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PEACE AND GLOBAL WITNESS PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER Nov 2019

Peace & Global Witness Partnership Newsletter November 2019

Palestinian father forced to demolish home in Jerusalem

WATCH: Palestinian father forced to demolish home in Jerusalem From “If Americans Knew” Blog A Palestinian man was forced to demolish his home by Israel ‘because it was too near the U.S. embassy’… Read two reports about the incident below: A Palestinian resident of the Jabal al Mukabbir neighborhood, inRead More

U.S. Police Trained by Israel: Communities of Color Pay the Price

In recent years, Georgia has experienced troubling trends in fatal police shootings. As this has unfolded, the state continues to pursue a “police exchange” program with the state of Israel. – original post by Ilise Benshushan Cohen, Azadeh Shahshahani, October 7, 2019 In recent years, Georgia has experienced troubling trends inRead More

Please, release the funding for the Augusta Victoria Hospital

Release funding for Augusta Victoria Hospital – urge U.S. senators to take life-saving action! Take action now at the ELCA Action Center! Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) and the other members of the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network (EJHN) continue to need our help to be able to continue their life-saving healthRead More

Event: Palestine: A New Approach – Advocacy & Alliances

Event Info: https://jhjpi.com/event/palestine-a-new-approach-advocacy-alliances/

It looks like Israel wants Palestine’s Land, but not Its People

RAMALLAH, West Bank, NY Times Original post. Go to https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/opinion/israel-election.html for complete article By Raja Shehadeh (Mr. Shehadeh is a Palestinian lawyer and writer.) Sept. 17, 2019 Last week, ahead of the parliamentary elections in Israel this Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that if re-elected, he would annex upRead More

Christ at the Checkpoint 2020

Christ at the Checkpoint 2020, from Atlanta Complete Trip May 29 to June 10, 2020 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Join us in the year 2020 in Bethlehem for the sixth international Christ at the Checkpoint conference. The theme will be Hope and Resilience in a Broken World. Join us as weRead More

The Danger of Neutrality by Anna Baltzer at TEDxOcala

“Staying neutral in controversial situations is the moral high ground, right? Wrong. It’s the exact opposite. Author and inspirational speaker Anna Baltzer explains how neutrality is a dangerous trap — and an illusion. Taking a side, not impartiality, is what really helps resolve conflicts. You will be surprised as BaltzerRead More

Voices for Justice: Jerusalem from the Lens of a Native Son — Philip Farah

Voices for Justice: Jerusalem from the Lens of a Native Son — Ghettoization and Pauperization August 7, 2019 Philip Farah, a member of EPF PIN’s advisory council and a key member of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace, traveled to Palestine in June.  He reflects on his time on the ground.Read More

Palestine: A New Approach – Advocacy & Alliances

Palestine: A New Approach is a national tour that will be in  Atlanta on September 21st, 2019 sponsored by The American Muslims for Palestine who’s goal is to educate Americans in order to bring about change in the Middle East. This is a benefit dinner for advocacy and sending aRead More