An ancient Assyrian sculpture is expected to sell for millions of dollars at auction in the US despite protests from the Iraqi Ministry of Culture. Should the artifact have remained in Iraq?
Israeli police spraying disgusting "Skunk water" in the face of Anti-Draft Protesters. And yet the world including America say, Israel is the only Democratic country in the Middle East.
Susan Abulhawa, the great Palestinian novelist, has been denied entry at Tel Aviv Airport on her way to the Kalimat Palestinian Literature Festival sponsored in part by the British Council --despite the help of a lawyer from the British Council who was on hand to assist.
Please spread the word and notify news outlets of her detention and impending deportation to pressure the Israeli government to release her.
As a prominent Palestinian author, she deserves to be allowed to attend the Kalimat Palestinian Literature Festival in her birthright country.
The Israeli government continues to deny entry into Palestine to those who criticize the apartheid state that controls the ability to enter Palestine.
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