{"id":283122,"date":"2014-10-17T11:51:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T15:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=283122"},"modified":"2022-11-18T12:03:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:03:41","slug":"ngo-action-news-17-october-2014","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-17-october-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 17 October 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the United Nations 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>17 October 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.art-base.be\/\">Art Base<\/a> is hosting the virtuoso Palestinian oud player\u00a0Adel Salameh\u00a0for a concert on\u00a025 October 2014\u00a0in Brussels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafePalestineBrussels\">Caf\u00e9 Palestine<\/a>\u00a0is holding its next\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/378976015585578\/\">meeting<\/a> on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0at Caf\u00e9 Monk in Brussels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/\">The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0(IPSC) updated its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/upcoming-events\">list<\/a> of upcoming events.<\/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.planpalestine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestine Legal Action Network (PLAN)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waronwant.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">War on Want<\/a>\u00a0organize in London on\u00a018 October 2014\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/287627934781798\/\">meeting and discussion<\/a> Where does international law stand on Israel?\u00a0withJohn Dugard\u00a0(former UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the OPT), Sahar Francis, (Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association), Nimer Sultany\u00a0( University of London) and\u00a0Rafeef Ziadah, (War on Want\/BDS Movement).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/\">Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0UK\u00a0is organizing on\u00a029 October 2014\u00a0in Cardiff an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/events\/trade-union-event-cardiff-psc\/\">event<\/a> with Trade Union Activists in support of Palestinian Rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulb.ac.be\/\">Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles<\/a>\u00a0(ULB) is hosting in Brussels prominent French-Israeli journalist\u00a0Charles Enderlin\u00a0(France 2 TV) on\u00a023 October 2014\u00a0for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fsp.ulb.ac.be\/en\/conference-de-charles-enderlin-israel-palestine-religion-et-nationalisme-23-octobre-18h00\">conference<\/a>\u00a0Israel Palestine \u2013 Religion and Nationalism.<\/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:\/\/adalah.org\/eng\/\">Adalah \u2013 The Legal Centre for Arab minority Rights in Israel<\/a>\u00a0held on\u00a017-19 October 2014\u00a0its 9th\u00a0annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adalah.org\/eng\/Articles\/2335\/Adalahs-9th-annual-Arab-law-students-camp\">camp<\/a> in Neve Shalom (Wahat al-Salam) for Arab law students who study in Israel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/\">Al-Haq<\/a>\u00a0made a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/targets\/european-union\/863-al-haq-submission-to-the-eu-on-its-2014-enp-progress-report-on-israel\">submission<\/a> to the EU concerning Israel\u2019s implementation of the EU-Israel Action Plan adopted under the European Neighbourhood Policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mezan.org\/en\">Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\">Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0submitted on\u00a030 September 2014\u00a0a comprehensive\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lphr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Complaint-Submission-to-UNSR-Gaza2.pdf\">joint complaint<\/a> to the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing and the UN Special Rapporteur for the human rights situation in the OPT, concerning the large-scale destruction and damage to family houses in the Gaza Strip with associated profound loss of life and injury to Palestinian residents, during \u201cOperation Protective Edge\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdsmovement.net\/bnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BDS Movement<\/a>\u00a0delivered on\u00a09 October 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adalahny.cmail2.com\/t\/r-l-cllkijl-irdjjlkutj-k\/\">petition<\/a> signed by over 60,000 people, including Nobel Laureates, artists and public intellectuals, to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling on the UN and Governments around the world to take immediate steps to implement a comprehensive and legally binding military embargo on Israel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/\">Defense for Children International-Palestine<\/a>\u00a0(DCI-Palestine) issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/documents\/new-military-order-includes-protections-children-during-interrogation-doesn%E2%80%99t-apply\">news alert<\/a> on\u00a016 October 2014\u00a0stating that the new Israeli military order introducing protections for children during interrogation does not apply in the majority of cases.<\/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=10669:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-25-september-01-october-2014-&amp;catid=84:weekly-2009&amp;Itemid=183\">weekly report<\/a>\u00a0on Israeli human rights violations in the OPT on\u00a02 October 2014\u00a0covering the period 25 September \u2013 1 October 2014.<\/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:\/\/peacenow.org\/\">Americans for Peace Now<\/a>\u00a0released a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/petitions.moveon.org\/sign\/us-support-for-israel\">petition<\/a> calling on the United States to end Israeli settlement activities and the de-facto annexation of the West Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpavancouver.org\/\">The Canada Palestine Association<\/a>\u00a0is hosting a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpavancouver.org\/index.php\/2014\/10\/17\/prisoners-of-the-occupation\/\">presentation and discussion<\/a> in Vancouver on Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on\u00a022 October 2014\u00a0with\u00a0Charlotte Kates\u00a0(Al-Awda\u2019s New York chapter) and\u00a0Aiyanas Ormond\u00a0(a human rights activist).