Εκδήλωση: "Υπάρχει ισραηλινό απαρτχάιντ; Tο παλαιστινιακό από τη σκοπιά του διεθνούς δικαίου"


 Oμιλητές:
- μέλος του Συλλόγου Αλληλεγγύης στον Παλαιστινιακό Λαό ΙΝΤΙΦΑΝΤΑ "Γιατί μιλάμε για ισραηλινό απαρτχάιντ"  
- Ανδρέας Γιολάσης, μέλος ομάδας 53, Ελληνικού Τμήματος Διεθνούς Αμνηστίας. "Το παλαιστινιακό από την σκοπιά των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων"
- εκπρόσωπος της Πρωτοβουλίας "Ένα Καράβι για τη Γάζα" "Ο παράνομος αποκλεισμός της Λωρίδας της Γάζας"
- Σοφία Σακοράφα, ( βουλευτής B´Αθηνών ΣΥΡΙΖΑ), μέλος της ελληνικής αποστολής στη Λωρίδα της Γάζας την περίοδο του πολέμου: "Πώς έζησα το απαρτχάιντ"


Της εκδήλωσης προηγείται θεατρικό δρώμενο:
“Η Ρέιτσελ Κόρι ή Τo Ταξίδι μιας Ψυχής 2003-2012"  
Παρουσιάζουν οι: Μάνια Παπαδημητρίου, Δήμητρα Σύρου, Μάρω Αγρίτη και Δανάη Παπουτσή. 






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Την Τετάρτη 12 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012 η παράσταση «Το όνομά μου είναι Rachel Corrie» θα παρουσιαστεί στο Πολιτιστικό Κέντρο Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου

Πού: Αρχοντικό Οδού Αξιοθέας, Παλιά Λευκωσία, Λευκωσία, Κύπρος
Τηλέφωνο: 22894531-2
Τιμή εισιτηρίου: 10€, 5€

Σκηνοθεσία: Μάνια Παπαδημητρίου
Μετάφραση: Νάνσυ Τρικκαλίτη
Φωτισμοί: Αλέκος Αναστασίου
Σκηνικά: Άρτεμις Θεοδωρίδη
Video: Αγγέλα Δεσποτίδου
Επιμέλεια Κίνησης: Πάρης Μαντόπουλος
Φωτογραφίες: Θάνος Χόνδρος

Στο ρόλο της Rachel Corrie η Δήμητρα Σύρου
Συμμετέχει η Μάρω Αγρίτη 

«Ήττα της δικαιοσύνης» η απόφαση για τη Ρ.Κόρι λέει αξιωματούχος του ΟΗΕ


Η Ρέιτσελ Κόρι σκοτώθηκε στη Γάζα το 2003

Αναδημοσίευση από in.gr


Γενεύη, Ελβετία
Η απόρριψη από το ισραηλινό δικαστήριο της αγωγής που κατατέθηκε από τους γονείς της 23χρονης Αμερικανίδας ακτιβίστριας Ρέιτσελ Κόρι που σκοτώθηκε στη Λωρίδα της Γάζας το 2003 είναι «ήττα της δικαιοσύνης, νίκη της ατιμωρησίας για τις ισραηλινές ένοπλες δυνάμεις», κατήγγειλε ο ειδικός εισηγητής του ΟΗΕ για τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα στα Παλαιστινιακά εδάφη, Ρίτσαρντ Φαλκ.

Όπως διευκρίνισε, το σκεπτικό του ισραηλινού δικαστή αντιβαίνει διατάξεις των Συμβάσεων της Γενεύης που επιβάλλουν στις δυνάμεις κατοχής «απόλυτα την υποχρέωση προστασίας των αμάχων».

«Στο άρθρο 10 της τέταρτης σύμβασης ορίζεται ότι ένα μέλος ανθρωπιστικής οργάνωσης (όπως η Κόρι) πρέπει να απολαμβάνει προστασίας από τις ένοπλες δυνάμεις μιας δύναμης κατοχής», επισημαίνει σε ανακοίνωσή του.

