Can you imagine Israelis banned from European countries because they criticize European policies? At the invitation of Palestinians International visitors will again challenge the siege of the occupied Palestinian territories this Sunday. Israel illegally prevents millions of Palestinians from returning to their country. But it also prevents normal visitation to those Palestinians remaining here. Recently four foreign ministers expected to attend a diplomatic conference in Ramallah were barred from entering through Jordan as they do with many visitors to the occupied Palestinian territories. Many Palestinians are also prevented from traveling abroad. For example, the chairman of the prisoner support organization Addameer, Abdullatif Gaith, a 71-year-old resident of East Jerusalem was ordered by Israeli "intelligence" to stay at home until 31 January 2013! Israel prevents Internationals from visiting their Palestinian friends.
Our previous two "Welcome to Palestine" campaigns were faced with illegal repression although their only supposed crime was admitting that they were visiting Palestine. Israel even went to the extreme of providing a fabricated list of 1,200 individuals to European airlines to deny them boarding, not one of those people was a security threat. Israel made Ben Gurion Airport into a virtual military camp with hundreds of extra security personnel to restrict entry to those they claimed were intent on disruption and trouble-making. The truth remains that Israel is violating international law by isolating the occupied Palestinian territories. European and American leaders are also responsible for these violations because they directly support Israel in its violations of human rights both diplomatically and financially. When governments fail to act, people act. Hence we will keep trying to visit Palestinian families and their associations. Even prisoners should have the right to receive visitors, shouldn't they? This is why the next "Welcome to Palestine" mission, invited by the Governor of Bethlehem and several civil society organizations will take place from the 24th -31st of August. One hundred participants will be coming from several European countries as well as the United States, equipped with school stationery to give to Palestinian children and their eyes and their cameras to document life under colonial occupation and apartheid.
The delegates arrive in Jordan on the 23rd of August and will tour Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan for two days before crossing over Al-Awda Bridge (also called King Hussain Bridge) to the occupied West Bank. While in the West Bank, they will experience Palestinian life in different settings. This will consist of life in small villages, towns, and cities around the occupied Palestinian territories. While touring, they will receive presentations given by Palestinians depicting the struggles that they face. All are welcome to the opening ceremony of their visit which will take place in Jericho this Sunday at 8 pm.
International Media Contact: Paris, Nicolas or (English and French)
Local Media Contact: Bethlehem, George of from local number (Arabic and English)
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هذا البريد الالكتروني محمى من المتطفلين , يجب عليك تفعيل الجافا سكر يبت لرؤيته
Press Release from #Welcome2Palestine Campaign
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Welcome to Palestine Campaign April 15th-21st 2012
Palestinian civil society organizations and peace and human rights defenders and activists call on the international community to join us on April 15th -21st for peace building in Palestine and to challenge the Israeli siege of the occupied territories. Over 1500 people of conscience from over 15 countries are scheduled to arrive for this year’s WTP campaign.
The first Welcome to Palestine (WTP) Campaign in December 2010 brought 100 individuals. The second WTP in July 2011 saw hundreds of individuals purchase airline tickets and attempt to board planes to Palestine. Israel sent a "black list" of 342 participants from the ages of 9 to 83 years old to prevent them from boarding planes sparking huge protests in several international airports. The Israeli military also turned the airport near Tel Aviv into a military compound. One hundred twenty-seven women and men were arrested at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and then imprisoned for several as they insisted on their right to visit Palestinian associations and families.
مرحبا بكم في فلسطين
مرحبا بكم في فلسطين 2012
نؤيد "نحن الموقعون أدناه " مبادرة مرحبا بكم في فلسطين 2012 " التي تدعو تمكين ناشطي حقوق الإنسان والحقوق الوطنية للشعب الفلسطيني من التنقل بحرية في فلسطين في نيسان 2012 .
ليس هنالك طريقة أخرى لدخول فلسطين إلا من خلال نقاط التفتيش الاسرائيلية التي حولت فلسطين إلى سجن كبير و لكن لكل أسير حق استقبال الزوار
لهذا فإن قافلة مرحبا بكم في فلسطين ستتحدى سياسات اسرائيل التي تهدف لعزل الضفة الغربية في ظل استمرار المستوطنين و الجيش ارتكاب جرائمهم البشعة في حق المواطنين الفلسطينين العزل
اننا ندعو الحكومات دعم حق الفلسطينيين في استقبال الزوار و حق مواطنيهم زيارة فلسطين بحرية المشاركين في قافلة مرحبا بكم في فلسطين ٢٠١٢ يطالبون بالسماح لهم بالعبور من خلال مطار تل ابيب دون عرقلة حركتهم الى الضفة الغربية من اجل المشاركة في مشروع ضمان حقوق الاطفال الفلسطينيين في التعليم
للأضطلاع على البرنامح المقترح الرجاء الضغط على الرابط.
للمزيد من المعلومات يمكنكم الذهاب الى: www.BienvenuePalestine.com، او ارسال رسائل الكتروبية الى العناوين التالية:
فرنسا (بالفرنسي او الانجليزي): هذا البريد الالكتروني محمى من المتطفلين , يجب عليك تفعيل الجافا سكر يبت لرؤيته
بريطانيا (بالانجليزي): هذا البريد الالكتروني محمى من المتطفلين , يجب عليك تفعيل الجافا سكر يبت لرؤيته
بلجيكا (بالفرنسي او الانجليزي): هذا البريد الالكتروني محمى من المتطفلين , يجب عليك تفعيل الجافا سكر يبت لرؤيته
Desmond TUTU (Afrique du Sud, archévêque, prix Nobel de la Paix pour sa lutte contre l)
Ronnie KASRILS (Afrique du Sud, ancien membre du Congrès National Africain)
Noam CHOMSKY (Etats-Unis, auteur, linguiste, philosophe)
Tony BENN (Grande-Bretagne, ancien ministre socialiste)
John PILGER (Australie, journaliste et cinéaste)
Nawal Al SADAAWI (Egypte, auteur, féministe)
Nurit PELED ELHANAN (Israël, professeur, activiste de la paix)
Sam BAHOUR (Palestine, Right to Enter Campaign)
Jonathan COOK (Grande-Bretagne, journaliste indépendant vivant à Nazareth)
Vauro SENESI (Italie, dessinateur et auteur)
AbdelFattah ABU SROUR (Palestine, directeur du centre culturel Al-Rowwad, camp de réfugiés d?Aïda à Bethléem)
Xavier RENOU (France, fondateur et porte-parole des « Désobéissants »)
Jean ZIEGLER (Vice-President of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council)
Rabbi Lynn GOTTLIEB (Shomer Shalom Network for Jewish Nonviolence)
Nicole KIIEL-NIELSEN (Députée européenne)
Mrg Jacques GAILLOT (Evêque de Parténia)
Odile TOBNER (Auteur de « Du racisme Français »)
Jean-Claude AMARA (Droits Devant)
René BALME (Maire de Grigny ? Rhône)
Paul ARIES (Directeur du Sarkophage)
Pr Christophe OBERLIN (Chirurgien, Responsable de missions chirurgicales à Gaza)
Djamila SONZOGNI (Conseillère régionale EELV alsace)
Frank VERCRUYSSEN (Belgique - acteur de cinéma)
Pr Eric DAVID (Président du centre de droit international de l)
Jacob COHEN, (écrivain)
David CRONIN (journaliste et auteur. Belgique)
Ludo DE BRABANDER, VZW Vrede
Philippe POURBAIX, Artistes contre le Mur
Mary HUGUES-THOMSON (Femmes en Noir de Los Angeles)
Susan ABULHAWA (Auteure palestinienne, notamment du roman « Les Matins de Jénine »)
Franklin LAMB, (auteur, journaliste)
Mazin Qumsiyah
Bruce KATZ (PAJU : Palestiniens et Juifs Unis. Canada)
China MIEVILLE (Ecrivain, auteur de livres de science-fiction)
Manuel HASSASSIAN (Ambassadeur de la Palestine pour le Royaume Uni)
Alex ZANOTELLI (Missionnaire combonien, fondateur du réseau de Lilliput, écrivain)
Margherita HACK (Italie - Professeur émérite d?astrophysique, essayiste et écrivain)
Nicolas WADIMOFF (Suisse, réalisateur de Aisheen)
Ali ABUMINAH (auteur - USA)
Mustafa BARGHOUTI (Initiative palestinienne. Palestine)
Jacques Neno
George N. Rishmawi
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