PSNA Newsletter No 163 - November 21 2024
21 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2024
21 November 2024
Newsletter No 163
Television New Zealand: Stop telling us porkies!
Last week we gave details of the blatant lies reported by Television New Zealand when they inverted the truth by attributing attacks by racist Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to an “anti-semitic pogrom” against Israeli fans!
PSNA requested an apology and correctly to the propaganda reported by TVNZ but so far only a stoney silence has followed.
After the initial propaganda report, TVNZ further reported a few days later that in response to “anti-semitism” seen in Amsterdam, French police were brought in to escort racist Israeli hooligans to and from a game in Paris to protect them from “anti-semitic attacks”!
Here is a screenshot from the video TVNZ used to claim “anti-semitic attacks” on Israeli fans.
However the person who made the video complained immediately that it showed the precise opposite of what TVNZ claimed in its story.
Rocket Lab’s Māhia launches linked to Israeli military intelligence
Newsroom reported on PSNA letters to Minister of Space Judith Collins and Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck last week. The article is paywalled so we are reprinting in full here:
The Government is under pressure to deny or revoke launch permits for intelligence satellites with links to the Israeli military.
New Zealand-founded Rocket Lab has contracts to launch satellites for geospatial intelligence firms BlackSky Technology, Capella Space, and HawkEye 360, all of which have links to the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Rocket Lab hasn’t launched any HawkEye 360 satellites from New Zealand but has been launching BlackSky satellites since 2019.
Rocket Lab aims to begin deploying Black Sky’s constellation of next-generation satellites later this year in five separate launches from the Māhia Peninsula on the East Cape.
These satellites will include shortwave infrared scanning that will enable imaging at night and through clouds.
It is not clear whether the BlackSky launches from New Zealand are part of the company’s work for the Israeli Defense Force.
All three companies are sponsors of a geospatial intelligence conference taking place in Israel in January next year, with the Israeli Ministry of Defense and BlackSky listed among the conference’s leading partners.
Geospatial intelligence is the practice of using mapping and imagery analysis to generate information.
The links go further than the conference, with trade media organisation Intelligence Online reporting that BlackSky is party to a secret $150 million contract with Israel to supply high temporal frequency images and analysis.
Israel Defense Force’s artificial intelligence systems utilise geospatial data to select strike targets in Gaza and in Lebanon.
While the nature and existence of the deal between BlackSky and Israel appear only to be reported with confidence by Intelligence Online, Space Minister Judith Collins seems to be aware of its existence.
In a written question from October, Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Teanau Tuiono asked if Collins was aware that BlackSky had a contract to supply high temporal frequency images and analysis to the Israeli Ministry of Defense and whether that could prohibit future launches from New Zealand.
In response, the Space Minister said, “Yes, I am aware. National interest for payload permit applications under the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017 is reviewed on a case-by-case basis.”
Newsroom asked Collins if she was concerned about the nature of these launches, and how they gel with New Zealand’s United Nations stance and New Zealand’s Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017.
Collins addressed these questions with a single paragraph: “New Zealand is committed to the safe, responsible, secure and sustainable use of space. All space activities must be consistent with New Zealand’s international obligations and not be contrary to New Zealand’s national interest and national security.”
Earlier this week the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa’s chair John Minto wrote to both Collins and Rocket Lab founder/chief executive Peter Beck saying it believed the launches constituted a breach of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act.
The solidarity network told Collins if payload permits for Rocket Lab’s intended launches for BlackSky had been approved they should be revoked.
In October, Space Minister Judith Collins said she was aware of Blacksky’s dealings with the Israeli Defense Force.
The Space Act requires the proposed operation of the payload or payloads of a launch from New Zealand soil to be consistent with New Zealand’s international obligations.
Minto said despite assertions to the contrary, it was clear residential buildings have regularly been identified for targeting by Israel’s artificial intelligence systems.
A recent report from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights found that nearly 70 percent of the 8,119 verified deaths during the first six months of Israel’s war in Gaza (more than 34,500 people reportedly killed in this period) were women and children.
Alongside the United Nations resolution, in May the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has sought arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant.
No decision has been made on whether to issue the warrants.
Minto said allowing those payloads to be launched from New Zealand “will very likely assist Israel to commit further international crimes”.
He believed this would fall foul of the Rome Statute, the treaty that established and enables the International Criminal Court.
