May 2004 FFIPP Update Dear Friends of FFIPP,
Recent events in Gaza, the massive destruction of homes and civilian lives in Rafah and Gaza City, should be protested world wide. (See below information on events in Gaza and email addresses for sending messages of outrage and condemnations.) Moreover, urgent action is needed to prevent further destruction and death in Gaza. Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Moshe Ya'alon is quoted in the Haaretz, saying, "Hundreds of Palestinian houses along the Israel-Egypt border have been targeted for demolition". The large demonstration in Tel Aviv to łGet out of Gaza and Start talking˛ is encouraging. We hope it will energize the peace camp in Israel to be active in building a movement to end the occupation of all Palestinian land taken in 1967 and to work with Palestinians for reconciliation, peace and justice for both people. FFIPP Upcoming Activities FFIPP 3rd International Conference FFIPP 2nd International Conference: An End to Occupation, A Just Peace in Israel-Palestine: Toward an active International Network, will take place at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium on July 3 -5, 2004. The conference will address the following issues: Higher Education in Palestine and the Defense of Academic Freedom The Wall, the Settlements and the Occupation: Which Way Forward? The Role of the European Union Report from Peace Groups in Israel-Palestine Reconciliation Today, Peace Tomorrow Group Discussions: Proposals for Action Panelists include: Prof. Okasha, Egypt; Eric Rouleau, France; Pierre Galland, Belgium; Issac Jad, Palestine, Oren Yiftachel, Israel; Salim Tamari, Palestine; Dr. Eyad El Sarraj, Palestine; Shulamit Aloni, Israel; Johan Galtung, Norway; Prof. Etienne Balibar, France; Prof. Adi Ophir, Israel; Luisa Morgontini, Italy; and others. A special effort is made to attract students to the conference and establish a student network for peace, justice and democracy in Israel-Palestine and the Middle East. Please spread the word about the conference among your colleagues and students. Registration for the conference can be done on the FFIPP web site, <http://www.ffipp.org/>, or at the conference. Information on hotels for the participants of the conference is on the FFIPP web site as well. Please let us know if you need an invitation from a faculty member at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. FFIPP Faculty Delegation to Israel-Palestine: June 18 - July 1, 2004 FFIPP 5th Delegation to Israel-Palestine is planned for June 18 to July 1. The delegation will meet with faculty and students in Israel and the occupied territories, Israeli and Palestinian community and political leaders, peace activists and experts on the conflict. Please visit FFIPP web site, <http://www.ffipp.org/>, to learn about past FFIPP delegations. FFIPP Fall Semester Campus Plans FFIPP will continue with the joint talks of Israeli and Palestinian faculty. FFIPP is also planning to organize a campus tour of an Arab and Jewish students from Haifa University and a campus tour of two Palestinian students from the occupied territories. A tour of two Israeli refusers is planned as well. Please let us know if you are interested to host any of these events on your campus. FFIPP Petition in Support of Academic Freedom for Palestinian and Freedom from Occupation In case you did sign the petition please do so via the FFIPP web site, <http://www.ffipp.org/>. Please ask your colleagues to sign the petition as well. Thank you. For Peace and Justice Yoav Elinevsky
