Activists who supply information clarifying the situation in the Palestinian territories:
http://ifamericansknew.org/– A good primer for learning the problems of Palestinians in the Palestinian territories resulting from the Israeli occupation.
http://electronicintifada.net/– A site with news and comments, particularly suitable for those who are fully conversant with the relationship between the Israelis and occupied Palestinians.
http://vtjp.org/– Excellent news source with reviews of media articles throughout the world on the conflict. Commentary is written from the standpoint of activists seeking justice for the Palestinians in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Israeli online newspapers:
http://haaretz.com/ (very well known)
http://www.ynetnews.com/home/0,7340,L-
(widest circulation)
(I like the completeness of the news)
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/
(Right wing, settlement oriented)
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Aberdeen Publishing started in 2005 as a venue to sell a novel, Awakened, in which author Jerrold Cohen told the story of an American Jew who found out that the Israeli occupation of the Palestinians was brutal and repressive. Aberdeen Publishing never lost its focus on the Israeli occupation. Recently, the author completed his first nonfiction book on the occupation, Israeli Terrorism and Other Violations of International Law, which is being published as Aberdeen Publishing’s second book.
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Many people who visit Israel and the Palestinian occupied territories come back permanently changed. Some take on the mission of informing the public of the true state of affairs in Israel and the territories, which differs from the picture painted by the public media in the United States. We will refer you here to some of the resources online, which, hopefully, will leave you more knowledgeable about the conflict.
Palestinian online newspapers:
(as I understand it, the reporters are unpaid)
http://www.palestine-
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_fro ntpage&Itemid=1
http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php
(very complete news, short articles mainly)
http://www.palpress.ps/english/
(sometimes only one new story)
(currently their reporting is irregular)
Two of the human rights organizations:
(very complete weekly reports)
http://www.btselem.org/English/
(they take up very sticky issues with the Israelis
Look carefully through all parts of both web sites. There is a mountain of information, including statistics.