Vigil
End the occcupation !
Every friday, silent vigil in protest against the occupation.
Time: Noon - 1 pm
Place:corner of Ste-Catherine St. and Mcgill College (metro Mcgill).
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"End the occupation !" PAJU Vigil # 498, Aug. 27, 2010: The One-State solution
Is a binational state the solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict?
Jews and Palestinians living together in one state? Is this possible?
Let us start from the assumption that Israelis want what everyone wants: security, peace, respect, freedom from fear and the feeling that their children will live normal, happy lives. None of these are possible while Israelis stick with political Zionism. Deep down Israelis know this. So why not one state?
"End the occupation !" PAJU Vigil # 497, Aug. 20, 2010:How Israel sabotages the Two States Solution
There are various proposals for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but they really boil down to just two: the one state solution vs. the two state solution.
At first glance, the two state solution seems logical. After all, in 1947 the UN recommended the partition of Palestine into two states. This was the supposed justification for Israel’s unilateral declaration of independence in 1948.
"End the occupation !" PAJU Vigil # 496, Aug. 13, 2010: Water in Jordan Valley "is not for Palestinians"
We had come to the Jordan Valley to visit one of the region’s most vulnerable communities: the one of Al Fasayel.
Lack of access to water has long been a problem for Palestinians in the Jordan Valley. Since it occupied the West Bank in 1967, Israel has denied the Palestinians access to the waters of the Jordan River and severely limited their access to local aquifers.
"End the occupation !" PAJU Vigil # 495, Aug. 6, 2010: 50 Women Prepare To Set Sail For Gaza
All-female Lebanese aid ship aims to break Israel’s siege of Gaza
BEIRUT (IPS) - The ‘Maryam’, an all-female Lebanese aid ship, currently docked in the Lebanese port of Tripoli, is getting ready to set sail for Gaza. The ship, which aims to break Israel’s siege of the Palestinian territory, will carry about 50 aid workers, all keen to deliver humanitarian aid to the long-suffering women and children of Gaza.
"End the occupation !" PAJU Vigil # 494, July 30 , 2010: Palestinian village destroyed
The Israeli army destroys the Palestinian village of Farasiya in the Jordan Valley. The ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Israel continues. unabated.
On July 19th the Israeli army destroyed the West Bank village of Farasiya that had earlier been cleared out when its water supply was cut off. About 55 structures including tents, shacks, clay ovens, sheep pens and bathrooms used by 120 farmers, hired workers and their families were demolished. The Israeli Civil Administration said they declared the area a live fire zone and posted eviction orders for 10 families in tents on June 27th.