Jerusalem Women:Provencio to Gossage
November 13th, 2007Lynn Provencio’s reply:
Interestingly, Ms. Gossage mainly takes issue with my characterization of the Arab speakers, that I criticized their comments and personal stories as being politically motivated rather than being stories of alternative peace efforts. She says I don’t show proper sympathy for their afflictions. This is especially true in the case of Ms. Wejdan. Ms. Gossage says I twisted facts to show them in a bad light. However, she didn’t say what facts were twisted or what was the correct interpretation, except in the case of Ms. Wejdan’s return trip to Gaza from the US.
As for the reasons behind Ms. Wejdan’s not being allowed back into Israel the first try, when she returned from the US, we are speculating where we have no facts. While I made the comment about associations rather off-handedly, it makes sense. Ms. Wejdan was a student sponsored by a prestigious American scholarship program, and her PA papers were good enough for her to go into Israel from Gaza and pass through customs at Ben Gurion and then Kennedy Airport on her way to the US. Her sponsors have extensive experience in bringing foreign students to the US to study, including Palestinians. Why did she …
Three “Jerusalem” Women Come to Town
November 7th, 2007Note: This article is a much expanded version of the first comment on this subject that the UNM Daily Lobo refused to print.
by Lynn Provencio - On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007 I went over to Dane Smith Hall at UNM in Albuquerque to hear the presentation of “Three Jerusalem Women Speak”, which was billed as being alternative voices speaking for peace and non-violent solutions to the Israeli-Arab conflict. Actually none of the women was from Jerusalem, but maybe they just didn’t want to reprint their pamphlets.
The “Women Speak” tour is a production of “Partners for Peace“, and is sponsored by UNM (International Studies Institute, Religious Studies, Womens Resource Center, and Women Studies) and the Middle East Peace and Justice Alliance (MEPJA), (which is affiliated with the Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center and the International Solidarity Movement, a part of the International Communist Party).
The guest speakers were:
• Wejdan Jaber: A Muslim Palestinian, Ms. Jaber was awarded a USAID “Clinton Scholarship,” in 2000 and a Master’s in Public Administration and International Management from the Monterey Institute for International Studies, Monterey, California, in 2002. Born in …
UN Security Council Resolution 54, 1948: Arabs Reject Truce
January 2nd, 2007United Nations Security Council Resolution 54; July 15, 1948
[S/902]
The Security Council,
Taking into consideration that the Provisional Government of Israel has indicated its acceptance in principle of a prolongation of the truce in Palestine that the States members of the Arab League have rejected successive appeals of the United Nations Mediator, and of the Security Council in its resolution 53 (1948) of 7 July 1948, for the prolongation of the truce in Palestine; and that there has consequently developed a renewal of hostilities in Palestine,
1. Determines that the situation in Palestine constitutes a threat to the peace within the meaning of Article 39 of the Charter of the United Nations;
2. Orders the Governments and authorities concerned, pursuant to Article 40 of the Charter, to desist from further military action and to this end to issue cease-fire orders to their military and paramilitary forces, to hike effect at a time to be determined by the Mediator, but in any event not later than three days from the date of the adoption of this resolution
3. Declares that failure by any of the Governments or authorities concerned to comply with the preceding paragraph of this resolution would demonstrate the existence of a breach of …
