  {"id":5004,"date":"2014-04-09T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=5004"},"modified":"2014-04-09T09:00:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T09:00:58","slug":"ngo-action-news-9-april-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/2014\/04\/09\/ngo-action-news-9-april-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 9 April 2014"},"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><strong>9 April 2014<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>EUROPE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/\"><strong>L\u2019Association Belgo-Palestinienne<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(ABP) posted on\u00a0<strong>7 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/infos\/breves\/elections-2014-memorandum-de-lassociation-belgo-palestinienne\/\">memorandum<\/a>\u00a0on the occasion of the forthcoming local and European elections. The document comprises of a set of recommendations focusing on regional, federal and European approaches to achieve peace in the Middle East.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/Users\/\/Vladimir.Shveitser\/\/AppData\/\/Local\/\/Temp\/\"><strong>The Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa&#8217;adat<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"\/\/Users\/\/Vladimir.Shveitser\/\/AppData\/\/Local\/\/Temp\/\"><strong>Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are organizing on the occasion of Palestinian prisoners\u2019 day a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/677640418948165\/\">conference<\/a>\u00a0in Brussels on\u00a0<strong>19 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0featuring\u00a0<strong>Charlotte Kates<\/strong>\u00a0(Samidoun),\u00a0<strong>Khaled Barakat<\/strong>\u00a0(Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa&#8217;adat) and\u00a0<strong>Rabee Eid<\/strong>\u00a0(Palestinian youth activist and journalist).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paixjuste.lu\/\"><strong>Le Comit\u00e9 pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(CPJPO) is screening\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1366409\/\"><em>Miral<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Julian Schnabel<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>16 April 2014\u00a0<\/strong>at 6.30pm, Centre Curiel, Luxembourg-Ville. For more information please contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:paixjuste@yahoo.com\">paixjuste@yahoo.com<\/a>. The CPJO, within the umbrella of the\u00a0International year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, is also organizing a\u00a0<em>Palestinian Culture Spring<\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>24 April to 24 May 2014<\/strong>. The program can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.paixjuste.lu\/?p=11825\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/\"><strong>The European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(ECCP) on\u00a0<strong>2 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0published a list of treaties and conventions President Mahmoud Abbas signed letters of accession to after the Israeli Government refused to release the fourth group of Palestinian prisoners. The list of treaties is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/palestinians-apply-to-join-un-institutions\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/\"><strong>Medical Aid for Palestinians<\/strong><\/a> (MAP) is organizing the event\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.map-uk.org\/news\/events\/london-to-windsor-bike-ride-2014.aspx\"><em>Cycle for MAP<\/em><\/a>\u00a0to raise money to support Palestinians, on\u00a0<strong>7 September 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prc.org.uk\/\"><strong>The Palestinian Return Centre<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<strong>the General Secretariat of the Palestinians in Europe Conference<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>the Palestinian Forum<\/strong>\u00a0will organize the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prc.org.uk\/portal\/index.php\/centre-activities\/conferences\/3237-palestinians-in-europe-conference-to-be-held-in-paris\"><em>12<\/em><em>th<\/em><em>\u00a0Palestinians in Europe Conference<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0&#8211; A United Palestine for the Promise of Return<\/em>on\u00a0<strong>3 May 2014\u00a0<\/strong>in Paris.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ISRAEL AND PALESTINE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/Users\/\/Vladimir.Shveitser\/\/AppData\/\/Local\/\/Temp\/\"><strong>Adalah &#8211; The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.altufula.org\/\"><strong>Altufula Centre<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/Users\/\/Vladimir.Shveitser\/\/AppData\/\/Local\/\/Temp\/\"><strong>Kvinna till Kvinna<\/strong><\/a> held a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adalah.org\/eng\/Articles\/2263\/Adalah,-Al-Tufula-Center-and-Kvinna-till-Kvinna-on\">special meeting<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>2 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0for 20 EU representatives in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to present and discuss the most important issues facing Palestinian women on both sides of the Green Line, and the role of the EU and EU Member States in urging Israel and Palestine to promote and protect Palestinian women\u2019s rights. The meeting was held in the context of a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.euromedrights.org\/eng\/2014\/03\/06\/palestinian-women-in-the-face-of-double-discrimination\/\">new report<\/a>\u00a0prepared by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.euromedrights.org\/eng\/\">Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network<\/a>\u00a0(EMHRN) on the rights of Palestinian women within EU&#8217;s relations with Israel and Palestine.