Manchester Action Palestine’s Tanzil-Zaman Chowdhury has started publishing articles on the occupation, Israeli law and Middle-East Affairs.

His first article (http://www.e-ir.info/?author=1125) deals with the impact of the anti-boycott law on ‘democracy in Israel’.

Tanzil-Zaman’s second publication (http://www.eurasiareview.com/legal-rights-legal-wrongs-palestine-and-the-perils-of-international-law-oped-04082011/) looks at how International Law is the flase Messiah of the Palestinians.

Please feel free to read, comment, criticise and spread.

Many Thanks

If you have any articles you would like published on this website please send them to mmu@actionpalestine.org

*Manchester Palestine Week 2011*

Peace All,

MMU and UMSU Action Palestine societies have teamed up to bring a whole week of events dedicated to Palestine.

8 Events, 2 Universities, 1 Cause: Palestine

Programme of Events:

Monday 21st:

Film Showing and Talk from LIFESOURCE: A Palestinian water rights charity working to document and prevent abuses of water rights committed in Israel and Palestine. The documentary will look at the issues surrounding the Jordan River, and will be followed by a discussion about water rights and LifeSource.
6:00pm – 9:00pm, UM North Campus SU, Conference Room.

Tuesday 22nd:

A photo exhibition “Committing Memory” by the Palestinian Photographer Ahmad Daghlas about life in Palestine with a stall selling all sorts of Palestinian goodies. All profits go to LifeSource.
All Day, UMSU Foyer

Art and Humanitarian Aidas Resistance: A talk from  artist Shahid Iqbal about how art is used as a form of resistance to the illegal Israeli occupation. He will also touch on the importance of the Gaza aid convoys and the role they play.
6:00pm – 8:00pm MMU, John Dalton Building, Room T0.03

Wednesday 23rd:

Charity Stall: A stall selling all sorts of things Palestinian, from scarves and necklaces to sweets, cakes and Palestinian embroideries. Definitely worth popping to see whats on offer.
All Day – MMU Students’ Union Foyer

BDS, The Case for Boycotting Israel: Jill Lovecy from Manchester University will be talking about the campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions for Israel, it’s importance, and how we in Britain can help the Palestinian cause.
6:00pm – 8:00pm, John Dalton Building, Room T0.03

Thursday 24th:

Film Showing- Jerusalem, East Side Story: A film that explores the issues of settlements and life in East Jerusalem, the proposed capital for any Palestinian state.
6:00pm – 8:00pm, MMU, John Dalton Building, Room C0.14

Friday 25th:

Fundraiser Social of LifeSource: A night filled with food, friends, music, poetry and a chance to meet everyone involved in Palestine week. Come to relax, taste some delicious goodies, ask any questions you may have.
8:00pm – 11.30pm – Happiness Café

So there you have it, one jam-packed week. We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch, mmu@actionpalestine.org

In Solidarity,

MMU and UMSU Action Palestine.

Map of Event Locations: http://tinyurl.com/5rc29gh

On Wednesday 20th of October, students at the University of Manchester voted overwhelmingly to maintain its union’s twinning with An-Najah National University in the Westbank. General Meetings are the most powerful decision making body in the union in which all students are invited to vote on motions which the union executive must enforce. The twinning, set up back in 2007 has been key in giving the silenced majority of Palestinian students a voice, making them feel less isolated and able to communicate their struggle to our campus. Through the years, the twinning has resulted in several articles being published in the union paper, delegates from the Palestinian university visiting our union as well as web links and other events. The twinning has come under attack by an extremist minority which have tried to undermine the twinning by forcing An-Najah to condemn terrorism; something which it had done explicitly in its original twinning declaration and also which was tacitly implied. Appalled, students came out in their droves to attend what was one of the largest then general meetings in which 800 students voted to protect the twinning and reject what was essentially a racist amendment. Since then, the Palestine movement has become stronger and more resolute, passing a ‘Gaza Crisis’ Motion which compelled the union to boycott Israeli products and explicitly referred to their state practice as apartheid in a general meeting which has been the largest in the union’s recent history. Now the Palestine movement’s resolve is as strong as ever as students made it loud and clear they wanted to continue their solidarity with the students of occupied Westbank.