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It is widely agreed that the key to middle east peace lies in the
solution of the Israel - Palestine problem. This page links to
organisations that have useful information, particularly those
building understanding and mutual respect of the people in Palestine
and Israel. Only the co-operative, non-violent resolution of
the conflict can satisfy the needs of all for justice, identity and
security.
An informative history
and analysis of Palestine was given, on 24 October 2005 at the
United Nations Day celebration, by HE Ali Kazak, Head
of the General Palestinian Delegation to Australia & NZ
- Americans
for Peace Now
- A leading United States advocate
for peace in the Middle East. It has a summary of the "Geneva
Accord", and also is promoting a peace
resolution to US Congress.
- Australians
for Justice and Peace in Palestine
- Supports the International
Solidarity Movement (ISM)
- Brit
Tzedek v'Shalom
- Jewish Alliance for Justice and
Peace, an organization of American Jews committed to Israel's
well-being through the achievement of a negotiated settlement to
the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- Building
blocks for peace in the Middle East
- A perceptive identification
of the non-negotiable requirements for permanent peace between
Israel and its neighbours. - Johan Galtung August 2006.
- Christian
Zionism - Jerusalem Declaration - 31 August 2006
- Statement from
Patriarch and local heads of churches in Jerusalem: "We
categorically reject Christian Zionist doctrines as false
teaching that corrupts the biblical message of love, justice and
reconciliation."
- Coalition
for Justice and Peace in Palestine
- Canadian group.
- Coalition
of Women for Peace
- Jewish and Palestinian women's
organisations promoting justice and peace.
- Covenant
of Omar -
- Moslem conqueror (~ 638 AD) of
Jerusalem, promising peace and protection for Christians and
holy places.
- Electronic
Intifada
- A news portal on the Israel/Palestine
problem, linked with veteran antiwar campaigners Voices
in the Wilderness.
- End
the Occupation of Palestine - A U.S. Campaign to end the
Israeli occupation
- A diverse coalition working for
freedom from occupation and equal rights for all by challenging
US policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Campaign
is based on human rights and international law.
- Free
Arab Voice
- An independent political
newsletter that comes out only in cyberspace once every few
weeks. The Free Arab Voice is critical, analytical,
unconventional, and is run completely by volunteers. Its
"Iraqi Resistance Reports" are most informative.
- Geneva
Accord or "Switzerland Understandings"
- These are understandings reached
between an Israeli team led by Yossi Beilin and a Palestinian
team lead by Yasser Abed Rabo. They provide a way forward.
- The Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz
has an account of background to the Accord.
- Gush-Shalom
- A basic site for information about
the Israel/Palestine problem and about Israelis and Palestinians
working together to solve it.
- Hanan
Ashrawi - a perspective on this Palestinian peace
activist and leader
- An
Australian perspective on her life and work for the
Palestinian people.
- If
only Americans knew!
- 2007 statistics on
Palestine & Israel.
- International
Solidarity Movement (ISM)
- Supports Palestinian aspirations.
- Israel
lobby in the U.S. -
- A long, detailed account of the
remarkable influence of this lobby upon the foreign policy of
the US. The authors are respected US academics. London Review of
Books, 23 March 2006.
- Israeli
Blog - Ariga.
- Ariga is a 12-year-old wide
ranging blog, with particular emphasis on peace and much useful
information.
- Jewish
Voice for Peace
- A US-based news organisation on
Palestine.
- Jews
opposing Zionism
- This and other web sites lay out
the authentic Jewish position, based on the Torah and Prophets
and Sages, concerning
Palestine
. Jews
are not Zionists. Orthodox
Jews united against Zionism.
- Middle
East Research and Information Project
- Publishes a wide ranging report on
Middle East issues.
- MIFTAH
- The Palestinian Initiative for the
Promotion of Global Dialogue & Democracy. A Basic
site.
It also provides a copy of the Geneva
Accord.
- New
Israel
- The New Israel wants Palestine and
Israel to use their minds and strength for a better purpose than
conflict. TNI prefers love and brotherhood - refusing to
participate in murder, destruction and hate. MALACHI
2:10
- One
State Declaration
- Proposal for one state, not two,
as a resolution of the Palestine/Israel problems. Statement issued
by participants in the July 2007 Madrid meeting on a one-state
solution and the November 2007 London Conference.
- One
Voice
- A global undertaking to amplify
the voices of moderates and to empower Palestinians and Israelis
at the grass-roots level to seize back the agenda away from
violent extremists.
- Palestine
Calendar of events
- A project to help keep significant
dates of the Palestinian issue alive in the world's mind.
- Palestinian
Centre for Human Rights
- PCHR is an independent legal body
based in Gaza City dedicated to protecting human rights,
promoting the rule of law and upholding democratic principles in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It has a good range of
information, resources and reports.
- Status
of Palestinians in Israel: 1948-Oslo - Labeeb
Ahmed Bsoul
- A history and evaluation of the
second-class status of Arab citizens of Israel. Arab
Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Spring, 2006.
- Terror
timeline - 1948
- The UN Report Prepared in 1948 for
Ralphe Bunche, UN Commissioner to Palestine, compiled from
reports of the US Department of State, the British Foreign
Office and various American and British press
services.
- "The
Palestine issue - A Backgrounder" - PDF
file
- A talk given by Emeritus Professor
Peter Boyce (University of Tasmania School of Government) in
2002. The three underlying issues for resolution are (1) the
external boundaries of Israeli and Palestinian territories (and
how these boundaries would ensure Israel’s security), (2) the
fate of Palestinian refugees in neighbouring Arab states, and
(3) the status of Jerusalem.