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addameer.org\/\"><strong>Addameer &#8211; Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdsmovement.net\/%E2%80%8E\"><strong>BDS Movement<\/strong><\/a> call on campaigners and people of conscience to take action and mark Palestinian prisoner\u2019s day on\u00a0<strong>17 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0to stand in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.badil.org\/\"><strong>Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights<\/strong><\/a> took part in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eccpalestine.org\/the-situation-of-palestinian-refugees-inside-palestine-and-within-unstable-arab-host-states-badils-presentation-in-the-european-parliament\/\">briefing<\/a>\u00a0at the European Parliament on the issue of Palestinian refugees on\u00a0<strong>1 April 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/\"><strong>B&#8217;Tselem &#8211; The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories<\/strong><\/a> published on\u00a0<strong>26 March 2014<\/strong>\u00a0its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/firearms\/20140326_killing_of_yusef_a_shawamreh_deir_al_asal\">findings<\/a>\u00a0on the killing of 14-year-old Yusef a-Shawamreh, stating that the Israeli soldiers fired live rounds at Palestinian youths crossing the Separation Wall to pick wild food plants. The human rights group also recently published a series of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/photoblog\/201404_qalandiya_checkpoint\">photographs<\/a>\u00a0taken in March 2014 at the Qalandia checkpoint.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lajee.org\/\"><strong>The Lajee Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lajeetourireland.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/24\/lajee-cultural-center-palestine-arts-culture-tour-ireland-12th-to-17th-april-2014-2\/\">tour<\/a>ing\u00a0Ireland until<strong>\u00a017 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<em>dabka<\/em>\u00a0(traditional Palestinian dance) artists. The centre will also be in Antwerpen, Belgium, on\u00a0<strong>20 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0to present a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/224308827775888\/?context=create&amp;source=49\">photo exhibition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onevoice.org.il\/\"><strong>OneVoice Israel<\/strong><\/a> launched on\u00a0<strong>2 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0its <em>Peace, It Also Pays Off<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onevoicemovement.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dd27a789c14bd9408fad796fd&amp;id=8a9b2d0474&amp;e=bcc079bbc3\">campaign<\/a>\u00a0to remind Israelis of what is at stake and of the choice Israel faces between continued conflict or a more secure and prosperous future.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/\"><strong>The Palestinian Center for Human Rights<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(PCHR) released its latest weekly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10235:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-27-march-02-april-2014-&amp;catid=145:in-focus\">Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a>\u00a0covering the period\u00a0<strong>27 March to 2 April 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palestinian human rights groups<\/strong>\u00a0released an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=nOgHCRlKP84khxN2yGOkeOhKdjFZ%2BYG4\">open letter<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>3 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0calling on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/\">Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation<\/a>, the biggest charitable foundation in the world, to end its investment in G4S, a British private security company that helps Israel run prisons where Palestinian political prisoners are detained in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.righttomovement.org\/\"><strong>Right to Movement<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcys.ps\/\"><strong>High Council of Youth and Sports<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are organizing the second annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/palestinemarathon.com\/\">Palestine Marathon<\/a>, to be held\u00a0<strong>11<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>April<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>NORTH AMERICA<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afsc.org\/\"><strong>American Friends Service Committee<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/justworldbooks.com\/\"><strong>Just World Books<\/strong><\/a> are organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/afsc.org\/story\/gaza-writes-back-national-speaking-tour\">national speaking tour<\/a>\u00a0for up to four of the contributors to the book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/justworldbooks.com\/gaza-writes-back\/\"><em>Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza<\/em><\/a>\u00a0until<strong>\u00a024 April 2014<\/strong>. The tour features editor\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Refaat Alareer<\/strong>\u00a0and book contributors\u00a0<strong>Yousef Aljamal<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Rawan Yaghi<\/strong>, and<strong>\u00a0Sarah Ali<\/strong>. They will share from their experiences growing up in Gaza preserved in the book.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/Users\/\/Steven.Siqueira\/\/AppData\/\/Local\/\/Temp\/\"><strong>Americans for Peace Now<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/\"><strong>Churches for Middle East Peace<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmep.org\/\"><strong>Foundation for Middle East Peace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are organizing the event\u00a0<em>John Kerry\u2019s Framework<\/em>\u00a0<em>More of the Same, or a Fresh Approach to Israel-Palestine Peace?<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Ziad Abu Zayyad<\/strong>, Co-Editor and Publisher (Palestine-Israel Journal), and\u00a0<strong>Hillel Schenker<\/strong>, Co-Editor (Palestine-Israel Journal), on<strong>11 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0in Washington DC. Additional information is available at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@fmep.org?subject=RSVP%3A%20Arik%20Ascherman\">info@fmep.org<\/a>\u00a0or +1-202-835-3650.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\"><strong>The Center for Palestine Studies<\/strong><\/a> is organizing a poetry reading event with Icelandic-Palestinian poet\u00a0<strong>Mazen Maarouf<\/strong>. The poetry reading will be followed by a Q&amp;A moderated by poet and writer\u00a0<strong>Nathalie Handal<\/strong>. The event takes place on\u00a0<strong>14 April 2014\u00a0<\/strong>at 12.30pm, Knox Hall, Room 208, Columbia University. It\u2019s free and open to the public.