Belgian call to Free Georges Abdallah presented to French embassy with 35 organizational and 300 individual endorsers

26 November 2017

The Belgian Call to Free Georges Ibrahim Abdallah presented its petition bearing the signatures of 35 organizations and over 300 individuals to the French Embassy to Belgium on Wednesday, 22 November. The delegation delivered the call for the release of the Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine, who has been jailed by France for over 33 years to French ambassador Claude-France Arnould.

The signatories of the call included 35 academics, 18 lawyers, 14 trade unionists, 15 journalists and photographers, 28 cultural workrs and performers, 42 people involved with associations and 12 political organizers. The Belgian appeal for Abdallah’s freedom was launched as part of the international actions marking the beginning of his 34th year in French prison. He has been eligible for release since 1999 and his release approved several times by the French judiciary before it was quashed at the highest levels of the French state with U.S. and Israeli pressure and backing.

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of the signatories of the Belgian call, and Mustafa Awad of Samidoun joined Myriam De Ly of Plate-Forme Charleroi-Palestine, Luk Vervaet, Nordine Saidi, Marie Groffils and Herman De Ley in calling for the delegation to deliver the petition.

The full list of signatories (French/Dutch) is below, as of 22 November:

Associations:

ABP – Association belgo-palestinienne
Activist Child Care
Antwerp for Palestine
Askatasuna, comité basque
Attac-Bruxelles (1)
BRussells Tribunal
Bruxelles Panthères
Campagne Stop Répression
Centre Culturel Arabe en Pays de Liège
Change asbl
COMAC
Comité BDS ULB
Comité de vigilance pour la démocratie en Tunisie
Comité Palestine de Floreffe
Comite Verviers Palestine
Communauté Palestinienne en Belgique et au Luxembourg / asbl
Gauche anticapitaliste
GAPP – Gents ActiePlatform Palestina
Intal
JOC – Jeunes Organisés Combattifs
LAP – Leuvense Actiegroep Palestina
Mouvement Chrétien pour la Paix (MCP)
Mouvement Citoyen Palestine
Noria ASBL
Palestina Solidariteit
Parti Communiste (Belgique)
PJPO (Paix Juste au Proche Orient) Mazerine
PJPO (Paix Juste au Proche Orient)-Ittre
Plate-forme Charleroi-Palestine
Rajeen debke group
Rise Up – Réseau d’information et de sensibilisation étudiant uni avec la Palestine
Samidoun – Réseau de Solidarité aux prisonniers palestiniens
Solidarity for all
Via Velo Palestine
Vrede vzw

Academics:

Abramowicz Marco, psychothérapeute, assistant retraité et fondateur du Centre Aimer, ULB

Alaluf Matteo, sociologue, professeur honoraire de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles

Amy Jean-Jacques, emeritus hoogleraar, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Beni Jos, professeur honoraire

Blum Johannes, professeur à la retraite

Bude Jacques, professeur émérite, ULB

Carboni Maestri Gregorio, Arch., Ph.D., Chercheur post-doctoral 2017 au Centre Canadien d’Architecture

David Eric, professeur émérite de droit internationale de l’ULB

David Marc, hoofddocent Universiteit Antwerpen

De Cauter Lieven, cultuurfilosoof, departement architectuur KU Leuven & RITCS

De Ley Herman, emeritus professor Ugent

De Meyere Marc, prof. emeritus Ugent

Delmotte Paul, professeur (histoire, politique internationale…) retraité de l’IHECS (Bruxelles)

Deruette Serge, politologue, prof. Umons

Devos Magda, em.prof. Ugent

Galand Pierre, personnalité du monde associatif, professeur émerite, ULB

Gillis Pierre, professeur honoraire à l’UMONS

Ginsburgh, Victor, économiste, professeur honoraire de l’ULB

Halleux Robert, Académie Royale de Belgique

Hulsens Eric, professeur d’honneur de l’enseignement supérieur, éditions Antidote

Humblet Perrine, professeur ULB, CRISS-ESP

Hurwitz Heinz, Professeur Emérite Univ. Libre Bruxelles

Lutjeharms Madeline, em.prof. aan de VUB

Malchère Jacques, professeur émérite Université catholique de Louvain

Marage Pierre, prof. émérite, ancien doyen Faculté des Sciences ULB

May Xavier, chercheur ULB

Morelli Anne, professeure de l’ULB

Nicaise Ides, prof. KU Leuven

Pierson-Mathy Paulette, juriste internationale et professeur émérite de l’ULB

Rolin Sylvie, docteur en sciences (biologie) de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles

Schomblond Christiane, chargée de cours honoraire de l’ULB

Takahashi Nozomi, senior scientist, VIB-University of Ghent

Van Dyck Barbara, onderzoekster University of Sussex

Van Riet Thomas, Prof., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Verelst Karin, filosoof, VUB

Individual signatures:

Abramowicz Marco, psychothérapeute, assistant retraité et fondateur du Centre Aimer, ULB

Abbès Nadia, restaurateur

Adriaensens Dirk, auteur, lid van het uitvoerend comité van het BRussells Tribunal

Agro Salvatore, soudeur pensionné

Ait Lahsen Mohamed, ancien délégué FGTB Caterpillar-Gosselies

Akrab Ibrahim, étudiant

Al Damiri Hamdan, militant palestinien

Al Sabbah Khaled, journalist

Alaluf Matteo, sociologue, professeur honoraire de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles

