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/young-palestinian-dancers-tell-stories-resistance (Photo: Dancers perform in Oakland, 19 March. Brooke Anderson)

Malaka Mohammed has been targeted by Israel lobby groups for her defense of Palestinian rights. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-gaza-student-uk-speaks-out-against-harassment (Photo of Malaka Mohammed by Jeremy Abrahams) Read Malaka's post on Medium here: http://bit.ly/2nmLPZH And follow her on Twitter: @malakashwaikh

Youth protesters interrupted the senate hearing of David Friedman as US ambassador to Israel on Thursday, in an action they say was aimed at inspiring others to ensure senators block his confirmation. (Image: C-Span, https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4657125/palestinian-protester-disrupts-friedman-nomination-hearing)

Reporter Charlotte Silver talks about the ongoing push by immigration attorneys to protect the rights of immigrants and refugees under the Trump administration's Muslim ban. (Photo by sarah-ji on Flickr, http://bit.ly/2jCWgHt)

Activists Amanda Weatherspoon and Nadya Tannous highlight strengthening solidarity between Black and Palestinian struggles. For more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-resisting-youth-incarceration-us-palestine (Image: Friends of Sabeel North America, https://nochildbehindbars.squarespace.com)