[OccupyComms] Israel / Palestine Link

[Mark Barrett]

http://972mag.com/have-israelis-kicked-off-a-tougher-grittier-social-protest-season/45528/


"To be sure, there were no sudden calls for an end to the occupation.
But the fact that signs talked of human rights and diversity is
something I do not recall from the first wave of demonstrations. The
very term “human rights” in this country has been so tainted as a
left-wing conspiracy that this is the first indication of a shifting
role for the concept – which could ultimately be understood for its
universal meaning."


"The fact that the speakers were unknown, and looked nothing like the
slick Tel Aviv hipsters of last summer, was moving – I find Gideon
Levy’s critique of this to be, frankly, elitist. I too saw Daphni Leef
milling around in the crowd, while a different crop of citizens beamed
at the audience and told their stories. I took that as a good sign."

On 18 May 2012 13:48, Mark Barrett <marknbarrett at googlemail.com> wrote:
> just received this important info / link from Israel / Pal
> http://www.shoah.org.uk/2012/05/18/israeli-and-palestinian-protests/
>
> it came to me as an embedded link to the Global May Manifesto at
> http://www.peoplesassemblies.org/2012/05/may-12th-globalmay-statement/
>
> pls note reference to july 14 as a possible mobilising date - could we
> maybe make that all important bridge to palestine and the other arab /
> authoritarian regimes on that day ?
>
> love and solidarity!
>
> mark



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