Featuring news about ICAHD’s rebuilding camp for 2017, our Global Digital Photo Party for raising funds, an update on demolitions and other news, the Palestine Lobby of Parliament on 15th November, the EU’s response to BDS, a review of Israel and South Africa: The Many Faces of Apartheid ed. Ilan Pappe. Read October Newsletter
From the beginning of 2016 to mid-October, Israel has demolished 871 Palestinian structures, according to weekly totals from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), displacing 1351 people. These alarming figures provide further fuel for ICAHD’s campaign to end home demolitions. Why is this cruel policy of house demolitions allowed to continue? Around 20,000 Palestinians hold demolition… Read more »
Israel and South Africa: The Many Faces of Apartheid Edited by Ilan Pappe Reviewed by Diana Neslen This is a book for all those wishing to advance their knowledge of the nature of apartheid and colonialism in the 21st Century and above all it is a valuable compendium of arguments against those who, in spite… Read more »
26-30 Oct 2016, Minnesota: Jeff Halper, ICAHD’s co-founder, will discuss his latest book, ‘War Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification’ in 4 different venues. See the attached flier for more information.
Volunteers are needed to join ICAHD and other Israeli organisations to help with the 15th annual olive harvest organized by the Harvest Coalition (1). ICAHD encourages individuals and groups coming to Palestine during October and November to contact info@icahd.org to volunteer in this year’s harvest. Can you offer a half day or a full day? Since… Read more »
Global Digital Photo Party on International Human Rights Day 10th December 2016, 7pm – 9pm To mark International Human Rights Day (10 December 2016) and kick off fundraising for the Rebuilding Camp in July 2017, ICAHD is organising a fund-raising evening for our rebuilding projects, featuring presentations around the world of photographs from award-winning photo-journalist Judah… Read more »
– As partners of the Kairos Britain initiative, we wanted to highlight this years’ World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (18th – 24th September 2016) by encouraging our members in the Christian faith communities to share their experiences with you. Charlotte Marshall tells us about how the Kairos call came about and what Kairos Britain and… Read more »
Since 1967 discussion around Israel and Palestine has always differentiated between the territory considered “Israeli,” the 78% of historic Palestine that lies within the 1967 borders, and the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” the 22% of Palestine comprising the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza – the “two-state solution”. This reflected the idea that somehow one day a Palestinian state would arise… Read more »
– As partners of the Kairos Britain initiative, we wanted to highlight this years’ World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (18th – 24th September 2016) by encouraging our members in the Christian faith communities to share their experiences with you. Tom and Gill reflect on their experience of the holy city of Jerusalem during… Read more »
– As partners of the Kairos Britain initiative, we wanted to highlight this years’ World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (18th – 24th September 2016) by encouraging our members in the Christian faith communities to share their experiences with you. Stephen reflects on how the work of ICAHD has informed the Methodist support for Palestine… … Read more »