De Israelische Terreur 220

Child on the ruins of her demolished home, taken by Anna da Sacco in 2005

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'ICAHD’s Campaign to Rebuild
Every Palestinian Home Demolished Over the Next Year

On June 11th, at 10 a.m., ICAHD activists will meet members of the press at the Jaffa Gate, from where we will walk into the Muslim Quarter to join Palestinian original residents of the demolished Mughrabi Quarter. That demolition, carried out by Israeli forces on the night of June 11, 1967, marked the first act of the Occupation. After hearing brief testimonies from neighborhood residents, Jeff Halper, the Coordinator of ICAHD, will announce a campaign to build a home for every Palestinian family whose home is demolished over the next year in the Occupied Territories, including East Jerusalem. Meir Margalit of ICAHD will give a brief review of the house demolition policy.

We will then proceed to the site of a demolished home in the Muslim Quarter, where ICAHD will commence its campaign as a major challenge to the Occupation.

40 YEARS AND 18,000 DEMOLISHED HOMES ARE ENOUGH!

Lees verder: http://www.icahd.org/eng/news.asp?menu=5&submenu=1&item=445

'P.S. Attached is a transcript of Uri Avnery/Ilan Pappe debating One State vs. Two State and notice of Jewish Voice for Peace’s “Olive Award” shared by ICAHD and BTselem.

On Saturday, April 28, 2007 in Oakland, CA, Jewish Voice for Peace proudly presented the 2007 Olive Branch Award to two extraordinary people representing two extraordinary Israeli human rights organizations: Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and Professor Anat Biletzki, former chair of B'Tselem, the Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories.

Jewish Voice for Peace is one of the largest and. oldest Jewish peace organizations in the United States. We are dedicated to promoting a US foreign policy grounded in international law and democracy that recognizes the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians to self determination.

Both ICAHD and B'Tselem embody the spirit of the Jewish tradition of universal justice -- ICAHD through its unwavering dedication to stopping the illegal and inhumane practice of the destruction of Palestinian homes, B'Tselem through its fearless commitment to documenting human rights violations in the Occupied Territories. Both organizations are beacons of light to thousands in the United States. We look to you for leadership, courage and inspiration. It is with great pride that we have selected both groups to win the prize this year. Nominees were selected by a group comprised of members from across the United States.