Invitation for a solidarity action with Gaza & Nablus (Saturday, January 2, 2010) دعوة للمشاركة في نشاط تضامني مع غزة ونابلس

The First Anniversary of the Israeli War on Gaza

Honoring the souls of our Martyrs

in the Gaza Strip and Nablus

We invite you on this occasion to join us in lighting candles to express our solidarity and our demand to break the siege and end of the suffering of our people in Gaza

and to solidify our popular struggle against the oppressive practices of the Israeli Occupation in the West Bank and to condemn the recent horrific crime of the cold-blooded assassination of three Palestinian activists in Nablus

Martyrs

(Ghassan Abu Sharekh, Raed Surakji, Anan Suboh)

On the evening of Saturday, January 2, 2010

5:00 pm

Martyrs' Circle – Nablus

Kindly bring candles and signs in both Arabic and English and invite all friends and international solidarity activists located in the Nablus region

Palestinian Political Parties’ Coordinating Committee & the organizations, groups, powers, and personalities of the Nablus District

بمناسبة الذكرى السنويه الأولى للحرب الإسرائيليه على غزة

وإكراما وإجلالا لأرواح شهدائنا الأبرار

في قطاع غزة وفي نابلس جبل النار

ندعوكم للتجمع
لإشعال الشموع إحياء لذكرى شهداء العدوان الصهيوني الغاشم

وللتعبير عن تضامننا ومطالبتنا برفع الحصار وإنهاء معاناة شعبنا الصامد في غزة

وتعزيزا لمقاومتنا الشعبية ضد ممارسات الإحتلال الإسرائيلي في الضفة الغربية

وإستنكارا لجريمة الإغتيال البشعة

التي إقترفتها قوات الإحتلال الصهيوني في نابلس

بحق مناضلينا الأبطال

الشهداء

(غسان أبو شرخ ، رائد السركجي ، عنان صبح)

وذلك مساء يوم السبت الموافق 2-1-2010

الساعة 5:00

في ميدان الشهداء (الدوار) – نابلس

الرجاء من جميع المشاركين

إحضار الشموع وأيضا كتابة شعارات تضامنية باللغتين العربية والإنجليزية

ودعوة جميع الأصدقاء والنشطاء

والمتضامنين الدوليين المتواجدين في محافظة نابلس

لجنة التنسيق الفصائلي
و مؤسسات وفعاليات وقوى

وشخصيات محافظة نابلس

27-12-2009

The Messenger of Peace 2010 !

By Saed J. Abu-Hijleh

He was born to tell
that Earth mustn’t be hell.
Jesus The messenger of Peace
walked the thorny path
to end oppression
and impede human attrition…

2010 years later
oppression is still the norm
and the lost Children of “Canaan”
cannot go home
prevented by a fascist terrorist state
that calls itself “Israel”.

“Israel” is a hijacked name
and smearing it with injustice is a shame.
Israel is the title Allah gave to Jacob,
a revered prophet and father of many prophets.
But today “Israel” means bullets and rockets,
blood and tears,
and lives full of agony and fears.

“Israel” is indeed a hijacked name
and to stain it with genocide is a shame.
Yet historical fallacy is accredited by Western diplomacy
and the blessed name of a good prophet
is now an Apartheid state
and we have to accept this bloody fate
and silently be ethnically cleansed
and see our flesh with earth blend
torn apart by bombs made
in the USA
called DIME
while Europe pays
in many ways
for the continuation
of this crime.

2010 years ago
The Messenger of Peace was born
to tell
that Earth mustn’t be hell
that love conquers all…

Today the birthplace of Jesus is surrounded by hate:
Walls behind walls and gate after gate;
To reach the city of nativity
you must pass
through humiliation
turnstile
and injure your soul
mile after mile…
Ugly soldiers will “look you with a scorn”
and your whole being is torn;
You are your ID
A number
A security threat
Or benign existence
But keep your distance
From the barrel of the gun
Any wrong move and you are gone…

The messenger of Peace 2010
People of Palestine
Women and men
Young and old
The story must be told
Truth we cannot bend:
“Israel” is a lie
On earth and in sky
No more should die
Apartheid must end.

DIME is the "Dense Inert Metal Explosives" that were used heavily by Israel in its war on Gaza 2008-2009 resulting in the horrific deaths and injuries among Palestinian civilians.

