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A Justice for Palestine activist education session with Nadia Abu Shanab, Aida Tavassoli and Max Harris

Action Station, Alternative Jewish Voices, Dayenu, and Justice for Palestine hosted this webinar on the value of "human rights talk" when discussing Palestinian liberation.

A webinar discussion organised by Peace Action Wellington and Justice for Palestine featuring Jeff Halper, Nadia Abu-Shanab and Valerie Morse.

The candidate who currently appears to be the leading contender in the election for Mayor of Wellington City had this to say about twinning with a Sister City

In this episode four Wellington City Mayoral candidates – Ellen Blake, Barbara McKenzie, Ray Chung and Tory Whanau – discuss their views on twinning Wellington with a Sister City in Palestine. They also comment on Mayor Andy Foster's decision not to mark Nakba Day in May of this year by lighting up the Michael Fowler Centre in the colours of the Palestinian flag.

The speeches were made before a screening of the award-winning documentary Mayor, about the Mayor of Ramallah city in the Occupied Territories of Palestine. The speeches were preceded by Neil Ballantyne (Justice for Palestine) giving a short talk on a survey of all Wellington Council Candidates. Samira Zaitoun (Co-Convenor, Justice for Palestine) chaired the event.

Laura Agel from Justice for Palestine remembers Ghassan Kanfani. 

In Beirut, on July 9, 1972 – 50 years ago – Ghassan Kanafani climbed into his Austin 1100 car with his  17 year old niece Lamees, switched on the ignition and triggered a bomb planted by the Israeli Mossad. He and Lamees were killed instantly. 

But who was Ghassan Kanafani and why was the Israeli state so determined to kill him?