Green Zone a 20 minute long documentary, exploring Israel’s discriminatory policies in occupied East Jerusalem. Since 1967 urban planning has been used by the Israeli establishment as a tool to contain the growth of the Palestinian population in the mixed city. The impact of these policies has been catastrophic for many Palestinian residents, resulting in [...]

The Goldstone Report- Boycotting Israel

Phyllis Bennis, Diana Buttu, Neve Gordon

on GRITtv
16 September 2009International pressure is mounting on Israel to end the occupation. More than 1,000 filmmakers, actors, and writers recently called for a protest of the Toronto Film Festival’s spotlight on Tel-Aviv. You can read the Toronto Declaration here. Meanwhile an international boycott is growing. Neve [...]

At 85 Hedy Epstein, a survivor of the 2nd WW has never stopped in her fight for Peace and Human Rights for all people – as she says in this interview – “not only for jewish people”.

“The Free Gaza video is an interview with a great woman, Hedy Epstein, just turned 85. She has dedicated [...]

Palestinian Hip Hop: a new voice from Palestinian youth from the West Bank, Gaza and inside Israel.
Trailer for the documentary called Sling Shot Hip Hop – (Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2008)
Clip from  http://slingshothiphop.com

A new wave of protest music is sweeping through Israel in the form of Palestinian rap — [...]

Peace Now activists assaulted on video
July 6, 2009, posted by Noam Shelef
Some stunning footage just became available of a settler attacking a team of Peace Now activists who were surveying West Bank settlement construction.
The assault took place at the settlement of Dolev. The incident was captured on video and reported by Israel’s Channel 2 Television, [...]

Gisha: Legal center for Freedom of movement
An Israeli not-for-profit organization, founded in 2005, whose goal is to protect the freedom of movement of Palestinians, especially Gaza residents. Gisha promotes rights guaranteed by international and Israeli law.

Closed Zone:
Web site : http://closedzone.com
Despite declarations that it has “disengaged” from the Gaza Strip, Israel maintains control of the [...]

D: Simone Bitton / 100 min / France / In English, Arabic, Hebrew with English
“I’m really new to talking about Israel/Palestine, so I don’t really know the political implications of my words,” wrote Rachel Corrie, early in her days as a peace activist in the Gaza Strip. Along with other members of the [...]

Author Naomi Klein was the keynote speaker at the Independent Canadian Jewish Conference on March 28, 2008 (the conference which led to the creation of IJV Canada). Here is what she had to say: