Simone Susskind

On 11 July, after meeting in Ramallah, the IWC with its President, Ines Alberdi and the Deputy-Director of UNFPA, Mari Simonen, visited the evicted Palestinian families of Sheikh Jarrah, expressing their solidarity.
One of the Houses of the evicted Palestinian families which is now occupied by settlers
Hereunder the press release of the IWC:

The International Women’s Commission [...]

I have been engaged since a few years now in close relationship with some Palestinian-Israeli NGOs such as the Mossawa Center, the Advocacy Center of Arab Citizens in Israel, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to promote equality for the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel. (http://www.mossawacenter.org/).
This time I visited a major Palestinian-Israeli organisation: the Galilee Society: [...]

I was lucky to receive a permit from the Israeli authorities to go to Gaza, through UNRWA.
Since I had only the one day left in my schedule, I asked UNRWA to help me focus my visit on their gender programs.
I was at the Erez checkpoint at 8.00 sharp when it opens. Surprisingly enough, it took [...]

During my trip to the Middle East, I took part to the New Israel Fund board meeting (http://www.nif.org/). Since a few years I am a member of the International Council of NIF.
The New Israel Fund (NIF) is the leading organization committed to democratic change within Israel. Since 1979, NIF has fought for social justice and equality [...]

Sheikh Jarrah is a beautiful neighbourhood in East Jerusalem situated between the American Colony and the Ambassador hotel.
Since 1950, Palestinian refugees from what has become the State of Israel, have been given houses in this neighbourhood by the Jordanian governement to resettle. Since then, those families have lived there.
Exactly one year ago, in the framework [...]

Dear friends and readers,
Nearly one month has passed since I came back from a fascinating trip to Israel and Palestine.
I simply was unable to report while being there and after I came back because I was too busy.
After thinking and rethinking, I have decided to write this report in English rather than in French because [...]

Je vous invite à lire la Carte Blanche que j’ai signé aujourd’hui dans Le Soir avec Ariane Dierickx, la Directrice d’Amazone, Irène Kaufer, militante féministe et Valérie Lootvoet, Directrice de l’Université des Femmes. C’est un billet d’humeur sur le traitement que les médias ont infligé aux femmes dans le cadre de la campagne pour les [...]

Women Share a Vision for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Palestinian, Israeli and international women leaders call for an end to the siege on Gaza and a just and peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at conference supported by the Government of Spain

Madrid — Concluding a two-day conference bringing together government leaders and nearly 100 experts on women’s human [...]

http://media.euromedrights.org/video/196

Gideon Levy, journaliste à « Haaretz, a d’emblée répondu « oui » lorsque je lui ai proposé de venir à Bruxelles et de prendre la parole pour présenter et débattre de la version française de son nouveau livre « Gaza » (La Fabrique éditions). Avec l’appui de mes jeunes amis de Dor Hashalom, le Pôle Bernheim – Paix et [...]