Parents Circle Family Forum

Church of England backs Palestine motion in spite of strong Israel lobby pressure

Submitted by Ben White on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 20:26
Today the Church of England General Synod overwhelmingly voted in favorr of a motion on Palestine, in spite of intense pressure from pro-Israel organizations

On eve of synod, Palestine/Israel motion gains more support

Submitted by Ben White on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 21:28
On the eve of the Church of England’s General Synod, the Private Member’s Motion on Palestine/Israel by Dr John Dinnen has received further support from Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), The Parents Circle-Family Forum member Rami Elhanan, and the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.

Jewish support for Church of England Synod motion

Submitted by Ben White on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 20:40
The Palestine and Israel motion tabled for next month’s Church of England General Synod has received strong support from Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JfJfP).

Attack on EAPPI is exposing Board of Deputies' hypocrisy

Submitted by Ben White on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 05:17
The Board of Deputies of British Jews continue their attack on a proposed Church of England motion. The hypocrisy has deepened further with an opinion piece in this week’s Jewish Chronicle by BoD chief executive Jon Benjamin, and his attack on the author of the motion, Dr John Dinnen.

Violence or nonviolence? Two documentaries reviewed

Maureen Clare Murphy
9 April 2007

When she hijacked two planes over thirty years ago, refugee Leila Khaled helped put the Palestinian struggle on the international radar. A generation later, however, the realization of Palestinians’ rights is elusive as ever and the tactics of their resistance are increasingly scrutinized. The limits of resistance are examined in Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha’s documentary Encounter Point as well as Lina Makboul’s Leila Khaled, Hijacker.

Voices from the Middle East

18 July 2006

The current military operations take Lebanon back to war times, bringing with it bitter memories of 1994 and 1996 with all its massive displacement and destruction of infrastructure. Since yesterday, Israel conducted bloody attacks and raids targeting infrastructure all over Lebanon in response to Hezbollah’s action. Israel has bombarded the Damascus International Road, most of the major bridges linking the south to other regions, and villages in the Beqa’ and south. All three airports in the country were bombed, especially Beirut International Airport which is now closed. Israel has instigated a strict sea blockade off the coast of Lebanon.

A hard look in the mirror: a bereaved Israeli father speaks

Yitzhak Frankenthal
27 July 2002

A speech made by Yitzhak Frankenthal, Chairman of the Families Forum, at a rally in Jerusalem on Saturday, July 27, 2002, outside the Prime Minister’s residence.

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