Palestine Crisis Map http://bindup.crowdmap.com/main

This site was created in late May, 2011, to begin mapping news reports of human rights violations, along with rebuilding efforts, in Palestine/Israel. The site is not comprehensive in either the categories covered, or the stories archived. The articles here point to but a fraction of the ongoing civil and human rights violations occurring daily in Israel and the Occupied Territories.

Jordan Valley settlements double in size / Dimi Reider http://972mag.com/jordanv2/

The government and the Zionist Federation casually double the size of the Jordan Valley settlement project, to very little attention from Israelis or the international community. Israel’s de-facto annexation of the West Bank’s only bridge to the rest of the Middle East takes a giant leap ... Naturally, this massive expansion – doubling the settlements in size overnight – is meant precisely to cement the future and ensure the Jordan Valley will remain forever under Israeli control.

In numbers: How does the US embassy in Israel celebrate the Fourth of July? http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/in-numbers-how-does-the-u-s-embassy-in-israel-celebrate-the-fourth-of-july-1.370466

- Join Haaretz.com at 7 P.M. on Thursday as we stream live the biggest U.S. Independence Day Bash in Israel 2,200 guests ... Who's going to be there? President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Members of the government and Knesset, IDF, the diplomatic corps, top local and international media, senior academics, non-governmental organizations, and more.(THEY ARE CELEBRATING THE NON EXISTANT INDEPENDANCE FROM ISRAELS CONTROL AT US EMBASSY)