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Here are the Archived entries for 03 2012


Christian Zionism and Israel
Mar 28, 2012 at 07:51 PM

Monday April 2, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level
Central Library, 350 West Georgia St.
Admission is free. Seating is limited.
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April 17: Rally and Speak-Out for Freedom for Palestinian Political Prisoners!
Mar 27, 2012 at 04:13 PM

Freedom for Palestinian political prisoners 

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
CBC Building, 700 Hamilton St (Hamilton and Georgia), Vancouver

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/134719799989932/

Nearly 5,000 Palestinian political prisoners are held in jails in Israel, including 170 children and 6 women. 310 prisoners are held – without charge or trial – under administrative detention. Palestinian prisoners include over 20 lawmakers and national leaders, like Ahmad Sa’adat, Marwan Barghouthi and Aziz Dweik.

On April 17, 2012, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, people around the world will respond to the call to take action for Palestinian political prisoners. The courage of hunger striking prisoners Khader Adnan and Hana Shalabi drew the attention of the world as they protested their confinement in administrative detention - imprisonment without charge or trial - by the Israeli occupation.

In Vancouver, Join us on April 17 to support Palestinian prisoners, demand their freedom, and call for justice. Rally and Speak-Out for Palestinian Prisoners; Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 5 PM – 7 PM, CBC Building, 700 Hamilton St (Hamilton and Georgia), Vancouver.

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Run For Palestine: Toronto, July 15
Mar 27, 2012 at 03:56 PM

Run For Palestine 

proudly presents its fourth annual

Event: Gaza Run & Walk
When: Saturday July 15, 2012
Where: High Park, Toronto, ON
Time: 10:30 SHARP
Join us for the bbq party after the run
Weather Conditions: RAIN OR SHINE

 Join the masses as they congregate for the run fest of 2012.

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*Report on conditions in Gaza*
Mar 04, 2012 at 01:33 PM

 A Child's View from Gaza

Works of art by Palestinian children who survived Israel's Operation Cast Lead attack on Gaza -  a poignant message on  the horrors of the occupation.

Various venues around Vancouver.  

Opening Night Reception:
Friday, March 9
Unitarian Church, 949 W. 49 Ave. 7:30pm
(doors open 6:45pm)  

Special guests:

  • Barbara Lubin, Director, Middle East Children's Alliance  - just back from Gaza with a report on conditions for children.
  • Dr. Eyad el-Sarraj, President, Gaza Community Health Program (via video), witness at International hearings on Israel`s 22-day attack on Gaza, with up-to-the-minute news.  

Where else can you see the show?  
Visit childsviewfromgaza.org for times and locations.

Driver who sparked Acre riots: I'd sacrifice myself to bring back coexistence

Haaretz Sunday, October 12, 2008

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1028249.html

By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent, and Reuters

The Arab man who drove into a Jewish neighborhood in Acre on the eve of Yom Kippur, sparking a series of riots and violent clashes, told the Knesset Committee of the Interior on Sunday that he would "sacrifice his neck" to bring coexistence back to the bi-national nothern city.

"If what I did caused this, I am ready to sacrifice my neck right here on this table, on lowered gallows, just to return peace and quiet back to the city of Acre, to bring co-existence back to its place.

Jamal said that contrary to the accusations brought against him, he had not been drunk nor playing loud music when he entered the Jewish neighborhood last Wednesday. "I just wanted to go home, I made and mistake and tried to ask for forgiveness. This has been a harrowing experience."

He also said that he had been one of the founders of a community co-existence committee in Acre: "We invented co-existence," he said. "They have made me out to be a murderer, they've turned me into a fascist. We are not Nazis, we are not fascists.

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