On the Ground for Palestine Kumi Now

Welcome to the eleventh episode of a weekly podcast that will keep you updated on the news events and activism happening on the ground in Palestine and Israel. Each episode Is short, around 5 minutes long, informing you about the most important stories from the past week, and is available as either an audio-only podcast or as a video podcast. We are very open to suggestions for how to improve the podcast. Our goal is to create something that is useful for activists for Palestine around the world. We want you to be able to stay informed so that your activism for Palestine is inspired and informed. You can provide feedback by emailing us at kumi@kuminow.com.


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Welcome to the tenth episode of a weekly podcast that will keep you updated on the news events and activism happening on the ground in Palestine and Israel. Each episode Is short, around 5 minutes long, informing you about the most important stories from the past week, and is available as either an audio-only podcast or as a video podcast. We are very open to suggestions for how to improve the podcast. Our goal is to create something that is useful for activists for Palestine around the world. We want you to be able to stay informed so that your activism for Palestine is inspired and informed. You can provide feedback by emailing us at kumi@kuminow.com.

Links for this week's show:

1. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/24/un-israelis-fired-shots-that-killed-journalist-abu-akleh

2. https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israel-to-build-new-stretch-of-concrete-wall-in-west-bank/

3. https://www.972mag.com/netanyahu-apartheid-israel-government/

4. https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2022-06-25/ty-article/.premium/teen-killed-by-israeli-fire-near-ramallah-palestinians-say/00000181-9993-dca5-a5c1-9d9720ed0000

5. Football


https://www.palestinechronicle.com/cultural-warriors-why-palestines-sports-victories-should-inspire-us/
https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/qualifiers_final_round_group_b_palestine_v_philippines_1.html

In Activism:

- https://mondoweiss.net/2022/06/speak-out-against-the-adls-attack-on-the-movement-for-palestinian-liberation/ 

- https://www.change.org/p/tell-the-adl-your-lies-will-never-silence-the-movement-for-palestinian-liberation


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Welcome to the ninth episode of a weekly podcast that will keep you updated on the news events and activism happening on the ground in Palestine and Israel. Each episode Is short, around 5 minutes long, informing you about the most important stories from the past week, and Is available as either an audio-only podcast or as a video podcast. We are very open to suggestions for how to improve the podcast. Our goal is to create something that is useful for activists for Palestine around the world. We want you to be able to stay informed so that your activism for Palestine is inspired and informed. You can provide feedback by emailing us at kumi@kuminow.com.

Links for this week's show:

1. Gaza violence


“Israeli Army Fires Missiles Into Several Parts Of The Gaza Strip” https://imemc.org/article/israeli-army-fires-missiles-into-several-parts-of-the-gaza-strip/
“Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Gaza” https://imemc.org/article/israeli-navy-attacks-fishing-boats-in-gaza-4/

2. “Amnesty Urges Israeli Authorities to Release ‘Mentally Ill’ Ahmed Manasra” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/amnesty-urges-israeli-authorities-to-release-mentally-ill-ahmed-manasra/

3. “Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Jenin” https://mondoweiss.net/2022/06/israeli-forces-kill-three-palestinians-in-jenin/

4. “Israeli Army to Carry Out Live-fire Drills Near Palestinian Villages Facing Eviction” https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-06-16/ty-article/.premium/idf-to-carry-out-live-fire-war-games-near-several-palestinian-villages-facing-eviction/00000181-6bea-dd01-a593-6feab7b70000

In Activism:

1.  “Another Christian church condemns ‘apartheid in the Holy Land’” https://mondoweiss.net/2022/06/another-christian-church-condemns-apartheid-in-the-holy-land/ Full statement (see page 101): https://neumc-email.brtapp.com/files/fileshare/ac+2022/pre+con+materials+5-2-22.pdf

2. “How activists got General Mills to dump its Israeli settlement factory” https://mondoweiss.net/2022/06/how-activists-got-general-mills-to-dump-its-israeli-settlement-factory/


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Welcome to the eighth episode of a weekly podcast that will keep you updated on the news events and activism happening on the ground in Palestine and Israel. Each episode Is short, around 5 minutes long, informing you about the most important stories from the past week, and Is available as either an audio-only podcast or as a video podcast. We are very open to suggestions for how to improve the podcast. Our goal is to create something that is useful for activists for Palestine around the world. We want you to be able to stay informed so that your activism for Palestine is inspired and informed. You can provide feedback by emailing us at kumi@kuminow.com.

Links for this week's show:

PayPal Petition: https://actions.sumofus.org/en/a/paypal-stop-discriminating-against-palestinians

1. “Anti-violence activist, daughter of Shfaram deputy mayor, killed in car bombing” https://www.timesofisrael.com/daughter-of-shfaram-deputy-mayor-killed-in-car-bombing/

2. “Jordan decries continued assaults on Greek Orthodox Patriarchate’s properties” https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/129617

3. “For The Second Time, Soldiers Injure A Palestinian In Nabi Saleh” https://imemc.org/article/for-the-second-time-soldiers-injure-a-palestinian-in-nabi-saleh/

4. “A bill banning the Palestinian flag passes preliminary vote in Israeli Knesset” https://mondoweiss.net/2022/06/a-bill-banning-the-palestinian-flag-passes-preliminary-vote-in-israeli-knesset/

5. Gazan beaches

- “For the First Time in Years, Gazans Enjoy Clean Seawater” https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2022-06-09/ty-article-magazine/.premium/for-the-first-time-in-years-gazans-enjoy-clean-seawater/00000181-4809-df72-a5cb-caff7c7c0000

- “Israel Holds Up Vital Spare Parts for Gaza's Water and Sewage Systems” https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-01-09/ty-article/.premium/israel-holds-up-vital-spare-parts-for-gazas-water-and-sewage-systems/0000017f-e7eb-d97e-a37f-f7efd5c50000

