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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Read this excellent Oped of Gideon Levy in Haaretz of 28 March 2010
And get also a picture of the great conference he gave last week at the “Université Libre de Bruxelles”
Israel should thank Obama for acting like a friend
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1159606.html

20 Years after “Give Peace a Chance – Women Speak Out”
Israel-Palestine : What have women achieved?
Thursday 18 March at 20.00
Institut de Sociologie de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hall DUPREEL
44, ave. Jeanne, 1050 Brussels
In May 1989 – 20 years ago, we organised in Brussels the first public encounter between Israeli and Palestinian women : “Give Peace a [...]