Teaneck harassment trial involves pro-Palestinian bumper stickers by Philip Weiss on May 25, 2010 · 76 comments Bernie Thau is on the board of the Hebron Fund, which raises money for settlers in the West Bank. Rich Siegel is on the board of Deir Yassin Remembered....
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.
Israelis opened fire before boarding
Israelis opened fire before boarding Gaza flotilla, say released activists From The Guardian First eyewitness accounts of raid contradict version put out by Israeli officials Demonstrators wave the flags of Turkey and Palestine in a protest against Israel in Istanbul...
Israel Threatens to Stop Aid
Israel Threatens to Stop Humanitarian AidBoats Sailing to Gaza “At Any Price”Since 2005, Israel has blockaded the Gaza Strip, home to 1.5 million Palestinians. Basic goods are notallowed in, and those goods permitted are subject to long and unpredictable delays. The...
Statement on Iran and War
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Blaming and (Killing) the Messenger
Blaming and (Killing) the Messenger A Wikileak on the US and Al-Jazeera Kathleen Christison CounterPunch January 31, 2011 The United States has had it in for al-Jazeera at least since 2000, when the Qatar-based news network began reporting on Israel’s harsh...
Israel’s attack complicates China’s balancing act
Israel's Attack on the Turkish Ships Complicates China's Balancing Act on Iran and the United States by Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett President Obama's already diminishing chances to "steamroll" the Iran-Turkey-Brazil Joint Declaration by ramming new...
Interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy
Interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy This interview first appeared on the Al Jazeera English website. http://english.aljazeera.net/ english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/01/201112792728200271.html Mark LeVine, professor of History at UC Irvine, managed to catch up...
From Fareed Marjaee
This is my recent piece http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/marjai190510.html A point of great consequence is that, in the past 7 or 8 years, the right wing in Brazil has been merged with the "Latino-Zionist" current. In other words, part of the right and the...
An Arab Lawmaker in Israel
On being an Arab lawmaker in Israel Ahmad Tibi, a member of Israel's parliament, talks about why he thinks democracy in Israel applies only to Jewish citizens, why he'll never accept Israel as a Jewish state and why he'll never leave. Edmund Sanders Los Angeles Times...
Stand in Solidarity with People of Egypt!
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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