Amnesty International Calls Israel's Deal "Insufficient"

Hats off to Amnesty International today for calling Israel's deal with Khader Adnan "insufficient."

Khader has shown the world what it truly looks like to be apart of something much bigger than ourselves.    

Khader's 66 day hunger strike inspired people all over the world to come together in true solidarity and believe that without money and influence, everyday people can mobilize our numbers and media tools to create the necessary pressure on Israel, especially when the world community is simultaneously aware of the magnitude of our unified power! 

But, today also made clear that only tremendous political pressure will bring Israeli policy into conformity with the law.  The world must continue to call on Israel to end the use of administrative detention, which violates the right to a fair trial.  Israel must ensure that that detainees are treated humanely at all times, and that no detainees are punished for their decision to go on hunger strike. 

Thus, we all must take advantage of the current global awakening and continue to awaken others!! 

In Solidarity, Onward to a Free Palestine!

21 February 2012

Israeli decision to release Palestinian detainee in April ‘insufficient’

Deal Reached to End Palestinian Khader Adnan's dentention by April 17-- 66 Day Hunger Strike Ends

A lot of us don't know what its like to be apart of something bigger than ourselves. Today, Khader Adnan, a Palestinian baker being held in detention by Israel without charge or trial, ended his 66 day hunger strike. 

Khader Adnan chooses life with dignity! He taught us that it is possible to stand alone in the face of injustice and actually WIN! This is a cause, this is a movement - our global spirits are awaken! But, remember today also teaches us yet again: only tremendous political pressure will bring Israeli policy into conformity with the law. Onward to a free Palestine!

Students for Justice in Palestine Launch and Workshop Event!

SJP Launch and Workshop Event!

Thursday February 9th, 2012 from 7-9pm

UNO's Milo Bail Student Center- State Room (2nd Floor)

• Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and community members, organized on democratic principles to promote justice, human rights, liberation, and self-determination for the Palestinian people. We are dedicated to standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people's struggle for freedom. 
• We seek to engage with our peers to develop a richer understanding about the Israeli occupation of Palestine on campus and to find ways that we as students in the United States can intervene on a local and international scale to end the injustice of colonization and discrimination.
• Just as SJP condemns the racism and discrimination underlying the policies and laws of the state of Israel, SJP rejects any form of hatred or discrimination against any religious, racial, or ethnic group. SJP’s strength is in the great diversity of its membership. SJP welcomes individuals of all ethnic and religious backgrounds to join in solidarity with the struggle for justice in Palestine

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) University of Nebraska at Omaha's (UNO)

• Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and community members, organized on democratic principles to promote justice, human rights, liberation, and self-determination for the Palestinian people.  We are dedicated to standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people's struggle for freedom.  
• We seek to engage with our peers to develop a richer understanding about the Israeli occupation of Palestine on campus and to find ways that we as students in the United States can intervene on a local and international scale to end the injustice of colonization and discrimination.  We believe that segregation, discrimination, and apartheid should not be the basis on which any society is organized.  We believe in Palestinian rights because we believe in the rights of all people, including Israelis and Jews.
• We condemn the violence and racism that has underlain Israeli state policy since 1948 and reject all forms of hatred and bigotry.  We act to promote values of equality and justice until Israel meets its obligations to recognize the Palestinian people’s inalienable rights and fully complies with the precepts of international law by: Ending its occupation and colonization of all occupied territories, dismantling the Wall, and putting an end to the illegal annexation and settlement of Palestinian lands;  Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality, and ceasing all human rights violations against Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories; and  Respecting the rights of the Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

Were Jews and Palestinians in a Collision Course Right from the Start? A Basic Overview

Several questions must be raised before analyzing the complexities of the statement; “Jews and Palestinians were in a collision course right from the start.”  First, at what point in history is the statement referring to as the “start”?  Second, what factors, elements, and/or events are considered to be examples of Jews and Palestinians colliding?  