Η Κόρι ήταν μέλος της ανθρωπιστικής οργάνωσης Διεθνές Κίνημα Αλληλεγγύης (ISM) και έχασε τη ζωή της παρασυρμένη από ισραηλινό εκσκαφέα στην Λωρίδα της Γάζας, στα κατεχόμενα και συγκεκριμένα στη Ράφα, κοντά στην Αίγυπτο.

Σύμφωνα με την ισραηλινή δικαιοσύνη ο θάνατος της Κόρι ήταν ατύχημα.

Οι γονείς της Κόρι έχουν ανακοινώσει πως θα ασκήσουν έφεση.

Rachel Corrie's death was an accident, Israeli judge rules

Judge finds no fault in military investigation that cleared defence force of responsibility for protester being killed by bulldozer.
Rachel Corrie, 2002
The death of the pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie was not caused by the negligence of the Israeli state or army, a judge has ruled, dismissing a civil lawsuit brought by the family.
Corrie's death was an accident for which the state of Israel was not responsible, said the judge at Haifa district court.
There had been no fault in the internal Israeli military investigation clearing the driver of the bulldozer that crushed Corrie to death in March 2003 of any blame. The judge said the driver had not seen the young American activist.
Corrie could have saved herself by moving out of the zone of danger as any reasonable person would have done, said Judge Oded Gershon. He ruled that no compensation would be paid and the family would not have to pay costs of the case.
After the ruling was read out by the judge, the family's lawyer, Hussein Abu Hussein, said: "We knew from the beginning that we had an uphill battle to get truthful answers and justice. But we are concerned that this verdict denies the strong evidence and contradicts the principles of international law."
Also speaking after the ruling, the state's attorney said the Israeli soldiers at the scene of Corrie's death did "everything they could" to prevent harm being caused to any person.
The lawsuit, filed by Corrie's parents, Cindy and Craig, of Olympia, Washington state, accused the Israeli military of either unlawfully or intentionally killing Rachel or of gross negligence.
Their daughter was killed on 16 March 2003, crushed under an Israeli military bulldozer while trying to obstruct the demolition of a Palestinian home in Rafah on to the Gaza-Egypt border.
At the time – the height of the second intifada, or Palestinian uprising – house demolitions were common, part of an increasing cycle of violence from both sides. Palestinian suicide bombers were causing death and destruction with terrifying frequency; the Israeli military was using its mighty force and weaponry to crush the uprising.
The Israeli Defence Forces said the houses it targeted with bulldozers and shells were harbouring militants or weapons or being used to conceal arms-smuggling tunnels under the border. Human rights groups said the demolitions were collective punishment. From 2000-04 the Israeli military demolished around 1,700 homes in Rafah, leaving about 17,000 people homeless, according to the Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem.
Corrie was one of a group of around eight international activists acting as human shields against the demolitions. According to witness statements made at the time and evidence given in court, she clambered on top of a mound of earth in the path of an advancing Caterpillar bulldozer.
"She was standing on top of a pile of earth," fellow activist and eyewitness Richard Purssell, from Brighton, said at the time. "The driver cannot have failed to see her. As the blade pushed the pile, the earth rose up. Rachel slid down the pile. It looks as if her foot got caught. The driver didn't slow down; he just ran over her. Then he reversed the bulldozer back over her again."
Tom Dale, an 18-year-old from Lichfield in Staffordshire, said: "The bulldozer went towards her very slowly, she was fully in clear view, straight in front of them. Unfortunately she couldn't keep her grip there and she started to slip down. You could see she was in serious trouble, there was panic in her face as she was turning around. All the activists there were screaming, running towards the bulldozer, trying to get them to stop. But they just kept on going."
The day after Corrie's death, Israel's then prime minister, Ariel Sharon, promised US president George W Bush that Israel would conduct a "thorough, credible and transparent" investigation into the incident.
Within a month the IDF had completed an internal inquiry led by its chief of staff. It concluded that its forces were not to blame, that the driver of the bulldozer had not seen the activist, that no charges would be brought and the case was closed.
"Rachel Corrie was not run over by an engineering vehicle but rather was struck by a hard object, most probably a slab of concrete which was moved or slid down while the mound of earth which she was standing behind was moved," it said. Corrie and other ISM activists were accused by the investigators of "illegal, irresponsible and dangerous" behaviour.
The Corries launched their civil lawsuit against the state of Israel as an "absolutely last resort". The case opened at Haifa district court in March 2010.
Among those giving evidence was the driver of the bulldozer, who testified anonymously from behind a screen for "security reasons". He repeatedly insisted that the first time he saw the activist was when she was already dying: "I didn't see her before the incident. I saw people pulling the body out from under the earth."
The hearings ended in July last year.