Asked if payloads it had launched for BlackSky, Capella Space or HawkEye 360 had been used to inform Israeli air strikes, a Rocket Lab spokesperson said, “Commercial satellite imagery and data are vital tools for disaster and humanitarian response, emergency management, national security, commerce, and environmental monitoring around the world.”
The company also said all payloads had to meet a series of tests under the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act.
Rocket Lab did not acknowledge Newsroom’s question asking if it disputed any aspects of the letter sent to founder and chief executive Peter Beck by the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa.
Green Party foreign affairs spokesperson Teanau Tuiono said: “It’s unacceptable for New Zealand infrastructure to be used for any activities linked to Israel’s ongoing attacks on civilian populations in Palestinian territories and Lebanon.
“We must ensure that our country is not party to crimes against humanity. The lack of transparency from the Government is not good enough.
“If the Government cannot give an assurance that satellites launched from the Māhia Peninsula spaceport are not providing data or intelligence for use by Israel, then the permit must be revoked.”
Three things you can do this week to support Palestine with just a few clicks…
1. Get the new BDS app – more details later in this newsletter
2. Demand an apology from TVNZ for their blatant misreporting on the soccer hooliganism in Amsterdam.
Television New Zealand
Request for immediate apology
https://corporate.tvnz.co.nz/contact/make-a-formal-complaint/
Dear TVNZ,
Request for immediate apology for gross misreporting
Please issue an immediate apology for your report on 1 News on November 9th in which you used footage of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans attacking Dutch soccer fans with the claim this showed anti-semitic attacks on Israeli fans.
The fact you did not issue an immediate apology for the misuse of this footage is unacceptable. Please rectify this immediately.
(your name)
3. Write a note to Minister of Space Judith Collins and copy it to your local MP. You can write your own or copy and paste this to the minister
Hon Judith Collins KC
Minister for Space
J.Collins@ministers.govt.nz
Dear Minister,
RE: Contribution of Rocket Lab USA satellite launches to commission of international crimes by Israel
I write to you to express serious concern regarding planned satellite launches by Rocket Lab for geospatial intelligence companies from its spaceport on the Māhia Peninsula.
It seems clear that satellites Rocket Lab has launched are being used by Israel to commit international crimes in Gaza and in Lebanon. We believe that further planned launches – at least those for BlackSky Technology - will assist Israel to commit further international crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Gaza.
Rocket Lab is currently contracted to launch satellites for BlackSky Technology, Capella Space, and HawkEye 360. Each of these US-based companies produce military intelligence, which they sell to governments around the world.
All three companies are sponsors of a geospatial intelligence conference in Israel taking place in January 2025 (Ramon GeoInt360), of which the Israel Ministry of Defense and BlackSky are “leading partners” and HawkEye 360 and Capella Space are sponsors.
In particular BlackSky has a US $150 million contract to supply high temporal frequency images and analysis to Israel – images which are inevitably used to target civilian infrastructure and contribute to Israeli war crimes in Gaza and Lebanon.
Please take action immediately and refuse permission for any satellite launches by Rocket Lab involving these three companies.
Please respond to me quickly on this request.
Ngā mihi.
(your name)
Aotearoa Rally for Palestine!
Meet us on the 11th of December in Pōneke! We will start at 11am at Queens Wharf, near the main entrance of TSB Arena, and march to Parliament.
Unable to attend the whole event? Look out on our page for further details of the program in the coming weeks.
We must continue the pressure! We won’t be silent, we won’t surrender! Mai te awa ki te moana, Palestine will be free!
Keep your ear to the ground
Pass on to us any news you have of government MPs at public events so we can hold them to account. Send messages to Secretary@PSNA.nz
Nationwide rallies/marches/MP protests/vigils this week
ŌTAUTAHI/Christchurch rally poster for this week
To view events around Aotearoa:
Go to the PSNA Homepage – www.PSNA.nz
Scroll down to the button “For a list of events Nationwide, please click here - Check back often for updates”
Click the button
Check back on Friday for any moves, adds or changes
Or events are on the PSNA Facebook events page here
There are more than 30 events around the Motu this week.
North Island
Opononi - Gathering for Palestine
Sunday 24 November
No Rally this week
Rawene - Movie – The Last Sky
Saturday 23 November (Note the day)
5:15 pm
Rawene Hall
Kerikeri - Rally
No Rally this weekend. Next is First Saturday of the month – 7 December
Whangarei – Rally
Saturday 23 November
No Rally this weekend
Waiheke – Market Stall – hosted by Stand With Palestine Waiheke!
Every Saturday
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ostend Market, Waiheke Island
Auckland Picket – Starbucks
Wednesday November 20
12:00 noon
Starbucks on the Corner of Victoria and Queen Streets - 220 Queen Street, Auckland
Auckland – Banners around Tamaki Makaurau
Every Saturday
10:00 am – 1:00 pm (then off to the Auckland Rally)
This week - Mt Roskill Shops - Cnr Stoddard and Richardson Roads
Text John on 021 899 659 for more details
Auckland – Rally
Saturday 23 November
2:00 pm
Te Komititanga - Britomart Square, Tamaki Makaurau
Thames – Vigil to Stop the war on Children
(Hosted by The Basket – Social and Environmental Justice - Hauraki)
No Rally this weekend. Next is First Saturday of the month – 7 December
Tauranga - Flag Waving
Sunday 24 November
11:00 am
Coronation park, Mt Maunganui
Whakatane
Rallies are starting to be organised
Watch this space
Hamilton – Flag Waving and Rally for Palestine
Saturday 23 November
1:00 pm
Flynn Park, Cnr Wairere Drive & Naylor, Hamilton
See next ad for Hamilton Rally
Hamilton – Leafletting Hillcrest
Saturday 23 November
1:00 pm
Meet at Flynn Park, Cnr Wairere Drive & Naylor, Hamilton
Raglan – Movie – The Last Sky
Thursday 28 November
7:00 pm
Raglan Old School Arts Centre, Raglan
Cambridge - Rally for Palestine
Every Saturday
11:00 am
Cambridge Town Hall
Rotorua – Rally for Palestine
Every Thursday
4:30 pm
National MP Todd McClays Office - Cnr Amohau and Ranolf St lights, Rotorua
Gisborne - Farmers Market - Vigil to Stop the war on Children
Every Saturday
9:30 – 11:30 am
Gisborne Farmers Market
Napier - Rally for Palestine
Saturday 23 November
11:30 am
Marine Parade Soundshell Roundabout
Hastings – Rally for Palestine
Sunday 24 November
1:00 pm
Hastings Town Clock – Hastings CBD
Palmerston North - Rally for Palestine
Every Sunday
2:00 pm
The Square, Palmerston North
New Plymouth – Flags on the Bridge
Friday 22 November
4:30 pm
Paynters Ave Bridge, New Plymouth
New Plymouth – March for Gaza
Saturday 23 November
1:00 PM
Huatoki Plaza, New Plymouth
Whanganui - Rally for Palestine
Saturday 23 November
11:00 am
Riverside Market, Whanganui
Carterton – Gathering for Gaza
Every Tuesday
12:00 midday
Memorial Square.
Martinborough – Vigil for Palestine
Every Wednesday
11:00 am
The square at the top of Kitchener St, Martinborough
Masterton - Gathering for Gaza
Every Sunday
9:30 am
Town Hall Lawn, Masterton
Featherston – Gathering for Gaza
Every Saturday
11:00 am
The Squircle (opposite the op shop).
Wellington – Flags on the Bridge
(hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective)
Every Friday
7:15 – 8:15 am
Hill Street bridge Overbridge, Wellington
Wellington – Vigil for Palestine
(hosted by Aotearoa Healthcare Workers for Palestine)
Every Friday
6:00 pm
In front of Wellington Hospital, 49 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington
Wellington – Rally
(hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective)
Saturday 23 November
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Wellington waterfront next to the Dive Platform
South Island
Nelson – Rally for Palestine
Saturday 23 November
10:30 am
1903 Square, Upper Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Blenheim - Rally for Palestine
Saturday 23 November
11:00 am
Blenheim Railway Station
Christchurch - Flag Waving for Palestine
Friday 22 November
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel Street, Christchurch
Christchurch – Nobela Rally
Saturday 23 November
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel Street, Christchurch
Christchurch – Share Kai in Solidarity with Palestine
Saturday 23 November
6:00 - 8:00 pm
St Barnabas Church, 8 Tui Street – Tickets at the door
Timaru
No Rally this weekend
Dunedin
Saturday 23 November
No Rally this weekend
Queenstown
No Rally this weekend
Invercargill - Rally for Palestine
Sunday 23 November
No Rally this weekend. Start again in December
We are reviewing Kiwisaver investments linked to Gaza: ASB Boss
Help ASB make the right decision…
Right now, ASB KiwiSaver funds have over $14 million invested in Motorola Solutions Inc. who are part of a United Nations list of 116 companies enabling illegal Israeli settlements.4 They are the technology and surveillance arm of the Israeli military and have custom built technologies for this occupying force. Their technology is used in illegal settlements, checkpoints, in the illegal “separation barrier” and by the military.5 Due to the recent ruling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) there is now also a legal case that we should not be doing business with companies like Motorola.
