Freedom and Justice for Palestine and its People.
Palestinian National Day event 2020
presented by the Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine (CJPP)
Sunday November 15th, 7.30-8.30pm (AEST)
Webinar with Shawan Jabarin, General Director of Al Haq speaking on
MC – Dr Nahed Odeh, convenor CJPP
Join us online to celebrate Palestinian National Day and showcase Palestinian culture. The event will include poetry, music, Dabkeh performances, short speeches and videos from young Palestinians, as well as a live-stream of the raising of the Palestinian flag!
This event will be streamed on both Zoom and facebook live. Below is Zoom registration link. You can also join and share the facebook event.
It will be held at 5pm (AEDST) {4.30 SA; 4pm QLD; 3.30pm NT; 2pm WA}.
This event is hosted by Palestinian community and advocacy organisations in Melbourne – Australia Palestine Advocacy Network; Palestinian Community Association; Beit Jala Palestinian Association; Australians for Palestine; Casey Friends of Palestine; Free Palestine Melbourne. When November 15th, 2020 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM Location *Online*
Australia
Jonathan Kuttab is a co-founder of NVI. As a well known international human rights attorney, Mr. Kuttab has established himself as a prominent speaker on nonviolence. In this video, he speaks on his October 2020 trip to Palestine, as well as the launch of his new book Beyond the Two State Solution.
If you want to get on the list for Jonathan’s new free (PDF) booklet called Beyond The Two-State Solution, go to this page and sign up.
Jonathan Kuttab is also the Co-founder of Al-Haq and an internationally renowned human rights attorney.
Nonviolence International
http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/
Dear Friends
This is the petition we have made in support of Palestinian children who are being ill-treated by Israel. If you could sign and share it with your friends/groups It would be much appreciated. We are aiming to get enough signatures and interest to allow us to present this petition to the Australian Senate. When presented, the petition will be read out in the Australian Senate and entered into hansard.
Below is link to on-line-petition:
http://chng.it/yz2W8rs4JD
Warm regards,
Defend Palestinian Children
Kathleen Halfpenny
kathleenhalfpenny(OMIT,ANTI-SPAM)@bigpond.com[REMOVE-ME].au
Related further reading:
https://www.dci-palestine.org/palestinian_children_in_the_israeli_military_detention_system
https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il
http://www.militarycourtwatch.org/page.php?id=a6r85VcpyUa4755A52Y2mp3c4v
It has been a tropubling week for Palestine. I summarize some of the events that have caught my attention: These events include:
Protests of Tel Aviv residents angry that Israeli judge surprisingly rules in favour of NOT demolishing Palestinian house.
Israeli demolition of Palestinian home blocked by High Court
but then a review of the case has been requested. I am not aware of any democracies that allow punishment to extend to the whole family through the demolition of the family’s property.
House demolitions. “Israel has implemented a policy of mass demolition of Palestinian houses in the Occupied Territories,” B’Tselem reports, and since September 2000 “has destroyed some 4,170 Palestinian homes.” Until just recently Israel routinely resorted to house demolitions as a form of collective punishment. According to Middle East Watch, apart from Israel, the only other country in the world that used such a draconian punishment was Iraq under Saddam Hussein. http://normanfinkelstein.com/2006/01/13/economic-boycott-of-israel/
Response to Beinart article “I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State” from conservatives very damning, no chance of two parties living together and resigned to a necessary apartheid but no shame in calling it such either.
https://mondoweiss.net/2020/08/segregation-liberal-zionists-embrace-unliberal-ideas-to-combat-beinart/
Unbalanced response to incendiary balloons, yet again!! Social media showing images of balloons alongside fighter jets and bombings of Gaza. In the meantime, little mainstream media coverage although there is some activity on other social media channels such as Twitter and Instagram. Apart from the ‘light’ bombings, other measures imposed further plummet the people of Gaza into destitution: no power, further movement restrictions etc.
“A statement from the fire service says most of the blazes were small and didn’t pose any danger.”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/gaza-fire-balloons-spark-16-blazes-in-south/
AND
Video shows new laser system intercepting Gaza fire balloon
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/video-shows-new-laser-system-intercepting-gaza-fire-balloon/
UAE/Israel alliance condemned by many nations. UAE quickly (within a few days, no less!) moves to stifle any dissent and jails many!
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200817-uae-arrests-opponents-of-israel-peace-deal/
https://emiratesleaks.com/en/uae-one-repressive-countries-world/
In an interview with Dr Norman Finkelstein On UAE-Israel Normalization, the issue is discussed along with the implications for the ICC case against Israel.
5 – 20th September 2020
We’re organising The Big Ride for Palestine 2020 differently this year to make the ride safer for people taking part during the COVID 19 pandemic. This year we are asking people to nominate a ride or other activity (walking, jogging, etc.) of their choice to complete during the second and third weeks of September. You can ride as an individual or in small teams. Riders register … and seek sponsorship from supporters, friends, and relatives.
https://thebigrideaustralia.weebly.com/
Melbourne supporters, please stay tuned for the details of a group walk with FP Melbourne members COVID restrictions permitting.
https://mondoweiss.net/2020/08/seth-rogen-welcome-to-the-journey/
I have traveled from the belief in the righteousness of the promised land to a belief in the righteousness of the Palestinian solidarity movement. It’s a one-way trip.
Israel prides itself on being the only democracy in the region, yet no democracy silences dissent from its own intellectual class. This is a familiar trait of more restrictive regimes.
From the article originally published in Hareetz, “People with a similar political profile to mine have the feeling that we have been defeated and that we will no longer be able to exert a meaningful influence in Israel. In a profound sense, we do not see a horizon of repair, of true peace or a life of quality. A great many people understood this and looked for another place to live. There is something quite insane in Israel, so to look at it from a distance is at least a little saner.”
3CR, a Melbourne-based public radio station, is selling Kufiya Palestinian scarves to support the last factory that produces them in Hebron, Palestine. All profits will be donated to the reconstruction efforts in Gaza and support Palestinian industry.
