Nine days until the Womens Boat to Gaza sets
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EuroPal Forum Newsletter | 05 September 2016 | Issue No. 35
A periodical newsletter published by EuroPal Forum covering the latest news from Palestine and following all matters concerning Palestine throughout Europe, highlighting the most important Palestinian solidarity functions across the world.
Nine days until the Women’s Boat to Gaza sets sail The women's boat to Gaza is an initiative by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) established in 2010 as an international solidarity movement working to end the illegal Israeli Siege on Gaza. It is the FFC's fourth mission and was launched on the 8th March 2016 on International Women's Day to highlight the role women play in the resistance movement and for the survival of the Palestinian people as a whole. Read more.
It’s a myth that Israel is singled out for criticism Apologists for a failing and unethical national security policy in Israel; excuse-fabricators for anti-Palestinian war crimes committed regularly by the Israeli security services; and what are commonly known as “hard-line Zionists” all make few arguments as forcefully and frequently as the one that Israel is singled out unfairly for criticism. The unconvincing rhetoric of the advocates that there is such a thing as “New Anti-Semitism” relies heavily on the claim that criticising Israel is merely a continuation of pre-existing anti-Semitic thought; they argue that it is curious that Israel is apparently singled out. “Is it because Israel is a Jewish state?” they ask.
There is one element of this hypothesis that is initially convincing, which is the extraordinary number of UN resolutions adopted against Israel. This, though, becomes slightly less extraordinary when you consider that most countries in the world have suffered at one time or another under the same kind of colonialism that characterises Israel’s activities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip; indeed, when you consider the nature of the Israeli project in the first place. Read more.
NEWS FROM EUROPE
Israel allows first ICC visit but denies its authority 
Scots drive to put Israel's West Bank wall on the Google Map
Portuguese government withdraws from project with Israel
Erdoğan approves Israel compensation deal over flotilla raid 
British rights group calls on Egypt to release 4 Palestinians 
EU offers €14m to support East Jerusalem hospitals
SELECTED REPORTS & ARTICLES:
Israel’s distortion of history and international law
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If Israel wants to be treated like a normal state, it should act like one
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1898 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa during August
Israel clears itself of war crimes in 2014 Gaza offensive
Israeli settlers in Palestine up to 780.000 since Oslo
Israel tells Palestinians: Our textbooks or no funding
27 cases of suspected war crimes in Gaza, zero indictments
Violations against journalists in OPT increase by 17%
GET INVOLVED..
BARCELONA: Women's Boat to Gaza Programme of Activities 12th-14th Sept 
NEWPORT Protest: Wales v Israel, UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 Qualifier
SOUTHAMPTON: Celebrate Palestine Day 
Iyad Burnat UK and Ireland Book Tour
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