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Recommended LinksHere you will find links to a wide range of organisations and groups which you might find useful. They have been grouped into the following categories: Campaigning Organisations Campaigning OrganisationsPalestine Solidarity Campaign (National) - London-based organisation to which the Exeter Palestine Solidarity Campaign is affiliated. Their website has latest news, information on upcoming events and background information on the Palestine issue. You can also find links to mamny other related organisations and contacts to local PSC groups.Boycott Israeli Goods - The BIG website features news and resources about Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions in the UK and around the world, as well as information for activists and the general public about a comprehensive boycott of Israeli produce and goods. International Solidarity Movement (ISM) - The International Solidarity Movement is a growing movement of Palestinian and international activists working to raise awareness of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and an end to Israeli occupation. They utilize non-violent, direct-action methods of resistance to confront and challenge the illegal Israeli occupation forces and policies. Jewish Friends of Palestine - Many Jewish individuals and organizations have openly declared their opposition to the current situation - some against the current policies of the Israeli government, others against the continued occupation, and others even against Israel and the Zionist ideal as a whole. A large part of the idea here is to illustrate the diversity of Jewish opinion and perspectives that support a free Palestinian state. Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions - ICAHD is a non-violent, direct-action group originally established to oppose and resist Israeli demolition of Palestinian houses in the Occupied Territories. LAW - Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights - LAW was founded in 1990 by a group of Palestinian lawyers to promote human rights and further the principles of the rule of law, and to defend Palestinian rights in accordance with international human rights law and United Nations declarations. Stop the Wall - The grassroots Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall campaign. Stop US Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now - SUSTAIN campaigns for justice, human rights and self-determination for Palestinians and an end to USA governments support of Israeli violations through aid. Jerusalem Peacemakers - Aid, friendship and support for grassroots peacemakers in the Holy Land. Extreme Peace Mission Web Site - Joint Palestinian / Israeli peace mission. Palestine Monitor (PNGO) - The Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO) set up this website - a gateway to civil society. The website highlights the real effects on Palestinians’ lives over the past few years, and also provides tools for the public to take action on specific issues. Joint Advocacy Initiative - ...of East Jerusalem YMCA and the YWCA of Palestine. Their work focuses on presenting an accurate picture of life in Palestine and offering people the opportunity to express solidarity with the Palestinian people. We have campaigns, such as the Olive Tree Campaign, which aims to replant 50,000 olive trees in the Palestinian Territories, to keep hope alive for the farmers whose land is threatended with confiscation by the Israeli army, settlers or the separation wall, and to encourage them to stay on their land. We also market the products of disadvantaged Palestinians, whose income depends on the land through the Al Ard Al Taybeh Campaign (The Good Earth Campaign). Falmouth Peace Group - Please contact Postmaster@exeterpsc.org.uk for further details Twinning Palestine - UK based support organisation. If you are interested in twinning or building friendship links with Palestinian communities this is the place to go. Friends of Palestine society - Find information about their mailing list at the University of Exeter. Also see their web site at http://societies.ex.ac.uk/~palestine Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine - "But there will be no peace in the Middle East while the Palestinians are subject to humiliation, settlements are expanded on the West Bank and the Palestinian people have no viable homeland they can call their own. As long as this continues, Israel's legal and moral right to live in peace behind secure and recognised borders will be undermined." Menzies Campbell September 2006. New Profile - is a group which is not yet so famous but which has set itself an even more radical task. In the words of one of its activists:“New Profile is a feminist movement of both women and men working to de-militarise Israeli society, to change it into a truly civic society, to reverse the military mind sets that govern our lives and generate war after war. Women`s Organization for Political Prisoners (WOFPP) - WOFPP is a group of women united in their opposition to Israeli occupation. The organization was established in 1988 and is based in Tel Aviv. WOFPP's aim is to support women political prisoners and to promote the release of all political prisoners who have struggled or are accused of having struggled against the Israeli occupation and are held in Israeli jails. WOFPP's support consists in monitoring the conditions of the women political prisoners and resisting policies of suppression that violate their rights. The Peace Cycle - The Peace Cycle was formed in 2003 by Brian Moran and Laura Abraham. Both had followed the situation in Israel and Palestine for years and were appalled by the injustice the Palestinian people have endured for so long. Prior to meeting, they had both resolved that year to do something positive to raise awareness of this injustice, and by a fateful coincidence had separately decided to organise bike rides for peace. But after hearing about each other’s almost identical plans through the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, they arranged to meet in London in Spring 2003, and agreed to join forces to organise the first ever London to Jerusalem Bike Ride.