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/\">Columbia University<\/a>\u00a0is organizing its annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/heymancenter.org\/events\/said-falk\/\">Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture<\/a> on\u00a020 October 2014\u00a0in New York. Former UN Special rapporteur\u00a0Richard Falk, Professor of International Law Emeritus at Princeton University, will be speaking on\u00a0The Palestinian Future After Gaza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jccmanhattan.org\/\">The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan<\/a>\u00a0(JCC)\u00a0is organizing in New York the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jccmanhattan.org\/center-for-israel?page=cat-content&amp;progID=30955&amp;utm_source=9.23.14&amp;utm_medium=web%20landing%20page&amp;utm_campaign=EIFGAZ00FE&amp;utm_source=10614&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EIFGAZ00FE\">event<\/a>\u00a0Aftermath of Gaza and the Future of the Two-State Solution\u00a0with\u00a0Ghaith Al-Omari(American Task Force on Palestine),\u00a0Tal Becker\u00a0(Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and\u00a0Ethan Bronner\u00a0(The New York Times). The JCC\u00a0is also\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jccmanhattan.org\/20s-30s?page=cat-content&amp;progID=31085\">hosting<\/a> Tal Becker, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser in the Foreign Ministry on 20 October 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.org\/\">The Institute for Middle East Understanding<\/a>\u00a0(IMEU) published on\u00a08 October 2014\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.org\/article\/elad-the-jewish-national-fund-the-us-taxpayer-subsidized-judaization-of-sil\">fact sheet<\/a> entitled\u00a0Elad, the Jewish National Fund &amp; the US Taxpayer-Subsidized \u201cJudaization\u201d of Silwan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/icahdusa.org\/\">The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions \u2013 USA<\/a>\u00a0(ICAHD- USA)\u00a0is organizing a US speaking\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/icahdusa.org\/tour\/\">tour<\/a> with ICAHD\u2019s co-founder\u00a0Jeff Halper\u00a0from\u00a017 October\u00a0to\u00a08 November 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/\">Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance<\/a>\u00a0(MECA) will host in Berkeley (California) on\u00a06 November 2014\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/events\/berkeley-ca-book-release-celebration-journalist-nora-barrows-friedman?utm_source=MECA+Master+List&amp;utm_campaign=c890407ced-Sept-25-events&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e4bb5a2d06-c890407ced-297983453\">release<\/a>\u00a0of award-winning reporter\u00a0Nora Barrows-Friedman\u2019s new book documenting the emergence and success of the Students for Justice in Palestine movement.\u00a0Malihe Razazan, co-host of KPFA\u2019s \u201cVoices of the Middle East\u201d programme, will interview Ms. Barrows-Friedman about her book. MECA will organize another\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> in Berkeley (CA) with Professor\u00a0Steven Salaita\u00a0on\u00a011 November 2014\u00a0on\u00a0Silencing Palestinian voices on Campuses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onevoicemovement.org\/\">OneVoice<\/a>\u00a0is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onevoicemovement.org\/events\/nyc-event\">fundraiser<\/a> on\u00a012 November 2014\u00a0in New York featuring\u00a0Aaron David Miller\u00a0(Woodrow Wilson Center);\u00a0Rula Jebreal\u00a0(foreign policy analyst and author); and\u00a0Marc Ginsberg\u00a0(OneVoice CEO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\">Students for Justice in Palestine<\/a>\u00a0(SJP) is organizing at Tufts University in Boston (Massachusetts) from\u00a021 to 26 October 2014\u00a0its fourth\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sjpnational.org\/2014\/09\/14\/send-student-sjp-national-conference-year-2\/\">National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tolef.org\/\">The Tree of Life Education Fund<\/a>,\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fosna.org\/\">Friends of Sabeel\u2013North America<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\">Kairos USA<\/a>, is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tolef.org\/2014\/09\/2014-tree-of-life-conferences\/\">series<\/a> of US conferences from\u00a017 October to 1 November 2014\u00a0under the title\u00a0Voices of Hope for a World Free of Prejudice and Hatred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4513\">Voice of Palestine<\/a>\u00a0released on\u00a013 October 2014\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4535\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Sumoud Sa\u2019adat\u00a0(Addameer) about the upcoming\u00a0<a href=\"\">week of action<\/a>, 17-25 October 2014, to free Ahmad Sa\u2019adat, her father, and all Palestinian political prisoners. The week of activities also emphasizes on the denial of family visits and the struggle and the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Israel-Palestine NGO Working Group at the United Nations\u00a0is organizing a launching event for the book\u00a0Palestine: The Legitimacy of Hope\u00a0by\u00a0Richard Falk\u00a0(former UN Special Rapporteur). The event will take place on\u00a021 October 2014\u00a0from 1.00pm to 2.30 pm at the Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, New York.<\/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.crisisgroup.org\/\">The International Crisis Group<\/a>\u00a0released on\u00a010 October 2014\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/~\/media\/Files\/Middle%20East%20North%20Africa\/Israel%20Palestine\/156-bringing-back-the-palestinian-refugee-question.pdf\">report<\/a>\u00a0Bringing Back the Palestinian Refugee Question. The executive summary is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/en\/regions\/middle-east-north-africa\/israel-palestine\/156-bringing-back-the-palestinian-refugee-question.aspx?utm_source=wu6oct14&amp;utm_medium=israel-palestine-report&amp;utm_campaign=wuemail\">here<\/a>.<\/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>The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People\u00a0hosted\u00a0Professor Noam Chomsky\u00a0for a lecture on\u00a014 October 2014\u00a0at the United Nations Headquarters in New York about the prospects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The ensuing Q&amp;A was moderated by\u00a0Amy Goodman\u00a0(Democracy Now!). The recorded video of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/webtv.un.org\/search\/365th-meeting-of-the-committee-on-the-exercise-of-the-inalienable-rights-of-the-palestinian-people\/3840311209001?term=chomsky\">lecture<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/webtv.un.org\/search\/noam-chomsky-mit-on-international-year-of-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people-press-conference\/3839283501001?term=chomsky\">press conference<\/a> are available.<\/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. Share the word and let us know about your International Year plans at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:2014forPalestine@un.org\">2014forPalestine@un.org<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/\">OCHA OPT<\/a>\u00a0issued its most recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/ocha_opt_protection_of_civilians_weekly_report_2014_10_17_english.pdf\">Protection of Civilians Weekly Report<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a014 October 2014\u00a0covering the period 30 September \u2013 13 October.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. 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