Who We Are
We are a network of Jews in Britain who share a commitment to certain principles, especially with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in mind: putting human rights first, rejecting all forms of racism, and giving equal priority to Palestinians and Israelis in their quest for a peaceful and secure future. We believe that these principles, rather than group loyalty, should determine the parameters of legitimate debate.
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Physicians for Human Rights - Israel are visiting the UK. IJV has been asked to draw attention to the following meeting:
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THE MEDICAL COMMITTEE FOR PALESTINE
invites you to a meeting with
PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - ISRAEL
on
HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE OCCUPIED
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Monday 28 April 2008 8.15. for 8.30pm
Speakers
Dr. Ruchama Marton
Founder and Acting President, PHR-Israel
Miri Weingarten
Director, Occupied Territories Dept., PHR-Israel
Hadas Ziv
Executive Director, PHR-Israel
Chair
Jon Snow
Interchange Studios
(Old Hampstead Town Hall)
213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3
Near Belsize Park tube station
Tickets: £7 on the door. Concessions £5.
For queries contact Prof. Colin Green physiciansforhumanrights.org
(c.j.green@imperial.ac.uk ; 020 8869 3265)
*******************************************************Let's end the siege, and talk
by Lynne Segal
There is no way out of this nightmare until negotiations begin between all sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) celebrates its first year with its eyes on Gaza, demanding an end to the Israeli blockade and, on the uneven playing field of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an end to human rights abuses on both sides.
Click here for full article
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Gaza - The Crisis
Date: Wednesday 6th February, 8pm
Venue: Hampstead Town Hall, Haverstock Hill, London, NW3
(Nearest tube: Belsize Park)
A conversation between
Philippe Sands QC
Barrister with Matrix Chambers and Professor of International Law at UCL
and
Ahdaf Soueif
Egyptian author
with
Lynne Segal
in the chair
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How Peace Broke Out in the Middle East: A Short History of the Future
by IJV Steering Group member Tony Klug
This essay, published by the Fabian Society, sets out a scenario for how peace could be reached between Israelis and Palestinians. For full details and to download the full publication, click here.
""A brilliant idea and a dream that is not beyond reach. The conditions are ripe - what is lacking is the political will and leadership." "
Professor Shlomo Ben-Ami, Former Israeli Foreign Minister
"Tony Klug offers us a tantalizing vision of what could be. It may not happen but, if it does, this is how it will unfold" "
Dr Ahmad Samih Khalidi, Former Palestinian negotiator and Senior Associate Member, St Antonys College, Oxford