London, 1st September – Protest against Israeli ‘Charity’ lobbying for the Demolition of Palestinian Homes: CANCELLED

Callout from the Stop the Demolitions campaign September 1st, 5.30pm North West London PLACE AND TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED-CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES On September 1st, UK Lawyers for Israel is hosting a talk for Regavim, a pro-settler NGO with charitable status, pivotal in speeding up demolitions of Palestinian homes across Read more…

Court support call out for the 3 people facing charges following their protest against the use of JCB bulldozers in Palestine.

Monday July 22nd: 9.30 a.m. at Derby Magistrates court – Trial of JCB protestors; #stopthedemolitions Please join us at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court, 27 St Mary’s Gate, Derby DE1 3JR. Update on JCB blockaders trials There are currently two criminal trials taking place against activists involved in the Stop the Read more…

Tourism in apartheid Israel – a 'unique' experience

Israel tourism advert from G2


A few weeks ago the Guardian’s G2 supplement ran a series of adverts for tourism in Israel. One of them,  shown above, describes a holiday in Israel as a ‘unique experience’. Damn right its a unique experience; interrogation by surly airport security, sharing buses with hordes of armed to the teeth Israeli adolescents and the chance to see the old city of Jerusalem policed by racist goons with a quota of Palestinian residents to harass. For the more adventurous tourist there’s the deserted and terrorised streets of the old city of Hebron, daubed with xenophobic graffiti, the apartheid wall, collective puishmment, targeted assassinations, house demolitions, torture and repression – the possibilities are endless.
None of that was mentioned in the G2 adverts. Readers are presented with a picture of a couple enjoying the Dead Sea Coast – much of which is in illegally occupied territory (see http://corporateoccupation.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/kibbutz-kalia-part-1-a-holiday-in-israeli-apartheid/). (more…)