{"id":283370,"date":"2013-12-27T11:18:41","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T16:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=283370"},"modified":"2022-11-29T11:27:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T16:27:03","slug":"ngo-action-news-27-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-27-december-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 27 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>27 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\/\"><strong>L\u2019Association Belgo-Palestinienne (ABP)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is organizing its next\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/agenda\/cafe-palestine-monk\/\">Caf\u00e9 Palestine<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>9 January 2013<\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.monk.be\/\">Monk<\/a> in Brussels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bethlehem-unwrapped.org\/\"><strong>The Bethlehem Unwrapped Festival<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0opened on\u00a0<strong>23 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0with the unveiling of an 8-meter high life size replica of the Separation Wall. It has been constructed over 8 days in the church yard of St James\u2019 near Piccadilly Circus in central London in a bid to bring some reality of what it is like to live in Bethlehem in 2013. Watch the video\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ke7QVF0paqc\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newleftproject.org\/\"><strong>The New Left Project<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0invited a panel of analysts and observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to summarise the current state of play and where things are headed.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newleftproject.org\/index.php\/site\/article_comments\/the_state_of_play_in_palestine_a_roundtable\">Contributions<\/a>from\u00a0<strong>Norman Finklestein<\/strong>\u00a0(political scientist, professor and author),<strong>\u00a0Mouin Rabbani<\/strong>\u00a0(Maartti Ahtisaari Centre),<strong>\u00a0Jon Elmer<\/strong>\u00a0(journalist),\u00a0<strong>Alain Gresh (<\/strong>Le Monde diplomatique),<strong>Adam Hanieh\u00a0<\/strong>(School of Oriental and African Studies) and\u00a0<strong>Sam Bahour\u00a0<\/strong>(Al-Shabaka \u2013 The Palestinian Policy Network) were published on\u00a0<strong>23 December 2013<\/strong>.<\/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:\/\/www.cpavancouver.org\/\"><strong>The Canada Palestine Association<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a0<strong>21 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpavancouver.org\/index.php\/2013\/12\/21\/mr-baird-stop-slandering-richard-falk\/\">open letter<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>John Baird<\/strong>, Canadian Foreign Minister, concerning his recent call to remove\u00a0<strong>Richard Falk<\/strong>, the current UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories.<\/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\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=c4-feed-u&amp;v=NfhF2IORKyQ&amp;app=desktop\">video<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>Raddad Hamad<\/strong>, the brother of Odeh Hamad who was fatally shot by the IDF on 20 December near the Gaza Strip border with Israel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jstreet.org\/\"><strong>J Street<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is still mobilizing 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=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/\"><strong>The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a0<strong>23 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/article.php?id=3773\">message<\/a>\u00a0from their Advisory Board member\u00a0<strong>Professor Rashid Khalidi<\/strong> (Columbia University).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/samidoun.ca\/\"><strong>Samidoun \u2013 Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0announced on\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/samidoun.ca\/2013\/12\/palestinian-writer-ahmed-qatamesh-released-after-2-12-years-of-administrative-detention\/\">release<\/a>\u00a0of Palestinian writer\u00a0<strong>Ahmad Qatamesh<\/strong> after more than two years in administrative detention, held in Israeli jails without charge or trial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/\"><strong>The Voice of Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0presented on\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4209\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Mazin Qumsiyeh<\/strong>, a Palestinian author and professor from Beit Sahour, who talks about the development of Palestinian popular resistance and the current role of the Palestinian Authority.<\/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>\u00a0is organizing its next\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativenews.org\/english\/index.php\/aicafe\/7590-aicafe-28-december\">AICaf\u00e8<\/a>, a political and cultural caf\u00e9, on\u00a0<strong>28 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0at the AIC in Beit Sahour. The event will be dedicated to the Gaza Strip.\u00a0<strong>Alberto Arce<\/strong>\u2018s film\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1621032\/\"><em>To Shoot an Elephant<\/em><\/a> will be screened.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/\"><strong>Breaking The Silence<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0posted on its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/testimonies\/videos\/22406\">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0on the occasion of Operation Cast Lead\u2019s fifth anniversary on\u00a0<strong>27 December 2013<\/strong>, a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/testimonies\/videos\/22406\">testimony<\/a>\u00a0from an IDF armoured corps soldier who took part in the operation. More testimonies are available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Operation_Cast_Lead_Gaza_2009_Eng.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/\"><strong>Defence for Children International Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lphr.org.uk\/\"><strong>Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0launched on\u00a0<strong>23 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Know Your Rights<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/documents\/dci-palestine-and-lphr-launch-%E2%80%9Cknow-your-rights%E2%80%9D-campaign-children-detainee-rights\">campaign<\/a> which focuses on empowering and educating Palestinian children to secure their basic rights while detained in the Israeli military detention system.<\/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>\u00a0expressed on\u00a0<strong>22 December 2013\u00a0<\/strong>its \u201cdeep concern\u201d at what it called Israeli troops\u2019 use of excessive force in last Friday\u2019s fatal shooting of a young Palestinian in the Gaza Strip. On\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>, PCHR released its weekly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10021:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-19-25-december-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 19 December to 25 December 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/im7mad.wordpress.com\/\"><strong>Taste of Freedom<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=526165474148128&amp;set=a.158377337593612.32364.158367450927934&amp;type=1\">new poster<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong> to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the Israeli Operation Cast Lead on the Gaza Strip.<\/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><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_2013_12_24_english.pdf\">Weekly Report on the Protection of Civilians<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>24 December 2013<\/strong>, covering the period 10 to 23 December.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/\"><strong>UNRWA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0condemned in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/official-statements\/unrwa-condemns-christmas-eve-demolitions-west-bank-and-calls-israel\">statement<\/a>\u00a0released on\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong> the latest demolitions in the West Bank, which displaced 68 people, the majority of them Palestine refugees and almost half (32) children, including a five year old girl paralyzed from the waist down.<\/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:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/\"><strong>The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0voiced concern on\u00a0<strong>24 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0about the escalating violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/statements\/index.asp?nid=7372\">statement<\/a>\u00a0issued by his spokesperson and called for maximum restraint by all parties to prevent further bloodshed.<\/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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