22 May 2013
The file in the state archives contains clear evidence that the researchers at the time did not paint the full picture of Israel’s role in creating the Palestinian refugee problem. The Israeli censor’s observant eye had missed file number GL-18/17028 in the State Archives. Most files relating to the 1948 Palestinian exodus remain sealed [...]
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22 May 2013
Dear Members We are planning an LDFP summer party: a buffet supper at the Maramia cafe in Notting Hill, a family- run Palestinian restaurant, whose patron still has a house in Gaza City. http://maramia.com/topublish/index.aspx Date: Tuesday 25 June, Time: 7 pm We have not yet negotiated a price (but no more than £20 quid a [...]
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18 May 2013
Events: May 2013 (Greater London Area) Saturday 18th May – End the Nakba: 65 Years is Enough – Protest led by Palestine Solidarity Campaign – Old Palace Yard (Opposite Houses of Parliament), 11am-1pm Thursday 23rd May – Professor Ephraim Kleiman on ‘Palestinian-Israeli Economic Relations: Repudiating the Paris Protocol?’ – LSE, Wolfson Theatre, [...]
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15 May 2013
As announced by the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) and subsequently covered by The Guardian, Reuters and others, world-renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking has decided to heed the Palestinian call for boycott, and pull out of an Israeli conference hosted by President Shimon [...]
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08 May 2013
End Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians End the ongoing Nakba – Palestine’s catastrophe – 65 years on There will Saturday 18th May against the ethnic cleaning of Palestinians through Israeli policy. Saturday 18 May 11am to 1pm Old Palace Yard (Opposite Parliament/House of Lords), SW1P 3JY, London Do you want to join the protest? Architects [...]
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08 May 2013
The Gaza Kitchen: Documenting a culinary heritage and a food system under stress On Wednesday 8 May, Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt, authors of The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey, will discuss aspects of the Gaza District’s notably distinctive cuisine, the lives of many experienced Gaza cooks, and the challenges facing the Strip’s food [...]
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03 May 2013
Dear Members Many of you will have been disappointed when the programme, ‘Jerusalem: an Archaeological Mystery Story’ was pulled last week. Lord Tony Hall, Director-General of the BBC, has questions to answer – I emailed him tony.hall@bbc.co.uk as below: Please could you offer an explanation for your decision to pull at the last minute, when [...]
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29 April 2013
Martin Linton & Labour2Palestine presents, “Palestine night @ the 100 Club”. See 3 great performers on 1 amazing night at the 100 Club! Date: 07/05/2013 Time: 6:30 pm Venue: The 100 Club, 100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL Performances from: Renowned Palestinian singer, Reem Kelani Bruno Heinen 4tet RAAST For tickets and further information, [...]
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20 April 2013
Dear Members For those who missed the CAABU meeting in Westminster, can I recommend Miko Peled’s book, ‘‘The General’s Son: journey of an Israeli in Palestine’. Peled’s father commanded in the 6 Day War, he uncompromisingly refutes Israeli myths and maintains the issue is no more complex than South African apartheid. A good book to [...]
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20 April 2013
As Palestinians mark an emotional Prisoner’s Day, the Israeli authorities are currently coercing Samer al-’Issawi to accept a deal that would see him deported to a United Nations (UN) Member State in exchange for ending his hunger strike. Samer has repeatedly refused to accept any such deal, which constitutes a grave breach of the Fourth [...]
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