Israeli officer who clubbed Danish activist faces dismissal

Israeli defence minister, Ehud Barak condemned the incident in which a 20-year-old Dane was assaulted by an IDF officer during a peaceful protest. [...]

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1,200 travel to Bethlehem for Welcome to Palestine

More than 1,200 women, men and children are travelling to Bethlehem to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people. Twenty-five associations of Palestinian civil society are taking part in the Welcome to Palestine initiative [...]

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Israel pushing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem

A couple summers ago Sean Neil-Barron, a student in conflict studies at St. Paul University, joined with a group from Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) on a trip to Israel and the West Bank to learn about the conditions under which Palestinians must live. [...]

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Why Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Should Be Used to Target Israeli Apartheid

In today’s setting, while the Occupation of the Palestinian territories is the most glaring example of the system of Israeli apartheid, it’s not the only representation, says writer Bill Fletcher, Jr. [...]

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IJV Canada endorses the Global March to Jerusalem

NEWS RELEASE – For Immediate Release February 28, 2012

VANCOUVER, BC – The Steering Committee of Independent Jewish Voices Canada has voted to endorse the Global March to Jerusalem, an International non-violent event taking place in Jerusalem on March 30th.

IJV Canada will be represented at the Global March by [...]

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You Can’t Get There From Here

A proposal for “collapse with agency” in Palestine

By Jeff Halper Published by The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions February 18th, 2012 http://www.icahd.org/?p=8171

CONTEXT – Many people believe that an urgent and necessary first step towards ending the seemingly permanent state of oppression in Israel/Palestine is that the option [...]

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Israel to Demolish Palestinian Solar Energy Program

By Common Dreams staff Common Dreams February 16, 2012 http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/16-4 (Photo: AFP/Menahem Kahana)

A sustainable energy program in ’Area C’ of rural West Bank is being threatened by Israeli authorities. The program, which recently installed solar panels and wind turbines in 16 communities, is providing 1,500 Palestinians with electricity — who were formerly [...]

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Iran, Nuclear Weapons, and the Netanyahu Government’s Underlying Agenda

IJV CANADA – Contrary to the announcements emanating from the governments of Israel and Canada, Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) believes there is no evidence that Iran is on the verge of producing nuclear weapons. By way of contrast, it is widely known that Israel has been building such weapons since the late 1960s and [...]

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The Arab-Israeli dispute can be settled

It’s time to shift gears, obey rule of international law, and move on

By David Cohen thespec.com January 19 2012 http://www.thespec.com/opinion/columns/article/656981–the-arab-israeli-dispute-can-be-settled

“Genug shoin!”

Roughly translated from the Yiddish: “Enough already!”

Depending on one’s point of view, the Arab-Israeli conflict has been going on since 1967, or [...]

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French parliament report accuses Israel of water ‘apartheid’ in West Bank

The French parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee published an unprecedented report two weeks ago accusing Israel of implementing “apartheid” policies in its allocation of water resources in the West Bank. [...]

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