Amen Monique, pensionnée

Amy Jean-Jacques, emeritus hoogleraar, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Andersen René, Fédération de Charleroi du Parti Communiste

Antoniol Daniel, pensionné

Arbane Noureddine, chercheur d’emploi

Awad Mustapha, Samidoun – réseau de solidarité des prisonniers palestiniens

Azili Kia, étudiant

Aziz Rachida, Le Space

Balès Guy, retraité

Baloghova Alexandra, arbeidster

Barnet Rudi, animateur culturel

Bartholomeus Henri, pensionné

Bauret Jean-Marie, directeur de laboratoire SWDE retraité

Bauwens Walter, pensionné

Bazzah Fatiha, bediende

Beauvais André, retraité

Bednar Alain, retraité

Béghin Juliette, criminologue

Ben Abderrhamane Jamila, finances/comptabilité associative

Ben Allal Laila, photographe

Beni Jos, professeur honoraire

Benkhelifa Selma, avocate, Progress Lawyers Network

Bensaida Taoufik, directeur

Benzerfa Mohamed, employé à Bpost

Blanmailland France, avocate

Blasband Marc, pensionné

Blum Johannes, professeur à la retraite

Body Marie-José, infirmière retraitée, syndicaliste

Bologne Janine, retraitée

Bonfond Danièle, retraitée enseignement

Borreman Hadassah, Yechouroun – Judaïsme contre sionisme

Bouarfa Sfia, ancienne sénatrice, députée honoraire

Boudart Jean-Marie, ancien prêtre ouvrier, auteur, animateur

Boumazzoughe Nadia, BDS

Bounir Yamina, militante pour le droit et la justice

Bronlet Robin, avocat, Progress Lawyers Network

Bovy Yannick, réalisateur

Brissa Didier, formateur syndical

Bruggen Brian Graciano, student

Bruggen Sean Ernesto, arbeider

Bruggen Wolf Staf, arbeider Katoennatie

Bruggen Wolf Victor, arbeider Volvo Cars

Bruneel Lise, enseignante

Bude Jacques, professeur émérite, ULB

Buelens Jan, avocat, Progress Lawyers Network

Burnotte Joseph, animateur CEPAG

Cahen Nicole, retraitée enseignement

Caller Vladimir, rédacteur en chef du Drapeau Rouge

Callewaert Joke, avocate, Progress Lawyers Network

Carboni Maestri Gregorio, Arch., Ph.D., Chercheur post-doctoral 2017 au Centre Canadien d’Architecture

Carton Rachel, formatrice syndicale

Catherine Lucas, auteur

Chakri-Robert Annick, fonctionnaire retraitée

Chaquiri Najib, éducateur

Charles-Salmon Michèle, retraitée enseignement, Be Pax

Choua Saddie, kunstenaar

Claessens Carmen, Antwerp for Palestine

Colicchio Pasquale, ex-permanent interpro FGTB Charleroi

Collon Michel, écrivain et journaliste, Investig’Action

Cordemans Marie-Françoise, enseignante et membre du Choeur Ali Aarass

Couturiaux Marie-Claire, retraitée

Crokart Hélène, avocate

Cronin David, journaliste

Cuesta Barros Juan, syndicaliste

D’Agostino François, historien et animateur à l’association culturelle Joseph Jacquemotte.

D’Agostino Gérard, cadre

David Eric, professeur émérite de droit internationale de l’ULB

David Marc, hoofddocent Universiteit Antwerpen

De Brabander Ludo, woordvoerder Vrede

De Cauter Lieven, cultuurfilosoof, departement architectuur KU Leuven & RITCS de Lelys Fabienne, employée

De Ley Herman, emeritus professor Ugent

De Ly Myriam, activiste pour la Palestine

De Maegd Frans, anti-imperialist

De Meyere Marc, prof. emeritus Ugent

De Potter Greta, artiste

De Witte Ludo, auteur

Dekkers Daniel, militant solidaire des combats des Palestiniens et Sahraouis

Delgrange Pauline, avocate, Progress Lawyers Network

Delmotte Paul, professeur (histoire, politique internationale…) retraité de l’IHECS (Bruxelles)

Delperdange Laurence, secrétaire régionale des Équipes Populaires de Brabant wallon

Delval Luc, ancien journaliste

Den Hond Chris, vidéo-journaliste

Deneufbourg Serge, soudeur aéro

Denis Baudouin, médecin de famille

Deprez Marie France, PC

Deprez Nathalie, bibliothécaire documentalist

Derouich Khalid, Bruxelles Panthères

Deruette Serge, politologue, prof. Umons

Desbonnet Denis, journaliste, animateur

Deswaef Alexis, avocat et président de la Ligue des droits de l’Homme Devos Carl, citoyen

