Palestinian Call to international civil society
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Palestinian civil society organizations and peace and human rights defenders and activists on the ground call on civil society organizations and people of conscience around the world to come to Palestine July 8 for a week of fellowship and peace-building. Israel must recognize the basic human right of entering to Palestine by those who want to visit us. Israel’s arbitrary and abusive control over entry into the Occupied Palestinian Territories is unlawful and must be vigorously opposed. (See the Right to Enter Campaign at http://www.righttoenter.ps/)
Palestinians throughout historic Palestine and in exile still believe in and work for peace based upon justice and trust that with the help of the international community we will achieve our peace and freedom and restore the values and principles that we share as human beings.
We believe in peace-building based on nonviolence for implementation of International Law and Human Rights. We believe that every single one of us is a change maker, and nobody has the right to to deny us the access to suffering populations.
We invite you. We call upon you. Join us and be the change you want to see in this world. You will be accommodated locally and enjoy Palestinian hospitality and a program of networking, fellowship, and volunteer peace work in Palestinian towns and villages (e.g. land reclamation).
Local activist groups in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa are organizing delegations. Email us atinfo@palestinejn.org if you would like to be connected to the organizing group in your country.
For further details, kindly visit: http://bienvenuepalestine.com/?page_id=232 ou bien: http://www.europalestine.com/. Please do not hesitate to contact me at ayman.qauder@gmail.com should you require further details. Peace and justice for Palestine!
Yours truly
Ayman Qwaider