- Red
Cross
- Red Crescent site is <www.palestinercs.org>;
the Red
Shield of David is the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross.
- Road Map for
Israel-Palestine - developed by the USA
- It
envisages three phases of negotiation, resulting in the end of
the Israel-Palestine conflict and a permanent status agreement
in 2005 http://www.moveon.org/r?452
- The
UK Guardian has a good summary of the Israel-Palestine Road Map.
The Israeli government has accepted it with 14 reservations.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theissues/article/0,6512,679445,00.html
- The
MoveOn Bulletin
of 20 June 2003 is essential reading, giving useful links.
- Sabeel
- A Christian Palestinian
(liberation theology) group based in Jerusalem
- Wall
of Hate
- A graphic and moving description
of the "Wall of Hate" and its effects. You can view
the video on line or just read the text of it - designed for
a U.S. audience. Read also a Palestinian
Christian's outlook on peace
- Wall
of separation
- This is a map
of where the wall is being built by Israel on Palestinian land.
- You can sign a "Stop
the Wall" petition.
The February 2004 case
against the wall is from the International
Court of Justice.
- Washington
Report on Middle East Affairs
- the Washington Report supports
Middle East solutions which it judges to be consistent with the
charter of the United Nations and traditional American support
for human rights, self-determination, and fair play.
- World
Council of Churches
- Presents a Christian perspective
and has an active campaign to end the illegal occupation of
Palestine.
News
and comment - information from the media - most recent at the
top
- Hamas,
peace and where to now for Palestine. Alastair Crook, 5
July 2007
- London Review of Books article
reviewing 3 books. Very informative evaluation and
insights.
- Israeli
war crimes in Palestine - Claire Short MP, 26 June
2007
- Report (Hansard)
to British Parliament from leader of a War on Want
delegation.
- The
world in a corner over Israel and Palestine January
2007
- A thoughtful analysis in Le Mond
Diplomatique, By Régis Debray.
- Israel
- "now a victim of itself" By David
Grossman.
- Text of a speech given at the
Rabin memorial ceremony, Tel Aviv, November 4, 2006, in
the presence of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
- Islamic
Way of War - 11 September 2006
- A Thoughtful analysis from a US
Conservative: "the Arabs now
possess—and know that they possess—the capacity to deny us
victory" ... "We must be
strong and we must be vigilant. But we also need to be smart,
and getting smart means ending our infatuation with war and
rediscovering the possibilities of politics."
- The
next Intifada - an informed evaluation and forecast by
Jonathan Cooke, August 2006
- Published in Countercurrents.org,
this is an edited version of an interview published in German in
the newspaper Die Junge Welt on 1 July 2006.
- Democratic
Middle East - 23 August 2006
- By Saad Eddin Ibrahim in the
Washington Post. "mainstream Islamists with broad support,
developed civic dispositions and services to provide are the
most likely actors in building a new Middle East." These
include Hamas and Hezbollah.
- Building
blocks for peace in the Middle East
- A perceptive identification
of the non-negotiable requirements for permanent peace between
Israel and its neighbours. - Johan Galtung August 2006.
-
Gideon
Levy sees a Black Flag over Gaza
- - Writing in the Jerusalem
paper Haaretz,
2 July 2006.
- Palestinian Christians' outlooks on
peace and the conflicts
- Zack Sabella toured Australia for
The NCCA in July 2005. This is his message. He also brought
a video on the Separation Wall, which you can view
on line.
Dr Bernard Sabella is a Christian member of Palestine
Parliament. Here is his (ABC Radio National) perspective, July
2006, to
find a joint vision of the future.
- The Iron Wall: Israel and
the Arab World by Avi Shlaim
- This informative book, with
detailed description of the history of Israel-Palestine
relations,
is reviewed
(11 August 2005), with information about the author, in Haaretz.
- Jerusalem
status under threat July 26 2005
- Palestine
Monitor article reports Jewish takeover of Moslem part of
Old City.
- Palestinian
dispossession being formalised - Al Ahram, May 2005.
- The State of
Israel
took another step forward in formalising the mass theft of
Palestinian property and lands
- Peace
means a just peace - March 31, 2006
- An authoritative and informative
article in The Guardian from Ismail
Haniyeh the Hamas Prime
Minister.
- American
Jews rejecting Israeli government policies
- Most Jewish Americans no longer
support the policies of the government of Israel: Washington
Report on Middle East Affairs - May 2004, pages 67-69.
- Anti
Semitism is being fuelled by Israel's repression of the
Palestinian people.
- Max Hastings is a former editor of
the Daily Telegraph and the London
Evening Standard. He distinguishes anti Semitism from criticism
of actions of the nation Israel.
- Arafat
and his status
- This authoritative evaluation,
from May 2003.
- Genocide
against Palestinians
- A call by an Israeli military
historian in March 2002.
- Israeli
colonel resigns over army's 'immoral' actions
- The Independent, 5 January
2004
- Israel
is a “thunderously failed reality”
- December 2003 article by US
conservative Pat Buchanan.
- No
political process to establish a Palestinian state
- Haaretz, 8 October 2004, reports
on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's senior adviser Dov Weisglass
- No
solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- An April 8 2004 evaluation by
Linda Grant.
- Palestinians
Ready to Push for One State
- Mark Lavie in The Guardian,
January 9, 2004
- "Two
state solution" being destroyed by Israeli actions
- A Daniel Seidemann evaluation in Washington
Post on 26 August 2004.
- "You
will not live on this land for long" - by Neve
Gordon.
- A Palestine community's story - 14
March 2004.
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