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Israeli officer who clubbed Danish activist faces dismissal

webmaster — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:27:31 +0000

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. [...]

1,200 travel to Bethlehem for Welcome to Palestine

webmaster — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:41:08 +0000

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 [...]

Israel pushing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem

webmaster — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:59:32 +0000

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. [...]

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

webmaster — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:56:46 +0000

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. [...]

IJV Canada endorses the Global March to Jerusalem

webmaster — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:24:54 +0000

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 [...]

You Can’t Get There From Here

webmaster — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:20:40 +0000

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 [...]