We are asking ASB to make a choice: divest its KiwiSaver funds from Motorola Solutions Inc. or watch your customers switch en masse on November 29th, Day of Solidarity with Palestinians.
Whether or not you have a Kiwisaver with ASB.
BDS action: Watch out for the Obela campaign newsletter later this week
In the meantime you may want some of these stickers – send a note to obelastickers@PSNA.nz and we will send you some.
#MaskOffMaersk campaign
#MaskOffMaersk campaign initiated by the Palestinian Youth Movement. Maersk is a very important source of weapons shipments to Israel. It is an irreplaceable cog in the machinery of genocide.
There is a webpage for the campaign with an online petition and a letter you can send to Maersk: https://www.maskoffmaersk.com/
Here is a clip on twitter from the Katie Halper Show - full episode here on YT.
No other land – film screenings
This film is returning to screens this month after the NZ film festival. For details of local screenings go here
Invitation to the Special Virtual Workshop on Palestinian Displacement and Colonialism
Organized by:
The International Migration and Refugee Studies Program,
Birzeit University, Palestine
Date: Monday, November 25, 2024
Format: Virtual
The ongoing displacement of Palestinians remains one of the most pressing humanitarian crises, calling for scholarly attention and meaningful action. The International Migration and Refugee Studies Program at Birzeit University invites you to join us in a critical exploration of the dimensions of forced migration and colonialism to foster a well-informed understanding of these challenges.
This special virtual workshop will provide a platform to discuss the pivotal issues surrounding forced migration, particularly in light of recent escalations in Gaza. It also marks the launch of our Special Working Papers Series, addressing themes of displacement, dispossession, Palestinian diaspora, colonial appropriation, and migrant narratives.
Featured Keynote Speaker:
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territories – Latest Report on Colonialism and Implications for Palestinians
Tautoko Gaza in music
TAUTOKO GAZA
Tautoko Gaza - Aotearoa Artists in Solidarity with Palestine
You can listen and buy the album at the link above - all funds go to Medical Aid for Palestine!
Give this album the big push it deserves!
A great Xmas present.
Never Again Is Now: Sanction Israel’s Genocidal and Apartheid Regime... 20 - 29 November.
More details here.
Get the new BDS app
The BDS movement has officially partnered with Boycat, an innovative ethical shopping platform and application, in order to allow you to join consumer-focused BDS campaigns more effectively.
Since the beginning of Israel’s genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, calls to boycott companies complicit in Israel’s crimes have never been more popular. Now, the Boycat app makes it easier than ever to correctly identify BDS priority targets. Through the app users can check these regularly updated BDS targets, scan products, learn about companies, build your ethical shopping profile, join local teams and directly support our priority campaigns, ensuring your purchasing decisions contribute to a larger movement for justice.
Quote of the week
“Generations of Israelis will have to live with what we have done in Gaza over the last year … Generations of Israelis will have to explain to their children and grandchildren why we behaved that way. Some will have to explain why they didn’t refuse to bomb. And some will have to explain why they didn’t do more to stop the horror.”
—Michael Sfard, Israeli Human Rights Lawyer here
Essential reading: UNRWA commissioner general statement to the United Nations
See here
Webinar – Defence for Children International
A Year of Lost Childhood in Gaza
11.07.2024
On World Children’s Day, join Defense for Children International - Palestine for "A Year of Lost Childhood," an urgent event amplifying the voices of Palestinian children in Gaza who face a daily struggle for survival. As Israel’s genocidal campaign against Palestinian children continues to deny them the basic rights to life, education, health, and safety, these young witnesses will share their realities—grieving the loss of loved ones, navigating the trauma of violence, and enduring the deprivation of critical resources. This event sheds light on the brutal impacts of Israel's policies and the relentless violations that strip children of their most fundamental rights.
