The Civil Society and the Question of Palestine
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27 November 2015
Europe
- On 23 November,??a communication to the ICC Prosecutor, on behalf of themselves and of Palestinian victims of Israel¡¯s ¡°Operation Protective Edge¡±. In their press release,?,?,??and the??announced that their communication was pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute and contained information on crimes jointly documented during Israel¡¯s 2014 offensive against the Gaza Strip.
- The??(IPSC) and the New Theatre will hold a??in Dublin, on 29 November. The Palestinian Cultural Night will present Palestinian food, film, music, poetry and prose, including a film screening of ¡®When I Saw You¡¯ by Annemarie Jacir, plus an exhibition of posters from the IPSC archive.
- ?is informing about??on Israel-Palestine shown in the framework the??Amsterdam from 18 to November 29.
- On 28 November, the ¡°¡± will hold a one-day event: ¡°¡±, in Brussels. Among the speakers will be the new Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Belgium and numerous NGO representatives including Addameer. The situation of Palestinian political prisoners and the psychological consequences of life under the occupation will be discussed. A concert, picture and sculpture exhibition will close the event.
Middle East
- ?published its??(19 ¨C 25 November 2015).
North America
- On 29 October in Washington D.C., the??of the Jerusalem Fund received?Dr. Yasser Abu-Jamei, Executive Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, and Ran Goldstein, Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights, Israel. They discussed the impact of the blockade as well as the mental and physical health crisis of children in Gaza. You can watch the video of the discussion?. Dr. Abu-Jamei and Mr. Goldstein were on a US tour from 13 to 31 October at the invitation of dozens of medical institutions, universities, faith groups, and advocates including?, the?, the Seattle Physicians for Social Responsibility, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Harvard School of Public Health, the Palestine Children¡¯s Relief Fund, and Jewish Voice for Peace.
- The??of the Jerusalem Fund?will receive Ayman Odeh, Member of the Israeli Knesset for a conference on ¡°?to take place in Washington D.C. on 2 December. Webcast will be available?.
United Nations
- The International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People was observed at the ±¬ÁÏÍø Headquarters in New York on 23 November. The Secretary-General issued a??on the occasion.
- The??held a??at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 23 November. The Deputy Secretary-General made a??on behalf of the Secretary-General. The civil society organization Defense for Children International ¨CPalestine made a statement on behalf of civil society. Statements, messages and video can be found?.
- On 23 and 24 November, the General Assembly held a??on the??and?.
- A photo exhibit entitled ¡°Palestinian Children: Overcoming Tragedies with Hope, Dreams, Resilience and Dignity¡± featuring photographs of Palestinian children in Gaza was inaugurated in the public lobby of the ±¬ÁÏÍø on the evening of 23 November. On behalf of the?, the Vice Chairman of the Palestinian Rights Committee thanked civil society throughout the world who work and support the Palestinian people.
- ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA issued a??on 20 November 2015.
- The ±¬ÁÏÍø Special Coordinator Nikolay Mladenov??the Security Council on the situation in Middle East, including the Palestinian question, on 19 November 2015.