Long Live Palestine by Lowkey (Official Video)

Long Live Palestine by Lowkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p1CJwTNC9M

While we listen to tunes, made by ignorant fools,
Israel blocked the UN from delivering food,
They'll bring in the troops and you won't even glimpse at the news,
They make money of the products that we are quick to consume,
It's not simply a question of differing views,
Forget emotions, this is fact, what I spit is the truth,
Makes no difference if you're a Christian or if you're a Jew,
They are just people living in different conditions to you,
They still die when you bomb their schools, mosques and hospitals,
It is not because of rockets, please god can you stop it all,
I'm not related to the strangers on the TV,
But I relate because those faces could have been me,
Words can never ever explain the raw tragedy,
It's not a war they're just murdering more rapidly,
We are automatically supporting pure savagery,
Imagine how you'd feel if it was your family,

This is for Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank, Gaza,

This is for the child that is searching for an answer,
I wish I could take your tears and replace them with laughter,

Long live Palestine, Long live Gaza,


Palestine remains in my heart forever,
We stand for peace, in times of war we shan't surrender,
Remember, it didn't start in that dark December,
Every coin is a bullet, if you're Mark's and Spencer,
And when your sipping Coca-Cola,
That's another pistol in the holster of a soulless soldier,
You say you know about the Zionist lobby,
But you put money in their pocket when you're buying their coffee,
Talking about revolution, sitting in Starbucks,
The fact is that's the type of thinking I can't trust,
Let alone even start to respect,
Before you talk learn the meaning of that scarf on your neck,
Forget Nestle,
Obama promised Israel 30 billion over the next decade,
They're trigger happy and they're crazy,
Think about that when you're putting Huggies nappies on your baby,

This is for Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank, Gaza,
This is for the child that is searching for an answer,
I wish I could take your tears and replace them with laughter,
Long live Palestine, Long live Gaza,

This is not just a war over stolen land,
Why do you think little boys are throwing stones at tanks?
We will never really know how many people are dead,
They drop bombs on little girls while they sleep in their beds,
Don't get offended by facts, just try and listen,
Nothing is more anti-Semitic than Zionism,
So please don't bring bad vibes when you speak to me,
I know there's plenty of Rabbi's that agree with me,
It's your choice what you do with this message,
Don't get it confused; I view this from a truly human perspective,
How many more resolutions have to be violated,
How many more children have to be annihilated
Israel is a terror state, there terrorists that terrorise,
I testify, my television televised them telling lies,
This is not a war, it is systematic genocide,
But whatever they try, Palestine will never die!!!

A radio program by BBC Alan Johnston on his return to Nablus after six years (I am interviewed in this program)

A radio program by BBC Alan Johnston on his return to Nablus after six years. Alan interviewed me in 2003 after my Mother Shaden Abu-Hijleh was assassinated by Israeli soldiers. Excerpts of this interview are included in this program. In it I recount the tragic moments of the crime. You can listen to the radio show by visiting the following link:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0057d1s

When you reach to the page hit Listen Now (and if you could not hear, hit the Lower Bandwidth Version).

I have to say that I do not agree with several things in this program and we all have to listen to it critically. Actually, I gave the BBC a long and in-depth interview on Nov. 11, 2009 about my analysis of the current situation, and the fake "economic peace" of Netanyahu in light of the continued Israeli Military Occupation and Apartheid (the siege of Gaza, the ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem, the Apartheid wall, the expansion of Israeli colonies, settler violence, and the continued killing and imprisonment of Palestinians, etc.) but it was not included in this program for editorial considerations.

However, Alan Johnston does say clearly that without ending the Israeli occupation the current calm will collapse as was the case in the first and second intifadas, and he should be commended and thanked for the good effort he put in this program.

All the best,

Saed J. Abu-Hijleh

Call for Action: Oppose Portuguese Water Deal with Mekorot! Defend Palestinian Water Rights! Uphold International Law!

Israel's national water carrier Mekorot signed a "co-operative" venture with EPAL, the Portuguese water company that serves 2.5 million consumers in the country's capital and the south. The agreement claims to safeguard the Portuguese water system against "terrorist threats", building on Mekorot's alleged "expertise" in the area.

The Portuguese deal is in a reality a thinly veiled attempt for Mekorot to profit from its many years of experience as an agent of Israel's illegal and immoral occupation of Palestine. The deal with Portugal serves as a launch pad for the company to sell its services to the rest of Europe, pumping millions of dollars back to Israel's military apparatus. This money will inevitably be used to consolidate Israel's criminal appropriation of Palestinian water aquifers.

An Amnesty International report published last October accuses Israel of denying Palestinians access to water. "Swimming pools, well-watered lawns and large irrigated farms in Israeli settlements ... stand in stark contrast next to Palestinian villages whose inhabitants struggle even to meet their domestic water needs," reads the report. Israel's daily water consumption per capita is four times higher than the 70 litre per person consumed in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, a number well below the recommended World Health Organization guidelines.

