The long tradition of Palestinian women’s movements are little known in the West, where Arab women are often portrayed as bad mothers, veiled, and shut up in their homes. On this edition, correspondent Sarah Olson talks with Palestinian women about their experiences fighting for peace, democracy and gender equality.
Featuring:
Intessar Salman, organizer, Palestinian Center for Peace and Democracy;
Diana Butta, attorney, Palestinian Negotiating Team;
Hannan Salman, manager, Palestinian Women’s Institute;
Fatima Haldi, farmer;
Khalida Jarrar, director, Addameer;
Randa Seniora, director, Al-Haq;
Eltazan Morar, student and activist
This program was produced by the National Radio Project for March 2, 2005.
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http://addameer.org
http://alhaq.org
http://www.pcc-jer.org
Among the most invisible contributions of the gift economy are efforts deployed by activists, especially peace activists in Palestine. Dating back to the early 1900’s and continuing until today, Palestinian women have sought alternatives to conflict first by establishing charitable societies to provide food and shelter, and bring hope and healing to those devastated by the Zionist enterprise. Later, women became more politicized, took to the streets to protest and challenge the brutal occupation and to protect their children from Israeli soldiers. The world press continues to ignore this aspect of nonviolent struggle. While led by women, it has not been exclusive to women’s efforts. The Israeli response to peaceful demonstrations and civil disobedience has been incredibly brutal. Not only against Palestinians but also against internationals and Israelis –the International Solidarity Movement, Women in Black and others — who joined Palestinians in their struggle for freedom. In contrast, the U.S. government continues to underwrite the dismantling of Palestinian society by further militarizing Israel, providing it with financing, and giving it diplomatic cover in the form of a disingenuous “peace process” and the UN votes to shield Israel from international law. This presentation will contrast the patriarchal values underlying US policy to the values of the gift economy that characterize the struggle for Palestinian freedom.
This talk was presented by Sylvia Shihadeh at the International Conference on the Gift Economy in 2004.
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http://www.gifteconomyconference.com
http://www.gift-economy.com
This week on Crossing The Line, it is not often one receives the opportunity to hear how life is really like in a refugee camp. I’ll speak with a young Palestinian woman about growing up in an environment where one is an alien within an alien environment. That’s coming up, then later in the podcast our weekly commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal and The War’s Toll compiled and read by Scott Burgwin of The Stand independent News Service.
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This Week In Palestine for March 17th through 23rd, 2007 is a service of the International Middle East Media Center.
The embargo on Palestine continues as the new unity government is sworn in. Civil clashes leave three dead and twenty wounded in the Gaza Strip. Bil’in Village held a conference promoting nonviolent resistance across Palestine. A follow up report will be presented at Bili’in’s 2nd Annual International Conference on Nonviolence to be held on April 18-19. Despite the formation of a unity government, the international embargo on the Palestinian people continues.
These and other stories from occupied Palestine in this weeks IMEMC update.
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http://www.imemc.org
http://www.bilin-village.org
http://www.pchrgaza.ps/
Kristin Ess brings us headlines and updates from Occupied Palestine and the greater region.
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http://english.pnn.ps/
This audio commentary was produced by Human Rights Watch.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has failed to establish an effective framework to respond to violence against women and girls.
For more information, visit:
http://hrw.org/reports/2006/opt1106/ (A Question of Security: Violence against Palestinian Women and Girls from HRW)
http://www.madre.org/countries/Palestine.html (MADRE country page on Palestine)
This is the sixth of a six-part series looking at the role of women in Palestinian society and resistance. It was produced by the International Middle East Media Center.
While the debates continue to rage in the U.S., Palestinians live under the daily specter of a military occupation that costs Palestinian civilians their lives on a nearly daily basis.
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http://www.imemc.org
http://www.wings.org/ (Women’s International News Gathering Service)
This is the fifth of a six-part series looking at the role of women in Palestinian society and resistance. It was produced by the International Middle East Media Center.
Invasions like the one described in the previous installment are numerous in the city of Qalqilya and elsewhere in the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Israeli government is also currently constructing a wall through Palestinian land, creating new borders for the state of Israel that will annex up to 40% of the Palestinian West Bank when the Wall’s construction is complete. Itadel Mamer lives in the Palestinian village of Battir, which is currently being enclosed by the Wall.
Jewish activists from the US and Israel have joined Palestinians in their call for an end to the occupation, for Palestinian human rights, and for self-determination. Kate Raphael Bender is a Jewish activist from California who was recently deported from Israel for protesting against the Wall that the Israeli government is currently constructing through Palestinian land. In this segment, recorded in jail, she discusses the issue of immigrant labor in Israel.
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This is the fourth of a six-part series looking at the role of women in Palestinian society and resistance. It was produced by the International Middle East Media Center.
While many female Palestinian prisoners remain in prison, their counterparts on the outside have had to contend with another type of prison: the prison of occupation. For while Palestinians recently elected a President, the Palestinian Authority has little real control over the reality on the ground.
The borders of the Palestinian areas are tightly controlled by the Israeli army, and all Palestinian roads and towns are blocked by Israeli checkpoints. Ala is a student from the Palestinian city of Qalqilya. She describes an Israeli military invasion, a common occurrence in the walled-in city of Qalqilya.
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This is the third of a six-part series looking at the role of women in Palestinian society and resistance. It was produced by the International Middle East Media Center.
As the Israeli military occupation of Palestine drags on amidst promises of ‘disengagement’, women in Palestine and around the world are bearing witness to the brutality of the occupation and demanding that it end.
Recently, the Israeli government released several hundred Palestinian prisoners. None of those released were women.
Ayman Abu Eita is a Palestinian from Beit Sahour village who was held for several years in Israeli prison before being released.
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