{"id":283367,"date":"2014-01-15T11:05:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T16:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=283367"},"modified":"2022-11-29T11:18:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T16:18:10","slug":"ngo-action-news-14-january-2014","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-14-january-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 14 January 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>14 January 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.blog.paixjuste.lu\/\"><strong>Le Comit\u00e9 pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paxchristi.net\/\"><strong>Pax Christi \u2013 Luxemb<\/strong><strong>ourg<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are hosting the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/?p=7357\">exhibition<\/a>\u00a0<em>La Nakba \u2013 La Catastrophe<\/em>\u00a0designed by the association<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib-hilfe.de\/\">Fl\u00fcchtlingskinder im Libanon<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>24 January to 14 February 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/\"><strong>Medical Aid for Palestinians<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0received on\u00a0<strong>2 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/news\/map-receives-award.aspx\">award<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>Hanan Ashrawi<\/strong>, Head of the PLO\u2019s Department of Culture and Information, in recognition of the charity\u2019s work for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/\"><strong>The Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/232349346925622\/?previousaction=join&amp;source=1\">protest<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>18 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0outside the Israeli Embassy in London to mark the 5th\u00a0anniversary of the end of the Israeli \u201cOperation Cast Lead\u201d on the Gaza Strip.<\/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\/\"><strong>Adalah-NY \u2013 The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0announced on\u00a0<strong>13 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0on its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AdalahNY\">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0that the Israeli company SodaStream, which is the focus of an international campaign against companies involved with Israeli settlements,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/sodastream-shares-collapse-q4-2014-1\">unveiled<\/a> unexpectedly low sales for the last quarter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freeahmadsaadat.org\/\"><strong>The Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa\u2019adat<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is launching\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/freeahmadsaadat.org\/2014\/01\/05\/freedom-weeks-call-to-action-january-15-30-2014\/\">Freedom Weeks<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>15 to 30 January 2014<\/strong>, a call to action to free all Palestinian political prisoners and to end the Palestinian Authority security coordination with Israel. Posters and materials are available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/freeahmadsaadat.org\/resources\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpavancouver.org\/\"><strong>The Canada Palestine Association (CAP)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a0<strong>10 January 2014\u00a0<\/strong>two videos of the event\u00a0<em>Gaza in Crisis: Eyewitness Reports<\/em>\u00a0organized in Vancouver on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November). The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0UiNxZUdYZ8&amp;feature=youtu.be\">first video<\/a>\u00a0features\u00a0<strong>Kevin Neish<\/strong>, activist and Mavi Marmara participant; the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QiUEeFbKKbY&amp;feature=youtu.be\">second video<\/a>\u00a0features\u00a0<strong>Eva Barlett<\/strong>, journalist and activist who lived for extended periods in the Gaza Strip. CAP also released a report on\u00a0<strong>14 January 2014\u00a0<\/strong>entitled\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpavancouver.org\/index.php\/2014\/01\/14\/canadas-shameful-record-on-palestine\/\"><em>Canada\u2019s Record at the UN General Assembly 2013<\/em><\/a>, focusing on Canada\u2019s support to Israel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\/\"><strong>The Center for Palestine Studies<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at Columbia University seeks applicants for a residential Fellowship in \u201cPalestine &amp; Law\u201d for the 2014-2015 academic year. Interested applicants should propose a course of research and scholarship relating to a range of domestic, regional or international legal issues concerning Palestinians and\/or Palestine. The deadline for application is\u00a0<strong>3 February 2014<\/strong>. Please click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\/about\/fellowships.html\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.net\/\"><strong>The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published on<strong>\u00a013 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.net\/news\/article0024783.shtml\">new fact sheet<\/a>\u00a0entitled\u00a0<em>Atrocities &amp; Bantustans: The Legacy of Ariel Sharon<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmep.org\/\"><strong>Foundation for Middle East Peace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0informed its supporters that the 16 January 2014 event\u00a0<em>Israel-Palestine talks: Deadlock or Breakthrough? Is There an Alternative?<\/em>\u00a0featuring PLO official\u00a0<strong>Hanan Ashrawi\u00a0<\/strong>was cancelled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mn.breakthebonds.org\/\"><strong>The Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/641\/p\/salsa\/web\/common\/public\/signup?signup_page_KEY=7719\">national briefing<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>16 January<\/strong> to share information about the history of their campaign; their different mechanisms including media, legislative, educational, regulatory and judicial efforts; and their tips to start a campaign to end states and municipal governments\u2019 investments in Israel. RSVP required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moma.org\/\"><strong>The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moma.org\/visit\/calendar\/films\/1450\">screening<\/a>\u00a0the movie\u00a0<em>When I Saw You<\/em>\u00a0by Palestinian director\u00a0<strong>Annemarie Jacir<\/strong>\u00a0until\u00a0<strong>22 January 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/\"><strong>The New York Times<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published on its blog\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lens.blogs.nytimes.com\/\">Lens<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>7 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a series of photos from\u00a0<strong>Tanya Habjouqa<\/strong>, a Jordanian-born photographer, entitled\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lens.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/01\/07\/palestinian-pleasures\/?_r=0\"><em>Palestinian Pleasures.