Mailing Lists

• Birzeit University Press Release List - Press release, news and human rights material from this key Palestinian university. Depending on the temperature of the situation, more material flows out.
  
  
• Birzeit, Palestine and the World Wide Web mailing list - announcements of what's new on the Palestinian Internet, with a focus on Birzeit University and other key websites. The companion list to the Complete Guide to Palestine's Websites, more information is available here.
  
  
• Friends of ARIJ - Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ) maintains this mailing list which informs subscribers with news releases and updates about ARIJ activities and projects. ARIJ's website is excellent for up-to-date information about Israeli settlement projects and environmental issues in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Founded in 1990, the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable development in the occupied Palestinian territories and the self-reliance of the Palestinian people through greater control over their natural resources. The link above takes you to the subscriptions page.
  
  
• Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center - A cultural events list from this very active Ramallah-based center. Very regular.
  
  
• LAW, the Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment mailing list - Releases focusing on human rights violations by the Israeli government and Palestinian Authority. Usually daily, sometimes multiple releases every day but, of course, situation dependent.
  
  
• The Palestine Report from the Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre (JMCC) offers the best weekly Palestinian English-language summary of events. JMCC also offers a daily press summary, both available via e-mail or fax for a subscription. Contact JMCC for more information.
  
  
• nigelparry.com news list, covering:
  
  
  • http://nigelparry.com/diary/
  • http://nigelparry.com/mideastinternet/
  • http://nigelparry.com/photography/

  The main list on nigelparry.com, covering additions and updates to all of the Palestinian-related material - "A Personal Diary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict", "Developing the Palestinian Internet", and "Photographic Portfolio" sections of the website. Occasional Palestinian-related news from "Nigel Parry, Songs & Music" is also sent out. This list replaces the old "Personal Diary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" mailing list. To join, send a blank e-mail message to news@nigelparry.com.

Discussion lists

• Freedom: Linking Palestinians and their friends - Freedom is the first Palestinian electronic forum that is run from inside Palestine, and aims at providing space for Palestinians and their friends around the world to share information and discuss common issues and ideas in an atmosphere of goodwill and mutual respect. Discussion, announcements, whatever. For auto information, click here and press send. To join, click the title link and provide a brief bio. Daily.