December | 2007

Why I Will Not Participate in the Madrid Social Forum for a Just Peace in the Middle East

News and Opinion | Michael Warschawski | Alternative Information Center (AIC) Posted on December 24, 2007

By its own definition, the Madrid Social Forum for a Just Peace in the Middle East belongs to the family of “social forums,” as defined in the Porto Allegre Charter, i.e. a forum of grassroots and popular organizations, without any [...]

Palestinian Delegation Withdraws from Madrid Just Peace Forum Protesting Serious Violations

Palestinian Boycott Initiatives | Posted on December 24, 2007

The International Committee, which includes representatives of PNGO, AIC, and other key Arab and international civil society networks, decided as far back as July that any group that wishes to take part in the Forum must first endorse the Reference [...]

Struggle for equality

News and Opinion | Nadia Hijab and Victoria Brittain | The Guardian Posted on December 17, 2007

On November 29, 2007 - the 60th anniversary of the UN plan to partition Palestine into an Arab and a Jewish state - the group issued a one state declaration and are seeking co-signatories. It was a direct challenge to [...]

Medical ethical violations in Gaza

News and Opinion | Colin Green et al. | The Lancet Posted on December 10, 2007

PHRI is also highlighting the coercion being applied to patients by the Israeli General Security Service to inform on others if they want permission to exit Gaza for medical treatment.It is noteworthy that PHRI is speaking out, not the Israeli [...]

London’s burning for Dichter

News and Opinion | Gideon Levy | Haaretz Posted on December 10, 2007

The day after the horrible assassination, in late July 2002, I visited the homes that were destroyed in the Al-Darj neighborhood in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces tried at the time to claim they were "huts," to explain [...]

Largest Dutch trade union will increase pressure on Israel

News and Opinion | Adri Nieuwhof | The Electronic Intifada Posted on December 9, 2007

Solidarity policy Since 1994 Palestine has been part of FNV ABVAKABO international solidarity policy. In its letter to the Palestinian unions it refers to a resolution of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) which was adopted in December [...]