Israel reroutes more than 80 percent of water retrieved from the Mountain Aquifer. This aquifer is the only supply of drinking water for Palestinians, while Israel draws water from other sources, including the Jordan River. Somewhere between 180,000 and 200,000 Palestinians in rural communities of the West Bank have no access to running water. About 90 to 95 percent of Gaza’s drinking water supply has been contaminated with sewage and seawater and is now undrinkable.

The Palestine Solidarity Committee (CSP) in Portugal wrote a letter to EPAL protesting the agreement. The company defended the deal by shirking its responsibility for the faith of the Palestinians. Adding insult to injury, EPAL sacked an employee that expressed dissent, an attempt to curtail freedom of expression inside the organization. Nevertheless, in light of European Union directives in the award of public contracts (2004/18/EC), the company is walking on thin ice and the deal can fall if the right public pressure is applied. Already the Portuguese media has expressed interest in the case. This is an international appeal to activists worldwide to help us curtail Mekorot's expansion into Europe at an early stage.

Demand that EPAL end its agreement with Mekorot NOW!

1 - Write a letter to EPAL, to the Portuguese Ministry of Environment and to the Portuguese media exposing this shameless deal and demanding that EPAL breaks its agreement with Mekorot.

Please copy us on all correspondence: stopmekorotcampaign@gmail.com

Model letter (in Portuguese): http://bit.ly/12zuWF (you can also write in English)

EPAL board of directors: jose.zenha@epal.pt , jose.zenha@epal.pt , jose.figueira@epal.pt , anita.ferreira@epal.pt , blopes@epal.pt , mario.maria@epal.pt , joaquim.sereno@epal.pt , luis.branco@epal.pt , conceicao.almeida@epal.pt , francisco.serranito@epal.pt , daniela.santos@epal.pt , carlos.saraiva@epal.pt , paulo.rodrigues@epal.pt , barnabe.pisco@epal.pt , maria.benoliel@epal.pt , nilopes@epal.pt , ldurao@epal.pt , mario.cruz@epal.pt , ana.pile@epal.pt , margarida.santos@epal.pt

Minister for the Environment Dulce Pássaro: gmaotdr@maotdr.gov.pt

Learn more!

Portuguese water company's immoral collaboration with Israel: http://bit.ly/uYXc0
Video explaining the contract with Mekorot: http://bit.ly/7ecUvK
Amnesty International report "Troubled Waters" (October, 2009): http://bit.ly/1rNuiN
Video: Al-Jazeera report (October 27, 2009): http://bit.ly/3XK4Xv
Video: Al-Jazeera report (November 14, 2009): http://bit.ly/4Bv6ZZ

...towards thee...

By Saed J. Abu-Hijleh

Swimming towards thee…
In thy music…
My heart is shattered…
My soul is aching…
I long for that smile
For the soft caress on my head
For the heart that housed me
in most difficult of times
in the intensive care unit
when I was late at night
when in the distance gunfire was heard…
Swimming towards thee
To the wrinkles in thy face
To tears falling after the fall of a rose…

Lord of my heart
Lord of my soul
Lord of all...
What’s my mission before the great fall?
Please tell me… fight death with death?
Fight death with life?
Find my wife?
Bring more life to life, despite agony and strife?

Hold my hand… let us go for a walk, away from the noise,
Maybe I can show you the sacred rock, where I used to sit,
For an eternity that was a little bit…!

Swimming towards thee
Through the Sacred Ney
Till my thoughts are your thoughts
And my tears your tears….
Till our breath is one
And there are no more fears…

Thursday, December 10, 2009
Nablus, Occupied Palestine

Seventh Anniversary of the Assassination and Martyrdom of Shaden Shaden Abdel Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

(ولا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الله أمواتا بل أحياء عند ربهم يرزقون)

الذكرى السنوية السابعة لإستشهاد المناضلة

شادن عبد القادر الصالح أبو حجلة

" أم سائد "

حرم الدكتور جمال أبو حجلة

سبعة أعوام مضت ولا تزال دولة الإرهاب والقتلة ترفض الاعتراف بمسؤولية جنودها الجبناء عن جريمة اغتيال المناضلة شادن عبد القادر الصالح أبو حجلة. ولكن بالرغم من ذلك يبقى أهل وأصدقاء الشهيدة مستمرين في حملتهم القانونية والإعلامية للمطالبة بمعاقبة القتلة وفضح ممارسات سلطات الإحتلال الإسرائيلي على الصعيد الدولي

