{"id":283449,"date":"2013-10-21T11:47:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=283449"},"modified":"2022-11-30T11:58:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:58:58","slug":"ngo-action-news-21-october-2013","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-21-october-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 21 October 2013"},"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>21 October 2013<\/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.paixjuste.lu\/\">Le Comit\u00e9 pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient<\/a>\u00a0organized a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/?p=7357\">conference<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a011 October 2013\u00a0in Luxembourg, on the blockade of the Gaza Strip as well as two movie\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/?p=7357\">screenings<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a015 and 16 October 2013. The association will also organize several different\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/?p=7357\">artistic events and conferences<\/a> throughout the month of\u00a0November 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/\">The European Coordination Committee for Palestine<\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a09 October 2013\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/tell-your-meps-to-support-new-rules-on-israels-participation-in-eu-programs\/\">e-tool<\/a> allowing its supporters to send a message to members of the European Parliament and ask them to take action to support the recently approved EU guidelines on Israeli settlements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/\">The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0convened a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/event\/dublin-public-meeting-israel-palestine-international-law-the-icc-and-beyond-with-shawan-jabarin-and-michael-kearney\">panel discussion<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a011 October 2013\u00a0in Dublin on\u00a0<em>The International Criminal Court and beyond<\/em>. Two esteemed experts on international law and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,\u00a0Shawan Jabarin\u00a0(Al-Haq) and\u00a0Dr. Michael Kearney\u00a0(University of Sussex) were invited to speak.<\/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 href=\"http:\/\/adalahny.org\/\">Adalah-NY<\/a>\u00a0is organising two protests in New York City on\u00a027 October 2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adalahny.org\/event\/1088\/protest-idan-raichel-self-proclaimed-israeli-propagandist-and-army-supporter\">at the Beacon Theater<\/a>, against Idan Raichel, self-proclaimed Israeli propagandist and army supporter \u2013 and on\u00a029 October 2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adalahny.org\/event\/1087\/protest-israel-philharmonic-orchestra\">at the Alice Tully Hall<\/a> against the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americantaskforce.org\/\">The American Task Force on Palestine<\/a>\u00a0will celebrate its 10th\u00a0Anniversary at its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gala.atfp.net\/\">annual Gala<\/a> taking place in Washington on\u00a029 October 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\/\">The Center for Palestine Studies<\/a>\u00a0is presenting on\u00a030 October 2013\u00a0the event\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=579621918740366&amp;set=oa.239223229564418&amp;type=1&amp;theater\"><em>Palestine and the Public Intellectual, Honoring Edward Said<\/em><\/a>\u00a0at the Columbia University Low Library Rotunda. Renowned scholars\u00a0Judith Butler\u00a0and\u00a0Cornel West\u00a0will take part in the event. RSVP\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/new.sipa.columbia.edu\/experience-sipa\/events\/judith-butler-and-cornel-west-in-conversation\">required<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmep.org\/\">The Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP)<\/a>\u00a0hosted a discussion on\u00a09 October 2013\u00a0on the theme\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonpeacecenter.net\/node\/10689\"><em>Two States or One? The Future of Israelis and Palestinians<\/em><\/a>. FMEP also organized on\u00a017 October 2013\u00a0the event\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1djUsnHOh16n9muXLQwH6KiiFaHhbtwo6kfHm24ONEfE\/viewform\"><em>1973: The Road to War<\/em><\/a>, presenting Israeli historian Yigal Kipnis new book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jccmanhattan.org\/\">The JCC in Manhattan<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jccmanhattan.org\/center-for-israel\">David H. Sonabend Center for Israel<\/a>\u00a0are organising on\u00a031 October 2013\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jccmanhattan.org\/center-for-israel?page=cat-content&amp;progID=28945\">panel discussion<\/a>\u00a0entitled\u00a0<em>Is peace possible now? The current\u00a0<\/em><em>Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative<\/em>. Scheduled speakers are\u00a0Tal Becker, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and\u00a0Ghaith Al-Omari, Executive\u00a0Director at the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP). The discussion will be moderated by\u00a0Ethan Bronner, Deputy National Editor of The New York Times. Tickets are available using this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jccmanhattan.org\/center-for-israel?page=cat-content&amp;progID=28945\">link<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/\">Jewish Voice for Peace<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/\">Mondoweiss<\/a>\u00a0have put together a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/forum-state-paradigm\">collection of articles<\/a>\u00a0to mark the 20 years since the signature of the Oslo Accords, entitled\u00a0<em>What Comes Next?: A forum on the end of the two-State paradigm<\/em>, investigating the current state of thinking about one-State and two-State solutions. Their latest\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2013\/10\/israelpalestine-recognized-comprehensive.html\">article<\/a>\u00a0<em>Once the one-State reality in Israel\/Palestine is recognized, the basis for a comprehensive peace will be clear<\/em>\u00a0has been published on\u00a017 October 2013.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/\">The Middle East Children Alliance (MECA)<\/a>\u00a0organised on\u00a017 October 2013\u00a0at the University of California\/Berkeley a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/us2.