  {"id":5025,"date":"2013-12-27T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2013-12-27T09:00:56","modified_gmt":"2013-12-27T09:00:56","slug":"ngo-action-news-27-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/2013\/12\/27\/ngo-action-news-27-december-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 27 December 2013"},"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>27 December 2013<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>EUROPE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/\"><strong>L\u2019Association Belgo-Palestinienne (ABP)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is organizing its next\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/agenda\/cafe-palestine-monk\/\">Caf\u00e9 Palestine<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>9 January 2013<\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.monk.be\/\">Monk<\/a>\u00a0in Brussels.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bethlehem-unwrapped.org\/\"><strong>The Bethlehem Unwrapped Festival<\/strong><\/a> opened on\u00a0<strong>23 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0with the unveiling of an 8-meter high life size replica of the Separation Wall. It has been constructed over 8 days in the church yard of St James&#8217; near Piccadilly Circus in central London in a bid to bring some reality of what it is like to live in Bethlehem in 2013. Watch the video\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ke7QVF0paqc\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newleftproject.org\/\"><strong>The New Left Project<\/strong><\/a> invited a panel of analysts and observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to summarise the current state of play and where things are headed. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newleftproject.org\/index.php\/site\/article_comments\/the_state_of_play_in_palestine_a_roundtable\">Contributions<\/a>from\u00a0<strong>Norman Finklestein<\/strong>\u00a0(political scientist, professor and author),<strong>\u00a0Mouin Rabbani<\/strong>\u00a0(Maartti Ahtisaari Centre),<strong>\u00a0Jon Elmer<\/strong>\u00a0(journalist),\u00a0<strong>Alain Gresh (<\/strong>Le Monde diplomatique),<strong>Adam Hanieh\u00a0<\/strong>(School of Oriental and African Studies) and\u00a0<strong>Sam Bahour\u00a0<\/strong>(Al-Shabaka &#8211; The Palestinian Policy Network) were published on\u00a0<strong>23 December 2013<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/\"><strong>The Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/strong><\/a> is organizing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/232349346925622\/?previousaction=join&amp;source=1\">protest<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>18 January 2014<\/strong>\u00a0outside the Israeli Embassy in London to mark the 5th\u00a0anniversary of the end of the Israeli \u201cOperation Cast Lead\u201d on the Gaza Strip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>NORTH AMERICA<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpavancouver.org\/\"><strong>The Canada Palestine Association<\/strong><\/a> published on\u00a0<strong>21 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpavancouver.org\/index.php\/2013\/12\/21\/mr-baird-stop-slandering-richard-falk\/\">open letter<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>John Baird<\/strong>, Canadian Foreign Minister, concerning his recent call to remove\u00a0<strong>Richard Falk<\/strong>, the current ±¬ÁÏÍø Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\/\"><strong>The Center for Palestine Studies<\/strong><\/a> at Columbia University seeks applicants for a residential Fellowship in \u201cPalestine &amp; Law\u201d for the 2014-2015 academic year. Interested applicants should propose a course of research and scholarship relating to a range of domestic, regional or international legal issues concerning Palestinians and\/or Palestine. The deadline for application is\u00a0<strong>3 February 2014<\/strong>. Please click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/palestine\/about\/fellowships.html\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imeu.net\/\"><strong>The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU)<\/strong><\/a> published on\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=c4-feed-u&amp;v=NfhF2IORKyQ&amp;app=desktop\">video<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>Raddad Hamad<\/strong>, the brother of Odeh Hamad who was fatally shot by the IDF on 20 December near the Gaza Strip border with Israel.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jstreet.org\/\"><strong>J Street<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is still mobilizing for its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/2campaign.org\/\">2 Campaign<\/a>\u00a0to support the Obama Administration\u2019s efforts to reach a two-State solution. A video introducing the campaign can be seen\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bq6zrezNDu0\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/\"><strong>The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published on\u00a0<strong>23 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/article.php?id=3773\">message<\/a>\u00a0from their Advisory Board member\u00a0<strong>Professor Rashid Khalidi<\/strong>\u00a0(Columbia University).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/samidoun.ca\/\"><strong>Samidoun \u2013 Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network<\/strong><\/a> announced on\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/samidoun.ca\/2013\/12\/palestinian-writer-ahmed-qatamesh-released-after-2-12-years-of-administrative-detention\/\">release<\/a>\u00a0of Palestinian writer\u00a0<strong>Ahmad Qatamesh<\/strong>\u00a0after more than two years in administrative detention, held in Israeli jails without charge or trial.