koumbit, Author at Together Against Apartheid

CJPME Debrief Podcast: Together Against Apartheid

Posted on: March 28, 2022 Last updated on: November 2, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: Campaign Updates

Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) has been campaigning for Palestinian rights and against Israeli apartheid since 2008. In March, they ramped up these efforts with a focused new campaign called “Together Against…

From Occupation to Apartheid: UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk on his latest report

Posted on: March 25, 2022 Last updated on: March 25, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: Campaign Updates

Join us on Tuesday, April 12, 9am PT / 12pm ET for an exclusive conversation with United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory and Canadian human rights expert Michael Lynk. Professor Lynk…

Landscape photo of the apartheid wall in Israel-Palestine, with the wall taking up the left half of the image, and rolling hills and blue sky on the right. The wall is grey concrete vertical panels with a meter of barbed wire above.

NY Times: U.N. Investigator Accuses Israel of Apartheid, Citing Permanence of Occupation

Posted on: March 23, 2022 Last updated on: March 24, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: In the Media

By Patrick Kingsley JERUSALEM — A United Nations special rapporteur has accused Israel of committing the crime of apartheid in the occupied territories, joining a growing group of international, Israeli and Palestinian rights…

The Maple: Canadian Jewish Group Launches Campaign Against Israeli Apartheid

Posted on: March 22, 2022 Last updated on: April 5, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: In the Media

The group Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) launched a new campaign Monday to “end Israel’s oppression against Palestinians” following a recent Amnesty International report that found Israel is committing the crime of…

New Campaign Brings Canadians Together Against Apartheid in Israel

Posted on: March 21, 2022 Last updated on: March 21, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: Campaign Updates

For Immediate Release March 21, 2022 – Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Canada launched a new national campaign this morning, Together Against Apartheid, aimed at educating and empowering people across the country to end Israel’s oppression…

A green texture background with black spray-painted words reading "Palestine will Be free." On the top left an image light-skin tone person wearing classes and with a chin-length hair cut. To that image's right is an image of an individual with a medium-dark skin tone person with black curly hair tied back in a bun and a black beard. The person is in a pink short-sleeved shirt and is wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh. The image to the right contains a light-skin tone person with medium-blonde shoulder length hair. The erson is wearing pink glasses and smiling. They are wearing a grey shirt. The background is light blue. The image to the right contains an individual with medium-light skin tone who has a beard and moustache. They are smiling and standing in frong of trees. Below to the left is an individual with their head turned slightly to the left. They are wearing wire-frame glasses. They have white hair and a white beard and moustache. They are wearing a purple t-shirt that reads in white text "OCCUPATION IS NOT OUR JUDAISM." They are standing in front of a wall made of beige bricks. To the right is an image of a light-medium skin tone person who is smiling and has pink lipstick on. Their hair is brown with blonde highlights. They are standing in frong of a bookshelf with multicoloured books. The image to the right shows a medium-light skin tone person with short salt-and-pepper hair and a beard and a goatee. They are smiling. They are wearing a bright blue long-sleeve, button-up shirt. They are standing in front of red brick wall. The image to the right is of a light skin tone person with short white hair and a beard. They are wearing black glasses. They are smiling. The background is green and textured. To the right in white, non-serif text: "BDS: Toolkit for Community Organizing; Workshop and strategy session; March 23rd at 1:30 pm ET; Speakers: Debbie Hubbard, Moe Alqasem, Erika Campbell, Hassan Husseini, David Mivasair, Amy Kishek, Aidan MacDonald and Byron Rempel-Burkholder. Below to the right is an image of two thin, white leaves crossing. One one side of the leaves reads "IJV" on the other side reads "VJI."

BDS: A Toolkit for Community Organizing

Posted on: March 14, 2022 Last updated on: March 14, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: Campaign Updates

Independent Jewish Voices’ BDS Committee invites you to join us for BDS: A Toolkit for Community Organizing! This workshop is part of the global Israeli Apartheid Week series of events. Boycott, Divestment,…

Photo of protesters marching in the street holding a banner that reads "Israel = Apartheid" with Israel in light blue, = in purple, and apartheid in red, all caps, on a white background. The protested appear to be women of varying ethnicities, some wearing keffiyahs. Protesters hold other posters, too, including "Israeli is an apartheid state," "freedom for Gaza" with a rising fist," and "boycott, divest, sanction."

The Guardian: ‘Apartheid state’: Israel’s fears over image in US are coming to pass

Posted on: February 3, 2022 Last updated on: March 4, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: In the Media

At the beginning of the year, Israel’s foreign minister Yair Lapid reflected on the diplomatic challenges for 2022. “We think that in the coming year, there will be debate that is unprecedented…

CTV News: Amnesty joins rights groups in accusing Israel of apartheid

Posted on: February 1, 2022 Last updated on: February 23, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: In the Media, News

by Joseph Krauss, Associated Press JERUSALEM — Amnesty International said Tuesday that Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment…

Secretary General of Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard holds a press conference in East Jerusalem on February 1, 2022. She has light skin and short light brown hair with bangs. She is wearing red circle glasses and black blazer, with her hand raised as she is speaking. There are multiple multi-coloured microphones in front of her. To her right, Orly Noy, a journalist and activist based in Jerusalem is sitting. She is a dark-skinned woman with black hair wearing red lipstick and a black turtleneck. She is looking to the left at the Secretary General.

CBC: Amnesty report accuses Israel of subjecting Palestinians to system of ‘oppression and domination’

Posted on: February 1, 2022 Last updated on: March 4, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: In the Media

Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of “segregation, dispossession and exclusion” that it said amounted to crimes against humanity. The London-based…

Toronto Star: Amnesty report labels Israeli actions against Palestinians as apartheid and crimes against humanity

Posted on: February 1, 2022 Last updated on: February 23, 2022 Written by: koumbit Categorized in: In the Media, Opinion

By Shree Paradkar – Israel is committing acts of apartheid against Palestinians that constitute a crime against humanity, says a bombshell report by Amnesty International being release Tuesday. The 280-page report by…