{"id":283102,"date":"2014-11-10T11:55:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T16:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=283102"},"modified":"2022-11-17T12:07:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:07:19","slug":"ngo-action-news-10-november-2014","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-10-november-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 10 November 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The Committee and the Division for Palestinian Rights of the UN Secretariat provide the information \u201cas is\u201d without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NGO Action News<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10 November 2014<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>EUROPE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/\">Association belgo-palestinienne<\/a>\u00a0(ABP), the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/\">European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine<\/a>\u00a0(ECCP) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mundubat.org\/en\">Mundubat<\/a> are organizing the conferenceEuropean Union obligations vis-\u00e0-vis occupied East Jerusalem\u00a0on\u00a017 November 2014\u00a0in Brussels. More details to come soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafePalestineBrussels\">Caf\u00e9 Palestine<\/a>\u00a0organized a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/520637631373057\/\">meeting<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0at Caf\u00e9 Monk in Brussels with with\u00a0Ronnie Barkan, a member of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boycottisrael.info\/\">Boycott from Within<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paixjuste.lu\/\">Le Comit\u00e9 pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient\u00a0<\/a>(CPJPO) is offering a one-day training for activists on the Middle East on\u00a016 November 2014\u00a0in Luxembourg. For more information please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nathalieoberweis@yahoo.com\">nathalieoberweis@yahoo.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grignoux.be\/\">Les Grignoux (asbl)<\/a> is hosting the debate\u00a0Israel\/Palestine, where is the peace camp?\u00a0featuring\u00a0MEP\u00a0Marie Arena, the Palestinian Ambassador to the European Union\u00a0Leila Shahidand the human rights activist\u00a0Simone Susskind\u00a0on\u00a020 November 2014\u00a0in Brussels at Cin\u00e9ma Vend\u00f4me (8.00pm).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.internal-displacement.org\/\">The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre<\/a>\u00a0(IDMC) issued on\u00a027 October 2014\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.internal-displacement.org\/assets\/library\/Middle-East\/Palestine\/pdf\/201410-me-palestine-overview-en.pdf\">report<\/a>\u00a0focusing on Palestine and entitled\u00a0A policy of displacement and dispossession amid renewed conflict. A statistical e analysis is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.internal-displacement.org\/middle-east-and-north-africa\/palestine\/figures-analysis\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/\">Medical Aid for Palestinians<\/a>\u00a0(MAP) published on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/news\/archive\/post\/174-gaza-a-look-closer-\">news report<\/a> from the Gaza Strip entitled\u00a0Look Closer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinasolidariteit.be\/\">Palestina Solidariteit<\/a>\u00a0is hosting the workshop\u00a0Palestine for Dummies\u00a0in Brussels on\u00a08-15 and 22 November 2014. For more information contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:stienstijn@gmail.com\">stienstijn@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or<a href=\"mailto:info@palestinasolidariteit.be\">info@palestinasolidariteit.be<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/\">Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0(PSC) issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/media-wont-tell-east-jerusalem\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=PSC+update%3A+ICC+says+Israel+committed+war+...&amp;utm_source=YMLP&amp;utm_term=What+the+media+won%27t+tell+you+...\">report<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0entitled\u00a0What the media won\u2019t tell you about East Jerusalem.\u00a0PSC will also host the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/events\/parliament-recognises-palestine-next\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=PSC+update%3A+ICC+says+Israel+committed+war+...&amp;utm_source=YMLP&amp;utm_term=Read+More\">event<\/a> Parliament Recognises Palestine: What Next?\u00a0on\u00a013 November 2014\u00a0in London.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.warchildholland.org\/\">War Child<\/a>\u2019s photo\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.warchildholland.org\/press\/room-no4-photo-exhibition-reality-detained-palestinian-children-east-jerusalem\">exhibition<\/a> Room No.4\u00a0illustrating the reality of detained Palestinian children in East Jerusalem is presented at the public library of Florenville in Belgium on\u00a05-19 November 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 300 trade unions, NGOs and other civil society organizations\u00a0from across Europe\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/European_call_EU6.pdf\">have called<\/a>\u00a0on the European Union on\u00a02 November 2014\u00a0to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement until Israel complies with international law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>ISRAEL AND PALESTINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/\">Al-Haq<\/a>\u00a0issued on\u00a030 October 2014\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/topics\/wall-and-jerusalem\/864-al-haq-action-alert-international-community-must-take-concrete-action-to-end-israels-aggression-against-al-aqsa\">alert<\/a> urging the International community to take concrete action to end Israel\u2019s aggression against the Al-Aqsa Compound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/\">B\u2019Tselem<\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a02 November 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/photoblog\/20141029_burqah\">new photo blog<\/a> on the West bank village of Burqah.