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{mosimage}June 2007 marks the anniversary of Israel’s June 1967 occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan. This is the longest occupation in modern history. Given the appeal of Palestinian civil society, we join with the international campaign of solidarity to say: “40 years is enough,” and to demand the immediate withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territories it occupies. On the 40th anniversary of this occupation , and as part of the Coalition for justice and peace in Palestine , Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights presents a two day event which includes activities and a Massive Demonstration. - Friday June 8th , 2007 @ 1:00 pm:
24 hours of Displays , documentaries , poetry , art work , and a refugee camp .
- Saturday June 9th , 2007 @1:00 pm :
Massive Demonstration . - Location of both events :
Dorchester Square , (corner of Peel and René Lévesque).
Forty years later, the Palestinian people still are not able to exercise their right to self-determination, while their situation only worsens. Forty years later, international law, and innumerable UN resolutions calling for Israel’s withdrawal remain unimplemented (the “redeployment” of Israel Army forces from Gaza have only transformed this territory to an open-air prison.) This is why former United States president Jimmy Carter didn’t hesitate to label Israel’s occupation as “apartheid.” The occupation must cease immediately. This is why we ask the Canadian government to commit to demanding from Israel: | ► | The immediate end of the occupation; | | ► | Respect for international law; | | ► | The dismantling of Jewish-only colonies and the Wall of Shame; | | and that it commit to: | | ► | Recognizing the Right of Return or compensation for Palestinian refugees (according to UN Resolution 194); | | ► | The reestablishment of Canadian international aid for the Palestinian Authority; | | ► | Withdrawing the Jewish National Fund’s charitable organization status in Canada. |
for more info about the occupation: http://sphr.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=7&Itemid=34&limit=11&limitstart=0 {mosimage} |