ما زال دم شادن الطاهر ينتصر على رصاصهم وما زالت إبتسامتها أقوى من حقدهم، حاضرة في وجدان كل من عرفها، شعلة أمل ومحبة للفقراء والمستضعفين، ونبراس عز وفخار للمناضلين في سبيل الحرية والكرامة الإنسانية يضيء عتمة الطريق لنرى هدفنا بوضوح ونتحد من أجل وطننا الحبيب فلسطين، كل فلسطين، من النهر إلى البحر ومن إصبع الجليل إلى أم الرشراش

استشهدت المناضلة شادن برصاص الاحتلال الإسرائيلي الغادر يوم الجمعة 11/10/2002 الموافق 5 شعبان 1423 هـ، بعد عمر حافل بالنشاطات الاجتماعية والشعبية والثقافية والإنسانية. فقد عملت في تربية الأجيال منذ عام 1960 واستنكفت عن التدريس عام 1967 احتجاجا على محاولة سلطات الاحتلال تغيير المناهج الدراسية واستمرت في نشاطها النضالي مع المخلصين الشرفاء لدعم مسيرة شعبها الفلسطيني في تطلعاته للحرية والاستقلال من الاحتلال الإسرائيلي والمحافظة على الهوية الوطنية الفلسطينية على التراب الفلسطيني حيث شاركت الشهيدة في العديد من المؤسسات والجمعيات المحلية والوطنية التي تعمل من اجل العدالة والحرية في فلسطين والعالم

 عضو الهيئة الإدارية للجمعية الثقافية الاجتماعية الخيرية
 عضو الهيئة الإدارية لجمعية رعاية الأمومة والطفولة

عضو مؤسس لنادي عيبال للثقافة والفن الشعبي

 عضو مؤسس لجمعية مكافحة التدخين والعقاقير الخطرة

 عضو مؤسس لحركة فلسطينيات من اجل البناء الديمقراطي في فلسطين

 عضو فاعل في اللجان الشعبية لمحافظة نابلس

نؤكد أن الشهيدة شادن قتلت بدم بارد، وكان قتلها اغتيالا مع سبق الإصرار والترصد. يعتقد البعض خطأ أن الشهيدة استشهدت برصاصة طائشة وهذا ليس صحيحا. لقد أطلق جنود الاحتلال خمسة عشرة رصاصة على الأقل على الشهيدة وعلى زوجها وابنها اللذين نجيا بقدر من الله سبحانه وتعالى. الرصاصة الأولى كانت موجهة إلى رأس الشهيدة وأخطأتها بعشرة سنتيمترات ولكن الرصاصة الثانية أصابت جسدها الطاهر إصابة مباشرة في خاصرتها اليسرى وكانت من النوع المتفجر المحرم دوليا مما أدى إلى استشهادها على الفور. هذا وقد اعترف الجيش الإسرائيلي عبر وسائل الإعلام بأنه أطلق النار ولكنه قال أن الشهيدة أصيبت بالخطأ. لا يمكن لعاقل أن يصدق أن يتم إطلاق خمسة عشرة رصاصة على هدف معين من مسافة 25 مترا بالخطأ. هذا هو الإرهاب بعينه.. هذا هو الجبن بعينه... هذه هي إحدى جرائم الاحتلال الإسرائيلي ضد شعبنا الأعزل. لقد قاومت الشهيدة شادن الاحتلال بالطرق السلمية وكرست حياتها لمساعدة المتضررين من الاحتلال ولكن عنصرية الاحتلال وفاشيته أرادت أن تسكت صوتها المطالب دائما بحرية شعبها واستقلاله

يمكنكم مشاهدة فيلم وثائقي عن جريمة الاغتيال والحصول على معلومات أوفى عن حياة الشهيدة من خلال زيارة موقعها على الانترنت بالإضافة إلى الموقع الآخر المذكور

http://www.remembershaden.org/

or

www.archive.org/details/SaedHijleh

Seventh Anniversary of the Assassination and Martyrdom of

Shaden Abdel Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh

(February 15, 1941--October 11, 2002)

Seven years have passed and the death squad and terrorist State of Israel is still refusing to admit the responsibility of its cowardly soldiers for the crime of assassination of Shaden Abu-Hijleh. Despite this, the family of and friends of martyr Shaden are still continuing their legal and media campaign to bring the perpetrators to justice and to expose the war crimes of Israel on the international level.

