Email Campaign
On October 23rd the European Parliament adopted the EU-Israel ACAA trade agreement by 379 votes to 230, with 41 abstentions despite the escalation of Israel’s illegal settlement policies and the entrenchment of its occupation of Palestinian lands. The vote was prompted by last month’s decision of the International Trade committee which, by a single vote, decided to oppose a further suspension of the agreement. MEPs who voted in favor of the agreement send a dangerous signal to the Israeli government: continued settlement construction, denial of the basic rights of the Palestinian people, inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners and the … Continue reading →
Posted October 31, 2012 in Apartheid, BDS, ECCP, Email Campaign, EU, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, Settlements, Statements, War Crimes and tagged ACAA.
As a Palestinian organisation dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq has, for the past ten years, witnessed with growing concern Israel’s continued construction of what Professor John Dugard, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967, has termed “the Annexation Wall.” Since the outset, the construction of the Wall in the OPT has faced international condemnation on the basis of its illegality under international law. In 2004, the International Court of Justice called on Israel to cease construction of the … Continue reading →
Posted June 19, 2012 in Al-HAq, Apartheid, Apartheid Wall, Campaigns, Email Campaign, Human Rights, Irish Government, Multimedia, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, The Wall, West Bank.
Originially written by Tali Shapiro, a member of the group Boycott From Within, this petition is now a global call for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to cancel their scheduled performance in Tel Aviv. Already, US, Palestinian, Israeli, Turkish and Lebanese organizations have made requests for the Chili Peppers to not cross the international picket line and respect the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. We will continue to bring to light the injustices that Palestinians face as a result of Occupation and apartheid policies and show why BDS is a moral action for artists – including the Red … Continue reading →
Posted May 16, 2012 in Action Item, Apartheid, BDS, Boycott, Cultural Boycott, Email Campaign, Human Rights, National Rights, PACBI, Petition, Political Rights, Press releases.
Please send the following letter, or one of your own composition, to MEPs in Ireland north and south. The ACAA trade agreement between the EU and Israel is due to be discussed and voted on by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and International Trade committees on 24th and 26th April respectively. Email addresses of MEPs: emer.costello@europarl.europa.eu, paul.murphy@europarl.europa.eu, gay.mitchell@europarl.europa.eu, liam.aylward@europarl.europa.eu, nessa.childers@europarl.europa.eu, mairead.mcguinness@europarl.europa.eu, brian.crowley@europarl.europa.eu, sean.kelly@europarl.europa.eu, phil.prendergast@europarl.europa.eu, patthecope.gallagher@europarl.europa.eu, marian.harkin@europarl.europa.eu, jim.higgins@europarl.europa.eu, bairbre.debrun@europarl.europa.eu, diane.dodds@europarl.europa.eu, “james.nicholson@europarl.europa.eu” SAMPLE LETTER === Subject: European Parliament must reject EU-Israel ACAA agreement === Dear MEP, The Additional Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an EC-Israel Association on an EC-Israel Agreement on … Continue reading →
Posted April 10, 2012 in Action Item, BDS, Boycott, Economic Boycott, Email Campaign, EU, Gaza, Human Rights, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, Settlements, Settler Violence, Siege of Gaza, The Wall, West Bank.
EDIT 29 March 2012: According to breaking reports in the media, Hana has ended her hunger strike and will be exiled to Gaza. We are glad that Hana, who was in extremely bad condition when last seen by medics, will be freed and hope that her strike has not resulted in any lasting ill effects. However, we are disgusted that instead of releasing Hana – who has been held without charge for more than two years in total – back to her home, the Israeli state seeks to dictate the whereabouts in which someone can live. Hana is a Palestinian … Continue reading →
Posted March 27, 2012 in Action Item, Apartheid, BDS, Boycott, Campaigns, Email Campaign, Factsheet, Human Rights, Hunger Strike, National Rights, Petition, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Report, Women.
We are asking our supporters to email FilmBase (as always, in a respectful manner) and ask them to cancel the Israeli Embassy sponsored ‘Israeli Film Days’ (24 – 27 November). See here for more information on this campaign. Below is an open letter issued to FilmBase today by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). Please consider citing it in any correspondence with FilmBase. ==== Open Letter to Filmbase: Apartheid Debases Art! “We are seeing culture as a hasbara [propaganda] tool of the first rank, and I do not differentiate between hasbara and culture.” –Nissim … Continue reading →
Posted November 18, 2011 in BDS, BNC, Boycott, Campaigns, Cultural Boycott, Email Campaign, Human Rights, National Rights, Open Letter, PACBI, Political Rights, Press releases, Statements and tagged FilmBase.
According to a page on Facebook, Filmbase in Dublin will be hosting a series of “Israeli Film Days” sponsored by the Israeli Embassy. between November 24th to 27th. The IPSC is calling on our supporters to write to Filmbase and protest this move. A model letter, already sent by the IPSC, is below – but it is always better to write your own letters. Please send to the following Email Addresses: info@filmbase.ie, md@filmbase.ie, clare@filmbase.ie To whom it concerns – I am deeply perturbed that Filmbase proposes to host “Israeli Film Days” between 24th-27th of this month. I would remind you … Continue reading →
Posted November 10, 2011 in Action Item, BDS, BNC, Boycott, Campaigns, Cultural Boycott, Email Campaign, Human Rights, Irish Artists' Pledge to Boycott Israel, National Rights, Open Letter, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners and tagged FilmBase.
