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Latest updates from The Electronic Intifada.   Updates from The Electronic Intifada Contents: The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast - 31 May 2012 Taboo of truth-telling about Palestine in US classrooms tackled by new book Israel blocks mother from visiting her own daughters Israeli lawmaker Miri Regev: "Heaven forbid" we compare Africans to human beings The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast - 31 May 2012 By nora on May 31, 2012 08:28 pm News and analysis culled from our top stories of the week, including an interview with our reporter Rami Almeghari in the Gaza Strip. Read in browser »  Comment »   Taboo of truth-telling about Palestine in US classrooms tackled by new book By Steven Salaita on May 31, 2012 11:24 am The question of how to teach Palestine, and anti-Zionism's career-killing consequences, is the focus of a new book. The Politics of Teaching Palestine to Americans: Addressing Pedagogical Strategies Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan Part Number: Price: $85.00 Read in browser »  Comment »   Israel blocks mother from visiting her own daughters By Mya Guarnieri on May 31, 2012 10:41 am Hundreds of thousands of families from Palestinians to Southeast Asian migrant workers to African refugees are being fractured by Israel's racist laws which seek to limit the number of non-Jews in the country. Read in browser »  Comment »   Israeli lawmaker Miri Regev: "Heaven forbid" we compare Africans to human beings By Ali Abunimah on May 31, 2012 10:27 am An Israeli lawmaker who called African migrants a cancer during a violent anti-African pogrom, has now apologized for likening African migrants to human beings. Read in browser »  Comment »   More to read: Mavi Marmara indictments herald an end to Israeli impunity BDS roundup: Veolia contract spiked in The Hague Palestinian contractors demand UN exclude Israel firms from Gaza tender Disruption of Israeli theater group in London, as BDS proves a win-win strategy Blair aide evades political reality in walking guide to West Bank