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- THURSDAY 05 AUGUST (TODAY), 5.00-6.00PM, GPO, O CONNELL STREET IAWM STALL FOR PALESTINE
- Saturday 7th August – 12:30 Day School – Israel, Palestine and the Politics of the Middle East – Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin.
- Attend Saturday’s Day School On-Line.
- MONDAY 9th AUGUST FROM 7.30AM PEACEFUL BLOCKADE OF ISRAELI EMBASSY, PEMBROKE ROAD, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4.
- Donating to the Irish Anti-War Movement
- Donating through PayPal
- Setup a Standing Order
1. THURSDAY 05 AUGUST (TODAY), 5.00-6.00PM, GPO, O CONNELL STREET IAWM STALL FOR PALESTINE
Meet at GPO. For info please contact Marnie Holborrow, Tel: 087 988 9244.
2. Saturday 7th August – 12:30 Day School – Israel, Palestine and the Politics of the Middle East – Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin.
See Leaflet for Details.
12:30 – 13:30 Israel and the Arab States
Contents
- THURSDAY 05 AUGUST (TODAY), 5.00-6.00PM, GPO, O CONNELL STREET IAWM STALL FOR PALESTINE
- Saturday 7th August – 12:30 Day School – Israel, Palestine and the Politics of the Middle East – Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin.
- Attend Saturday’s Day School On-Line.
- MONDAY 9th AUGUST FROM 7.30AM PEACEFUL BLOCKADE OF ISRAELI EMBASSY, PEMBROKE ROAD, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4.
- Donating to the Irish Anti-War Movement
- Donating through PayPal
- Setup a Standing Order
1. THURSDAY 05 AUGUST (TODAY), 5.00-6.00PM, GPO, O CONNELL STREET IAWM STALL FOR PALESTINE
Meet at GPO. For info please contact Marnie Holborrow, Tel: 087 988 9244.
2. Saturday 7th August – 12:30 Day School – Israel, Palestine and the Politics of the Middle East – Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin.
See Leaflet for Details.
12:30 – 13:30 Israel and the Arab States
Anne Alexander (author of ‘Nasser – Life and Times’)
Attend On-Line (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/947757993).
14:30 – 15:30 Expression workshop Zionism and apartheid
Sarah Wood (Facilitator)
Claudia Saba (Palestinian Activist)
16:00 – 17:30 Islam and resistance (Panel of Speakers)
Ahmed El Habash (Palestinian Rights Institute)
Michael Youlton (IAWM)
Anne Alexander (author of ‘Nasser – Life and Times’)
Francesco Cavorta (Author :Democratization in the Muslim World)
Attend On-Line (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/401304888).
17:30 – 18:30 The Politics of Anti – Imperialism
Richard Boyd Barrett (Chair IAWM)
Fintan Lane (Participant on Gaza Flotilla)
Attend On-Line (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/797972145).
For the first time in decades, many Palestinian organizations and activists see a reason for hope as their call to boycott Israel is gathering momentum.
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign is modelled on the movement against South Africa’s apartheid system in the 1980s. It is a grassroots campaign called for by Palestinians themselves and doing what governments are failing to do – stand up to the apartheid state of Israel.
The BDS campaign aims to address the demands of not just the 4 million Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza, but also the more than 1 million Palestinian citizens of Israel and roughly 4 million Palestinians living in refugee camps throughout the Middle East.
In the weeks since the assault on the Gaza flotilla, the BDS movement has seen huge steps forward: 1,500 dockworkers at ports across Sweden refused to handle cargo to and from Israel, and a few days later, 1,000 activists set up a picket line at the Port of Oakland that was honoured by dockworkers, preventing an Israeli ship from being unloaded for 24 hours.
Last year Ireland’s Council of Trade Unions (ICTU), following a motion from anti-war activists in Derry, and after an ICTU visit to Palestine, called for full trade union support for the boycott campaign. Furthermore, Dublin City Council, in May 2010. passed a resolution calling on the City Manager not to sign or renew any contracts with French multinational Veolia – the operators of the LUAS who have also tendered for the Metro North project.
Veolia operate Israeli rail, bus and waste services in the illegally occupied West Bank.
