Press Release , 15th June 2009
In a key policy speech coming at the back of seeming US pressure for a move towards peace in the Middle East, the right of return, a fundamental pillar for lasting peace in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, is gravely threatened as the Israeli Prime Minister; Benjamin Netanyahu, lays out his vision of a Palestinian State.
Stating for the first time that he would accept an independent Palestinian State, his ...
17th June 2009
‘‘The situation in Gaza is often compared to that of a giant prison. This is hugely mistaken as prisoners in civilized societies are afforded three meals and do not live under constant insecurity. The daily life in Gaza is worse than a prison as most Palestinians struggle to have two meals a day and are living hand to mouth. They are also under constant insecurity with no hope of respite. There is also severe shortage of every basic ...
Ottawa - Independent Jewish Voices (Canada) voted to join the growing international campaign in support of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel, at its first Annual General Meeting this past weekend.
Ottawa - Independent Jewish Voices (Canada) voted to join the growing international campaign in support of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel, at its first Annual ...
by The International Campaign to Open the Rafah Border, June 16, 2009
Contact: Don Bryant 0020 177543411 English
Christian Chantegrel 0020 0197490757 French
The International Movement to Open the Rafah Border (IMORB) is into
the fourth day of a sit-in at the Rafah Gate. The group consists of
Christian Chantegrel, Portugal; Micheline Garreau, Jacque Denko, Laila
Mami France; Paki Wieland, Ellen Graves, and Don Bryant, USA and ...
Solidarity needed now: Ahmad Sa'adat enters second week of hunger strike The Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat
Ahmad Sa'adat, the imprisoned General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has entered the second week of his hunger strike to protest the policy of isolation and solitary confinement practiced by the Israeli prison administration against Palestinian prisoners.
This is an urgent situation and requires broad ...
An American group returning from Gaza says it will deliver a letter from Hamas to US President Barack Obama who is to give a landmark address to the Muslim world in the Egyptian capital on Thursday. Hamas official Ahmad Yousef confirmed that he wrote the letter, which the US women's antiwar group CODEPINK plans to deliver on Thursday.
An American group returning from Gaza says it will deliver a letter from Hamas to US President Barack Obama who is to ...