This event is a call to global action. DCIP will outline ways to mobilize against the genocide facing Palestinian children, urging attendees to advocate for an arms embargo, demand accountability for perpetrators, and challenge the systemic abuses that perpetuate these crimes. Join us in standing with Palestinian children and taking concrete steps to end these injustices.
The webinar will take place on Zoom on November 20 at 12 p.m. Eastern / 9 a.m. Pacific / 5 p.m. GMT / 7 p.m. Palestine time.
Cactus pear for my beloved – new book by Samah Sabawi
Don't forget to grab a copy of my new book Cactus Pear for My Beloved: A family story from Gaza
https://www.penguin.com.au/books/cactus-pear-for-my-beloved-9781761344978
And once again remember you can still take action on these asks from recent newsletters…
1. Each week thousands of letters are going to all MPs – have you written your letter and sent it to us so we can get it to all MPs?
All the details you need to join the letter-writing campaign are on our website here
2. Have you sent a letter of complaint to your local supermarket about selling Obela Hommus and other products yet?
Sample letter of complaint to your local supermarket
Kia ora,
I am asking you to withdraw Obela Hommus and other Obela products from your shelves because it is supporting the genocide in Gaza. Obela is owned by the Strauss Group in Israel which helps finance and provides “care packages” for Israeli troops involved in genocide in Gaza.
It is unacceptable to have such a product in the store, particularly as the International Court of Justice ruled last month that Israel’s occupation of Palestine is unlawful and that all countries should end any “aid or assistance” to Israel to maintain its illegal occupation.
Selling Israeli products in New Zealand supermarkets is assisting the Israeli economy enabling the occupation to continue.
Please stop selling this product which assists genocide and assists Israel to continue its occupation of in Palestine.
Please get back to me urgently.
Name
Contact details
More details of the campaign will be in the Obela Newsletter special later this week.
Remember BDS for Aotearoa New Zealand
Remember our big six BDS targets for Aotearoa New Zealand?
Obela Hummus and other Obela products
Ahava skin care products
Sodastream
HP (Hewlett-Packard)
BP and Caltex
McDonalds
BIBI - My Story
Watch out for this book in booksellers around the country which celebrates the life of a genocidal racist whom the Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court wants to arrest and try for war crimes…
If you see the book in a bookstore, protest to the management and/or be creative in shifting copies out of the public eye, use your imagination….
Important stories this week
Editor’s Pick’s
‘Gravest Crimes’ – UN Condemns Dehumanization of Gaza Civilians here
Rashida Tlaib calls on Blinken to resign, slams Biden administration on Gaza aid here
New Israeli ‘flour massacre’ targets dozens of starving people north of Gaza City here
As Israel insists on using starvation as weapon, famine in northern Gaza must be officially declared here
UN committee says Israel's actions 'consistent with characteristics of genocide' here
Israel carrying out war crimes, ethnic cleansing in Gaza, HRW says here
And Breaking News: JNF loses court appeal- Canada’s most iconic Zionist charity has days to disband here
Other Stories
Israel and the U.S. are interfering in Lebanese politics to oust Hezbollah — here’s why it won’t work here
US bill with bipartisan support targets charities and pro-Palestine groups here
The role of the Gaza genocide in Kamala Harris’s loss here
A historical timeline of Israel's brutality towards Palestinians here (video)
The Footage The BBC Won’t Show You here (video 17 mins)
Ilan Pappe speaks at the UN Security Council here
Expert group backs autonomous sanctions for NZ here (paywalled)
Israeli Tanks Poised to Invade Lebanon here
Israel planning for years-long presence in Gaza here
UN membership for Palestine now here
Western values? What values? here
Israel has killed 344 Palestinian footballers… with FIFA’s complicity here
ACT Party meeting in Rollerston disrupted here
It’s time for the ‘Mahuta doctrine’ here
British surgeon tells MPs account of Nasser Hospital here
Australia’s settler-colonial view of Israel’s genocide here
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese calls David Lammy a 'genocide denier' here
Israel demolishes last mosque in Bedouin village in Negev desert here
At least 15 people killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Damascus here
A look at five pro-Israel organizations that lost charitable status in Canada, and the mega-donors who funded them here
Dutch Photographer Reveals How the Media ‘Changed the Whole Narrative’ On Israeli Hooligan here
EXCLUSIVE: Top Democratic Senator Slams Biden’s “Shameful” and “Weak” Inaction on Gaza here
Asif Rahman is alleged to have disclosed two documents showing American intelligence assessments of Israel's plans for airstrikes against Iran here
Israel’s goals for the divided Gaza: The Four partitions and the New Settlement Plan here
UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war here
New Zealand anti-apartheid movement gets mention in Al Jazeera on strategies for isolation of Apartheid Israel here
The ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe
A reader tells us this book can be obtained on electronic copy at no cost here Printed copies are available from The Nile, $26.10 + shipping from here.