Seven years, and the blood of Shaden is still winning over their bullets; her smile is stronger than their hate, ever-present in the minds and hearts of all who knew her; a torch of hope and love for the wretched, and an honorable example for the strugglers for freedom and human dignity, illuminating the road ahead so we can see our goal clearly and unite for the sake of a free & democratic Palestine, all of Palestine, from the river to the sea, and from the Galilee to Um Al Rashrash.

On October 11th 2002, Shaden Abu-Hijleh (aged 62), a grandmother, peace activist and philanthropist, was murdered in cold blood. Israeli soldiers deliberately shot her without provocation while she was embroidering inside her home in the West Bank City of Nablus. Over 15 hollow-point bullets, which are banned by international law, were shot directly at her and her family killing her and injuring her husband and son.

Shaden was a devout patriot and shared with her Palestinian brothers and sisters the aspiration for freedom and liberation from the Israeli military occupation. She worked for Palestinian independence and the preservation of Palestinian national identity on Palestine's soil. She joined several organizations and association working for freedom and peace in Palestine and around the world. After her sons and daughter graduated from university, Shaden dedicated her life for the sake of achieving political and social justice and became a notable leader in the women's movement in Palestine. She was an active member in several local and national organizations:

• Administrative Committee Member, The Charitable Cultural and Social Society

• Administrative Committee Member, Society for the Safeguarding of Motherhood and Childhood, Nablus, Palestine.

• Founding Member, Ebal Cultural Center for Palestinian Arts and Folklore

• Founding Member, Association for Combating of Smoking and Dangerous Drugs.

• Founding Member, Palestinian Women for Democratic Change.

• Member of the Palestinian National Popular Committees (Responsible for the disbursement of food supplies to needy families affected by Israeli curfews and sieges of Palestinian towns and villages).

You can watch and download a film on the assassination of martyr Shaden Abu-Hijleh by the Israeli Military "death squads" by visiting the website for Martyr Shaden Abu-Hijleh:

http://www.remembershaden.org/

or

www.archive.org/details/SaedHijleh

Radio interview with

Two "Project Hope" Volunteers from Britain

Tune to

Global Perspectives Radio Show

Prepared and Presented by

Saed J. Abu-Hijleh

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

2:00 pm Jerusalem (Palestine) time (or 11 pm GMT)

and re-aired at 7:00 pm Palestine time (4 pm GMT)

You can listen the show live on the internet by visiting Voice of An-Najah Radio on www.najah.edu/fm and click on the live Broadcast icon.

You can also listen to the show by downloading it from the same website (www.najah.edu/fm) in the Recorded Material (Global Perspectives section).

A State of Love (Poem)

Reading my poem 'State of Love' in Maynooth University Students Union, 26th March 2009.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SziNOgNNpcc

Rock Stars!

By Saed J. Abu-Hijleh

We are rocks my dear and stars are still far
that is why we long for
the light
to enter every cell
so we can tell
the truth

We are stars my dear and soon we'll become rocks
like withering candles
time will come
when the flame
stops

But I have hope
that this voice
this very voice
of mine and yours
shall never fade away
and shall vibrate
at a steady rate
in every place
a mantra of love
that permeates
all of creation...

To my friend Jennifer with love, in response to a comment she made: "Really nice--makes us all look like rock stars!". I miss you JiJi :-)

My Fast Bike !

"My Fast Bike" poem that I read during the visit of members of Follow the Women Organization to Nablus and An-Najah National University as part of the (Pedal for Peace) on May 13, 2008 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-705283043303548530).

68 candles !

By Saed J. Abu-Hijleh

Sixty eight candles shall be lit
A new dress shall fit
An embroidered soul shall say it all
From eternity till present time…

Mama the first word I said
Mama the last word I shall say
Before I travel away
To meet her
On the other side of this great divide
Between dream and reality…

Who said the bullets were real
Or the wounds that you feel
Or the jokes and laughter
After a Friday meal
In the springtime
Of Nablus?

Who said we had birthdays
And lit candles
And sang "saneh hilwah ya gameel"
In Egyptian accent
And with One breath put them off
With tears on our cheeks
And smiles in our hearts

It was all dreams
Or so it seems
And the only thing real
Is what you do not want to feel!

I want to be the bridge
To connect this unbearable wedge
So you can caress my head again
And save me from becoming insane
Your name is my mantra of redemption:
Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama Mama


On the occasion of the 68th birthday of Martyr Shaden Abed Al Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh who was assassinated by Israeli Death Squads on Oct. 11, 2002.

