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- Alternative Resources on the
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Resources listed on this page do not necessarily reflect the
views of IRTF,
SRRT, or ALA.
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- Contents
- Alternative News, Analysis, and
Commentary
- Organizations Concerned with the
Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict
- Resolutions, Petitions, Demonstrations
and Other
Activities
Alternative News,
Analysis,
and Commentary
- Al-Ahram Weekly
"Al-Ahram has always been a forum for expressing the views and ideas of
leading Arab intellectuals and opinion-makers, through which they could
convey the concerns and aspirations of the great Arab nation."
- Al-Jazeera "Free
from the shackles of censorship and government control Aljazeera has
offered its audiences in the Arab world much needed freedom of thought,
independence, and room for debate."
- AlterNet.org
"AlterNet.org
is a
project of the Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit organization
dedicated
to strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism."
- Alternative News Media
"With such
a large proportion of the world's news media owned by small interest
groups
with specific political agendas, it seems essential to counter-balance
such a monopoly on information by bringing attention to important
stories
that are often conveniently overlooked by large media corporations."
- Alternative Press Review ".
. .
publishes
a wide variety of the best essays from radical zines, tabloids, books
and magazines -- essays that deserve a much wider readership than they
currently
enjoy."
- Alternative Radio
".
. .
a weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public
radio
stations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, and on
short-wave
on Radio for Peace International. AR provides information, analyses and
views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media."
- Artists for Peace, Justice and
Civil Liberties ". . . a fine
art gallery and anthology dedicated to peace and justice issues
worldwide."
- Challenge ".
. .
a bi-monthly
leftist magazine focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within a
global context."
- Common Dreams News Center
".
. . a national non-profit citizens' organization working to bring
progressive
Americans together to promote progressive visions for America's future."
- Democracy Now "A
daily
radio
and TV news program on over 160 stations, pioneering the largest
community
media collaboration in the U.S."
- Edward Said Archive
Includes links
to almost three hundred articles by Edward Said, the noted Palestinian
scholar and activist.
- Electronic
Intifada
"EI publishes news, commentary, analysis, and reference materials about
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a Palestinian perspective."
- Fairness & Accuracy in
Reporting
FAIR works "to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater
diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that
marginalize
public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints."
- Flashpoints Radio
"Your
Daily
Investigative Radio Magazine"
- Foreign Policy in Focus
"Working
to
make the U.S. a more responsible global leader and partner"
- Free Speech TV
"Working
with activists
and artists, Free Speech TV uses television to cultivate an informed
and
active citizenry in order to advance progressive social change."
- Independent Media Center
"Indymedia
is a collective of independent and alternative media activists and
organizations
offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of important social and
political
issues."
- Institute for Public Accuracy
"As
a nationwide consortium of policy researchers, the Institute for Public
Accuracy seeks to broaden public discourse by gaining media access for
those whose perspectives are commonly drowned out by corporate-backed
think
tanks and other influential institutions."
- Jerusalem Media and
Communication
Centre
"JMCC was established in 1988 by a group of Palestinian journalists and
researchers to provide information on events in the West Bank
(including
East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip."
- Mid-East
Realities
"News,
Views, and Analysis that Governments, Lobbies, and Associated Interest
Groups Don't Want You to Know"
- Middle East Research and
Information Project
(MERIP) "MERIP provides news and perspectives about the Middle East
not available from mainstream news sources."
- Monthly Review ". .
.
speaks
to workers and labor organizers no less than to academics, and against
class exploitation, no less than against racial and sexual oppression."
- New Politics "New
Politics
is committed to the advancement of the peace and anti-intervention
movements.
It stands in opposition to all forms of imperialism."
- Pacifica Radio ". . .
the
only radio
network in the United States to function unconstrained by corporate
underwriting
and policy decisions."
- Palestine Chronicle
".
. . an independent internet magazine, dedicated to addressing issues
and
offering perspectives rarely seen in mainstream western media."
- Palestine
Media Watch "PMWATCH was established in October of 2000 to promote
fair and accurate coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the
US
mainstream media."
- Palestine
Remembered
". . . founded by a group of ordinary Palestinians who have dedicated
themselves
to preserving and documenting the collective experiences and heritage
of
the Palestinian refugees."
- Palestine Report
"As
an independent
news digest, [PR] answers a need both inside and outside the West Bank
and Gaza for succinct, current news in English, as well as
investigative
reporting."
- The Progressive "The
mission
of The Progressive is to be a journalistic voice for peace and
social
justice at home and abroad."
- War Times "War Times
is
being produced to help broaden and deepen the fight against the Bush
program
[of "permanent war against terrorism at home and abroad"] by compiling
information and analysis, and putting them into the hands of large
numbers
of readers."
- ZNet
Middle East Watch ". . . providing alternative news and analysis of
the
Israel-Palestine
conflict and related issues."
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Organizations Concerned
with
the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Al-Awda "The Palestine Right
to
Return
Coalition (Al-Awda is Arabic for "THE RETURN") is a broad-based
non-partisan
global democratic association of thousands of grassroots activists and
organizational representatives concerned for the Palestinian Refugees
Right
of Return."