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gisha.org\/\">Gisha \u2013Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement<\/a>\u00a0published a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gisha.org\/updates\/3671\">news item<\/a> on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0about the first good from Gaza to be sold in the West Bank since June 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/\">The Palestinian Center for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0(PCHR) issued its latest\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10710:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-30-oct-05-nov-2014-&amp;catid=145:in-focus\">weekly report<\/a>\u00a0on Israeli human rights violations in the OPT on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0covering the period 30 October \u20135 November 2014. PCHR also condemned in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10708:israeli-government-persistently-challenges-the-international-community-and-approves-additional-arbitrary-measures-in-occupied-jerusalem&amp;catid=145:in-focus\">press release<\/a> issued on\u00a03 November 2014\u00a0the latest Israeli measures and decisions against East Jerusalem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wclac.org\/\">The Women\u2019s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling<\/a>\u00a0(WCLAC) issued its October\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wclac.org\/english\/etemplate.php?id=1409\">bulletin<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>NORTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A coalition of faith groups\u00a0dedicated to encouraging peace with justice for Palestinians and Israelis launched the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wesupportpeace.com\/\">We Support Peace<\/a> banner campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/\">Church for Middle East Peace<\/a>\u00a0(CMEP) is organizing on\u00a019 November 2014\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/org2.salsalabs.com\/o\/5575\/l\/eng\/p\/salsa\/event\/common\/public\/?event_KEY=72503\">national briefing<\/a> Homes and Human Rights in the West Bank and Gaza\u00a0with\u00a0Anat Saragusti, director of B\u2019Tselem USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmep.org\/\">The Foundation for Middle East Peace<\/a>\u00a0(FMEP),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justvision.org\/\">Just Vision<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/\">New America Foundation<\/a>\u00a0organized on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/newamerica.org\/international-security\/new-media-in-the-israeli-landscape\/\">event<\/a> New Media in the Israeli Landscape: The role of independent digital magazines. Speakers included\u00a0Noam Sheizaf\u00a0(+972 Magazine),\u00a0Yael Marom\u00a0(Just Vision) and\u00a0Muna Shikaki\u00a0(Al Arabiya).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.org\/\">The Institute for Middle East Understanding<\/a>\u00a0(IMEU) published on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.org\/article\/qa-unrest-in-occupied-east-jerusalem\">expert Q&amp;A<\/a>\u00a0entitled\u00a0Unrest in Occupied East Jerusalem\u00a0with\u00a0Ingrid Jaradat Gassner, Coordinator of International Advocacy and Public Relations for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/civiccoalition-jerusalem.org\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/librarianswithpalestine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Librarians and Archivists with Palestine<\/a>\u00a0(LAP) launched on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/librarianswithpalestine.org\/onebookcampaign\/\">campaign<\/a>\u00a0designed as an international reading and discussion initiative and entitled\u00a0One Book, Many Communities: Mornings in Jenin. Any questions about the campaign can be directed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:librarians2palestine@gmail.com\">librarians2palestine@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/\">Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance<\/a>\u00a0(MECA) organizes an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/905634839466717\/?utm_source=MECA+Master+List&amp;utm_campaign=a9292d4da5-Oct-17-events&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e4bb5a2d06-a9292d4da5-297983453\">event<\/a>\u00a0in Berkeley (CA) with Professor\u00a0Steven Salaita\u00a0on\u00a011 November 2014\u00a0on\u00a0Silencing Palestinian voices on Campuses. MECA also launched a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/take-action-now-stop-the-arrest-and-detention-of-palestinian-children-2\">petition<\/a> to stop the arrest and detention of Palestinian children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4513\">Voice of Palestine<\/a>\u00a0released on\u00a030 October 2014\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4556\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Ben Norton, an American freelance writer, artist and activist whose work has been published in CounterPunch, Electronic Intifada, Common Dreams, ThinkProgress, and ZNet, among other publications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>GLOBAL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/\">Amnesty International<\/a>\u00a0said on\u00a05 November 2014\u00a0in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/library\/info\/MDE15\/032\/2014\/en\">new report<\/a> (Families under the rubble: Israeli attacks on inhabited homes)\u00a0on the latest Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip that Israeli forces have killed scores of Palestinian civilians in attacks targeting houses where families were present, which in some cases have amounted to war crimes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewash.org\/\">The Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene group<\/a>\u00a0(EWASH) is hosting the event\u00a0Water deprived \/ The right to water and sanitation in the occupied Palestinian territory\u00a0on\u00a010 November 2014\u00a0in Brussels with\u00a0Johanna von Toggenburg\u00a0(EWASH) and\u00a0Rachel Borell\u00a0(Al Haq). For more information and to RSVP contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:johanna@ewash.org\">johanna@ewash.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fidh.org\/\">The International Federation for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0(FIDH) conducted an investigative\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fidh.org\/en\/north-africa-middle-east\/israel-occupied-palestinian-territories\/16389-mission-to-gaza-and-the-west-bank-fidh-calls-on-palestine-to-seize-the\">mission<\/a>\u00a0in Gaza from\u00a024 to 28 October. This mission was able to document the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza during the last offensive led by Israel. A report will follow in the coming weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UNITED NATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People\u00a0(CEIRPP), the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uclg.org\/\">United Cities and Local Governments<\/a>\u00a0(UCLG), the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andaluciasolidaria.org\/\">Andalusian Fund of Municipalities for International Solidarity<\/a>\u00a0(FAMSI) and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.juntadeandalucia.es\/\">Junta of Andalusia<\/a>\u00a0are co-convening the International Conference of Local Governments and Civil Society Organizations in Support of Palestinian Rights,\u00a0from 2 to 3 December 2014, in Seville, Spain. More information and RSVP (no later than\u00a025 November 2014) available at the following\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andaluciasolidaria.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=2092&amp;Itemid=1\">link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People\u00a0has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IYSPP\">Twitter account<\/a>\u00a0and official hashtag\u00a0#2014forPalestine. 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