Devos Magda, em.prof. Ugent

Dominguez Antonio, prépensionné métal

Donni William : futur éducateur et animateur social culturel ; activiste

Doutrepont Marie, avocate, Progress Lawyers Network

Dreezen Jan, lid Palestina Solidariteit

Dupire David, délégué CGSP Admi et militant pro-palestinien

Dusoulier Luc, Solidarité Santé Sud

Duval Stéphane, peintre décorateur

Dziewior Alain, pensionné

Dziewior Anne-Marie, demandeuse d’emploi

El bourezgui Abderrahim, éducateur

El Hadjali Fethi, président du Comité de vigilance pour la démocratie en Tunisie

El-Hatimy Aya, student

Ellouze Mohamed, avocat

Englebert Gui, retraité

Englebert Jean, retraité enseignement

Ernoux Jules, Comité de Palestine-Floreffe

Estersohn Willy, ancien journaliste

Fahmy Labib, journaliste

Fallon Charlotte, asbl La Noria

Flachet Ivo, avocat, Progress Lawyers Network

Flémal Jean-Marie, auteur, traducteur

Flinker Jean, enseignant

Freres Geneviève, militante PJPO Ittre et enseignante à la retraite

Galand Pierre, personnalité du monde associatif, professeur émerite, ULB

Gatelet Jean-Charles, administrateur

Gauthier Philippe, ancien journaliste

Genot Zoé, députée régionale Ecolo

Gharbi Naima, hôtesse d’accueil, militante pour la Palestine et la justice pour tous

Ghizzi Anne-Marie, assistante, ABP Liège

Gillis Pierre, professeur honoraire à l’UMONS

Ginsburgh, Victor, économiste, professeur honoraire de l’ULB

Goldschmidt Tom, journaliste retraité

Groffils Marie, gepensioneerd burger

Guzman Camila, graphisme

Haddouchi Fatima, ouvrière

Hala Hasan, l’Aiguille Dorée, asbl

Halleux Robert Académie Royale de Belgique

Hanen Nabli, ouvrière

Hannotte Julien, fédération liégeoise du Parti Communiste

Harnie Cecile, militante

Hend M’Hamdi, secrétaire général du Comité de vigilance pour la démocratie en Tunisie

Hernandez Garcia Facundo, pensionné

Hicorne Michèle, membre de l’ABP et la CNB-P, auteur de « Mots pour la Palestine »

Hoyaux Annie, pensionnée

Hufkens Eric, médecin, MPLP Marcinelle

Hulsens Eric, professeur d’honneur de l’enseignement supérieur, éditions Antidote

Humblet Perrine, professeur ULB, CRISS-ESP

Hurwitz Heinz, Professeur Emérite Univ. Libre Bruxelles

Hustache Serge, député provincial; président du collège provincial du Hainaut

Ioannidis Fotoula, féministe et pacifiste

Jamar David, sociologue

Jaroszewski Julie, artiste

Jouary Farah, employée et militante

Kates Charlotte, Samidoun – réseau de solidarité des prisonniers palestiniens

La Meir Karin, conseillère conjugale

Lalieu Grégoire, écrivain et journaliste, Investig’Action

Lambert Laurent Emmanuel, assistant social, rappeur groupe classé EC10 Lambert Loica, avocate, Progress Lawyers Network Lamghari Younous, fonctionnaire.

Lannoye Christian, pensionné

Lardinois Yves, député provincial du Hainaut

Laroche Béatrice, employée

Lavachery Nele, citoyeNNE

Leclef Anne, infirmière retraitée

Lecomte Perrine, comptable

Lejuste Jean-Claude, délégué syndical CGSP cheminots

Leurin Marcel, inspecteur honoraire de l’enseignement

Loriel Pierre, retraité

Lothier Marie-Christine, responsable Entraide et Fraternité

Lutjeharms Madeline, em.prof. aan de VUB

Mabille Albert, conseiller communal Ecolo à Floreffe, enseignant retraité

Mad Medhi, informaticien

Maes Maryvonne, militante Amnesty International

Maiga Ismaël, PC

Majeres Jeanine, citoyenne

Malchère Jacques, professeur émérite Université catholique de Louvain

Malevé René-Paul, ex-enseignant et ex-secrétaire permanent syndical

Malpoix Michaëla, employée

Manessier Dorian, étudiant

Maniscalco Franco, verrier, indépendant, retraité

Marage Pierre, prof. émérite, ancien doyen Faculté des Sciences ULB

Maron Jean-Nicolas, artiste

Martinez Andrade Luis, sociologue

May Xavier, chercheur ULB

Mayer Cathy, professeur retraitée

Meert Anne, traductrice

Mertens Christophe, employé

Mitevoy Thomas, avocat, Progress Lawyers Network

Morelli Anne, professeure de l’ULB

Mortelette Olivier, délégué CGSP cheminots Charleroi

Mottet Magali, employée

Moulin Laurent, ingénieur

Mousset Jeannine, pensionnée

Mousset Renée, ABP Liège

Mukuna Olivier, journaliste et essayiste

Nève Marc, ancien vice-président du CPT (Comité européen pour la prévention de la torture et des peines ou traitements inhumains ou dégradants – Conseil de l’Europe)

