[WCUSP] Palestinian Political Prisoners

Wed Apr 18 11:39:12 CDT 2007

Thank you Kate so much for this information.

I write you all from the Jaffa Gate in the old city of Jerusalem.
We arrived esterday after an 8 hr flight and we were quite jet lag and
tired.
We just walk in the old city were we are staying in a cheap hostel.
Today we went to Ramalah to met a young man who had be deported
very brutally from Detroit without being able to go back to his appartment
and take any of his belongings. He had been six years in the US and has a
wife and family but as he went to the emigration office and was immediately
deported to Palestine without saying any goodbye and he was with a group of
about six others people.

Then we went to a lecture of Arts and Dialogue in the Ambassador
Hotel in organized
*Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information* -
*IPCRI*<http://www.ipcri.org/index1.html>
www.ipcri.org

The speaker never showed up to the lecture so Alan was asked to
speak and I was also able to speak about our campaign.
Gershom Baskin told me that they are doing a June 5 iniative for a two
state solution because if you want peace you need to speak about Justice
but you also need to speak about peace and he feel that the US Campaign
to End the occupation speak about Justice but does not say anything about
Justice so they are doing their own June 5th commemoration that will happen
in many villages in Israel as film festival and others please check their
web site
and statement.

There I met a man who is starting a peace center in Jerusalem on the East
and
West side line, he is starting very simply and hope to be expanding.

Walking down the street we met a couple young English activist who were here

to start the Olive Tree Arts Centre
http://otartscentre.googlepages.com

You can see that a lot of things are going on and you learn about it just
walking down
the street.

I spoke with Aliyah and learn that there is a conference going on right now
in B'ilin
on the wall and I am planning to go tomorrow. There will be a demonstration
with
Internationals on Friday. It is fairly violent as the Israeli police in not
kind or compassionate
towards the one who dare to demonstrate against this "abomination"
Every time I look at the ugly wall I see the clinic and shools that could
have been
built instead, what a human blight,,,

Later tonight I am meeting with Deborah Bros who is a young american Jew
who is building a clinic for the Bedouin people the poorest of all. She is
about
to tour the US East and West coast.

By the end of the week  I will meet with Aliyah and a WILPF meeting.

There are many workers for peace beating the ancient stones pavements of the

city of Palestine and Israel and we share it with the many orthodox Jews and

Evangelists that we meet on the road and despite our different political
agenda
we meet, exchange words and addresses, you will be amazed to know that there

is a nowhere land, a virtual planete where we all in our heart we all seek
to further
the survival our human specy and our spirit on this planete.

Much love from Jerusalem
Shalom, Salam and Salam Shalom

Odile Hugonot Haber
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On 4/18/07, Kate Zaidan <kzaidan at wilpf.org> wrote:
>
> Yesterday was Palestinian Political Prisoners Day, and was commemorated
> with demonstrations <http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/849567.html> in
> the West Bank and around the world.
>
> On International Women's Day, WILPF's WCUSP campaign released an action
> alert <http://wilpf.org/womens_day_action>demanding the release of
> Palestinian Women, Children and Seniors from Israeli Prisons. While we
> believe that all political prisoners must be released from jails, we find it
> urgent to ask our elected representatives to insist that the US State
> Department put pressure on Israel to release the Palestinian children, women
> and elderly from jails immediately. Under no circumstances should it be
> permissible to incarcerate Children.
>
> WCUSP activists should be aware of a new set of resources<http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org/resources/prisoners-action.html>available as tools for your activism on Palestinian political prisoners
> developed by New jersey Solidarity. These tools, used with WILPF's action
> alert, can be used for demonstrations, vigils and teach-in's on the issue of
> detentions in Israeli Jails.
>
>
>
> *************************************************************************************************************************
> POLITICAL PRISONER RESOURCE CENTER MATERIALS RELEASED -
> NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!
>
> New Jersey Solidarity - Activists for the Liberation of Palestine
> <http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org/><http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org/>is
> pleased to announce, on the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners' Day, the
> launch of a new set of resources focusing on the struggle of Palestinian
> political prisoners for freedom, justice and liberation.
>
> The Zionist state has waged a war of imprisonment against Palestinian
> society.  Thousands upon thousands of Palestinians, activists, leaders,
> freedom fighters, have been held as political prisoners, detained, tortured,
> separated from their families and loved ones, at the mercy of a racist state
> dedicated to their eradication as a nation.  Nevertheless, Palestinian
> political prisoners have been a backbone of the Palestinian national
> movement, persevering and remaining steadfast and firm in their commitment
> to the Palestinian struggle for liberation and return, and persevering
> despite the worst tortures and persecution to remain fighters, leaders, and
> activists.  The valiant struggle of Palestine's political prisoners is
> central to the Palestinian movement for national liberation; it is the
> struggle of the Palestinian people.
>
> These resources are designed to be of use to groups, organizations and
> individuals in outreaching to their communities, providing information about
> the plight of Palestinian prisoners and the centrality of the prisoners'
> struggle to the Palestinian national liberation movement, as well as
> posters, factsheets, resources and action guides that can help groups and
> organizations to develop their own political prisoner education campaigns.
>
> Please visit:
>
> http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org/ and click on "Palestinian Political
> Prisoners: Resource Center and Action Guide"
>
> or go directly to:
>
> http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org/resources/prisoners-action.html to
> visit the Political Prisoners Resource Center and Action Guide.
>
> At this Resource Center<http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org/resources/prisoners-action.html
> > <http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org/resources/prisoners-action.html>,
> you will find:
>
> - Factsheets - These informative factsheets are available for download and
> reproduction, providing important facts and background about Palestinian
> political prisoners.  These factsheets also contain tips for how readers can
> take action, and space is provided for local groups and organizers to place
> their contact information.
>
> - Posters - These visually striking posters, available for download in
> 8.5 x 11" and 11 x 17" sizes, highlight key statistics about Palestinian
> political prisoners and feature a large graphic image.  They can be posted
> anywhere people may benefit from this information, and also feature a space
> for local groups and organizers to place their contact information.
>
> - Action Guide - This informative guide provides helpful hints, ideas and
> information for groups and individuals planning actions, events, or
> information campaigns about Palestinian political prisoners.
>
> - Resources and Background - An extensive array of links, articles and
> resources are provided, including presentations, research reports, and
> testimonies by political prisoners.  These resources are useful to any
> organizer who would like to know more!
>
> We encourage groups and organizations across the U.S.  and around the
> world, on Prisoners' Day and every day, to make full and extensive use of
> these materials to educate, inform and mobilize the community!  We look
> forward to working with you to support Palestinian political prisoners and
> the Palestinian movement for liberation and return.
>
> Please contact us with any questions, comments, or requests for materials!
>
> New Jersey Solidarity - Activists for the Liberation of Palestine
> 344 Grove St.  Suite 131; Jersey City, NJ 07302
> http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org info at newjerseysolidarity.org
> 973-954-2521
>
>
>
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