  {"id":4878,"date":"2016-02-26T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2016-02-26T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T09:00:07","slug":"ngo-action-news-26-february-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/2016\/02\/26\/ngo-action-news-26-february-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 26 February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-60px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.4;\"><h1 class=\"main-title blue\">The Civil Society and the <span class=\"secondline\">Question of Palestine<\/span><\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alert alert custom alert-custom fusion-alert-center notice fusion-alert-capitalize awb-alert-native-link-color alert-dismissable awb-alert-close-boxed alert-shadow\" style=\"--awb-background-color:#edf2fc;--awb-accent-color:#a0a0a0;--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\" role=\"alert\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\" fa fa-exclamation-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\">This page may contain links to third-party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the United Nations and the United Nations is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. ±¬ÁÏÍø provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the United Nations. This newsletter is a project of the Division for Palestinian Rights, and is intended to provide information on NGO activities relevant to the question of Palestine . NGOs interested in contributing information on their activities should communicate it by <a href=\"mailto:dprngo@un.org\">email<\/a>.The Division reserves the right to make the final selection with regard to material to be included in this newsletter. It cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/span><\/div><button style=\"color:#a0a0a0;border-color:#a0a0a0;\" type=\"button\" class=\"close toggle-alert\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:74%; margin-left: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>26 February 2016<\/h2>\n<h3>The United States of America<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 25 February, Students for Justice in Palestine organized a discussion on \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/students-for-justice-in-palestine-at-st-josephs-college-the-state-of-childhood-in-palestine\/\">The State of Childhood in Palestine<\/a>\u201d at the St. Joseph\u2019s College in New York.<\/li>\n<li>On 25 February in New York, the Jewish Voice for Peace &#8211; New York City Chapter organized a screening of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/the-great-book-robbery\/\">The Great Book Robbery<\/a>\u201d in the margins of Israel-Palestine film festival.<\/li>\n<li>On 28 February, the Heartland Alliance and the Photography Department at Columbia College in Chicago will sponsor a screening of the documentary \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/events\/significant-surfaces-sunday-screening-series-5-broken-cameras\/\">Five Broken Cameras<\/a>\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>On 23 March, the Palestinian Centre in Washington D.C. is organizing a presentation of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemfund.org\/events\/event\/being-palestinian-personal-reflections-on-palestinian-identity-in-the-diaspora-with-sharif-s-elmusa\/\">book<\/a>\u00a0\u201cBeing Palestinian: Personal Reflections on Palestinian Identity in the Diaspora\u201d by poet Sharif Elmusa.<\/li>\n<li>The 59E59 theatre in New York from 24 March through 17 April will host a performance of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.59e59.org\/whatsnext.php\">Wrestling Jerusalem<\/a>\u201d about one man\u2019s journey to understand the Israel-Palestinian conflict.<\/li>\n<li>On 28 and 29 March, Columbia University will host a performance of a new play by Jen Marlowe \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\/programs\/\">There is a Field<\/a>\u201d about a Palestinian killed during the Second Intifada. The event is sponsored by the Centre for Palestine Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Europe<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 26 February, Gate 48 in Amsterdam hosted a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gate48.org\/\">public discussion<\/a>\u00a0with Professor Oren Yiftachel on \u201cPolitical Geography of Israel\/Palestine: Apartheid or Confederation?\u201d In parallel, on 28 February, Gate 48 is organizing a movie\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gate48.org\/\">screening<\/a>\u00a0\u201cEven though my Land is Burning\u201d along with a discussion with film director Dror Dayan.<\/li>\n<li>On 27 February, \u201cSumud Palestine\u201d is organizing an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/events\/celebrating-international-womens-day-women-gaza\/\">International Women\u2019s Day<\/a>\u00a0with the women of Gaza.<\/li>\n<li>On 1 March the Ireland Palestinian Solidarity Campaign in Dublin is hosting a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/event\/dublin-what-is-happening-in-palestine-pbu\">seminar<\/a>\u00a0\u201cPalestine Binds Us\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>On 5 March, in London, The Palestinian Mission to the UK and the Association of Palestinian Communities in the UK are organizing the \u201cPalestine spring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/events\/12967\/\">fair<\/a>\u201d\u00a0for the benefit of development projects in Palestine. The contributions will support the building the first child cancer centre in Gaza by the Palestine Children\u2019s Relief Fund.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Israel<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>B\u2019Tselem and HaMoked published a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/publications\/summaries\/201512_backed_by_the_system\">report<\/a>\u00a0saying that dozens of Palestinian detainees at the Shikma interrogation facility run by the Shin Bet security agency were subjected to mistreatment, which in some cases amounted to torture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Palestine<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights published its weekly (18-24 February)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pchrgaza.org\/en\/\">report<\/a>\u00a0on \u201cIsraeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>United Nations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sweden\u2019s Government increased\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sweden-increases-support-palestine-refugees-us-406-million\">its annual contribution<\/a>\u00a0to ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA by 15% (to US$ 40.6 million).<\/li>\n<li>On 14 March, the Working Group of the Palestinian Rights Committee, on the margins of the 60th\u00a0session of the Committee on the Status of Women is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/databases\/dprtest\/ngoweb.nsf\/f12fded4d0597000852573fc005b9471\/23a4b947f76ec89785257f63006369be?OpenDocument\">side event<\/a>\u00a0\u201cWomen\u2019s role in the search for Israeli-Palestinian Peace\u201d at ±¬ÁÏÍø headquarters in New York.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:22%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:13px;--awb-title-color:#333333;\"><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ngo-action-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}