Economy, Development and Occupation
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- Published: 31 December 2009 31 December 2009
On 24 October 2009, Martha Myers, presented the lecture “Economy, Development and Occupation” at the two day seminar “United in Struggle against Israeli Colonialism, Occupation, and Racism: Economic Perspectives and Advocacy Strategies,” which took place in Bethlehem, 24-25 October.
The seminar was jointly sponsored by The Alternative Information Center (AIC) and the Occupied Palestine and Golan Heights Advocacy Initiative (OPGAI).
Ms. Myers, is Chair of the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) Executive Committee, and Country director of CARE in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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The Cost of the Occupation to Israeli Society
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- Published: 31 December 2009 31 December 2009
On 24 October 2009, Shir Hever, economist with the Alternative Information Center (AIC), discussed "The Cost of the Occupation to Israeli Society."
He gave this lecture at the two day seminar “United in Struggle against Israeli Colonialism, Occupation, and Racism: Economic Perspectives and Advocacy Strategies,” which took place in Bethlehem on the 24th through the 25th of October.
The seminar is jointly sponsored by The Alternative Information Center (AIC) and the Occupied Palestine and Golan Heights Advocacy Initiative (OPGAI)
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The Role of the Anti-Colonial Jewish Movements
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- Published: 31 December 2009 31 December 2009
On the 25th of October 2009, Michael Warschawski, co-founder of the Alternative Information Center (AIC), and a well-known author, journalist and activist, discussed "The Role of the Anti-Colonial Jewish Movements."
He gave this lecture at the two day seminar “United in Struggle against Israeli Colonialism, Occupation, and Racism: Economic Perspectives and Advocacy Strategies,” which took place in Bethlehem on the 24th through the 25th of October.
The seminar was jointly sponsored by The Alternative Information Center (AIC) and the Occupied Palestine and Golan Heights Advocacy Initiative (OPGAI).
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The Background and Reasons for the Current Impasse in Israeli-Palestinian Political Negotiations
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- Published: 31 December 2009 31 December 2009
This week we bring you Dr. Azzam al-Tamimi, Director of the institute of Islamic and Political Thought in London, England. Dr. al-Tamimi speaks about the background and reasons for the current impasse in Israeli-Palestinian political negotiations.
Dr. al-Tamimi spoke at the conference entitled “Constructing a Medeterranian of Peace, Justice and Dignity for all People,” held on the 13-14 of November 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. The conference was organized by the International development association, SODEPAU.
Errata: Please note that the dates given for the conference in the audio introduction to the podcast are mistaken, and it was held on the 13-14 of November.
On the 25th of October 2009, Michael Warschawski, co-founder of the Alternative Information Center (AIC), and a well-known author, journalist and activist, discussed "The Role of the Anti-Colonial Jewish Movements."
He gave this lecture at the two day seminar “United in Struggle against Israeli Colonialism, Occupation, and Racism: Economic Perspectives and Advocacy Strategies,” which took place in Bethlehem on the 24th through the 25th of October.
The seminar was jointly sponsored by The Alternative Information Center (AIC) and the Occupied Palestine and Golan Heights Advocacy Initiative (OPGAI).
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The Palestine Kairos Document
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- Published: 31 December 2009 31 December 2009
With publication of the Palestine Kairos Document, the Alternative Information Center interviewed Reverend Dr. Naim Ateek, a co-signatory of the document and founder of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center based in Jerusalem.
The Palestine Kairos Document, issued at a 11 December meeting in Bethlehem, echoes a similar summons issued by South African churches in the mid-1980s at the height of repression under the apartheid regime. That call served to galvanize churches and the wider public in a concerted effort that eventually brought the end of apartheid.
The authors of the Kairos Palestine Document believe that current efforts in the Middle East are confined to managing the crisis rather than finding pertinent and long term solutions to the crisis.
They reject any use of the Bible to legitimize or support political options and positions that are based upon injustice.
Through the logic of peaceful resistance, the authors believe that resistance is as much a right as it is a duty, as it has the potential to hasten the time of reconciliation. Reverend Dr. Ateek reviews the background and ideas behind the Palestine Kairos Document in this interview.
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