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/\"><strong>The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a0<strong>31 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/article.php?id=3778\">list<\/a> of some of their top victories and achievements in 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/\"><strong>The Voice of Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0presented on\u00a0<strong>11 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4225\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Muath Abu Alqumssan\u00a0<\/strong>from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/freeahmadsaadat.org\/\">Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa\u2019adat<\/a>. Muath, himself a former political prisoner, discusses the upcoming events to call for freedom for all Palestinian political prisoners, including Ahmad Sa\u2019adat, and for an end to the security cooperation with Israel.<\/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\/\"><strong>The Alternative Information Center (AIC)<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarabut.info\/en\/home\"><strong>Hithabrut-Tarabut<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0organized on\u00a0<strong>11 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativenews.org\/english\/index.php\/politics\/activism\/7624-300-palestinians-israelis-yes-to-joint-struggle-no-to-normalisation\">conference<\/a> in Hebron with some 300 Palestinians and Israelis to advance joint Palestinian-Israeli actions to end Israeli occupation and racism and to promote a just peace for all in the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/\"><strong>Breaking The Silence<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will organize\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/tours\/1\">a special tour to Hebron<\/a>\u00a0taking place on\u00a0<strong>22 January 2014<\/strong>. This upcoming tour will be a unique opportunity to hear about the reality in the city from Breaking the Silence co-Founder,\u00a0<strong>Yehuda Shaul<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/\"><strong>B\u2019Tselem \u2013 The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a0<strong>8 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/press_releases\/20140108_settler_attack_in_urif\">video<\/a> showing a group of masked settlers from the settlement of \u201cYitzhar\u201d smashing an electricity meter and throwing stones at a Palestinian home and school in the Palestinian town of Urif near Nablus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/\"><strong>Defence for Children International Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0issued on\u00a0<strong>10 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0its new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/documents\/detention-bulletin-issue-47-november-2013\">bulletin<\/a>\u00a0covering the month of November 2013 during which a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/content\/child-detainees\">total<\/a> of 173 Palestinian children were imprisoned and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system, an increase of 16.4 percent from the previous month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindsofpeace.org\/\"><strong>Minds of Peace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0organized its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mindsofpeace.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=50:next-negotiating-congress\">last congress<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>10-11 January 2014<\/strong> in Ramallah and Jerusalem bringing together Israeli and Palestinian representatives to engage in grassroots negotiations and hold talks on solutions to the conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/peacenow.org\/\"><strong>Peace Now<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0issued an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/peacenow.org\/entries\/peace_now_settlement_watch_update_developments_in_hebron\">update<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>9 January 2014<\/strong> regarding new settlement-related developments in Hebron.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/\"><strong>The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0released on\u00a0<strong>9 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0its weekly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10041:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-02-08-january-2014&amp;catid=84:weekly-2009&amp;Itemid=183\">Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a>covering the period 2 to 8 January 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jai-pal.org\/\"><strong>The YWCA-YMCA Joint Advocacy Initiative<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atg.ps\/\"><strong>Alternative Tourism Group<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will organize their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atg.ps\/index.php?page=olive_planting\">7th\u00a0Olive Planting Program<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>8 to 17 February 2014<\/strong>.\u00a0Besides olive planting, the programme features introductory presentations about the current situation in Palestine and the effects of the Separation Wall, tours in the old city of Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, as well as Ramallah, in addition to cultural events and social gatherings.<\/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><strong>The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/strong>\u00a0will launch the\u00a0<strong>International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People<\/strong>(#2014forPalestine<strong>)<\/strong>\u00a0at the opening of its 2014 session on\u00a0<strong>16 January 2014<\/strong>. The meeting will be webcast live\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/webtv.un.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/\"><strong>OCHA oPt<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0released its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/ocha_opt_protection_of_civilians_weekly_report_2014_01_10_english.pdf\">Weekly Report on the Protection of Civilians<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>10 January 2014<\/strong>, covering the period 31 December 2013 to 6 January 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unpfp.un.org\/\"><strong>The UN Platform for Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>Give Peace a Chance<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/unpfp.un.org\/good-practice.html\">poster<\/a> is still available for free distribution, reprinting or reproduction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unpfp.un.org\/\"><strong>The Working Group of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is organizing at the UN Secretariat on\u00a0<strong>20 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a screening of the documentary\u00a0<em>Where Should The Birds Fly<\/em>, about the situation in the Gaza Strip followed by a conversation between the director\u00a0<strong>Fida Qishta<\/strong>\u00a0and the author-journalist\u00a0<strong>Laila El-Haddad<\/strong>. For more information please contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:valenzuela2@un.org\">valenzuela2@un.org<\/a>.<\/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 United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. 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