{"id":4983,"date":"2014-07-30T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=4983"},"modified":"2014-07-30T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T09:00:39","slug":"ngo-action-news-30-july-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/2014\/07\/30\/ngo-action-news-30-july-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 30 July 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-60px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.4;\"><h1 class=\"main-title blue\">The Civil Society and the <span class=\"secondline\">Question of Palestine<\/span><\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alert alert custom alert-custom fusion-alert-center notice fusion-alert-capitalize awb-alert-native-link-color alert-dismissable awb-alert-close-boxed alert-shadow\" style=\"--awb-background-color:#edf2fc;--awb-accent-color:#a0a0a0;--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\" role=\"alert\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\" fa fa-exclamation-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\">This page may contain links to third-party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the United Nations and the United Nations is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The United Nations provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the United Nations. This newsletter is a project of the Division for Palestinian Rights, and is intended to provide information on NGO activities relevant to the question of Palestine . NGOs interested in contributing information on their activities should communicate it by <a href=\"mailto:dprngo@un.org\">email<\/a>.The Division reserves the right to make the final selection with regard to material to be included in this newsletter. It cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/span><\/div><button style=\"color:#a0a0a0;border-color:#a0a0a0;\" type=\"button\" class=\"close toggle-alert\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:74%; margin-left: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>30 July 2014<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinesolidaritythailand.org\/\">The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) Thailand<\/a>\u00a0will hold its next\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSCThailand\/status\/492362590983426048\">meeting<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a031 July 2014\u00a0in Bangkok. For more information please contact<a href=\"mailto:palestinesolidaritythailand@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">palestinesolidaritythailand@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>EUROPE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caabu.org\/\">CAABU<\/a>\u00a0is inviting its supporters to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caabu.org\/news\/news\/help-caabu-lobby-british-politicians-palestinian-rights\">write<\/a>\u00a0to the UK Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary as well as MPs to demand a ceasefire on Gaza, the lifting of the Gaza-blockade, an independent international investigation on the current hostilities, a ban on Israeli settlements trade and a full arms embargo on Israel.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/\">Le Comit\u00e9 pour une Paix Juste au Proche Orient<\/a>\u00a0(CPJPO) published on\u00a020 July 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?v=261251887416303\">video<\/a>\u00a0of the Gaza solidarity event it organized in Luxembourg on 19 July.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/\">The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0(IPSC) organized on\u00a027 July 2014\u00a0a memorial\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/event\/blackrock-co-dublin-memorial-vigil-for-gazas-dead-at-the-palestinian-embassy\">vigil<\/a>\u00a0for Gaza\u2019s victims at the Palestinian Embassy in Dublin.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medecinsdumonde.org\/\">M\u00e9decins du Monde<\/a>\u00a0(MdM) issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mdm-me.org\/blog\/doctors-of-the-world-calls-for-an-immediate-halt-to-the-bombing-in-gaza-to-allow-humanitarian-aid-to-be-deployed-and-civilians-treated\/\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a022 July 2014\u00a0calling for an immediate halt to the bombing in Gaza to allow humanitarian aid to be deployed and civilians treated.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/\">Medical Aid for Palestine<\/a>\u00a0(MAP) is inviting its supporters to sign an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/campaign-with-us\/gaza-crisis-an-open-letter-to-david-cameron\">open letter<\/a>\u00a0calling on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to urgently use all available diplomatic means to end the collective punishment of the people of Gaza.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestina-komitee.nl\/\">Nedelands Palestina Komitee<\/a>\u00a0is organizing a rally to protest against Israel\u2019s offensive against the Gaza Strip on\u00a031 July 2014\u00a0in The Hague. Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestina-komitee.nl\/actie\/66\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinagrupperna.se\/taxonomy\/term\/92\">Palestinagruppen i Stockholm<\/a>\u00a0is organizing on\u00a031 July 2014\u00a0a Gaza solidarity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/310631645778273\/?notif_t=plan_user_invited\">event<\/a>\u00a0in front of the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ISRAEL AND PALESTINE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aidajerusalem.org\/\">The Association of International Development Agencies<\/a>\u00a0(AIDA) and other regional coordination networks, faith-based organizations and UN agencies launched the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderclap.it\/projects\/14413-ceasefire4gaza\">Thunderclap campaign<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a027 July 2014\u00a0entitled #Ceasefire4Gaza.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdsmovement.net\/\">The Palestinian BDS Movement<\/a>\u00a0is calling for a military embargo on Israel and issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdsmovement.net\/stoparmingisrael\">petition<\/a>\u00a0entitled\u00a0Stop Arming Israel.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/\">Palestinian Center for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0(PCHR) issued on\u00a030 July 2014\u00a0its latest\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10491:statistics-victims-of-the-israeli-offensive-on-gaza-since-08-july-2014&amp;catid=145:in-focus\">statistics<\/a>\u00a0on the victims of Israeli Operation Protective Edge on the Gaza Strip started on 8 July.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voicesofgaza.com\/\">Voices of Gaza<\/a>\u00a0is a new website recently launched as a resource for journalists covering Operation Protective Edge. It has access to ordinary spokespeople who can speak a variety of languages including English, French and Italian.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>NORTH AMERICA<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ampalestine.org\/\">American Muslims for Palestine<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cair.com\/\">Council on American-Islamic Relations<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-pal.org\/\">Defence for Children International-Palestine<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/Users\/\/Wolfgang.Grieger\/\/AppData\/\/Local\/\/Temp\/\">Jewish Voice for Peace<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/\">US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/a>\u00a0are co-sponsoring the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/641\/images\/Congressional%20Briefing%20Invitation-1.pdf\">event<\/a>\u00a0Is Israel complying with US and international laws?\u00a0on\u00a01 August 2014\u00a0on Capitol Hill in Washington.\u00a0Tariq Abu Khdeir, who was recently brutally beaten by Israeli security forces while restrained and unconscious, will speak at the event. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/641\/images\/Congressional%20Briefing%20Invitation-1.pdf\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartercenter.org\/\">The Carter Centre<\/a>\u00a0called for an immediate\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartercenter.org\/news\/pr\/gaza-072214.html\">cease fire<\/a>\u00a0on the Gaza Strip on\u00a022 July 2014.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/org2.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=2XswvFhT9ay2wQiStd16RxKbZlq%2BYiBA\">Churches for Middle East Peace<\/a>\u00a0(CMEP) published\u00a025 July 2014\u00a0its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0ByPPKto7C0zwODlSQjNyQUMtQkk\/edit\">briefing call<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Khaled Elgindy, a fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lutheranworld.org\/\">The Lutheran World Federation<\/a>\u00a0(LWF) issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lutheranworld.org\/sites\/default\/files\/LWF_PR_140723-Statement_on_Violence_in_Gaza.pdf\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a023 July 2014\u00a0on the violence in the Gaza Strip entitled\u00a0Abide by International Law in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/\">Middle East Children&#8217;s Alliance<\/a>\u00a0(MECA) is hosting the screening of the documentary\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/Users\/\/Wolfgang.Grieger\/\/AppData\/\/Local\/\/Temp\/\">Flying Paper<\/a>\u00a0by Nitin Sawhney and Roger Hill during a benefit for aid to children in the Gaza Strip on\u00a07 August 2014\u00a0in Berkeley. The event will feature co-filmmaker\u00a0Roger Hill\u00a0and MECA\u2019s staff\u00a0Ziad Abbas\u00a0for a Q&amp;A after the film. Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/events\/berkeley-ca-east-bay-film-premiere-flying-paper-benefit-aid-children-gaza?utm_source=MECA+Master+List&amp;utm_campaign=56466e9682-July-25-events&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e4bb5a2d06-56466e9682-297983453\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/\">The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/a>\u00a0will be holding its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.endtheoccupation.org\/section.php?id=477\">Annual National Organizers Conference<\/a>\u00a0in San Diego, CA, on\u00a019-21September 2014. A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.endtheoccupation.org\/article.php?id=4100\">programme<\/a>\u00a0has been posted online. As well, the US Campaign\u2019s Policy Director,\u00a0Josh Ruebner, will speak on\u00a031 July 2014\u00a0at the Mid-Manhattan Library in New York. Please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1499859396898751\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information. Lastly the Campaign is inviting its supporters to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/641\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=16181\">write to CBS<\/a>\u00a0because of the \u201coutrageous tirade against Palestinians\u201d made by one of its presenters while on-air.