Invitation for a public workshop (The Obama Presidency and Prospects of Palestine Solidarity Action in the USA)

The Center for Global Consciousness (CGC)
Cordially invites you to attend

A workshop on

The Obama Presidency and Prospects of Palestine Solidarity Action in the USA

By
Dr. Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi
&
Mr. Jaime Veve

Dr. Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi is a distinguished scholar and longtime Palestinian activist who is Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative at the College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University.

Mr. Jaime Veve is a distinguished leader of the Latino-American community in New York and longtime antiwar activist from Vietnam to Iraq. He is an organizer of the Transport Workers Union and Co-Chair of the Palestine Labor Action Network.


Thursday, Jan 29, 2009
3:30 pm

Al Yasmeen Hotel
Nablus -- Palestine

Gazan-gri-la!

My crime is premeditated Gaza
Punishable by hope
Lynched by a scope
of "Lost Horizons"…
Oh Gazan-gri-la:
My beloved paradise
Full of blood and fallen butterflies
All truths are nothings but lies
That is what Israel is saying to the world…
You must believe her for she is the only one who knows
F-16s are peace loving white doves
It is wrong to think of them as black crows
The one thousand bounds bombs
Are nothing but candy bars
And the mutilated bodies of children have no scars…
These are only engraves of ancient biblical names
Sacred to all
And we must memorize them good
Before we fall
Into our deep sleep
And dream of nothing but the glory of Eretz Israel…

Oh Gazan-gri-la:
My sweet sweet paradise
The nice smell of burned flesh
The juicy pieces of human shish kebab
Levni and Barak are having a dinner party tonight
Only the elite are invited: Sarkozy, Bush, Obama, and our blessed Mubarak…
The Security Council will keep the food warm
So no ceasefire till all the guests eat
And congratulate Israel for this wonderful treat…

By Saed J. Abu-Hijleh
Nablus, Palestine
Jan 7, 2009

(Solidarity Tent with Gaza in Nablus City Center)(Thursday, Jan 8, 2009, 1 pm)

دعوة للمشاركة في خيمة التضامن مع أهلنا في غزة -- دوار الشهداء -- نابلس -- الخميس 8-1-2009 -- الساعة 1 بعد الظهر (Solidarity Tent with Gaza in Nablus City Center)(Thursday, Jan 8, 2009, 1 pm)

إنطلاقا من أهمية التضامن مع أهلنا في غزة
وتعبيرا عن رفضنا للهجمة الصهيونية البربرية على كل معاني الحياة والكرامة الإنسانية في قطاع غزة الصامد
فإننا في مؤسسات التضامن الدولي والمؤسسات الوطنية والرسمية
وكافة أحرار العالم

ندعوكم للمشاركة في إفتتاح خيمة التضامن مع شعبنا في غزة المحاصرة
تحت شعار
(أحرار العالم من نابلس إلى غزة)

وذلك يوم الخميس 8-1-2009
الساعة 1 بعد الظهر
في دوار الشهداء
نابلس-جبل النار

الرجاء تعميم هذه الدعوة على جميع الأصدقاء والمتضامنين

No need to kill the butterfly!

By Saed J. Abu-Hijleh
Nalus, Palestine

No need to kill the butterfly
she will fly away
before finishing what I say
and land on the jasmine tree
near the sea
of true love...

No need to break the wings
or the heart that rings
with thy name
before it goes to sleep
and goes deep
in the sea
of true love

No need to veil the face
that smiles with grace
hiding the scars
of years of war
on the shores
of the sea
of true love

No need to forget the name
that once lived
in the soul of a tree
watered from the sea
of true love

No need to delete a man
who is sailing away
searching for the truth
in the sea
of true love...

Six years after the assassination crime of Shaden Abdel Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh (Oct 11, 2008)

Sixth Anniversary of the Assassination and Martyrdom of
Shaden Abdel Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh
(February 15, 1941--October 11, 2002)

Six years have passed and the death squad and terrorist State of Israel is still refusing to admit the responsibility of its cowardly soldiers for the crime of assassination of Shaden Abu-Hijleh. Despite this, the family of and friends of martyr Shaden are still continuing their legal and media campaign to bring the perpetrators to justice and to expose the war crimes of Israel on the international level.

Six years, and the blood of Shaden is still winning over their bullets; her smile is stronger than their hate, ever-present in the minds and hearts of all who knew her; a torch of hope and love for the wretched, and an honorable example for the strugglers for freedom and human dignity, illuminating the road ahead so we can see our goal clearly and unite for the sake of a free & democratic Palestine, all of Palestine, from the river to the sea, and from the Galilee to Um Al Rashrash.

