Report Back from Palestine
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.
French Jew expelled by Israel
Olivia Zémor expulsée par Israël : Anticolonialistes palestiniens, israéliens et internationaux mobilisés ensemble - (English translation below) Publié le 22-12-2010 Je viens de rentrer en France ce mercredi...
Al Awda Action Sunday, Dec. 27
WESPAC members will meet at 1pm at Times Square. Aly Abulkheir will speak at the rally on behalf of WESPAC. For all details, visit: www.al-awdany.org/ WESPAC members will also participate in the statewide Connecticut action in...
Gaza Freedom March – White Plains Solidarity
SUPPORT THE GAZA FREEDOM MARCH
Revelations on Hariri assassination
Revelations on Rafik Hariri’s assassination by Thierry Meyssan* While western media have announced that indictments against Hezbollah will be issued shortly by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Russian magazine Odnako challenges the entire UN investigation....
Palestine Solidarity Vigil
Palestine Solidarity Vigil, Saturday, December 19th from 2pm to 3pm in New Rochelle
Obama’s Afghanistan Speech
President Obama's Afghanistan Election Speech by Phyllis Bennis There was one way in which President Obama’s escalation speech brought significant relief to the 59% of people in this country, as well as the overwhelming majorities of people in Afghanistan,...
Palestine in Pieces
Palestine in Pieces By JEFF GORE In 1979, Kathleen and Bill Christison retired from the CIA, where they worked as analysts. Ever since then, they've had an unorthodox retirement, to say the least. With only a couple relatively brief interludes, they've...
Oceans of blood and profits
Robert Fisk: Oceans of blood and profits for the mongers of war Saturday, 27 November 2010 PA As casualties continue to mount in Afghanistan, so does the cost of war after nine years Since there are now three conflicts in the greater Middle East;...
Palestinian Author at Ossining Library
Dear Friends,
World-renowned commentator and author Ghada Karmi will be coming to Westchester County as part of her upcoming North America Tour. A powerful and eloquent speaker, Karmi will be speaking at the Ossining Public Library on October 8, 2009, at 7pm in the theater room speaking on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Her tour coincides with the release of a second edition of her memoir In Search of Fatima. As Edward Said eloquently articulated, "Ghada Karmi’s stunning memoir is remarkable. Extraordinarily well-written, it is the amazingly honest story of a Palestinian woman of incredible self-awareness. Hers is a story of exile and displacement… rich in detail and human experience. Karmi is excellent on
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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