Israel rains fire on Gaza with phosphorus shells (Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images) Israeli artillery shells explode with a chemical agent designed to create smokescreen for ground forces Image :1 of 5 Sheera Frenkel in Jerusalem and Michael Evans, Defence Editor Opinion:...
The WESPAC Committee for Justice & Peace in the Middle East is a group of concerned people from the Westchester County area formed to educate the general community, promote open discussion and dialogue and advocate for just solutions to the current destructive situations in the Middle East, particularly in Palestine/Israel. WESPAC supports the call by over 200 Palestinian civil society organizations for punitive measures including boycotts, divestment, and sanctions to be maintained until Israel meets its obligation to recognize the Palestinian People’s inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law. We call for an end to all occupations in the region. The committee meets regularly and invites participation from the public. Please contact the office at 914.449.6514 or email [email protected] for more information.
Judith Butler at Brooklyn College on BDS
http://www.thenation.com/article/172752/judith-butlers-remarks-brooklyn-college-bds# Judith Butler's Remarks to Brooklyn College on BDS Judith Butler February 7, 2013 Editors Note: Despite a campaign to silence them, philsophers Judith Butler and Omar...
Top 5 Lies About Israel’s Assault
Top 5 Lies About Israel’s Assault on Gaza By Jeremy R. Hammond Posted on January 3, 2009 by dandelionsalad By Jeremy R. Hammond featured writer Dandelion Salad Foreign Policy Journal January 3, 2009 Crossposted on Foreign Policy Journal Lie #1) Israel is only...
Israel’s dogs of war
Israel’s dogs of war A Defining Moment for the Human Rights Movement Sonja Karkar CounterPunch January 2-4, 2009 Israel's dogs of war have been baying for blood for some time now. They have sniffed their prey with ravenous lust as if they have been the ones starved of...
Depleted Uranium in Gaza Victims
Depleted uranium found in Gaza victims Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:16:21 GMT Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gazan residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive into the strip. Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram...
Disaster of Israel’s Making
As is noted by The Australian newspaper, this article was written well before Israel’s attack on Gaza. It has now decided to publish it. The conditions suffered by the Palestinian population are only more shocking today as Israel’s sophisticated weaponry...
The Politics of an Israeli Extermination Campaign
The Politics of An Israeli Extermination Campaign: Backers, Apologists and Arms Suppliers by James Petras / January 2nd, 2009 Because of the unconditional support of the entire political class in the US, from the White House to Congress, including both Parties,...
The Real Goal of the Slaughter
The Real Goal Of The Slaughter In Gaza By Jonathan Cook 02 January, 2009 Countercurrents. org Ever since Hamas triumphed in the Palestinian elections nearly three years ago, the story in Israel has been that a full-scale ground invasion of the Gaza Strip was imminent....
Israel’s Righteous Fury
Israel's righteous fury and its victims in Gaza Ilan Pappe, The Electronic Intifada, 2 January 2009 My visit back home to the Galilee coincided with the genocidal Israeli attack on Gaza. The state, through its media and with the help of its academia, broadcasted one...
On Collaboration and Resistance
On collaboration and resistance of the oppressed Ziyaad Lunat, The Electronic Intifada, 3 January 2009 In 1835, Thomas Macaulay, a British colonial officer in India, decreed that "We must do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions...
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WESPAC Foundation has secured the screening rights to make the documentary Who Killed Alex Odeh? available to our community for one day. This film is deeply personal to me. I was a high school student here in Westchester County at Horace Greeley when Alex Odeh, a Palestinian American civil rights leader and regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, was assassinated by a bomb planted at his office in Santa Ana, California, on October 11, 1985. I remember how deeply disturbing it was to learn of his murder, and I remain profoundly shaken by the fact that, more than four decades later, no one has been brought to justice. Even more troubling is the history of suspects who were able to leave the United States without facing prosecution. For me, Alex Odeh’s murder came to symbolize something that Palestinians have experienced for generations: a devastating sense that those who take Palestinian lives can do so with impunity. That failure of accountability has continued to haunt our people, culminating in the mass killing and destruction we have witnessed in Gaza over these past several years. When violence against Palestinians goes unpunished, it sends a dangerous message that Palestinian lives are somehow less worthy of protection, dignity, and justice. I hope our WESPAC community will take the time to watch this important film with me on December 2nd at 7pm at WESPAC, reflect on the decades of injustice it exposes, and recommit ourselves to the principle that every human life is sacred and that justice must never depend on one’s nationality, ethnicity, or identity.Wednesday, December 2nd at 7pm at WESPAC77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2WWhite Plains, NY 10607
Come out on Sunday and support the Yonkers Sanctuary Movement!
Celebrating Community, Art, Music & Our Shared Commitment to JusticeThursday, November 12, 2026 at 6:00 PMWESPAC Foundation77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2WWhite Plains, NY 10607Dear WESPAC Friends, Members, and Community Partners,We warmly invite you to join us for WESPAC’s Annual Meeting of Members, an evening of community, reflection, inspiring art, live music, and renewed commitment to building a more just, peaceful, and compassionate world.At a time when our collective voices, creativity, and solidarity matter so deeply, we look forward to gathering with old friends and new, sharing a meal, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities before us, and celebrating the extraordinary power of ordinary people to shape history. Full details at www.wespac.org