On October 11th 2002, Shaden Abu-Hijleh (aged 62), a grandmother, peace activist and philanthropist, was murdered in cold blood. Israeli soldiers deliberately shot her without provocation while she was embroidering inside her home in the West Bank City of Nablus. Over 15 hollow-point bullets, which are banned by international law, were shot directly at her and her family killing her and injuring her husband and son.

haden was a devout patriot and shared with her Palestinian brothers and sisters the aspiration for freedom and liberation from the Israeli military occupation. She worked for Palestinian independence and the preservation of Palestinian national identity on Palestine's soil. She joined several organizations and association working for freedom and peace in Palestine and around the world. After her sons and daughter graduated from university, Shaden dedicated her life for the sake of achieving political and social justice and became a notable leader in the women's movement in Palestine. She was an active member in several local and national organizations:

- Administrative Committee Member, The Charitable Cultural and Social Society
- Administrative Committee Member, Society for the Safeguarding of Motherhood and Childhood.
- Founding Member, Ebal Cultural Center for Palestinian Arts and Folklore
- Founding Member, Association for Combating of Smoking and Dangerous Drugs.
- Founding Member, Palestinian Women for Democratic Change.
- Member of the Palestinian National Popular Committees (Responsible for the disbursement of food supplies to needy families affected by Israeli curfews and sieges of Palestinian towns and villages).

You can watch and download a film on the assassination of martyr Shaden Abu-Hijleh by the Israeli Military "death squads":

www.archive.org/details/SaedHijleh
or
http://lifeunderoccupation.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/25/

Website for Martyr Shaden Abu-Hijleh:
www.remembershaden.org

الذكرى السنوية السادسة لإستشهاد المناضلة شادن عبد القادر الصالح أبو حجلة

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(ولا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الله أمواتا بل أحياء عند ربهم يرزقون)

الذكرى السنوية السادسة لإستشهاد المناضلة
شادن عبد القادر الصالح أبو حجلة
" أم سائد "
حرم الدكتور جمال أبو حجلة

ستة أعوام مضت ولا تزال دولة الإرهاب والقتلة ترفض الاعتراف بمسؤولية جنودها الجبناء عن جريمة اغتيال المناضلة شادن عبد القادر الصالح أبو حجلة. ولكن بالرغم من ذلك يبقى أهل وأصدقاء الشهيدة مستمرين في حملتهم القانونية والإعلامية للمطالبة بمعاقبة القتلة وفضح ممارسات سلطات الإحتلال الإسرائيلي على الصعيد الدولي.
ما زال دم شادن الطاهر ينتصر على رصاصهم وما زالت إبتسامتها أقوى من حقدهم، حاضرة في وجدان كل من عرفها، شعلة أمل ومحبة للفقراء والمستضعفين، ونبراس عز وفخار للمناضلين في سبيل الحرية والكرامة الإنسانية يضيء عتمة الطريق لنرى هدفنا بوضوح ونتحد من أجل وطننا الحبيب فلسطين، كل فلسطين، من النهر إلى البحر ومن إصبع الجليل إلى أم الرشراش.

استشهدت المناضلة شادن برصاص الاحتلال الإسرائيلي الغادر يوم الجمعة 11/10/2002 الموافق 5 شعبان 1423 هـ، بعد عمر حافل بالنشاطات الاجتماعية والشعبية والثقافية والإنسانية. فقد عملت في تربية الأجيال منذ عام 1960 واستنكفت عن التدريس عام 1967 احتجاجا على محاولة سلطات الاحتلال تغيير المناهج الدراسية واستمرت في نشاطها النضالي مع المخلصين الشرفاء لدعم مسيرة شعبها الفلسطيني في تطلعاته للحرية والاستقلال من الاحتلال الإسرائيلي والمحافظة على الهوية الوطنية الفلسطينية على التراب الفلسطيني حيث شاركت الشهيدة في العديد من المؤسسات والجمعيات المحلية والوطنية التي تعمل من اجل العدالة والحرية في فلسطين والعالم

عضو الهيئة الإدارية للجمعية الثقافية الاجتماعية الخيرية.
عضو الهيئة الإدارية لجمعية رعاية الأمومة والطفولة.
عضو مؤسس لنادي عيبال للثقافة والفن الشعبي.
عضو مؤسس لجمعية مكافحة التدخين والعقاقير الخطرة.
عضو مؤسس لحركة فلسطينيات من اجل البناء الديمقراطي في فلسطين.
عضو فاعل في اللجان الشعبية لمحافظة نابلس.

