Hull May 6th: Palestinians today in the occupied West Bank

What is life like for Palestinians
today in the
occupied West Bank?

You are invited to a talk by

Warren Bardsley

(recently returned from the occupied West Bank)


Wednesday 6 May 2009, 7.00 pm, Hull Friends’ Meeting House, Bean Street.

http://www.eappi.org/

Israel on trial

George Bisharat summarizes the offences committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip which constitute war crimes for which individual politicians and military personnel must be brought to justice.

Chilling testimony by Israeli soldiers substantiates charges that Israel’s Gaza Strip assault entailed grave violations of international law. The emergence of a predominantly right-wing, nationalist government in Israel suggests that there may be more violations to come. Hamas’s indiscriminate rocket attacks on Israeli civilians also constituted war crimes, but do not excuse Israel’s transgressions. While Israel disputes some of the soldiers’ accounts, the evidence suggests that Israel committed the following six offences: Israel on trial

Hull PSC Meeting - Tuesday, Jericho Cafe, 7.30pm

The next Hull PSC Meeting will be on Tuesday 7th April, at the Jericho Cafe, Cottingham Road, 7.30pm

A Trip to Banana Land - Horse rides, broken legs, and mini footballers...

Rich Wiles writes, Aida Refugee Camp was established from 1950-51 on around 66 dunums of land. Banana Land funpark in Jericho was built in 2008 – 60 years after al-Nakba - on a piece of land a similar size to Aida Camp. Banana Land has a swimming pool, an Astroturf football pitch, children’s fairground rides, horse and camel rides, and a small artificial river in which children can ride on ‘pedalo’ boats. Aida Camp has no grass or fresh air... Full story

Timeline: Israel-Palestine

Good timeline to help explain the whole Israel and Palestine issue (BBC)