Nicaise Ides, prof. KU Leuven

Oueld Ahmed Mohamed, employé administratif

Oulhaj Mhammed, ouvrier sans emploi

Pailhès Etienne, ingénieur retraité UCL

Parmentier Alain, enseignant

Paquet André, sidérurgiste

Paye Jean-Claude, sociologue

Pechova Theresia, arbeidster

Peeters Elisabeth, PC

Peeters Myriam, à la retraite

Peeters-Akkermans Bart, vertaler

Peres Rudy, permanent MOC Charleroi-Thuin

Péromet Mireille, enseignante retraitée

Pestieau Jean, professeur émérite UCL

Pierard Christine, citoyenne belge humaniste

Pierson-Mathy Paulette, juriste internationale et professeur émérite de l’ULB

Ponette Georges : citoyen belge

Poucet Gérard, psychologue pensionné

Raamata Thiam, psychologue sociale

Raillon Jean-Claude, pensionné enseignement

Raklih Fatima, lid van Belgium for Palestine

Rassaa Rafik, enseignant, conseiller provincial PTB

Rbihou Dounya, arbeidster

Remy Coralie, maman au foyer militante, rappeuse groupe classé EC10

Reners Nelly, PCB

Riad Hind, avocate, Progress Lawyers Network

Rolin Sylvie, docteur en sciences (biologie) de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles

Rosa-Rosso Nadine, enseignante

Rubinstein Edith, retraitée, Ecoféministe et Femme en Noir

Saïdi Nordine, militant décolonial

Saublains Raymond, photographe

Schomblond Christiane, chargée de cours honoraire de l’ULB

Scordia Manu, dessinateur

Seba Asmaa, photographe

Séguria Dorian, étudiant

SERDU,dessinateur de presse

Stadler Liliane, retraitée, membre du PTB

Staszewski Michel, enseignant retraité

Stein Olivier, avocat, Progress Lawyers Network

Stengers Isabelle, enseignante

Stilmant Arthur, indépendant

Takahashi Nozomi, senior scientist, VIB-University of Ghent

Takkal Insaf, enseignante

Tambour Francine, retraitée

Tamellini Jean-François, secrétaire fédéral FGTB

Tamer Salim, kinésithérapeute

Tamignaux Agnes, retraitée

Tanaka Aya, réalisatrice de documentaires

Terreyn Peter, Solidarity for all

Thomas George, pensionné

Timmermans Marie-Henriette, membre de l’Association Belgo-palestinienne

Tips Jeannine, Solidarités nouvelles

Titom, dessinateur

Trivier Marc, photographe

Trivier Miléna, cinéaste

Van Cauwenberghe Luc, militant PTB/PVDA

Van Dael Nicole, enseignante, vidéaste

Van den Broeck Mieke, avocate, Progress Lawyers Network

Van Dyck Barbara, onderzoekster University of Sussex

Van Hauwe Yvette, retraitée, BDS

Van Hees Marco, député fédéral PTB

Van Leeuw-Koplewicz Marianne, éditions du Souffle

Van Loo Michel, animateur culturel

Van Moorter Geert, dokter

Van Riet Thomas, Prof., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Vandecan Myriam, activiste

Vandenameele Luc, délégué CGSP Admi et coordinateur d’une maison médicale

Vandepitte Marc, philosopher

Vanhove Daniel, observateur civil et auteur

Vanoost Lode, voormalig ondervoorzitter van de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers

Vercheval Vercheval, photographe

Verelst Karin, filosoof, VUB

Vervaet Luk, Association des Familles et des Amis des Prisonniers

Vibin Rémi, CADTM

Visconti Freddy, militant syndical métallo MWB

Waynblum Henri, membre de l’UPJB

Waroquiez Dominique, membre de l’ABP

Zaynab Ling Aldirawi Isabelle, auteure et actrice

New Yorkers protest to free Palestinian hunger strikers, boycott HP

26 November 2017

New Yorkers gathered on Monday, 20 November to protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Organized by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, the protesters distributed flyers and information about the hunger strikes of Hamza Marwan Bouzia and Salah Khawaja as well as the growing international campaign to boycott Hewlett-Packard (HP) corporations for profiteering from the occupation, oppression, imprisonment and colonization of Palestine and the Palestinian people.

The protesters gathered outside the Best Buy electronics store in Manhattan’s Union Square. Protesters distributed leaflets about HP corporations’ role in developing and maintaining the infrastructure of Israeli apartheid, including its checkpoint and ID card system, prison administration and even the siege on Gaza through HP’s technical services to the Israeli navy. They urged shoppers to boycott HP consumer products like laptops, tablets, printers, ink and accessories so long as the corporation continues its contracts with Israeli occupation, including the occupation military and prison system.

The demonstrators also distributed information about two Palestinian political prisoners, Hamza Bouzia and Salah Khawaja, held without charge or trial under “administrative detention” and on hunger strike to demand their freedom. There are approximately 450 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial out of a total of 6,200 Palestinian political prisoners; administrative detention orders, first introduced to Palestine by the British colonial mandate, are indefinitely renewable and Palestinians have spent years at a time jailed under these orders.

Participants in the demonstration reported great conversations and a high level of interest from passers-by as they successfully distributed hundreds of leaflets. Visitors who stopped by the protest included an organizer with the Palestine Solidarity Committee in Austin, Texas, a highly active student and community organization at the University of Texas.

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network will be organizing another demonstration on Monday, 27 November, which will also highlight solidarity with the hunger strikers and all Palestinian prisoners as well as the boycott of HP products. Protesters will gather at 5 PM outside the Best Buy at 52 E. 14th St in Manhattan by Union Square; all supporters of justice for Palestine are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Samidoun activists in New York will be attending some of the many events taking place in the city marking 29 November, the 70th anniversary of the UN partition plan imposed on the Palestinian people and the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. New York events include a conversation between Columbia and CUNY activists on divestment campaigns, a Palestinian cultural event at NYU, , and a panel discussion with Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi on the partition plan and its continuing meaning for Palestinian anti-colonial struggle.

