{"id":283373,"date":"2013-12-20T11:27:30","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T16:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=283373"},"modified":"2022-11-29T11:36:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T16:36:03","slug":"ngo-action-news-20-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-20-december-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 20 December 2013"},"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>20 December 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.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/\">L\u2019Association Belgo-Palestinienne (ABP)<\/a>\u00a0is organizing its next\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/agenda\/cafe-palestine-monk\/\">Caf\u00e9 Palestine<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a09 January 2013\u00a0at the Monk caf\u00e9 in Brussels. ABP also published on\u00a018 December 2013\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/infos\/une-lettre-de-gaza\/\">letter<\/a> from\u00a0Salma Ahmed Elamassie, a professor at the Gaza French Institute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boell.org\/\">The Heinrich B\u00f6ll Stiftung<\/a>\u00a0issued on\u00a016 December 2013\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ps.boell.org\/web\/121-815.html\">new publication<\/a>\u00a0entitled\u00a0<em>20 Years Since Oslo: Palestinian Perspectives<\/em>\u00a0featuring articles from\u00a0Nabil Shaath\u00a0(Former Acting Prime Minister of the PA),\u00a0Mouin Rabbani\u00a0(Martti Ahtisaari Centre),\u00a0Nora Lester Murad\u00a0(Founder of the Dalia Association) and many more. The full document is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ps.boell.org\/downloads\/Perspective_Issue5_decembre_2013_%28light_version%29.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediapart.fr\/\">Mediapart<\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a020 December 2013\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediapart.fr\/portfolios\/la-terre-sainte-au-temps-dun-autre-siecle\">portfolio<\/a>\u00a0entitled\u00a0<em>La Terre sainte, au temps d\u2019un autre si\u00e8cle ,\u00a0<\/em>including photographs extracted from the book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.editions-hazan.fr\/ouvrage\/417946\/jerusalem_et_la_palestine_photographies_de_l_ecole_biblique_de_jerusalem_elias_sanbar\"><em>J\u00e9rusalem et la Palestine<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0Elias Sanbar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lemuradesoreilles.org\/\">Le Mur a des Oreilles\u00a0<\/a>presented on\u00a018 December 2013\u00a0an exclusive\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lemuradesoreilles.org\/2013\/12\/18\/le-mur-a-des-oreilles-4-conversation-with-prof-ilan-pappe\/\">interview<\/a> with the Israeli historian and activist\u00a0Ilan Papp\u00e9\u00a0discussing his positions concerning the State of Israel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npaid.org\/\">Norwegian People\u2019s Aid<\/a> announced on\u00a020 December 2013\u00a0that the company Staples Norway decided to stop selling SodaStream products. SodaStream\u2019s\u00a0main production facility is located in an illegal Israeli settlement in the West Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfam.org\/\">Oxfam International<\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a019 December 2013\u00a0a series of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/oxfam\/sets\/72157638827464905\">photos<\/a> on the December 2013 Gaza Strip floods that displaced thousands of families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinasolidariteit.be\/\">Palestina Solidariteit<\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a020 December 2013\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CufxnxYqy8U&amp;feature=share\">short film<\/a>\u00a0for its campaign on child arrests in Palestine and the complicity of the company G4S. Another video including a mix of arrests of Palestinian children by Israeli soldiers is also available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=io_vOk-3NRY&amp;feature=em-upload_owner\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/\">The Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/232349346925622\/?previousaction=join&amp;source=1\">protest<\/a> on\u00a018 January 2013\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<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waronwant.org\/\">War on Want<\/a>\u00a0posted on\u00a020 December 2013\u00a0on its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PovertyIsPolitical\/videos?shelf_id=4&amp;view=0&amp;sort=dd\">YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0video extracts of the recent event organized with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.soas.ac.uk\/law\">School of Law at SOAS<\/a>\u00a0(School of Oriental and African Studies) and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com\/\">Russell Tribunal on Palestine<\/a>\u00a0featuring the eminent feminist scholar-activists\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W9KxslVHRs8\">Angela Davis<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-CRhKYWIkbA\">Gina Dent<\/a>\u00a0(University of California \u2013 Santa Cruz) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hmMEB7C6f6Q\">Rafeef Ziadah<\/a>\u00a0(spoken word artist and activist).<\/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:\/\/www.theasa.net\/\">The American Studies Association<\/a>\u2019s national council on\u00a015 December 2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theasa.net\/from_the_editors\/item\/council_statement_on_the_academic_boycott_of_israel_resolution\/?utm_content=buffere1596&amp;utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer\">voted<\/a> for an academic boycott of Israeli institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/\">Churches for Middle East Peace<\/a>\u00a0launched on\u00a018 December 2013\u00a0an online\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/action.cmep.org\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=16078\">petition<\/a> calling on the Obama Administration to increase US relief and development efforts to Palestinians and to actively explore ways to end Israel\u2019s blockade of the Gaza Strip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmep.org\/\">The Foundation for Middle East Peace<\/a>\u00a0issued on\u00a017 December 2013\u00a0its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmep.org\/reports\/archive\/vol.