UNITED NATIONS Press Release, UN Fact Finding Mission finds strong evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Gaza conflict; calls for end to impunity 15 September 2009   NEW YORK / GENEVA – The UN Fact-Finding Mission led by Justice Richard Goldstone on Tuesday released its long-awaited report on the Gaza conflict, in which it concluded there is … [read more]

Gabriel Ash, Mich Levy and Sara Kershnar, The Electronic Intifada, 9 September 2009 International efforts in solidarity with Gaza must not ignore Palestine's history and Palestinians' full demands. (Wissam Nassar/MaanImages)   One result of CODEPINK's delegation to the Gaza Strip in May was the idea to organize a large march through the territory with a significant international … [read more]

An Open Letter to the Toronto International Film Festival: September 2, 2009 As members of the Canadian and international film, culture and media arts communities, we are deeply disturbed by the Toronto International Film Festival’s decision to host a celebratory spotlight on Tel Aviv. We protest that TIFF, whether intentionally or not, has become complicit in the Israeli propaganda … [read more]

Setting the record straight: a JVP response to fabricated and misleading history being used to attack the Toronto Declaration, the letter signed by over 1,000 artists and filmmakers protesting the Toronto International Film Festival’s choice of Tel Aviv for a celebratory spotlight. CLAIMS v FACTS   Stand With Us, a US-based right wing Israel advocacy organization, says, “The … [read more]

Israel has been dumping toxic waste into the West Bank for years, from PAJU (Palestinian and Jewish Unity) # 447 September 4, 2009 Shuqbah, a village of 5,000, lies near the border of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, not far from Ramallah. Israeli companies have been using land owned by a Palestinian middleman in the village to dump tons of garbage. "The subsequent burning of toxic waste, … [read more]

Women in Black (Vienna), 10. September 2009, 8-9:30a.m, VIC Thursday, 10 September 2009 8 - 9.30 a.m. Exit  of the subway station, Vienna International Centre, Kaisermühlendamm (use first car)   (Dark or black clothing appreciated.  No banners, please.  Punctuality greatly appreciated. )   Flyer:    STOLEN  BEAUTY Don’t buy goods … [read more]

Stopthewall.org special call- September 3, 2009 Unite Against Apartheid CALL FOR THE SEVENTH WEEK AGAINST THE APARTHEID WALL, NOVEMBER 9 – 16 2009.   The Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, its popular committees and member organizations call on activists to launch a week of global mobilization against the walls of apartheid in the West Bank and Gaza from … [read more]

This New Year's, activists will be leading a delegation to END the siege on Gaza. Sign up to endorse the call on the website, or sign up to JOIN the delegation in Egypt. www.gazafreedommarch.org International Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza: Statement of Purpose and Principles Amnesty International has called the blockade of Gaza a "form of collective punishment of the … [read more]

Since last Monday, the Rafah crossing, the border between Gaza and Egypt is open and will be still open today, a situation that never happened since 3 years, and we hope it will not be closed again.   Thousands people crossed the border and get in and out Gaza.   It is always a mess but the situation is better than last month, June 27, 28 & 29th, when the border has been … [read more]

By Werner Lange, July 25, 2009 This was my first trip to the Middle East, and it was an eye-opener as well as heart-breaker.  It was an unforgettable experience filled with the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful.  Let me start with the good.   Our delegation of some 200 persons was a good one, a very good one, which consisted not only of Americans from every walk of … [read more]

Iraq war veteran and ANSWER Coalition representative Michael Prysner shares his experience as a member of the Viva Palestina delegation to Gaza. Before our arrival in Gaza, British MP George Galloway asked his Palestinian contacts there what they needed the most. Among other things, they said they needed vehicles, medical aid and school supplies. But the number one thing that they needed, the … [read more]

The Viva Palestina U.S. convoy faced one obstacle after another, but ultimately succeeded in breaking the blockade and entering Gaza with vital aid for the besieged Palestian population. The Egyptian government has closely collaborated with Israel’s suffocating and criminal blockade for more than two years, and set up a broad range of administrative obstacles that delayed our group’s entry … [read more]