Although the relationship between Jews and Palestinians can be traced back hundreds of years, it is the more recent events of the 19^th and 20^th centuries that have shaped today’s reality of the conflict between Israel and Palestine.  Several events in the years prior to the 1948 War and the establishment of the state of Israel on May 15^th, 1948 played key roles in setting the “collision course” between the two countries in motion.  In the broader sense, there are four major factors that would support the claim that “Jews and Palestinians were in a collision course right from the start.”

Thank You Omaha Magazine for Featuring My Delegation to Israel and Palestine in the 2011 Nov/Dec Issue

Open publication - Free publishing

Students for Justice in Palestine- University of Nebraska at Omaha Chapter

We are launching UNO's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Chapter!

We invite all UNO students who wish to be part of a strong movement for justice in Palestine and Israel to join! 

Please click on the link and join our Facebook group for updates, news, and events! 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/285760938121338/

------ With Peace and In Solidarity----- 

Water Apartheid in Gaza: The Time to Act is Now

Bringing Clean Water to the Children of Palestine

There is a growing water crisis in Palestine. In the Gaza Strip, poor sanitation and over-extraction have polluted the limited water supply. In September 2009, the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) launched the Maia Project to provide Palestinian children with clean, safe drinking water.

This project began when the Student Parliament at the UN Boys' School in Bureij Refugee Camp, Gaza were given the opportunity to choose ONE thing they most wanted for their school: THEY CHOSE TO HAVE CLEAN DRINKING WATER.

The large water purification unit costs $11,500 and each unit provides water for 1,500-2,000 children and staff. A small purification unit for a preschool or kindergarten costs $4,000 and serves 150-450 children. 

Omaha's 2nd Rally for Palestine: Friday, Sept. 23rd at Memorial Park 5pm

Omaha's 2nd Rally for Palestine!

Friday September 23rd, 2011 at Memorial Park at 5pm

Find Us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168082439940812

Omaha's September 15th Rally for Palestine Details!

Omaha’s September 15th Rally for Palestine 
at Memorial Park at 5pm
Palestinians and their supporters everywhere are mobilizing to remind the world of their right to self-determination. On September 15th- the International Day of Democracy- Omaha, NE will RALLY to demand:

Soverignty, Equality, and the Right of Return for Palestinians NOW!

• End All US Aid to Israel! End the Occupation!
• Support Palestine’s right to self-determination!
• Demand US recognition of Palestinian human and civil rights!

Omaha's September 15th Rally for Palestine!

Call to Action!
Join Omaha's September 15th Rally for Palestine at Memorial Park at 5pm- speakers will begin at 6pm

Sheikh Jarrah Demonstration, Jerusalem

Wake Up Call Nebraska! Number of Tax Dollars Nebraska Is Giving To Israel's Military- And What Else Nebraska Could Be Doing With It

• From 2009 to 2018, the United States is scheduled to give Israel-- the largest recipient of U.S. assistance-- $30 Billion in Military Aid!
• Through its illegal 44-year military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, ISRAEL misuses U.S. weapons in violation of U.S. law to kill and injure Palestinian civilians, destroy Palestinian civilian infrastructure, blockade the Gaza Strip, and build illegal settlements in West Bank and East Jerusalem.

I Feel This Is Very Important To Say

• Neither I, nor the September 15th Rallies, support terrorism in any form. 

• All deaths and violations of humans' rights, equality, safety, justice, and peace are to be mourned. 

• We have a responsibility as fellow human beings and citizens of this world to hold accountable those who cause and support the innocent loss of lives and destruction that are currently happening 

in places like Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank.

Where I Went and Who I Met with throughout Israel, Palestine, and the West Bank

This is a Map of the West Bank Wall.  The Red Line is where the wall has been built and the Green Line is the border between Palestine and Israel.  Notice how the Red Line (the wall) in many places is no where near the Green Line (the border).



Here are some of the areas I traveled to and organizations and people I met with during my Interfaith Peace Builders Delegation to Israel, Palestine, and the West Bank.