Also in recent weeks, a growing list of musicians has refused to play concerts in Israel. Gil Scott-Heron cancelled the Israeli stop of his world tour, as did the Pixies, Massive Attack and Elvis Costello. If you are interested in joining our boycott activities and our blockade of the Israeli embassy contact us on our website irishantiwar.org or facebook.
Israel’s attack on the civilians on the Freedom Flotilla with the death of nine civilians and the wounding of over 40 was unprovoked, unwarranted, and brutal. It brought home yet again the true nature of the Israeli state.
Israel’s attack on the civilians on the Freedom Flotilla with the death of nine civilians and the wounding of over 40 was unprovoked, unwarranted, and brutal. It brought home yet again the true nature of the Israeli state.
Support for the flotilla has reverberated around the world. The Irish Anti War Movement, along with others, has mobilised large numbers on demonstrations in Dublin. It has been calling for the expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador here. It has held several blockades of the Israel Embassy the first of which succeeded in closing the Embassy down for one day.
People see how much Israel relies on its Western backers. Obama, even after the flotilla murders, yet again praised Netanyahu for being serious about peace! Every time a further move to ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians is made, US military might and billions of dollars in aid is there to support Israel.
The conflict is opening people’s eyes to the politics of the Middle East and how Western interests back the status quo. The actions of the Israeli state, including its building of a concrete prison wall and its stubborn continuation of the building of settlements criss-crossing the West Bank, have made many see Israel as an apartheid state which needs to be changed.
Historian Ilan Pappe refers to Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians as ethnic cleansing and says that it has deep political causes. Some of the questions that this day-school seeks to address are:
- What is the solution to the ending of the apartheid state of Israel?
- Why does the Irish government refuse to stand up clearly to Israel?
- Why does the EU treat Israel as a special ally?
- What do the governments of the Arab states not stand up to Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians?
- Why does political Islam seem to be leading the resistance to Israel?
- Is the call for boycotting Israel anti-Semitic?
Come along and discuss these with us. There will be sessions aimed at full participation and others where you can ask questions and raise points, or just listen, if you like!
3. Attend Saturday’s Day School On-Line.
The Irish Anti-War Movement is holding a number of experimental online meeting at the Day School this Saturday the meetings which can be attended on-line are listed below.
On-Line participants will be able to ask questions in the same way as people who are physically attending the meeting.
WARNING THIS IS THE FIRST TIEM THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND THE RESULTS WILL DEPEND ON YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION.
12:30 – 13:30 Israel and the Arab States
Anne Alexander (author of ‘Nasser – Life and Times’)
Attend On-Line (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/947757993).
16:00 – 17:30 Islam and resistance (Panel of Speakers)
Ahmed El Habash (Palestinian Rights Institute)
Michael Youlton (IAWM)
Anne Alexander (author of ‘Nasser – Life and Times’)
Francesco Cavorta (Author :Democratization in the Muslim World)
Attend On-Line (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/401304888).
17:30 – 18:30 The Politics of Anti – Imperialism
Richard Boyd Barrett (Chair IAWM)
Fintan Lane (Participant on Gaza Flotilla)
Attend On-Line (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/797972145).
4. MONDAY 09 AUGUST FROM 7.30AM PEACEFUL BLOCKADE OF ISRAELI EMBASSY, PEMBROKE ROAD, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4.
The IAWM calls on the Irish Government to break diplomatic and economic ties with Israel.
Please join us at the Israeli Embassy to send the message to the Israeli Ambassador that he is not welcome in Ireland as long as the siege of Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank continues and the Palestinian people are denied their human rights.
This will be the seventh time we have carried out a blockade of the Israeli Embassy since the killing of the nine Turkish Peace Activists on 31 May. For a report on the last blockade see https://irishantiwar.org/node/954
Please come along, tell all your friends and show your support for the people of Gaza and the West Bank.
5. Donating to the Irish Anti-War Movement
5-1. Donating through PayPal
Follow this link to donate to the Irish Anti War Movement through PayPal.
5-2. Setup a Standing Order
To set-up a standing order with the Irish-Anti War Movement please go to the following link https://www.irishantiwar.org/files/standing-order-form.doc fill in the form and post to the Irish Anti-War Movement P.O. Box 9260 Dublin 1.
For more info on all IAWM activities please see website www.irishantiwar.org
