Simone Susskind

Le PS a repris sur son site l’article que j’ai publié sur la Tunisie: “Ce pays proche”.
Vous trouverez aussi l’interview que j’ai donné à TV5 fin avril “Le Bar de l’Europe” ainsi que celle que j’ai donné à Tunis à la radio Mosaïque.
http://www.ps.be/Source/PageContent.aspx?ParentID=884&MenID=34223&EntID=1

Lors de mon dernier séjour à Tunis, j’ai donné un interview à la radio tunisienne la plus écoutée.
Les questions ont essentiellement porté sur l’attitude des Socialistes envers le régime de Ben Ali et la réaction des Européens à l’arrivée de plus de 20.000 immigrants tunisiens sur les côtes italiennes.
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Vous trouverez ci-dessous un article sur la Tunisie.
Je vous invite à le découvrir. Je l’ai écrit avant d’y aller et j’y reviendrai très vite.

La Tunisie, ce pays si proche….

Alors que nous regardons horrifiés, les tueries que mènent les troupes syriennes contre leur propre peuple désarmé, dans plusieurs villes du pays et alors qu’elles [...]

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J’ai participé ce weekend à Casablanca, à un séminaire sur le” rôle des femmes dans un monde en changement”, organisé par ESPOD, une association de femmes qui a pour objet d’encourager les initiatives des femmes et des jeunes pour la création et le développement de l’entreprise.
Au Maroc aussi, le vent de la revendication [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I am back from the United States where I took part to the Board meeting of the « New Israel Fund » (www.nif.org)
During 30 years of existence, NIF raised funds, essentially in the US and distributed around 200 millions $ to hundreds of Israeli NGOs, which are active in the fields of social justice, human rights, minority [...]