Occupation End Notes | June 16, 2005
Volume 2 Number 17
In this issue...
1. US Campaign Update:
2. Special Feature on Silwan Demolitions
3.
Resources & Education: New England United Methodists pass
divestment resolution; Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party passes
divestment resolution; July 9 Day of Global Action Against the Wall;
CAT protest in NYC; False Alarm – Body Shop in Israeli settlement;
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN voted V.P. of General Assembly; New Film
– Paradise Behind Bars; Checkpoint Watch Annual Report
4. Events: Conference: Wheels of Justice Tour; Stop the Wall Tour; Bereaved Families Speaking Tour
5.
Opportunities to Visit Israel and Palestine: ISM Freedom Summer; Middle
East Children’s Alliance Delegation; Palestine Summer Camp; Bethlehem
University Educators’ Conference; Holy Land Trust Summer Activist Camp;
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions Summer Work Camp; F.O.R.
Interfaith Peacebuilders; Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
Fall Study Tour
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1. US CAMPAIGN UPDATE
REGISTER TODAY!The
US Campaign, in cooperation with the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project,
will be conducting an Upper Midwest Regional Organizers’ Conference in
SAVE THE DATE! The US Campaign’s 4th National Organizers’ Conference will take place on the weekend of
From now until July 31, for each $100 that you donate to the US
Campaign, you will be entered once in a raffle to win a FREE trip
(valued at $1,750) on a Global Exchange Palestine/Israel Reality Tour (this
offer does not include airfare, which is the responsibility of the
winner). Donate $500, for example, and you will be entered 5 times in
the raffle.For every donation of $50 or more,
you will also be entered once in a raffle to win a personalized
autographed book from such famous authors as Naseer Aruri, Phyllis
Bennis, and Rashid Khalidi.For raffle details and to make an online contribution click here
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19.Did you know that if you’re purchasing an on-line gift for dad, you can benefit the US Campaign at the same time?We’ve teamed up with Heartof.com, an on-line mall with links to hundreds of stores.For
every purchase you make that originates from their website, you can
designate the US Campaign to receive a percentage of your purchase!Learn more about how to benefit the US Campaign while shopping on-line by clicking here
2. SPECIAL FEATURE ON SILWAN DEMOLITIONS
The
Analysis and Background Information
The Process of Transfer Continues
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
By Meir Margalit
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
Demolition Threat to Palestinian Homes
By Donald Macintyre
MIFTAH
Action and Resistance
Jewish Voice for Peace Action Alert
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions Action Alert
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions takes diplomats and journalists on a tour of Silwan
Articles
Dispute arises over plans to raze homes
Joel Greenberg
Palestinian neighborhood fears demolitions
Joshua Brilliant
United Press International
Palestinians facing eviction
Erik N. Nelson
Newsday.com
Political destruction
Haaretz Editorial
Haaretz
Chris McGreal
The Guardian
3. EDUCATION & RESOURCES
*
The New England Conference of the United Methodist Church has passed a
resolution to create a committee to research companies that support the
Israeli occupation, and for New England churches to examine their own
corporate investments against the list of companies. Click here for the the full text of the resolution.
*On June 5, 2005, at
its annual Convention, the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts called
for the end of all US military and economic aid to Israel and for
support for “divestment initiatives that seek to withdraw institutional
investments from Israel state bonds and corporations that do business
with Israel; academic boycotts of Israeli academics and academic
institutions.”Click here for the full text of this statement and more information about the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts.
*
* On
*This week many
US-based and Israeli organizations circulated emergency action alerts
about the Body Shop opening a store in Pisgat Ze’ev, a settlement built
on Palestinian land just outside of
*On June 13, 2005 Mr. Dan Gillerman,
*Paradise Behind Bars
is a feature-length documentary film now in production by Ted Saad
Entertainment. The film offers a graphic portrayal of the
occupation's impact on generations of a
*Checkpoint
Watch, an Israeli-based women’s organization that monitors soldiers and
police officers at Israeli checkpoints and works to ensure the human
and civil rights of Palestinian crossing checkpoints, has just released
its annual report A Counterview: Checkpoints 2004. Clickhere to view and download the 112 page document
4. EVENTS
Ongoing: Wheels of Justice Tour
Members of Voices in the Wilderness, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, the Middle East Children's
Ongoing: Stop the Wall Tour
The
Stop the Wall Campaign and Tour traveled to 45 cities last summer and
fall. The Wall trailer and full scale models, together with films,
Power Point presentations and lots of handouts and maps had a
remarkable impact on those who saw them. Click here to view the new spring tour schedule
5. OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT
June 25 -
Freedom Summer
Palestine 2005 is a Palestinian nonviolent campaign against Israeli
occupation. This summer, with the participation of international
supporters, Palestinians will continue their long-standing mobilization
for nonviolent direct action against the Israeli occupation and draw
the world's attention to what is really happening in the
July 1-14: Middle East Children’s Alliance Delegation
For 17 years, MECA has taken small groups of North Americans to the
July 2-30:
The
National Committee for Summer Camps in the USA and The National
Committee for Summer Camps in Palestine invite Palestinian Americans,
of ages between 6-22 years old, to participate in the first annual
Palestine Summer Camp in Al-Bireh-Ramallah for four weeks in July. The
program will include classes in: Arabic, religion, history &
geography of the holy land, arts, folklore dancing, sports, field trips
and community volunteer work. For more information contact Amal Wahdan
at 216-351-5377 or email youthsummercamp2005@yahoo.com
July 4-15:
This
summer at Bethlehem University, international educators and community
activists will join their Palestinian counterparts to explore how all
forms of education affect socialization processes within a society and
between societies: before, during, and after conflict. The organizers
of this conference encourage a diversity of perspectives, disciplines,
and experiences. The terms education, educator, and community activists
are by no means distinct categories. The list of participants already
includes
Holy
Land Trust and Quaker International Affairs Representatives are very
pleased to invite you to the first activists' summer camp that will
take place during July. Objectives of the camp include: delivery of
nonviolence training and training for community organizers, community
building among the youth, and sparking new nonviolence groups. Click here for more information and to register.
For
the third year in a row, the Israeli Committee Against House
Demolitions (ICAHD) is offering a summer work camp intended to foster
learning, discussion, and friendship between Palestinians, Israelis and
internationals. Our cooperation will send a clear message to the world:
We refuse to be enemies; together we resist the Occupation. For more
information and to register contact lucia@icahd.org
July 30-August 13: Fellowship of Reconciliation Interfaith Peace Builders
Interfaith Peace-Builder sends delegations to
October
ICAHD is pleased to announce that it will again be working in conjunction with an English company in arranging a study tour to
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