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Title - Israel and Palestine: Roots of Conflict, Prospects for Peace
Speaker- Norman Finkelstein
Recorded in the Ford Auditorium on December 11th, 2008 at Case Western Reserve University.
Sponsored by The Hallinan Project for Peace and Social Justice
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Dr. Norman Finkelstein speaking at the University of Alberta on January 22, 2009. His talk dealt with Israel's responsibility in the situation in Gaza and the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Co-sponsored by the Palestine Solidarity Network, Canada Palestine Cultural Organization, Alberta Federation of Labour, U of A Muslim Students' Association, Canadian Arab News, and U of A Department of Political Science.
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Sunday 28 November 2010
Palestine: The Holy Land is vanishing and shrinking
Shrinking Palestine
Ironically it was the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 that passed the resolution 181 (partition plan) to create Israel. Unfortunately it is from that day onwards that an Israeli – Palestinian conflict came into being.
This conflict is considered the main explosive issue in Middle East that drags on with no sign of a solution. Endless negotiations have been conducted in the past and there are a large number of issues now on the table waiting for solutions. The main issue is the land and associated with it are roads, airspace, borders, water, electricity as well as trade and economy. Additional issues are the wall and the refugees and their right of return.
With the partition plan Palestinians were allocated an area called West Bank and also Gaza Strip with no connection by land to West Bank. Gaza issue is another matter but the main issue where the negotiations resolve round is the question of settlements that are being established by Israel in West Bank that was allocated to Palestinians. Already there are nearly 500,000 strong Israeli populations of new settlers in West Bank.
Settlements are permanent civilian colonies established in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Settlements in West Bank are not generally open to Palestinians. These settlements occupy 43% of the land in West Bank.
Many settlements have been built on confiscated Palestinian privately owned land. Settlements are protected by Israeli forces.
It has to be understood here that Palestine on West Bank and Gaza Strip are occupied territories administered by the Palestinian National Authority. Funds are provided by the international community. Palestinians cannot move about as they like. There are over 650 check points. Their struggle is for a free state within the 1967 boarders with East Jerusalem as the capital.
As far as Sri Lanka is concerned since 1970 it has become a consistent supporter of Palestine and with the establishment of Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestine 29th November every year is marked with a suitable public event to educate the masses. It is heartening to note that Yasser Arafat and Palestine are household wards in Sri Lanka and people of Sri Lanka unanimously support the struggle of the Palestinians for the state of their own. Sri Lankans strongly feel that UNO should act fast before Palestinians loose the remaining 12% of the land that is left for them now.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa rendered a yeoman service to the Solidarity Committee as its founder President and continues to support it as a patron.
With the establishment of the Representative Office of Sri Lanka in Ramallah in 2007 the relationship between Palestine and Sri Lanka is growing. Now there is a steady flow of tourists from Palestine to Sri Lanka.
Long live the friendship and solidarity between Sri Lanka and Palestine.
Message from Dr. T. Jayasinghe , Representative for Sri Lanka in Palestine, on the Occasion of the International Solidarity Day with Palestine, Ramallah City, 28 November 2010, (Asian Tribune)
Friday 12 November 2010
The Falseness of the Zionist State of Israel
This Video is to show the deception that has gone on for more then 61 years, The Palestinians were robbed of there Land by Zionists who were aided by the US UK and the UN. The World has seen crime after crime committed by the first Irgun then IDF against innocent civilians and even human rights workers from outside and groups such as doctors with out borders. We Honour the Courage and Strength of the Palestinian People and also the many Brave Warriors who have and still are fighting for Freedom, Justice and the end of the Occupation in Palestine Inshallah. This Video also in Memory of Rachel Aliene Corrie for her work in Palestine in exposing the injustices of the Zionist who had her murdered in 2003 for trying to protect a Palestinian family.
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Tuesday 2 November 2010
Arundhati Roy on the Palestinian / Israeli Conflict
Segment from the film "We.." where Arundhati Roy speaks about the Israeli / Palestinian conflict in the middle east. Historic references, who funds it, and more.
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