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 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 [...]

Je rentre des Etats-Unis où j’ai participé à la réunion du Conseil du “New Israel Fund” (www.nif.org).
Durant 30 années d’existence, le NIF a réuni des fonds, essentiellement aux Etats-Unis et a distribué près de 200 millions de $ à des centaines d’ONG israéliennes qui œuvrent dans les domaines de la justice sociale, des droits de [...]

Le 29 mai, des femmes d’origine marocaine, italienne, africaine, turque et juive, se sont retrouvées dans le cadre chaleureux du Ryad, rue Brogniez à Anderlecht; des femmes qui ont immigré en Belgique ou qui ont accompagné leurs parents dans le voyage ou sont déjà nées ici et des femmes de la troisième génération.
Retrouvez la soirée [...]

La course électorale s’est terminée le 7 juin.
Comme je vous l’ai écrit précédemment, j’attends les résultats des négociations pour la formation des gouvernements régionaux et communautaire. De ceux-ci dépendra mon avenir proche, à savoir si je siègerai au Parlement européen avant les vacances.
Quoiqu’il en soit, je poursuis mes activités.