REMINDER: Verdict in Rachel Corrie Lawsuit to be Announced August 28

MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2012
REMINDER: Verdict in Rachel Corrie
Lawsuit to be Announced August 28
(Haifa, Israel - August 27, 2012) - The verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie over nine years ago will be announced August 28, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. at the Haifa District Court.
Judge Oded Gershon's reading of the verdict is expected to be brief. The Corrie family will hold a press conference following at the Colony Hotel, a short distance from the courthouse.   
The press conference, to begin approximately one hour after the proceedings conclude, is open to media only. Please contact Stacy Sullivan for additional details.
WHAT: Hearing to announce the verdict in the Rachel Corrie wrongful death civil lawsuit against the State of Israel.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: In the President's courtroom, 6th floor, Haifa District Court, 12 Palyam Street, Haifa, Israel.
PRESS CONFERENCE: A press conference with the Corrie family and Attorney Hussein abu Hussein to follow court verdict: The Colony Hotel, 28 Ben Gurion Street, Haifa, Israel. http://www.colonyhaifa.com Estimated start time: 10:30 AM. Open to media only. Please contact the Corrie team for further information.
PRESS CONTACT:
Phone: Stacy Sullivan (in Israel) at +972-52-952-2143 or +972-54-280-7572
TRIAL HISTORY AND BREAKING NEWS: http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/trial
FOLLOW TRIAL NEWS ON TWITTER: @rcfoundation

A VERDICT IS ANNOUNCED IN THE COURTROOM!!!

A verdict is announced the morning of August 28th in the courtroom!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dear Friends, 

The Corries are on their way to Haifa for the verdict in their civil lawsuit later this month.  We call on you to act in support.  For ten years, you have remembered Rachel Corrie and followed the work of her family and many others to pursue accountability and justice in her case.  You stood with the Corries when the Israeli Government failed to take responsibility for Rachel's killing by the Israeli military in 2003.  You stood with the Corries when the U.S. Government was largely ineffective, despite their finding that the Israeli military police investigation of Rachel's killing did not meet standards of being "thorough, credible, and transparent."  Seeking every possible avenue to push for transparency and accountability, and on advice of the U.S. Government, the Corrie family brought a civil lawsuit against the Israel Ministry of Defense and State.
 
Now, nearly 7 1/2 years since the case was filed and nearly 2 1/2 years since the trial in Haifa District Court began, we ask you to continue to stand with the Corries as a verdict is announced the morning of August 28th in the courtroom of Judge Oded Gershon.  
  
All of us at the Rachel Corrie Foundation hope the outcome will provide some measure of justice for Rachel's killing; but regardless, the larger struggle for justice and equal rights continues.  Inspired by Rachel's work and her belief that all Israelis and Palestinians deserve to live in peace with dignity and equality, we continue our efforts:
  • To seek a just peace in the Middle East and an end to the 45-year Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.
  • To bring visibility to the oppression but also to the spirit and endurance of the people of Gaza and all Palestinians. 
  • To bring attention to the responsibility we all have for the continuing injustices and human rights abuses in Palestine, and for the particular culpability of corporate America and U.S. taxpayers. 
  • To end Israel's impunity regarding human rights violations, including home demolitions. 
The Israeli policy of home demolitions, sometimes extending to entire villages, remains as urgent an issue now as it did when Rachel defended homes in Rafah, Gaza.  
Palestinians in Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley and Hebron Hills live daily with the threat (or reality) of their homes being confiscated or turned into rubble.  More than 1,000 houses were demolished in the Naqab alone in 2011, and the Prawer Plan, approved by the Israeli Government in September 2011, will lead to further displacement of 70,000 people.  We call on you individually and as organizations to mark the week of the trial verdict with actions to end the housing demolitions that deny Palestinians the basic human right to be secure in their homes.  
 