In Activism:

- “Big Thief Call Off Israel Concerts” https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-call-off-israel-concerts/

- “Big Thief Defend Upcoming Shows in Israel” https://pitchfork.com/news/big-thief-defend-upcoming-shows-in-israel/

- “’Hollywood’s Mark Ruffalo Calls out PayPal’s Discrimination against Palestinians” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/hollywoods-mark-ruffalo-calls-out-paypals-discrimination-against-palestinians/ 


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Welcome to the seventh episode of a weekly podcast that will keep you updated on the news events and activism happening on the ground in Palestine and Israel. Each episode Is short, around 5 minutes long, informing you about the most important stories from the past week, and Is available as either an audio-only podcast or as a video podcast. We are very open to suggestions for how to improve the podcast. Our goal is to create something that is useful for activists for Palestine around the world. We want you to be able to stay informed so that your activism for Palestine is inspired and informed. You can provide feedback by emailing us at kumi@kuminow.com.

Links for this week's show:

1. Flag March

- “WATCH: Jewish supremacists chant ‘Death to Arabs’ during Flag March” https://www.972mag.com/jewish-supremacists-flag-march-jerusalem/

- “The violence didn’t stop with Jerusalem’s Flag March” https://www.972mag.com/jerusalem-day-flag-march-palestinians/

2. “Court backs settler evacuation on Homesh, upholds Palestinian rights” https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-708437

3. “Israeli Minister Advances Plan to Increase Number of Settlers in Naqab” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-minister-advances-plan-to-increase-number-of-settlers-in-naqab/

4. Killings


“Israeli forces kill four in West Bank” https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/israeli-forces-kill-four-west-bank
“Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds He Sustained during Latest Israeli War on Gaza” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/palestinian-man-succumbs-to-wounds-he-sustained-during-latest-israeli-war-on-gaza/

5. “‘Apartheid in action’: The danger of Israel’s new West Bank travel restrictions” https://mondoweiss.net/2022/06/apartheid-in-action-the-danger-of-israels-new-west-bank-travel-restrictions/

6. “Israel refusing to allow three ill sisters to leave Gaza for treatment” https://www.btselem.org/gaza_strip/20220531_israel_refuses_to_allow_three_ill_sisters_to_exit_the_gaza_strip_for_medical_treatment

In activism

1. “80 Democrats Urge Biden to Work Against Steps Imperiling Two-state Solution” https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-06-03/ty-article/80-democrats-urge-biden-to-work-against-steps-imperiling-two-state-solution/00000181-2a02-dcd4-a9b1-fadb9bf80000

2. Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question

- “Launch of the Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question” https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1652751

- Encyclopedia https://www.palquest.org

- 3. “Al-Haq Launches Detailed Legal Report on Israel’s Khudair Warehouse Chemical Attack on the Gaza Strip supporting Forensic Architecture Investigation” https://www.alhaq.org/publications/20080.html


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Welcome to the sixth episode of a weekly podcast that will keep you updated on the news events and activism happening on the ground in Palestine and Israel. Each episode Is short, around 5 minutes long, informing you about the most important stories from the past week, and Is available as either an audio-only podcast or as a video podcast. We are very open to suggestions for how to improve the podcast. Our goal is to create something that is useful for activists for Palestine around the world. We want you to be able to stay informed so that your activism for Palestine is inspired and informed. You can provide feedback by emailing us at kumi@kuminow.com.

Links for this week's show:

1. Conditions in the Old City ahead of the march Things calm as of this morning,

- “Scores of Israeli settlers break into Al-Aqsa amid high tensions” https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/129432

- Settler spitting on Palestinian woman at the intersection of Via Dolorosa and the road down from Damascus Gate as settler youth march towards the Temple Mount: https://twitter.com/timesofgaza/status/1530662413992923143?s=21&t=FR_LKNw-G7M5YaKUKsaQtg

- “Right-Wing Israeli Settler Leader and Israeli Soldiers Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque” https://imemc.org/article/right-wing-israeli-settler-leader-and-israeli-soldiers-invade-al-aqsa-mosque/

- Woman arrested at Damascus Gate https://twitter.com/nirhasson/status/1530571150111256576?s=21&t=FR_LKNw-G7M5YaKUKsaQtg

2. “Israeli Soldiers Kill 15-Year-Old Palestinian Child in Bethlehem” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-soldiers-kill-15-year-old-palestinian-child-in-bethlehem-video/

3. “EU punishes Palestinian cancer patients to please Israel” https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/eu-punishes-palestinian-cancer-patients-please-israel

4. “What’s behind Israel’s intensifying war on the Palestinian flag?” By Orly Noy https://www.972mag.com/israel-war-palestinian-flag/

5. “Israel Lifts Restrictions on Terrorists’ Hometown After Three Weeks” https://www.haaretz.com/2022-05-27/ty-article/.premium/israel-lifts-restrictions-on-terrorists-hometown-after-three-weeks/00000181-05bf-dcf3-a395-3dbfa7410000

6. “In the firing zone: evictions begin in West Bank villages after court ruling” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/22/firing-zone-evictions-begin-west-bank-villages-court-ruling-masafer-yatta

In activism:

1. “Democrats Urge U.S. Action Against Israel's Eviction of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta” https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-05-26/ty-article/.premium/u-s-dems-urge-action-against-israels-eviction-of-masafer-yatta/00000181-00ed-d090-abe1-e5fdb4790000

2. “Statement in support of the Harvard Crimson and Palestinian Liberation” https://mondoweiss.net/2022/05/statement-in-support-of-the-harvard-crimson-and-palestinian-liberation/


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