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/\">The Voice of Palestine<\/a>\u00a0posted on\u00a023 July 2014\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4457\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Joe Catron, a US International Solidarity Movement activist in Gaza. He has been filing almost daily eyewitness reports of the Israeli bombardment and was one of the volunteers trying to protect Al Wafa hospital.<\/li>\n<li>Norman G. Finkelstein, political scientist, activist, professor and author,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2014\/07\/finkelstein-disobedience-manhattan.html\">gathered<\/a>\u00a0at least 100 people to protest against Operation Protective Edge outside the Israeli consulate on\u00a029 July 2014\u00a0in midtown Manhattan, New York.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GLOBAL<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freedom4palestine.org\/\">Freedom4Palestine<\/a>\u00a0posted on\u00a028 July 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pxDYiBls99w\">video<\/a>\u00a0featuring\u00a0prominent Jews and Palestinians as well as others standing for Palestine.\u00a0Jonathan Demme\u00a0(Oscar-winning filmmaker),Diana Buttu\u00a0(Human rights lawyer),\u00a0Chuck D\u00a0(hip-hop artist),\u00a0Roger Waters\u00a0(Pink Floyd) and many others participated in the video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icrc.org\/\">The International Committee of the Red Cross<\/a>\u00a0(ICRC) issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icrc.org\/eng\/resources\/documents\/statement\/2014\/07-29-gaza-stop-the-killing.htm\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a029 July 2014\u00a0invoking the humanitarian imperative to \u201cStop the killing!\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/\">The Lancet<\/a>\u00a0published an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/gaza-letter-2014\">open letter<\/a>\u00a0for the people in Gaza written by doctors and scientists\u00a0Paola Manduca,\u00a0Iain Chalmers,\u00a0Derek Summerfield,\u00a0Mads Gilbert\u00a0and\u00a0Swee Ang, on behalf of 24 signatories.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/richardfalk.wordpress.com\/\">Richard Falk<\/a>, former Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, published on his blog on\u00a028 July 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richardfalk.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/28\/joint-declaration-by-international-law-experts-on-israels-gaza-offensive\/\">Joint Declaration by International Law Experts on Israel\u2019s Gaza Offensive<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>UNITED NATIONS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People\u00a0(CEIRPP)\u00a0issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/News\/Press\/docs\/2014\/gapal1311.doc.htm\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on the situation in the Gaza Strip on\u00a021 July 2014.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/\">OCHA OPT<\/a>\u00a0issued its most recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/results.aspx?id=4771426\">situation report<\/a>\u00a0on the Gaza Strip on\u00a030 July 2014.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/sc\/\">The UN Security Council<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a028 July 2014\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/News\/Press\/docs\/2014\/sc11494.doc.htm\">expressed<\/a>\u00a0its grave concern regarding the deterioration in the situation in the Middle East as a result of the crisis related to Gaza and the loss of civilian lives and casualties.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/\">UNRWA<\/a>\u2018s Commissioner-General\u00a0Pierre Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl\u00a0issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/official-statements\/unrwa-strongly-condemns-israeli-shelling-its-school-gaza-serious\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a030 July 2014\u00a0strongly condemning Israel\u2019s shelling of a UNRWA school in Gaza. UNRWA is still collecting money for its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/content\/gaza-emergency-appeal?utm_source=GazaAttack-2014-EAppeal1-En&amp;utm_campaign=GazaAttack1_2014_En&amp;utm_medium=email\">Gaza emergency appeal<\/a>\u00a0launched on\u00a017 July 2014\u00a0to answer to the crisis caused by the escalation of violence with Israel.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/\">UN Women<\/a>\u2019s Executive Director\u00a0Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka\u00a0issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/news\/stories\/2014\/7\/statement-on-the-crisis-relating-to-gaza\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a022 July 2014\u00a0on the Gaza crisis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:22%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:13px;--awb-title-color:#333333;\"><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ngo-action-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}