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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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 [...] 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. [...] 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. [...] Qalandia town and refugee camp, home to a notorious checkpoint separating Jerusalem from the northern West Bank, has a somewhat scary reputation as a place where the shebab (young guys with over-active throwing arms) are likely to chuck stones in the direction of the soldiers/ police&mdashno matter what their elders might ask of them. [...] Calls Ambassador Oren’s article in Wall Street Journal “inaccurate and manipulative” Kairos Palestine, Bethlehem 17 March 2012 http://www.kairospalestine.ps/ Kairos Palestine, a group of Palestinian Christians who co-authored the document A Moment of Truth, denounces Michael Oren’s recent op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal (9 March 2012). In this inaccurate and manipulative text, Oren, Israel’s [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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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