[WCUSP] Sad news: death of Tanya Reinhart (via Mazin Q)

[KATHARLOW at aol.com]

1) Sad/shocking news today that human rights advocate and defender of  
Palestinian Rights Professor Tanya Reinhart passed away (of a stroke). For  
those not familiar with Tanya's work just google her name. Here are two  
sampling of her writing:

On Jenin _http://www.counterpunch.org/reinhart0424.html_ 
(http://www.counterpunch.org/reinhart0424.html) 

On Academic Boycotts and Divestment 
_http://www.harvardmitdivest.org/tanya.html_ 
(http://www.harvardmitdivest.org/tanya.html) 

A tribute to Tanya is posted here in French with photos
_http://www.europalestine.com/article.php3?id_article=2562_ 
(http://www.europalestine.com/article.php3?id_article=2562) 

English translation posted at _http://www.qumsiyeh.org/tanyareinhart/_ 
(http://www.qumsiyeh.org/tanyareinhart/) 

We spent a lot of time with Tanya her husband the renowned poet Aharon  
Shabtai was last May in Italy and just recently she gave a talk in CT. I  
talked to Aharon today and expressed our condolences but words are so  
limited to express our sadness and shock.

2) Palestinian American  Congress statement and action alert on the formation 
of the Unity  Government

_http://www.pac-national.org/unityrelease.html_ 
(http://www.pac-national.org/unityrelease.html)   

Virginia 3/18/07.--The Palestinian American Congress congratulates all  
Palestinians at home and in the Shatat (exile/diaspora) on the formation of  
a unitary Palestinian authority in the West Bank and Gaza. The Zionist  
lobby in America is mobilizing to continue the siege on the people of  
Palestine who live in the illegally occupied areas. We salute countries  
like Norway who took the courageous step of recognizing the new unity  
government and extending aid. We call on all Palestinian Americans and all  
people of conscience to mobilize and disseminate information to media and  
all elected officials and candidates for office to:

a) Support the  Palestinian struggle for freedom and self-determination 
including the right  of refugees and displaced Palestinians to return to 
their homes and lands,  the right to live in equality and justice without 
discrimination based on  religion, and the right to be free from
occupation and oppression.

b)  Support an immediate lifting of all remaining sanctions, embargoes, and  
financial restrictions on the Palestinian society under occupation. This  
includes releasing the Palestinian tax money illegally held by Israel. For  
those who insist on putting conditions on Palestinians under occupation,  
they should be called upon to demand at least the same conditions from the  
occupiers (renouncing violence, accepting previous agreements, recognizing  
Palestine).

c) Support the Palestinian Civil Society call to action  which includes 
boycotts, divestment and sanctions on Israel until it  complies with human 
righst and international law (see full call to action  at
_http://www.pacbi.org/boycott_news_more.php?id=66_0_1_0_M_ 
(http://www.pacbi.org/boycott_news_more.php?id=66_0_1_0_M)   and
_http://stopthewall.org/worldwideactivism/968.shtml_ 
(http://stopthewall.org/worldwideactivism/968.shtml)   )

We also call on all activists to join in these critical  initiatives:

1) Mobilize and attend the PAC national convention to be  held in Connecticut 
June 2-3 (email media at pac-national.org if interested to  attend and we will 
send you details)

2) Mobilize and attend the  national march and rally in Washington organized 
by the US Campaign to End  the Israeli Occupation (see 
http://www.endtheoccupation.org for  details)

3) Mobilize for the 60 year anniversary of the Nakba (literally  the 
Catastrophe as it commemorates the ethnic cleansing of 70% of the native  
inhabitants of what became Israel). PAC and other organizations and  
individuals are planning a Palestinian national conference and a number of  
other events.
 



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