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/\"><strong>Churches for Middle East Peace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(CMEP) Board of Director\u2019s Study Tour to Palestine and Israel will take place\u00a0<strong>8 November &#8211; 15 November 2014<\/strong>. Custom-created by CMEP this dual narrative travel experience offers a unique vantage point on peace building efforts in Israel and Palestine. Brochure is available here\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2014CMEPBoardTripBrochure%5Bs%5D.pdf\">here<\/a>\u00a0as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mejditours.com\/open-tour\/cmep-2014\/\">registration form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.net\/\"><strong>The Institute for Middle East Understanding<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.net\/news\/article0025036.shtml\"><em>Facts on the Ground Peace Index: Volume VIII<\/em><\/a> on<strong>\u00a07 April 2014<\/strong>, focused on the actions of the Israeli Government and military as well as statements of Israeli officials.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kinderusa.org\/\"><strong>KinderUSA<\/strong><\/a> is hosting in Pasadena (CA) its annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kinderusa.org\/events\/\">fundraiser<\/a>\u00a0<em>Food Four Thought, Food for the Soul and Food for Gaza<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>19 April 2014\u00a0<\/strong>with guest speakers<strong>\u00a0Laila El-Haddad<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazamom.com\/\">Gaza Mom<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazakitchen.com\/\">The Gaza Kitchen<\/a>) and\u00a0<strong>Ali Abunimah<\/strong>\u00a0(Electronic Intifada).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/\"><strong>The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/641\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=15415\">invites<\/a>\u00a0its supporters to call on US lawmakers on Tax Day,\u00a0<strong>15 April 2014<\/strong>, urging them to hold Israel accountable for misusing US weapons in violation of US laws to commit human rights abuses of Palestinians.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/\"><strong>The Voice of Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0presented on\u00a0<strong>3 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4336\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Tyler Levitan<\/strong>, Campaign Coordinator for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ijvcanada.org\/\">Independent Jewish Voices &#8211; IJV Canada<\/a>, who talks about about IJV\u2019s\u00a0<em>Expose the Jewish National Fund JNF<\/em>\u00a0campaign, their new postcard initiative, and their support for the BDS movement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ali Abunimah\u00a0<\/strong>(Electronic Intifada) is on a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.haymarketbooks.org\/pb\/The-Battle-for-Justice-in-Palestine\">US tour<\/a>\u00a0for his book\u00a0<em>The Battle for Justice in Palestine<\/em>\u00a0until\u00a0<strong>23 April 2014<\/strong>. He will be joined by\u00a0<strong>Refaat Alareer<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Rawan Yahgi<\/strong>, editor and contributor to the new collection\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/justworldbooks.com\/gaza-writes-back\/\"><em>Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>22 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/604362?utm_source=MECA+Master+List&amp;utm_campaign=e991358c1c-Feb+22+events&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e4bb5a2d06-e991358c1c-297983453\">presentation<\/a>\u00a0of his book in Berkeley.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Norman Finkelstein\u00a0<\/strong>(author, researcher), will be speaking in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csworldaffairs.org\/content\/programs_events.html\">Colorado Springs<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>22 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0on the topic\u00a0<em>Resolving the Israel-Palestine Conflict: What\u2019s Possible, What\u2019s Not<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GLOBAL<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.activestills.org\/index.php\"><strong>Activestills<\/strong><\/a> is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/688444071219156\/\">screening and an exhibition<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>Not A Dream Land<\/em>, on artists and their subculture in the Gaza Strip in Paris on\u00a0<strong>10 April 2014<\/strong>. The event will be presented by French photographer\u00a0<strong>Anne Paq<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/fr\"><strong>Amnesty International<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0released a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/fr\/library\/asset\/MDE21\/001\/2014\/en\/4da934a5-0198-45b6-ada9-815fffc7c417\/mde210012014en.pdf\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>3 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0to welcome Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas&#8217;s move to seek admission in 15 international conventions and treaties and to urge the Palestinians to sign up to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onevoicemovement.org\/\"><strong>One Voice Movement<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published a new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x_PXKWWQSws\">video<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>7 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0entitled\u00a0<em>OneVoice, Two States &#8211; Peace IS Possible<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>±¬ÁÏÍøITED NATIONS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/strong>\u00a0hosted a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/en\/2014\/gapal1290.doc.htm\">briefing<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Ziad Abu Zayyad<\/strong>, Co-Editor and Publisher (Palestine-Israel Journal), and\u00a0<strong>Hillel Schenker<\/strong>, Co-Editor (Palestine-Israel Journal), on\u00a0<strong>8 April 2014<\/strong>\u00a0at the United Nations Headquarters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People<\/strong> has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IYSPP\">Twitter account<\/a>\u00a0and an official hashtag\u00a0<strong>#2014forPalestine<\/strong>. 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