Thoughts from Israel/Palestine, November 2016 – John Hastings-Thomson Some years ago someone coined the phrase “The Land that once was Holy.” As one sees the eight metre-high separation wall between Israel and the West Bank winding through the streets of Bethlehem, it is easy to be drawn in by that thought. To stand at Checkpoint… Read more »
THE BATTLE OF CABLE STREET Reflections from Anne Jones after participating in David Rosenberg’s ‘Anti-Fascist Footprints’ walking tour for ICAHD UK in October 2016 David Rosenberg’s talk as we walked around London’s East One was, as ever, packed with information as well as entertaining. Did you know, for example, that ‘Whitechapel’ has this name because… Read more »
– Photo: ICAHD A personal account of a Palestinian architect in Jerusalem By Muna A. Since I was a small child I dreamt of building houses. I remember my father used to take me on afternoon walks through the old city and tell me stories about the history of the four quarters, the ancient houses… Read more »
– Photo: Gadi Dagon To stage a play in Israel about the Palestinian Nakba and the systemic destruction of Palestinian homes is to breech a taboo and challenge a deeply entrenched culture of repression and denial. It was no surprise then that news about the play “Palestine, Year Zero” was not well received by Israel’s… Read more »
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 »