- Alternative
Information
Center
". . . a Palestinian-Israeli organization which disseminates
information,
research and political analysis on Palestinian and Israeli societies as
well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . . . ."
- Brit Tzedek v'Shalom ".
. .
a national
organization of American Jews [who] believe the vast majority of
Israelis
and Palestinians long for an enduring peace and that security for
Israel
can only be achieved through the establishment of an economically and
politically
viable Palestinian state, necessitating an end to Israel's occupation
of
land acquired during the 1967 war."
- B'Tselem, the Israeli
Information
Center
for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories ". . . endeavors to
document
and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights
violations
in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent
among the Israeli public, and help create a human rights culture in
Israel."
- Churches for Middle East Peace
"The
work of Churches for Middle East Peace focuses on Washington in the
knowledge
that sound United States policy is crucial to achieving and maintaining
just and stable relationships throughout the Middle East. In addition,
CMEP seeks to help the members of our organizations advocate in a
knowledgeable,
timely and effective way their concerns about justice and peace for all
people and countries in the region."
- Coalition of
Women
for
Peace "We Jewish and Palestinian women, citizens of Israel,
representatives
of various women’s organizations and individuals have agreed to
coordinate
and organize joint activities in order to work together for a just
peace
. . . ."
- Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian
Peace
". . . a network of university faculty endeavoring to achieve peace in
the Middle East."
- Gush Shalom
"The
primary
aim of Gush Shalom is to influence Israeli public opinion and lead it
towards
peace and conciliation with the Palestinian people."
- If Americans Knew
". . . [an] independent research and information-dissemination
institute, with particular focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
U.S. foreign policy regarding the Middle East, and media coverage of
this issue."
- International
Solidarity
Movement
". . . a Palestinian-led movement of Palestinian and International
activists
working to raise awareness of the struggle for Palestinian freedom and
an end to Israeli occupation."
- Israeli Committee Against
House
Demolitions
"ICAHD is a non-violent, direct-action group originally established to
oppose and resist Israeli demolition of Palestinian houses in the
Occupied
Territories."
- Jewish Voice for Peace
".
. . a diverse and democratic community of activists inspired by Jewish
tradition to work together for peace, social justice, and human rights."
- MIFTAH, the Palestinian
Initiative
for
the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy ". . . a
non-governmental
non-partisan Jerusalem-based institution dedicated to fostering
democracy
and good governance within the Palestinian Society in a manner that
promotes
Public Accountability and Transparency while maintaining the free flow
of information and ideas."
- Not In My Name ". . . a
Jewish
peace
group that was formed in November 2000 to work for a just and lasting
peace
between Israelis and Palestinians."
- Palestine
Solidarity
Campaign
". . . the largest and most active campaigning organisation in the UK
on
the issue of Palestine."
- Palestinian Centre for Human
Rights
". . . an independent legal body based in Gaza City dedicated to
protecting
human rights, promoting the rule of law, and upholding democratic
principles
in the Occupied Palestinian Territories."
- Rabbis for Human Rights
"RHR was founded in 1988, in response to serious abuses of human rights
by the Israeli military authorities in the suppression of the Intifada.
The indifference of much of the country's religious leadership and
religiously
identified citizenry to the suffering of innocent people seen as the
enemy
was a cause of concern to RHR's organizers."
- SEARCH for Justice
and
Equality
in Palestine/Israel ". . . a national non-profit human rights and
educational
organization, founded in 1972, which seeks a just Israeli-Palestinian
peace
based on the inalienable rights of both peoples."
- Stop the Wall Campaign
"The
Anti-Apartheid
Wall Campaign is calling for: 1) the immediate cessation of the
building
of the Wall, 2) the dismantling of all parts of the Wall and its
related
zones already built, 3) the return of lands confiscated for the path of
the Wall, and 4) the compensation of damages and lost income due to the
destruction of land and property."
- United Nations
Information System on the Question of Palestine "UNISPAL was
established and is being developed by the
Division for Palestinian Rights in response to successive General
Assembly mandates. The main collection contains the texts of current
and historical United Nations material concerning the question of
Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the
search for peace."
- U.S. Campaign to End the
Israeli
Occupation ". . . a diverse coalition working for freedom from
occupation
and equal rights for all by challenging US policy towards the
Israeli-Palestinian
conflict."
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Resolutions,
Petitions, Demonstrations
and Other Activities
- Petition
Supporting the
Israeli Conscientious Objectors "Our children -- Adam, Hagai,
Matan, Noam and Shimri -- have been sentenced to repeated and
practically unlimited periods in military jails until they surrender.
Their 'crime' is that they refuse to serve the Israeli Army in order to
enforce the occupation."
- Resolution
on the Destruction of Palestinian Libraries, Archives, and Other
Cultural
Resources Adopted by SRRT Action Council, June 15, 2002.
- Resolution
on the Destruction of Palestinian Libraries, Archives, and Other
Cultural Institutions Adopted by ALA Council, June 19, 2002.
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