نؤكد أن الشهيدة شادن قتلت بدم بارد، وكان قتلها اغتيالا مع سبق الإصرار والترصد. يعتقد البعض خطأ أن الشهيدة استشهدت برصاصة طائشة وهذا ليس صحيحا. لقد أطلق جنود الاحتلال خمسة عشرة رصاصة على الأقل على الشهيدة وعلى زوجها وابنها اللذين نجيا بقدر من الله سبحانه وتعالى. الرصاصة الأولى كانت موجهة إلى رأس الشهيدة وأخطأتها بعشرة سنتيمترات ولكن الرصاصة الثانية أصابت جسدها الطاهر إصابة مباشرة في خاصرتها اليسرى وكانت من النوع المتفجر المحرم دوليا مما أدى إلى استشهادها على الفور. هذا وقد اعترف الجيش الإسرائيلي عبر وسائل الإعلام بأنه أطلق النار ولكنه قال أن الشهيدة أصيبت بالخطأ. لا يمكن لعاقل أن يصدق أن يتم إطلاق خمسة عشرة رصاصة على هدف معين من مسافة 25 مترا بالخطأ. هذا هو الإرهاب بعينه.. هذا هو الجبن بعينه... هذه هي إحدى جرائم الاحتلال الإسرائيلي ضد شعبنا الأعزل. لقد قاومت الشهيدة شادن الاحتلال بالطرق السلمية وكرست حياتها لمساعدة المتضررين من الاحتلال ولكن عنصرية الاحتلال وفاشيته أرادت أن تسكت صوتها المطالب دائما بحرية شعبها واستقلاله.

يمكنكم مشاهدة فيلم وثائقي عن جريمة الاغتيال والحصول على معلومات أوفى عن حياة الشهيدة من خلال زيارة موقعها على الانترنت بالإضافة إلى المواقع الأخرى المذكورة

www.archive.org/details/SaedHijleh
or
http://lifeunderoccupation.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/25/
http://www.remembershaden.org/

"Internalized Colonialism and the Palestinian National Struggle"

يتشرف
قسم الجغرافيا بجامعة النجاح الوطنية
بدعوتكم لحضور محاضرة عن

(الإستعمار "المستبطن" والنضال الوطني الفلسطيني)

تلقيها الدكتورة الزائرة

مارسي نيومان

الدكتورة مارسي نيومان أكاديمية مرموقة وناشطة سياسية في مجال حقوق الإنسان، ومتضامنة مع حقوق الشعب الفلسطيني خاصة حق العودة للاجئين الفلسطينيين وفقا لقرار الأمم المتحدة 194. تدرس الدكتورة نيومان مساقات في الأدب العالمي والدراسات الأمريكية والشرق أوسطية. في ربيع 2008 إستقالت الدكتورة نيومان من عملها كمحاضرة في جامعة ولاية بويزي الأمريكية مع أنها حصلت على عقد عمل دائم هناك وذلك لكي تستطيع القدوم والتدريس في جامعة النجاح الوطنية معبرة بذلك عن عمق تضامنها مع شعبنا وقضيته العادلة


وذلك يوم الأربعاء الموافق 24-9-2008
الساعة 2:00 عصرا

في مدرجات الشهيد ظافر المصري
جامعة النجاح الوطنية (الحرم القديم)


The Geography Department of An-Najah National University
Cordially invites you to attend

A lecture on

"Internalized Colonialism and the Palestinian National Struggle"

By
Dr. Marcy Newman


Dr. Marcy Newman is a scholar, teacher, and an activist interested in human rights. She is especially committed to al awda or the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees under UN Resolution 194. She teaches literature courses, as well as courses in American and Middle East Studies. In the spring of 2008 she received tenure at Boise State University, but quit her job in order to accept a position at An Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine. Previously she taught at the American University of Beirut, Al Quds University in Al Quds, Palestine, the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan, the University of Ghana in Legon, Ghana, and at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, U.S.


Wednesday, September 24, 2008
2:00 pm

Martyr Zafer Masri Auditorium
An-Najah National University (Old Campus)

Invitation (An evening of "Poetry of Witness", Monday, August 4th, 2008, 6:00 pm, Al Yasmeen Hotel, Nablus, Palestine)

Research Journalism Initiative (RJI)
&
Center for Global Consciousness (CGC)
In cooperation with the
Public Relations Department of An-Najah National University
Cordially invite you to attend


An evening of

"Poetry of Witness"


Featuring
'Fugitive Poets' from Nablus and Abroad:

Falastine Dwikat
Jennifer D. Klein
Saed J. Abu-Hijleh



Monday, August 4th, 2008
6:00 pm
Al Yasmeen Hotel
Nablus Old City, Palestine