For those in Palestine/Israel:
We are inspired by the incredible work Israeli and Palestinian activists do to challenge home demolitions and confiscations.  We encourage any actions organized the week of the verdict to include Rachel's memory and spirit. You can include Rachel's image by printing this poster of her in Rafah, Gaza Strip.  Register your planned action here and we will post it to our website. Send photos or videos of your action to info@rachelcorriefoundation.org. 
For information about further actions planned, contact Jen at donkeysaddle@gmail.com.

For those in the U.S.:
We can impact home demolitions by removing support from companies that profit from Israel's occupation and home demolition policies. The We Divest campaign to pressure investment firm TIAA-CREF to divest from such companies is a promising effort to end U.S. complicity in the occupation.  Caterpillar Inc. is one of these companies.  It profits from destruction wreaked upon Palestinian families, their farms, and their economy using CAT equipment.  Rachel was killed beneath a Caterpillar D9 weaponized bulldozer as she tried to protect the home of a Palestinian family.  While TIAA-CREF recently removed CAT in its Social Choice accounts, it still holds over a billion dollars of CAT stock.
  
Please take the following actions:  
  1. From Sunday, August 26th until Sunday, September 2nd, deliver letters to TIAA-CREF offices, and remember Rachel as you do. Combine this with a larger event, or designate a few people to do the delivery.  Register your planned action here so we can post it to our website, and we will e-mail you a poster to use of a Palestinian family impacted by demolitions using CAT equipment.  Can you help us exceed our goal of delivering letters to half of the 60 TIAA-CREF offices?   Download a copy of our sample TIAA-CREF letter.   Send us photos and videos from your actions, and we will launch a nationwide social media campaign with images that show the level of support for TIAA-CREF divestment.  
  2. Print this image of Rachel.  Photograph yourself with it, and post it on our new Tumblr blog.  Deliver the photo to the nearest Israeli Consulate demanding accountability and an end to home demolitions. We will gather images worldwide and also send them to the U.S. Department of State. 
  3. Take part in a live conference call with the Corrie family, Wednesday, August 29th, 6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time/ 9:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.  To participate in the call, RSVP to rochelle@rachelcorriefoundation.org. Host a house party or community gathering for those who want to join the call.  
  4. Sign this petition in support of the campaign to pressure TIAA-CREF to divest.
For those in other parts of the world:
We encourage you, too, to use your creativity to take a stand against home demolitions now.  Register your planned action here so we can post it on our website.  Please send photos and videos of your action to info@rachelcorriefoundation.org.  
  
We invite all our friends and allies to share reflections on Rachel's stand on twitter with the hashtag #RememberRachel. 
  
Together, we can seize the moment.  We can tell Rachel's story.  Most of all, we can cry out with her message of equality and human rights and for her call to end home demolitions and the Israeli occupation!
Thank you for your support as together we build the global movement for Palestinian human rights! 

The Staff and Board of Directors 
Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice 
Olympia, Washington


Σεπτέμβριος 2012 στην Αξιοθέα

H παράσταση "Το όνομά μου είναι Rachel Corrie" ταξιδεύει το Σεπτέμβριο του 2012 για δεύτερη φορά στην Κύπρο, συμμετέχοντας στο 15ο Πολιτιστικό Φεστιβάλ Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου.


Σκηνοθεσία: Μάνια Παπαδημητρίου
Μετάφραση: Νάνσυ Τρικκαλίτη
Φωτισμοί: Αλέκος Αναστασίου
Σκηνικά: Άρτεμις Θεοδωρίδη
Video: Αγγέλα Δεσποτίδου
Επιμέλεια Κίνησης: Πάρης Μαντόπουλος
Φωτογραφίες: Θάνος Χόνδρος

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