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=4850389ae3e2d55804103e6af&amp;id=fea420d881&amp;e=2c2e337210\">joint presentation<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Josh Ruebner\u00a0(US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation) presenting his new book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/joshruebner.com\/?page_id=687\"><em>Shattered Hopes: Obama\u2019s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and representatives of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/\">Defense for Children International Palestine<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>New Yorkers Against the Cornell-Technion Partnership (NYACT)\u00a0will be hosting on\u00a023 October 2013\u00a0in New York a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/171774193020237\/\">panel discussion<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<em>Militarization, Domestic Spying, and the Boycott of Israel<\/em> with\u00a0David Swanson\u00a0(RootsAction),\u00a0Fahd Ahmed\u00a0(Desis Rising Up and Moving \u2013 DRUM),\u00a0Riham Barghouti\u00a0(Adalah-NY) and\u00a0Anna Calcutt\u00a0(NYACT).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdsmovement.net\/\">The Palestinian BDS Movement<\/a>\u00a0urges the American pop artist Rihanna to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2013\/biz\/news\/rihanna-and-other-artists-who-play-israel-feel-the-pressure-1200729050\/\">cancel<\/a> her concert in Tel Aviv scheduled on\u00a022 October 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tolef.org\/\">Tree of Life Educational Fund<\/a>\u00a0organised on\u00a019 October 2013\u00a0in New York its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nyc.tolef.org\/\">Fourth Annual conference on Israel and Palestine<\/a>, on the theme\u00a0<em>We Refuse to be Enemies: Voices of Conscience from Israel and Palestine.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/visualizingpalestine.org\/infographic\/Admin-Detention\">Visualizing Palestine<\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a010 October 2013\u00a0their latest\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/visualizingpalestine.org\/infographic\/Olive-Harvest\">visual<\/a>\u00a0<em>Uprooted<\/em>, denouncing the 800,000 olive trees uprooted in Palestine since 1967.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/\">The Voice of Palestine<\/a>\u00a0presented on\u00a012 October 2013\u00a0its new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4087\">programme<\/a>\u00a0featuring a discussion with\u00a0David Klein, professor at California State University Northridge who has been targeted by Zionist groups for his support of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdsmovement.net\/\">Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)<\/a>\u00a0movement. The music closing the programme, entitled\u00a0<em>They\u2019re Building a Wall<\/em>, was performed by the Jewish American folksinger\u00a0David Rovics.<\/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.alternativenews.org\/english\/\">The Alternative Information Center (AIC)<\/a>\u00a0will organize its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativenews.org\/english\/index.php\/politics\/activism\/7042-join-aic-political-camp-22-27-december\">21st\u00a0international political camp<\/a> from\u00a022 to 27 December 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewash.org\/en\/\">The Emergency Water Sanitation and Hygiene group (EWASH)<\/a>\u00a0launched a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thirstingforjustice.org\/?page_id=1086\">petition<\/a>\u00a0targeting the EU through its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thirstingforjustice.org\/\">Thirsting for Justice Campaign<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/delegations\/westbank\/index_en.htm\">The European Union Mission in Jerusalem<\/a>\u00a0is organizing the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/177908595734345\/\">Euro-Palestinian Water film festival<\/a> from\u00a021 October to 7 November 2013\u00a0in different Palestinian cities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularstruggle.org\/\">The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee (PSCC)<\/a>\u00a0published the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bilinconference.wordpress.com\/\">final statement<\/a>\u00a0of its Eighth International Conference on Nonviolent Popular Struggle entitled\u00a0<em>Towards the Mobilization of Popular Resistance: adopting a unified strategy.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/\">The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)<\/a>\u00a0released on\u00a010 October 2013\u00a0its weekly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=9857:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-03-09-october-2013-&amp;catid=84:weekly-2009&amp;Itemid=183\">Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a> covering the period from 3 to 9 October 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/eng\/\">Peace Now<\/a>\u00a0published its latest\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/eng\/Jan-Jun-2013\">report<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a017 October 2013\u00a0stating there was a 70 percent increase in West Bank settlement construction in the first six months of 2013 compared to last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>UNITED NATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/\">OCHA oPt<\/a>\u00a0released on\u00a012 October 2013\u00a0its latest\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/ocha_opt_protection_of_civilians_weekly_report_2013_10_12_english.pdf\">Protection of Civilians report<\/a> covering the period from 1 to 7 October 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Working Group of\u00a0the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People\u00a0is organizing an event on\u00a021 October 2013\u00a0at the Â鶹APP, with\u00a0Avner Gvaryahu\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/\">Breaking the Silence<\/a>\u00a0who will present the collective testimony book,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Our-Harsh-Logic-Testimonies-Territories\/dp\/0805095373\"><em>Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers\u2019 Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000-2010<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/%C2%B2\">The World Bank<\/a>\u00a0issued a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www-wds.worldbank.org\/external\/default\/WDSContentServer\/WDSP\/IB\/2013\/10\/03\/000456286_20131003173450\/Rendered\/PDF\/AUS29220GZ0Are030Box379840B00OUO090.pdf\">report<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a02 October 2013\u00a0entitled\u00a0<em>West Bank and Gaza Area C and the Future of the Palestinian Economy<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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. 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