IN PHOTOS ~~ REMEMBERING THE NAKBA AND THE WAR IN IRAQ

desertpeace posted: "Commemorating the Nakba zion wants us to forget about it ... On the eve of an important event to discuss the Nakba* scheduled to take place this evening, the Executive Director of a tony uptown synagogue in New York City where the event was " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Desertpeace IN PHOTOS ~~ REMEMBERING THE NAKBA AND THE WAR IN IRAQ by desertpeace Commemorating the Nakba zion wants us to forget about it ... On the eve of an important event to discuss the Nakba* scheduled to take place this evening, the Executive Director of a tony uptown synagogue in New York City where the event was contracted to take place has attempted to cancel the event with no explanation in what can only be perceived as an effort to shut down discussion of the “ongoing Nakba” within the Jewish community. The event was to feature the Palestinian human rights organization, Badil (whose timely recently released Corporate Complicity in Violations of International Law in Palestine [pdf] is a must read), and Israeli human rights organization Zochrot. It is part of multi-city speaking tour, and was sponsored in New York by four organizations: Jewish Voice for Peace-New York; Nakba Education Project; Jews Say No!; and the National Lawyers Guild Palestine Subcommittee. Read the full report at Mondoweiss The cancellation results ... Photos © by Bud Korotzer * * * * * * * * * * * On the other side of town, the 12th anniversary of Bush's catastrophe was remembered * * * * * desertpeace | March 22, 2015 at 08:36 | Categories: Activism, Associate Post, Ethnic Cleansing, Iraq War, Nakba, Palestine, Photography, zionist harassment | URL: http://wp.me/pahWK-bfc Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Desertpeace. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/in-photos-remembering-the-nakba-and-the-war-in-iraq/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com