3 December, Brooklyn: Send Love Though the Walls 2017

26 November 2017

Sunday, 3 December
2:00 pm-6:00 pm
263 Eastern Parkway, Apartment 5D
Brooklyn, NY
More info: https://nycabc.wordpress.com/2017/10/25/sendlove2017/

In what many prisoners have told us is their favorite event of the year, Resistance in Brooklyn and NYC Anarchist Black Cross again join forces to bring you the annual holiday card-writing party for U.S. held political prisoners, prisoners of war, and prisoners of conscience. This event is always a lot of fun, the food outstanding, the camaraderie lively, and the handmade cards flat out amazing. This year will be no different. So plan to bring your friends, your creativity, and a healthy appetite. We’ll have updates on the pp/pow campaigns as well as paints, markers, crayons, and envelopes.

Directions:
Getting to 263 Eastern Parkway is simple:
From the 2/3/4/5 or Franklin Avenue Shuttle:

Franklin Avenue Stop: Walk west on Eastern Parkway (away from Franklin Avenue, toward Classon Avenue). We’re about half a block down on the north side of the street. When you go into the building, take the elevator to your left.

For more information, contact:
Resistance in Brooklyn– resistanceinbrooklyn07 at gmail dot com
NYC Anarchist Black Cross– nycabc at riseup dot net

30 November – 4 November, Italy: Leila Khaled on 50 Years of Struggle in Cagliari, Rome, Milan, Naples

26 November 2017

Cagliari:

Thursday, 30 November
5:30 pm
Cineteca Sarda – Societa Umanitaria
Viale Trieste 118-126, Cagliari
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/374658002990874/

Rome:

Saturday, 2 December
5:00 pm
Via degli Ausoni, 84
Rome, Italy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/374658002990874/

Naples:

Monday, 4 December
5:00 pm
Via Nuova Marina, 33
Napoli, Italia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1743592245674316/

Milan:

Location to be Confirmed

The Palestinian Arab Democratic Union (UDAP) in Italy is organizing a tour of Palestinian leader Leila Khaled, marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

The events will include a main presentation by Leila Khaled along with speakers from UDAP and Palestinian and Palestine solidarity organizations in the community.

29 November, Vancouver: Boycott HP Picket on International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians

26 November 2017

Wednesday, 29 November
4:00 pm
Best Buy
798 Granville at Robson
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1999569516736123/

Nov. 29 marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This year, join with us and show our solidarity with the Palestinians by partnering with groups around the world to say Boycott HP, Technology of Israeli Apartheid!

HP was recently noted as being on the United Nations blacklist of companies violating international law by doing business in occupied Palestinian territories.

Hewlett Packard companies play a key role in Israel’s oppression of Palestinians. They provide technology, equipment and services to the Israeli military, prison system and government, including the ID card system that underpin Israel’s apartheid policies and its movement restrictions for Palestinians.
The international Boycott HP campaign has already seen 17 U.S. churches (representing 7 denominations) divest from the company and has also attracted support from student governments.
More info at: https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-hp
and
http://investigate.afsc.org/company/hp-inc

29 November, Berlin: Protest against Hewlett-Packard’s dealings with apartheid

26 November 2017

Wednesday, 29 November
4:00 pm
Saturn Berlin Alexanderplatz
Berlin, Germany
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/140495176713824/

Organized by BDS Berlin

BDS Berlin is calling for a protest against Hewlett Packard’s profiting from Israeli occupation, in solidarity with the Palestinian people on Wednesday, 29 November, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This US corporation plays a key role in providing technologies that Israel uses to oppress the Palestinian people. This protest is part of the international Stop HP campaign, raising awareness of HP’s role in oppressing the Palestinian people.

BDS Berlin ruft für Mittwoch, den 29.11.2017 von 16:00 – 18:00 Uhr, dem Internationalen Tag der Solidarität mit dem palästinensischen Volk zu einer weiteren Protestaktion gegen die Geschäfte mit Hewlett Packard auf. Vor der Filiale der Elektrohandelskette SATURN auf dem Alexanderplatz in Berlin wird zum Boykott der Produkte von Hewlett Packard (HP) aufgerufen. Das US-amerikanische Unternehmen spielt eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Bereitstellung von Technologien, die Israel gegen die palästinensische Bevölkerung einsetzt. Dieser Protest ist Teil der internationalen Stop HP Kampagne, die an diesem Tag weltweit mit Aktionen auf die Rolle von HP bei der Unterdrückung der palästinensischen Bevölkerung aufmerksam machen wird.

BDS Berlin – http://bdsberlin.org/
events/palestinianday/index.shtml
International Stop HP Campaign – https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-hp
Stop HP Internationale Kampagne gegen Hewlett Packard – http://stophp.de/

27 November, Boston: Prisons as Social Control

26 November 2017

Monday, 27 November
7:00 pm
The Democracy Center
45 Mount Auburn St
Cambridge, MA, USA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2051734688382667/

Addameer Prisoner Support & Human Rights Association‘s US tour, Building Solidarity Against Militarization” comes to Boston in partnership with grassroots prison abolition organizer in MA!

