Jewish Gaza-bound activists: IDF used excessive force in naval raid Activists aboard Gaza-bound ship 'Irene' counter IDF version that the vessel was taken over in a peaceful manner. By Yanir Yagna Tags: Israel news Gaza flotilla Holocaust Israel Defense Forces...
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.
Patrick Cockburn
In Israel, detachment from reality is now the norm All these years on from Sabra and Chatila, has anything changed? Patrick Cockburn The Independent January 22, 2009 I was watching the superb animated documentary Waltz with Bashir about the Israeli invasion of Lebanon...
Mousa Abu Marzook
A decisive loss for Israel Hamas has emerged from the war stronger. Now we look to Obama to repair the errors of silence Comments (441) Mousa Abu Marzook The Guardian, Thursday 22 January 2009 Article history // insertVideoObject("460", "370",...
Henry Siegman
London Review of Books * 29 January 2009 Israel¹s Lies Henry Siegman Western governments and most of the Western media have accepted a number of Israeli claims justifying the military assault on Gaza: that Hamas consistently violated the six-month truce that...
Resisting Islamophobia
Resisting Islamophobia; Anti-Muslim Politics in the U.S. and Abroad
Yotan Feldman
How IDF legal experts legitimized strikes involving Gaza civilians by Yotam Feldman and Uri Blau http://www.haaretz. com/hasen/ spages/1057648. html The idea to bombard the closing ceremony of the Gaza police course was internally criticized in the Israel Defense...
Jewish Perspectives on Gaza
Jewish Perspectives on Gaza Saturday, January 22, 2009 7pm to 9pm Chappaqua Library 195 South Greeley Avenue Chappaqua, NY 10514 http://www.chappaqualibrary.org/ Sponsored by Friends of Turtle Island Panelists include: Rabbi Douglas E. Krantz is the Rabbi of...
Stanley Heller
January 13, 2009 Time to Play Hardball Why It's Useless to Lobby Congress on Gaza By STANLEY HELLER The U.S.A. is reportedly a democracy. It just had an election so Congress candidates made some effort to take the public pulse. And there are the polls. The Rasmussen...
What if Peace Talks “Succeed”?
al-Shabaka policy brief Politics 22 September 2010 Nadia Hijab How can Palestinians ensure their rights are protected and fulfilled if an agreement is reached? Overview Many commentators expect the direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians to fail. But there is a...
Jewish Women in Canada
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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
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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