Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel
Elections Archive - April 2007
Elections Archive - April 2007
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Various Arab and European countries urge PA to go for early elections Rami Almeghari - IMEMC & Agencies, International Middle East Media Center 4/30/2007 Various Arab and European countries urged President Mahmoud Abbas during the his seven-European countries tour to hold elections early in a bid to end the internationally-imposed economic embargo on the Palestinian Authority. Local Palestinian news agency ’Sama’, reported that a high-ranking Palestinian official, speaking on condition of anonymity, revealed that ’these countries believe that an early election is the solution out of current impasse’. The Islamist Hamas group, described as ’terrorist’ by Israel, United States and European countries, defeated the more moderate Fatah party of Mahmoud Abbas during the January 2006’s parliamentary elections. In late February, Fatah and Hamas established a unity government in a bid to end internal violence and win international recognition. Hamas: New Intifada could erupt if West fails to lift embargo Reuters, Ha’aretz 5/1/2007 Meshal told the Palestinian daily al-Ayyam in an interview published on Monday that continuation of a Western economic embargo of the Palestinian government and military actions by Israel would "give notice to a huge explosion that would not only affect the Palestinians but also the entire region, especially the Zionist entity." Meshal also defended the firing of rockets, saying it was a response to Israeli killing of Palestinians, but told al-Ayyam he hoped a ceasefire could be expanded from Gaza to the West Bank. Western powers imposed severe sanctions on the Palestinian Authority after Hamas came to power in March 2006, beating Fatah in parliamentary elections. "I warn and say that I see that the current situation is heading in the direction of the conditions that prevailed in the late 1990s. Bishara tells Al Hiyat he will not become a political refugee Palestine News Network, Palestine News Network 4/29/2007 Chairman of the Israeli National Democratic Party, Dr. Azmi Bishara, told the Al Hiyat daily that he does not intend to become a political refugee. After the Palestinian member of Israeli Knesset resigned due to intense political persecution, Israeli police raided his offices. He is threatened with arrest. Bishara said that several countries have offered him political asylum and that he will not leave political life. He is hoping for some time work on several issues, including finishing a book he is writing, Israel’s plan to prevent his party from contesting the elections, and defending his resignation from membership in the Knesset. He stressed that the Israeli government body is not parliamentary, but rather partisan. Bishara said there are many who spearheaded a violent campaign. Dismissed leaders urge Fatah to investigate all cases of corruption in the movement Ma’an News Agency 4/29/2007 Jerusalm - Ma’an - Leaders of the Fatah movement, who were dismissed for their participation in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections contrary to the movement’s decisions, have called for investigating all cases of corruption in the movement. The call was made in a document signed by 33 of the advanced leaders from Fatah, which declared their refusal of the decisions taken against them. The 33 leaders deemed the decisions "shameful and unfair". The document was sent to president Abbas, Secretary General of Fatah’s Central Committee, Farouq Qaddoumi, the recruiting commissioner and members of the revolutionary council. The main subject of the document was the discharge of the leaders from the movement after they nominated themselves in the PLC elections independently. Barghouthi: "Only the Ministers Council is authorized to set date for local elections" Rasheed Hilal - IMEMC, International Middle East Media Center 4/28/2007 Palestinian Minister of Local Government, Mohammad Al Barghouthi, stated on Saturday that his latest meeting with Hanna Nasser, head of the Central Elections Committee, is a primary meeting to set the date for the fifth stage of the local municipal elections. Barghouthi added that this meeting was not meant to set the final date of these elections, but it was more of a primary meeting to set the criterions that would enable the remaining 1. 200. 000 residents to practice their voting rights. He said that some legal differences remained unsolved, such as the date and some legal issues, and added that when everything is finalized, the elections plan which includes the final date will be presented to the ministers’ council for approval, since the Ministers Council is the only side which is authorized to set the date for the local elections.  Articles
LinksAdalah Adalah (Justice in Arabic) is the first non-profit, non-sectarian Palestinian-run legal center in Israel. The main goal of Adalah’s work is to achieve equal rights and minority rights protections for Palestinian citizens of Israel. Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Organization: Addameer (conscience) is a Palestinian non-governmental, civil institution which focuses on human rights issues. Supports Palestinian prisoners, advocates for rights of political prisoners, works to end torture. Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Amnesty International USA Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Arab Association for Human Rights - HRA The HRA was founded in 1988 to promote and protect the political, civil, economic, and cultural rights of the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel and to further the domestic implementation of international human rights principles. It is an independent non-governmental organisation registered in Israel. Association for Civil Rights in Israel - ACRI In Hebrew - The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) was founded in 1972 as a non-political and independent body, with the goal of protecting human and civil rights in Israel and in the territories under Israeli control. B’tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. It endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent among the Israeli public, and help create a human rights culture in Israel. Boycott Israeli Medical Association UK: The Medical Committee for Boycott of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) will document the systematic torture of Palestinian people by agents of Israel. It will publicise the practice in order to bring world opinion to bear on Israel. And it will challenge the Israeli Medical Association which has repeatedly failed to issue advice to doctors who are involved in any way with torture. Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Palestinian Center for Human Rights The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is an independent legal body based in Gaza City dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law, and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Palestinian Prisoners Society The Palestinian Prisoner Society is a social and human institution and its members are prisoners inside prisons and released prisoners. Membership is open to every Palestinian prisoner inside and outside prisons who meets the conditions of membership. Physicians for Human Rights - Israel Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR-Israel) was established in 1988 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, dedicated to promoting and protecting the medical human rights of all residents of Israel and the Occupied Territories. Public Committee Against Torture in Israel - PCATI An independent human rights organization founded that monitors the implementation conditions in detention centers and continues the struggle against the use of torture in interrogation in Israel and the Palestinian Authority. United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine The main collection contains the texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace. World Organisation Against Torture OMCT is today the largest international coalition of NGOs fighting against torture,summary executions, forced disappearances and all other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in order to preserve Human Rights. It has at its disposal a network, SOS Torture, consisting of some 240 non-governmental organisations which act as sources of information.
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