Where: The Democracy Center, 45 Mt Auburn St (accessibility information below)
When: Monday, 11/27, 7 pm

This combination panel and workshop will explore the function of prisons as social control from the US to Palestine, focusing on specific case studies and offering ways to support local campaigns. More TBA!

Who:
Sahar Francis has been the director of Addameer (Arabic for conscience), a prisoner support and human rights advocacy organization, since 2005, and has been a human rights legal advocate since 1994. She specializes in issues of Palestinian political prisoners, including ill treatment and torture, administrative detention, prison conditions, and prisoners’ rights. She has extensive litigation experience in the Israeli military court system as well as in Israeli civil courts.

Kazi Toure, former political prisoner and organizer with Deeper Than Water

Derrick Washington, current prisoner at MCI Norfolk and organizer with Emancipation Initiative (audio)

Accessibility information:
The Democracy Center is partially wheelchair accessible, no accessible bathroom on site. The Mandela, Parks, and Chavez rooms are accessible, but the Library is not. Wheelchair users are welcome to use the accessible restroom at Daedalus while we plan our improvements for bathroom accessibility. To reach that bathroom, exit the ramp and turn left on Bow St, at the next building (Daedalus) use their accessible entrance and their restroom will be on the right. More information at: democracycenter.org/accessibility. Contact info@democracycenter.org or 617 492 8855 as needed

Please help us keep the space low-scent for those with chemical sensitivities – don’t wear or use strong lotions or perfumes before or during the event.

If you need childcare or interpretation, let us know! Si necesitas traduccion, llamanos

27 November, Brussels: Law Train – European License for Israeli Torture

26 November 2017

Monday, 27 November
5:30 pm
European Parliament, P1C051
Brussels, Belgium
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1986920404879217/

The EU finances the training of European police with Israeli police. Learn more about why this program – “LAW TRAIN” – is a European license for Israeli Torture.

Speakers:

Michael Waelbroeck – Lawyer, author of report on LAW-TRAIN
Hector Grad – Professor of Social Anthropology at UAM (Madrid), International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
Ana Sanchez Mera – BDS Spain
Miguel Urban Crespo – Member of European Parliament for PODEMOS, Secretary for Europe
Rafael Mayoral – Parliamentarian for PODEMOS and Secretary for Civil Society

Translation in French and Spanish
For more information or acredditation:
alejandro.merlooteo@europarl.europa.eu

International call: Move the « Big Start » of the Giro d’Italia from Israel

26 November 2017

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of the signatories of the following statement issued by over 100 organizations urging that the Giro d’Italia bike race cancel its “Big Start” in occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem:

Spanish/ Dutch/ Italian/ French

PDF

We, the undersigned civil society groups committed to universal human rights, sustainable development, freedom of movement, and ethical tourism are alarmed to see world class cycling event Giro d’Italia aiding Israel in its violations of international law and Palestinians’ human rights.

Holding the “Big Start” of the 2018 race in Israel will not only cover up Israel’s military occupation and racist policies against Palestinians, it will also exacerbate Israel’s sense of impunity and encourage it to continue denying the Palestinian people their UN-stipulated rights.

Starting the race in Jerusalem will help cement Israel’s unlawful claim of sovereignty over the city. Since it occupied and illegally annexed East Jerusalem over 50 years ago, Israel has worked tirelessly to expand and consolidate its illegal Jewish-only settlements in and around the city.

According to a United Nations Special Rapporteur, the Jerusalem municipality itself, as a matter of policy, is actively carrying out gradual “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians through home demolitions, forced expulsions and revocation of residency rights. Israel’s actions in Jerusalem have been repeatedly condemned as illegal by the UN.

On its web site and official social media channels, Giro d’Italia deceptively portrays occupied East Jerusalem as part of Israel and as its unified capital. No country in the world recognizes any part of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

The race stage planned for southern Israel, through the Naqab (Negev) desert, will pass by dozens of Palestinian Bedouin villages Israel refuses to recognize. Israel denies the indigenous Palestinians of these villages, who are Israeli citizens, the most basic of services, including electricity, water, clinics, schools and roads. Many of these villages have been subjected to repeated demolitions by Israel, with one of them, Al-Araqib, demolished over 100 times. In addition, Israel is arbitrarily revoking the citizenship of thousands of Palestinian Bedouins, leaving them stateless, in clear violation of international law.

Giro d’Italia is also working with at least one company active in illegal Israeli settlements. The Israeli production company for the event counts among its clients the Golan Heights Winery, which operates from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights in violation of international law.

The UN Human Rights Council has already warned some 150 Israeli and international companies of the legal consequences of their unlawful involvement in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian — and Syrian — land constitute a war crime, according to international law.

We are further concerned at news of Giro d’Italia plans to “celebrate” 70 years since the establishment of the State of Israel at a time when Palestinians will be commemorating the 70^thanniversary of the Nakba (“catastrophe”), when approximately 800,000 indigenous Palestinians were forcibly removed from their homeland, signaling the beginning of Israel’s dispossession of Palestinians as a people and its ongoing denial of their human rights that continues today.

Such injustice and oppression run counter to the values and spirit of sports.

We therefore call on RCS MediaGroup, organizers of the Giro d’Italia, to move the start of the race to another country to ensure no involvement in Israeli violations of international law and Palestinian human rights.