MediaArab Media Watch [AMW] - Works for objective British coverage of Arab issues. AMW was set up to tackle a proliferation of traditional bias, ignorance and misunderstanding in the British media regarding Arab issues and Palestine in particular.Palestine Media Watch - Palestine Media Watch works to combat anti Palestinian bias in the US media. American Task Force on Palestine - The ATFP is a not-for-profit corporation that aims to educate the American people about the national security interests of the United States in establishing a Palestinian state.
Jews for Justice - American jewish organisation. Easy to read report on the Origin of the Palestine-Israel Conflict. Also contains links to the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Institute for Middle East Understanding - The IMEU provides journalists with quick access to information about Palestine and the Palestinians, as well as expert sources, both in the U.S. and the Middle East.
CommercialThe Alternative Beer Company - The Alternative Beer Company is an ethical business, importing Taybeh Golden lager. 15% of the company's profits are donated to charity supporting Palestinians.
The company has been set up in an effort to support the Palestinian economy (economic stability is crucial for peace) and to make this fantastic beer available to people in the UK. Zaytoun - Zaytoun (Arabic for Olives) is a UK based non-profit project to import Olive Oil from Palestinian farmers at Fair Trade prices. Supporters can purchase oil directly from them (minimum 12 bottles). Alternatively, lobby your local health food shop to stock the oil themselves. freedom clothing project - a not-for-profit clothing co-operative working with suppliers in Beit Jala.
CharitiesThe Dove and Dolphin - a local charity for Palestinians, the website is about ordinary citizens of the world doing what they can to help other citizens, regardless of political, racial, national or religious beliefs.
Resources & Others...MidEast Web - This is is a registered non-government organization in Israel. There is a lot of historical material primarily aimed at Israelis, but attempts to be factual and as unbiased as possible. If Americans Knew - Its mission is to inform and educate the American public on issues of major significance that are unreported, underreported, or misreported in the American media. Sue Blackwell's Pages on Palestine and Israel - An informative resource and portal put together by an English lecturer at Birmingham University. Includes many articles and 'Hate Mail of the Month', a whitty read! Celebrate Palestine 07-08 - is a major year long series of cultural events celebrating Palestinian cultural life and identity incorporating music, film, education, sport, cuisine and the arts. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) - Its main function is to provide Official and Accurate statistics on demographic, social, economic and environmental states and trends to serve the Palestinian citizenry, and to serve the instrumental needs of businesses and their organizations for statistical information on states and trends. The Sapiens Promise Site - his is the first "activism" campaign to be organised by the Sapiens Movement. Its purpose is to help achieve a just outcome to the Israeli/Palestinian crisis. The links page on this site is particularly useful to find other related organisations in the UK and world-wide. Many, many more links can be found on the National Palestine Solidarity Campaign website.
Contact Details Useful for LobbyingContact your MP http://www.faxyourmp.com/ or www.parliament.uk/directories/directories.cfm PM Email via: http://www.number-10.gov.uk Foreign Office: Foreign & Commonwealth Office King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH Tel FCO 020 7270 1500 Palestine Desk 020 7008 3796 Note that it is best to FAX or write as e-mails are not usually responded to by the FCO European Union European Commission's home page: http://europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htmEuropean Commission's contacts page: http://europa.eu.int/comm/contact/index_en.htm European Parliament's home page: http:www.europarl.eu.int European Parliament MEPs page: http://www.europarl.eu.int/members/public.do?language=en European Parliament political grouping's page: http://www.europarl.eu.int/groups/default_en.htm Contact details for some MEPs in our region: Neil Parish (Con) 16 Northgate, Bridgewater, TA6 3EU Other contacts Israeli Embassy in the UK: Fax 020 7957 ; Tel020 7957 9500 Addresses of other Israeli embassies are listed at: http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/israel1.htm
Ehud Olmert webmaster@pmo.gov.il President George Bush president@whitehouse.gov Phone: (202) 456-1414 ; Fax ++1-202-456-2461
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan: coi@un.org or ecu@un.org
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