Newsletter · February 2024

Halper/Herbst Webinar video; Craig & Cindy Corrie video; Lara Friedman livestream; Jerusalem Dance Challenge

THE REPORT

To Friends of ICAHD-USA

Amplifying a critical Israeli voice in the US, opposing US government support of Israeli apartheid, supporting the One Democratic State Campaign.

February 20, 2024

Your must-read for understanding Israel's "matrix of control," critical Palestine-Israel news, cutting edge analyses, opportunities for solidarity, and the work of ICAHD in the United States.

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The International Court of Justice Genocide Ruling: Meaningful, Symbolic, Missed Opportunity, or Shining Moment?

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Robert Herbst is a human rights attorney and Co-Chair of the board of ICAHD-USA. He is the former Coordinator of Jewish Voice for Peace, Westchester County, and served as an independent investigator and prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals of Sierra Leone and Rwanda.

Moderating the webinar is Michael Spath, Executive Director of Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, Co-Chair of ICAHD-USA, and member of the Global Kairos for Justice Coalition and UCC Palestine-Israel Network.

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Cindy and Craig Corrie are the parents of the young American activist, Rachel Corrie. March 16, 2024 will mark the 21st anniversary of Rachel being crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer as she stood in front of it attempting to prevent the demolition of the home of a Gazan family with whom she'd been staying. The Corries established the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice to honor their daughter, devoting their lives to engaging with US government officials and activist groups to seek justice in Palestine and Israel.

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by Popular Art.Centre

The Popular Art Centre (PAC) has partnered with South African Palestine solidarity groups to produce a representative Palestinian Jerusalema dance challenge video inspired by the global hit song by Master KG and Nomcebo Zikode.

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JEFF HALPER & ROBERT HERBST

Missed Opportunity, or Shining Moment?

Co-Sponsored by ICAHD-USA & Indiana Center for Middle East Peace

Jeff Halper is the founding Director of the Israel Committee Against House Demolitions and a co-leader of the One Democratic State Campaign. Jeff participated in the first (and successful) Free Gaza flotilla to break the Israeli siege by sailing into Gaza, and was nominated in 2006 for the Nobel Peace Prize by the American Friends Service Committee. His latest book: Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism and the Case for One Democratic State (2021).

A CONVERSATION WITH LARA FRIEDMAN

Israel's war on Gaza: a conversation with Lara Friedman Thursday, February 22, 6:30pm EST Plymouth Congregational Church UCC 501 W. Berry St, Fort Wayne, IN Lara Friedman is President of Foundation for Middle East Peace. She is a leading authority on the Middle East with expertise on US foreign policy in the region, on Palestine and Israel. Lara is a former officer in the US Foreign Service, with diplomatic postings in Jerusalem, Tunis, Beirut, and Washington. She also served as the Director of Policy and Government Relations at Americans for Peace Now. Lara is a non-resident fellow at the US/Middle East Project.

Free, open to the public. This program will be live-streamed on the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace Youtube Channel HERE.

CINDY & CRAIG CORRIE INTERVIEW VIDEO

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AND NOW FOR SOME UPLIFTING DANCE

Jerusalema Dance Challenge from Palestine

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