We remind RCS MediaGroup, race sponsors and participating teams of the legal consequences and reputational damage stemming from collaborating with Israeli institutions and companies involved in violations of human rights and international law.

We call on cycling teams planning to participate in next year’s race to join us in urging RCS MediaGroup to move the race to another country, and, in the event RCS fails to do so, to consider withdrawing from the race to avoid abetting violations of human rights and international law.

Finally, we strongly urge the governments of participating teams to take a public position against Israeli claims of sovereignty over Jerusalem, including East Jerusalem, as its capital and encourage teams, institutions and companies to refrain from providing recognition or assistance to Israeli violations of international law.

Signed:

Noam Chomsky – linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist and historian

Sergio Cofferati – Member of the European Parliament,

John Dugard – jurist and former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian rights,

Richard Falk – professor emeritus of international law and former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian rights

Eleonora Forenza – Member of the European Parliament,

Luisa Morgantini – former vice president of the European Parliament,

Moni Ovadia – actor, writer playwright

Curzio Maltese – Member of the European Parliament

ECCP (European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine), Europe

Palestine Solidarity Styria, Austria

BDS Austria, Austria

Frauen in Schwarz, Austria

Personenkomitee Gaza Muss Leben, Austria
Antiimperialistische Koordination, Austria

Agir pour la Paix, Belgium

Association belgo-palestinienne, Belgium

Appel Pour une Ecole Démocratique, Belgium

BACBI (Belgian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel), Belgium

Comité BDS-ULB, Belgium

FORUM NORD SUD, Belgium

Links Ecologisch Forum, Belgium

M3M – Médecine pour le Tiers Monde, Belgium

MOC Mouvement Ouvrier Chrétien, Belgium

Palestina Solidariteit vzw, Belgium

Plate-forme Charleroi-Palestine, Belgium

Plateforme Watermael-Boitsfort Palestine, Belgium

Union des Progressistes Juifs de Belgium (UPJB), Belgium

Wilde Pedal, Belgium

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, Canada

Acción Colectiva de Objetores y Objetoras de Conciencia, Colombia

BDS Colombia, Colombia

Colectiva Antimilitarista La Tulpa, Colombia

Grupo Libertario Vía Libre, Colombia

Association of Academics for the Respect of International Law in Palestine (AURDIP), France

AFPS – Association France Palestine Solidarité, France

Association pour le tourisme Equitable et Solidaire (ATES), France

BDS France, France

BDS France 66, France

FSGT 93, France

Parti Communiste Français, France

TDS VOYAGE, France

Union Juive Française Pour La Paix, France

Union Syndicale Solidaires, France

BDS Berlin, Germany

Réseau syndical international de solidarité et de luttes (www.laboursolidarity.org), International