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/\"><strong>The Voice of Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0presented on\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceofpalestine.ca\/?p=4209\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Mazin Qumsiyeh<\/strong>, a Palestinian author and professor from Beit Sahour, who talks about the development of Palestinian popular resistance and the current role of the Palestinian Authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ISRAEL AND PALESTINE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativenews.org\/english\/\"><strong>The Alternative Information Center (AIC)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is organizing its next\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativenews.org\/english\/index.php\/aicafe\/7590-aicafe-28-december\">AICaf\u00e8<\/a>, a political and cultural caf\u00e9, on\u00a0<strong>28 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0at the AIC in Beit Sahour. The event will be dedicated to the Gaza Strip.\u00a0<strong>Alberto Arce<\/strong>&#8216;s film\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1621032\/\"><em>To Shoot an Elephant<\/em><\/a>\u00a0will be screened.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/\"><strong>Breaking The Silence<\/strong><\/a> posted on its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/testimonies\/videos\/22406\">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0on the occasion of Operation Cast Lead\u2019s fifth anniversary on\u00a0<strong>27 December 2013<\/strong>, a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/testimonies\/videos\/22406\">testimony<\/a>\u00a0from an IDF armoured corps soldier who took part in the operation. More testimonies are available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingthesilence.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Operation_Cast_Lead_Gaza_2009_Eng.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/\"><strong>Defence for Children International Palestine<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/lphr.org.uk\/\"><strong>Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights<\/strong><\/a> launched on\u00a0<strong>23 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Know Your Rights<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/documents\/dci-palestine-and-lphr-launch-%E2%80%9Cknow-your-rights%E2%80%9D-campaign-children-detainee-rights\">campaign<\/a>\u00a0which focuses on empowering and educating Palestinian children to secure their basic rights while detained in the Israeli military detention system.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/\"><strong>The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0expressed on\u00a0<strong>22 December 2013\u00a0<\/strong>its \u201cdeep concern\u201d at what it called Israeli troops&#8217; use of excessive force in last Friday&#8217;s fatal shooting of a young Palestinian in the Gaza Strip. On\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>, PCHR released its weekly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=10021:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-19-25-december-2013-&amp;catid=84:weekly-2009&amp;Itemid=183\">Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a>covering the period from 19 December to 25 December 2013.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/im7mad.wordpress.com\/\"><strong>Taste of Freedom<\/strong><\/a> published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=526165474148128&amp;set=a.158377337593612.32364.158367450927934&amp;type=1\">new poster<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the Israeli Operation Cast Lead on the Gaza Strip.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jai-pal.org\/\"><strong>The YWCA-YMCA Joint Advocacy Initiative<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atg.ps\/\"><strong>Alternative Tourism Group<\/strong><\/a> will organize their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atg.ps\/index.php?page=olive_planting\">7th\u00a0Olive Planting Program<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>8 to 17 February 2014<\/strong>.\u00a0Besides olive planting, the programme features introductory presentations about the current situation in Palestine and the effects of the Separation Wall, tours in the old city of Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, as well as Ramallah, in addition to cultural events and social gatherings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>±¬ÁÏÍøITED NATIONS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/\"><strong>OCHA oPt<\/strong><\/a> released its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/ocha_opt_protection_of_civilians_weekly_report_2013_12_24_english.pdf\">Weekly Report on the Protection of Civilians<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>24 December 2013<\/strong>, covering the period 10 to 23 December.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/\"><strong>±¬ÁÏÍøRWA<\/strong><\/a> condemned in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/official-statements\/unrwa-condemns-christmas-eve-demolitions-west-bank-and-calls-israel\">statement<\/a>\u00a0released on\u00a0<strong>26 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0the latest demolitions in the West Bank, which displaced 68 people, the majority of them Palestine refugees and almost half (32) children, including a five year old girl paralyzed from the waist down.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unpfp.un.org\/\"><strong>The ±¬ÁÏÍø Platform for Palestine<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>Give Peace a Chance<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/unpfp.un.org\/good-practice.html\">poster<\/a>\u00a0is still available for free distribution, reprinting or reproduction.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/\"><strong>The ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon<\/strong><\/a> voiced concern on\u00a0<strong>24 December 2013<\/strong>\u00a0about the escalating violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/statements\/index.asp?nid=7372\">statement<\/a>\u00a0issued by his spokesperson and called for maximum restraint by all parties to prevent further bloodshed.<\/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 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