Tagged: palestinian

Roger Waters (Pink Floyd): support the Palestinians’ nonviolent resistance

Roger Waters (Pink Floyd): support the Palestinians’ nonviolent resistance

Roger Waters, frontman and bassist of the iconic rock band Pink Floyd, has become one of the most prominent and active supporters of the Palestinian cause among the celebrities of the world. While some of the world’s iconic figures have been brave enough to cancel their concerts in Tel Aviv, and some have dared to be critical of the brutal...

Document 80 %: the promising new Palestinian Youth Movement

Document 80 %: the promising new Palestinian Youth Movement

From Aljazeera/PalestineHadNews – Ramallah – A group of Palestinian youth envisioning a new “national meeting” that represents the aspirations of all Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and occupied Palestine (1948) and refugees in the diaspora, and considers resistance is the only strategic option for national liberation.   The document – published by the youth group of the...

Free song of the week: We Resist (Free Palestine)

Free song of the week: We Resist (Free Palestine)

This weeks free song is ‘We Resist (Free Palestine)’. In fact it is the newest song in Doc Jazz’s repertoire – if you don’t count the recent string of song remakes – and was written and recorded in the late fall of 2010. Click on the image or here to listen to the song, and click here to download it...

On Improving Pro-Palestinian Activism

On Improving Pro-Palestinian Activism

This article was written by Tariq Shadid (aka Doc Jazz) in 2002, during the time when he was a regular writer for the Palestine Chronicle. ZNet, the renowned progressive magazine, then republished it on their website. Although this short contemplative piece was written more than 8 years ago, much of it still rings true. There still is an urgent need...