Action from Ireland (Afri), Ireland

Gaza Action Ireland, Ireland

Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Ireland

Peace and Neutrality Alliance, Ireland

100 Idee Per La Pace – Siena, Italy

APS Libera Accademia di Roma, Italy

ASD Università Popolare dello Sport, Italy

Ass. Pace per Gerusalemme – Il Trentino e la Palestina onlus, Italy

Associazione Cultura è Libertà una campagna per la Palestina, Italy

Associazione di Amicizia Italo Palestinese Onlus – Firenze, Italy

Associazione per la Pace di Pordenone, Italy

Associazione Ya basta! Êdî bese!, Italy

AssoPacePalestina, Italy

BDS Italy, Italy

BDS Rome, Italy

BDS Sardegna, Italy

Biciclettaro di Malaerba & Natrium, Italy

Centro di Salute Internazionale – Associazione di Promozione Sociale, Italy

CENTRO STUDI SERENO REGIS di Torino, Italy

Comitato BDS Campania, Italy

Comitato pistoiese per la Palestina, Italy

Comunità cristiana di base di San Paolo – Roma, Italy

Commercio Equo e Solidale Coop. Soc. onlus, Italy

Coordinamento Campagna BDS Bologna, Italy

Coordinamento Lombardo per Palestina, Italy

FIOM – CGIL, Italy

Fronte Palestina, Italy

Gazzella Onlus, Italy

La tenda di Amal Onlus, Italy

Libera – Emilia Romagna, Italy

Lorusso Editore, Italy

Lunaria, Italy

Nova jerusalem, Italy

Palestina Rossa, Italy

Partito della Rifondazione Comunista – Piemonte, Italy

Partito della Rifondazione Comunista – Sinistra Europea, Italy

Pax Christi Italy, Italy

Radio vostok, Italy

Rete Radié Resch – Udine group, Italy

Rete Romana di Solidarietà con il Popolo Palestinese, Italy

Rete-ECO (Jews Against the Occupation), Italy

Salaam Ragazzi dell’Olivo Comitato di Trieste, Italy

Salaam Ragazzi dell’Olivo-Milano-Onlus, Italy

Servizio Civile Internazionale, Italy

U.S. Citizens Against War – Florence, Italy

Un ponte per…, Italy

USB – Unione sindacale di base, Italy

Comité pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient, Luxembourg

Breed Platform Palestina, Netherlands

Diensten en Onderzoek Centrum Palestina (docP), Netherlands

Internationale Socialisten, Netherlands

Kairos – Sabeel Netherlands Foundation, Netherlands

Palestijnse Gemeenschap PGNL, Netherlands

Palestijse huis, Netherlands

Palestina Komitee Rotterdam (PKR), Netherlands

Palestina Werkgroep Enschede, Netherlands

Stichting Palestina, Netherlands

The Rights Forum, Netherlands

Vrouwen in het Zwart Haarlem, Netherlands

Vrouwen inhet Zwart [Women in Black], Netherlands

Craigavon Council of Trade Unions, Northern Ireland

AKULBI Academic and Cultural Boycott of the State of Israel (Norway), Norway

Fellesutvalget for Palestina, Norway

Friends of Sabeel Norway, Norway

The Association of Norwegian NGOs for Palestine, Norway

ICAHD, Palestine/Israel

Edinburgh Action for Palestine, Scotland

Scottish Friends of Palestine, Scotland

Scottish Palestinian Forum, Scotland

Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Scotland

Iniciatíva za spravodlivý mier na Blízkom východe, Slovakia

Gibanje za pravice Palestincev, Slovenia

Society for Human Rights and Supportive Action, Slovenia

BDS South Africa, South Africa

National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P), South Africa

Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA), Spain

RESCOP (Red Solidaria Contra la Ocupación de Palestina) and its members: – Spain

Al’Madafa
Anticapitalistas
Asociación Al-Quds de Solidaridad con los Pueblos del Mundo Árabe (Málaga)
Asociación de Amistad Palestina-Granada «Turab»
Asociación Andaluza por la Solidaridad y la Paz – ASPA
Asociación Hispano Palestina Jerusalén (Madrid)
Asociación Palestina Biladi
Asociación Pau Ara y Sempre
Asociación Pro-Derechos Humanos de Andalucía
Asociación ProPalestina del Campo de Gibraltar
Asociación Unadikum
BDS Alacant
BDS Catalunya
BDS Granada
BDS Madrid
BDS País Valencià
Castelló per Palestina
Centro de Estudios Rurales y de Agricultura Internacional (CERAI)
Coalició Prou Complicitat amb Israel
Comité de Solidaridad con la Causa Árabe (Madrid, Asturias)
Comité de Solidaridad con los Pueblos – Interpueblos (Cantabria)
Comunidad Palestina en Canarias
Comunitat Palestina de Catalunya
Comunitat Palestina de València
Coordinadora de apoyo a Palestina (La Rioja)
Ecologistas en Acción (Confederal)
Fundación IEPALA
Fundación Mundubat
Grupo de Cooperación Sevilla Palestina
Hilombé Solidaridad
Izquierda Anticapitalista Revolucionaria (IZAR)
Komite Internazionalistak (Euskal Herria)
MEWANDO (Euskadi)
Movimiento de Jóvenes Palestinos
Mujeres en Zona de Conflicto – M.Z.C.
Mujeres por la Paz – Acción Solidaria con Palestina (Canarias)
Pallasos en Rebeldía

Paz Ahora
Paz con Dignidad
Plataforma de Solidaridad con Palestina (Sevilla)
Plataforma Palestina Ibiza
Plataforma Solidaria con Palestina de Valladolid
Palestina Toma la Calle
Red Judía Antisionista Internacional (IJAN)
Sodepau
Sodepaz
Sodepaz Balamil
Taula per Palestina (Illes Balears)
Unión de Juventudes Comunistas de España (UJCE)

CIG (Confederación Intersindical Galega), Galicia

BDS Zürich, Switzerland

Le Collectif urgence Palestine-Vaud soutient et signe cet appel., Switzerland

Cambridge Palestine Solidarity Campaign, United Kingdom

Chester Friends of Palestine, United Kingdom

Friends of Sabeel UK, United Kingdom

Hackney Green Party, United Kingdom

Jews for Justice for Palestinians, United Kingdom

Kairos Britain, United Kingdom

Palestine Solidarity Campaign, United Kingdom

The Big Ride, United Kingdom

Bay Area Women in Black, United States

Corvallis Palestine Solidarity, United States

Jewish Voice for Peace, United States

Lutherans for Justice in the Holy Land, United States

Tennessee Campaign for Palestinian Rights, United States

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, United States

Bir Zeit student leader Osama Mafarjeh seized by Israeli occupation forces

26 November 2017

Israeli occupation forces seized Palestinian student leader Osama Mafarjeh, in addition to six more Palestinians taken by occupation forces from their homes in pre-dawn raids. Mafarjeh, 24, is the president of the Islamic Bloc at Bir Zeit University and has been imprisoned before by the Israeli occupation as well as Palestinian Authority security forces.

He was taken away by occupation forces after his vehicle was stopped by an occupation military checkpoint imposed at Beit Ur al-Fuqua southwest of Ramallah.

Palestinian students are frequently subject to arrest and imprisonment on the basis of their student activities; most student blocs are labeled as prohibited organizations by the occupation due to their political affiliations. Over 60 Bir Zeit University students are imprisoned in Israeli jails; just last week a number of students at an-Najah University in Nablus were seized by occupation forces. The Islamic Bloc, which Mafarjeh represents, won the largest share of seats on Bir Zeit’s student council during the annual spring elections.

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network expresses our strongest solidarity with all the Palestinian student prisoners in Israeli jails who continue to face arrest, imprisonment and persecution for their involvement in student organizing and urges the immediate release of Osama Mafarjeh and all imprisoned Palestinian students.

1...328329330...687 Page 329 of 687

Follow us on Instagram @samidounnetwork