-23\/no.-6\/PDF\">bi-monthly publication<\/a> (November-December 2013) on Israeli settlements in the OPT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jstreet.org\/\">J Street<\/a>\u00a0is continuing to mobilize for its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/2campaign.org\/\">2 Campaign<\/a>\u00a0to support the Obama Administration\u2019s efforts to reach a two-State solution. A video introducing the campaign can be seen\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bq6zrezNDu0\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/\">The Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance<\/a>\u00a0is calling on its supporters to respond to the recent heavy rainfall that flooded areas of the Gaza Strip. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/civicrm\/contribute\/transact?reset=1&amp;id=42\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/naisa.org\/\">The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association<\/a>\u2019s council declared on\u00a015 December 2013\u00a0its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/naisa.org\/node\/719\">support<\/a> for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/\">The New York Times<\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a019 December 2013\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/arts\/100000002611161\/gazas-arab-idol.html\">video<\/a> focusing on\u00a0Mohammed Assaf, the Palestinian pop sensation and recent winner of the TV programme Arab Idol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/\">The Voice of Palestine<\/a>\u00a0presented on\u00a019 December 2013\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4199\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Ramah Kudaimi, Membership and Outreach Coordinator for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.endtheoccupation.org\/\">US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/a>, about the US Campaign\u2019s objectives, their BDS work and the Boycott SodaStream campaign.<\/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>\u00a0is organizing 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>\u00a0from\u00a022 to 27 December 2013. Also, the next\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativenews.org\/english\/index.php\/aicafe\/7579-aicafe-21-december\">AICaf\u00e8<\/a>, a political and cultural caf\u00e9, will take place on\u00a021 December 2013\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktobethlehem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ROCK-TO-BETHLEHEM-2013-Press.pdf\">Rock to Bethlehem 2013<\/a> music festival in Bethlehem\u2019s Manger Square.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/al-shabaka.org\/\">Al-Shabaka \u2013 The Palestinian Policy Network<\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a013 December 2013\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/intifada\/haidar-eid-on-south-africas\">interview<\/a> with Gazan scholar\u00a0Haidar Eid\u00a0on the link between struggles against apartheid in South Africa and Palestine, following Nelson Mandela\u2019s passing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jai-pal.org\/\">The YWCA-YMCA Joint Advocacy Initiative<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atg.ps\/\">Alternative Tourism Group<\/a>\u00a0will organize their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atg.ps\/index.php?page=olive_planting\">7th\u00a0Olive Planting Program<\/a> from\u00a08 to 17 February 2014.\u00a0Besides olive planting, the programme features introductory presentations about the current situation in Palestine and the effects of the 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<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/\">The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)<\/a>, on\u00a019 December 2013, released its weekly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10012:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-12-18-december-2013-&amp;catid=84:weekly-2009&amp;Itemid=183\">Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a>\u00a0covering the period from 12 December to 18 December 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\"><strong>EUROPEAN UNION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/delegations\/westbank\/index_en.htm\">The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah<\/a>\u00a0expressed their serious concern in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/delegations\/westbank\/documents\/news\/2013\/20131219_eu_local_statement_demolitions_en.pdf\">statement<\/a>\u00a0issued on\u00a019 December 2013\u00a0about the demolitions of 30 Palestinian-owned structures in the Jordan valley on 10 December and the displacement of 41 people, including 24 children, some of whom were uprooted for the second time this month.<\/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>\u00a0published on\u00a019 December 2013\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/reports.aspx?id=104&amp;page=1\">photo gallery<\/a> on the impact of the winter storm in the OPT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsco.org\/\">The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process<\/a>,\u00a0Robert Serry\u00a0issued a statement on\u00a018 December 2013\u00a0on the passing of\u00a0Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj,\u00a0\u201can exceptional and dedicated personality, working tirelessly to improve the lives especially of his fellow Gazans, and someone who persistently stood on the side of human rights, peace, and justice\u201d. 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