Tag Archives: Global Actions

English translation of the statement: In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, The Association of Muslim Scholars in Palestine deeply regrets the killing of the peace activist Tom Fox on Iraqi land. We were shocked and grieved to ...

The death of Tom Fox and a true test of solidarity By Joe Carr I first met Tom Fox in Chicago at a Christian Peacemaker Teams’ training and we became good friends through our work together. He was a father ...

Please read, write, and forward widely! In his March 6, 2005 New York Times article “Too Hot to Handle, Too Hot Not to Handle”, New York Times cultural critic Edward Rothstein comments on the New York Theatre Workshop’s “postponement” of ...

by Venice Buhain Originally publsihed in The Olympian OLYMPIA — For a few hours Sunday, the Olympia Eagles Ballroom was filled with friendly chatter, the enticing smells of Mediterranean food and the delicate handiwork of Palestinian embroidery. But the main ...

The following letters were printed on Friday, February 17, 2006, in the Washington Post: Regarding the Feb. 12 Close to Home commentary by Eric Adler and Jack Langer [“Why Is Georgetown Providing a Platform for This Dangerous Group?”] about the ...

Ghassan Andoni I am honored that the American Friends Service Committee, winner of the 1947 peace prize, found in my modest contribution to the cause of peace and justice in the Middle East important enough to nominate me for the ...

By Shireen In a prison cell, the few times a day when the door opens are an event. On the evening of Christmas Day, when the rattle of keys was followed by a soft Scottish voice asking cheerfully, “is there ...

UK Criminal Trial Examines Export Company Carmel Agrexico’s Complicity in Israeli Apartheid Seven Palestine solidarity protesters from London and Brighton were arrested on 11th November 2004 after they took part in a non-violent blockade outside the UK base of an ...

From The Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2006 News reports stating that the parents of slain American human rights activist Rachel Corrie were the intended targets of an attempted kidnapping Wednesday in Gaza are ...

Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) Read the entire report covering every area of the globe at http://hrw.org/wr2k6/ Following the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in November 2004, Palestinians held their second-ever national elections on January 9, 2005. The main contender, ...