Monthly Archives: November 2011

  The story of the floundering “Brand Israel” advertising campaign continues. An Israeli government ministry has established a propaganda website called Hasbara.gov.il – a Hebrew word often translated as “propaganda”. A notice was recently published on the site asking for [...]

A protest outside the Israeli Embassy sponsored “Israeli Film Days” in Temple Bar turned acrimonious this evening when Gardai broke up a peaceful demonstration by pro-Palestinian activists outside the venue. Citing Section 21 of the Public Order Act, Gardai forcibly [...]

It’s finally happened! After months of planning, re-planning, and sending ourselves back to the drawing board countless times, we are thrilled and proud to announce the official launch of the Punks Against Apartheid website and network. Lots has happened since [...]

Last month the Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago (PSG) (with which I’ve organized for the past several years) and other organizations protested the opening night of the Israeli film festival — dubbed the REAL Israel Film Festival.   [view video here:] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Dlpmgf6_o&feature=player_embedded As [...]

When Israel, through the Culturescapes festival, conducts a wide public relations campaign in Switzerland, when the program Swiss Season invites Swiss artists to present their works in prestigious venues in Israel, the undersigned artists and cultural actors hereby express their [...]