There is also a 15-page article from Ilan Pappe based on the book and that is available here
Watch out for this man promoting racism and apartheid
Here he is – the Israeli ambassador – watch out for him around Aotearoa New Zealand – if you hear of any planned appearances or speaking engagements please contact us urgently: Email apartheid-Israel@PSNA.nz or text 027 4 APARTHEID or 027427278.
Israeli ambassador Ran Yaakoby
Reminder: Dates for Palestine Solidarity during the year
Israel apartheid week has been added to the dates for likely local and national Palestine solidarity activity this year.
28 Mar – 4 Apr Israel Apartheid Week
30 Mar Land Day Palestine
5 Apr Palestinian Childs Day
9 Apr Deir Yassin massacre - Irgun Terrorism - 107-120 Palestinian men, women and children massacred
17 Apr Palestinian Prisoners Day
11 May World Kufiya Day
15 May Nakba Day – marking the mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948
5 Jun Nakba Day - Start of 1967 War - Land Grab – Invasion of Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza, Egypt and Syria - 5 June 1967 – 10 June 1967
20 Jun Attack on Gaza - 6–21 May 2021 (2 weeks and 1 day)
16-18 Sep 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres
28 Sep Second Intifada - 28 Sept 2000 – 8 Feb 2005
2 Nov Balfour Declaration
29 Nov United Nations - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
8 Dec First Intifada - 8 Dec 1987 – 13 Sept 1993
Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign?
We will need some serious money to make our campaign as effective as possible. For example, we will need somewhere in the vicinity of $25,000 to bring speakers to New Zealand over the next year and organise large public meetings to help spread the message.
You can help. Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign? In other words, can you afford to make an automatic payment of $5 per month to support the Palestinian struggle? (If you can afford more that would be great!)
Our account details are:
Account name: Palestine Solidarity Network
Account number: 38-9015-0849542-00
We are happy to provide a receipt upon request (however, we are not a registered charity so this is not tax-deductible)
In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter – an invitation to subscribe from Leslie Bravery
Because of mainstream news media complicity, daily headlines and commentary only occasionally ever mention the relentless Israeli violence in Palestine, not even the frequent air strikes!
However, daily news and statistics regarding the violence Palestinians are forced to live under are regularly reported on in the “In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter”, sourced and compiled for easy reading and correlation chiefly from the Palestinian Monitoring Group's daily situation reports.
The In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter continues to be circulated, by email, worldwide to subscribers only, as it has been over the last two decades.
Please contact lesliebravery@icloud.com if you also wish to become a subscriber.
Merchandise for sale
We have Merchandise you can buy including T-shirts from our website.
Go here - https://www.psna.nz/shop
More ways you can get involved
Forward this Newsletter – If you know people who may be interested in this movement, please forward this Newsletter to them.
Join in local activities in your area - Contact Secretary@PSNA.nz if you would like to know where and how to get Flags and Banners
Help set up a Students for Justice in Palestine groups on your campus
Tell Your MP your opinions on Divestment and Sanctions of Israel.
Write Letters to Newspapers – Call Talkback Radio
Keep in touch with the campaign on social media
o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network website: https://www.PSNA.nz
o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/671376706283605/
o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network email: Secretary@PSNA.nz
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Human rights for Uyghur refugees - In line with our support for human rights for the people of Palestine we have added our name to the petition in support of human rights for Uyghur refugees so they can be included in the government’s refugee quota. PSNA members who wish to also sign this petition can do so here - https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/open-letter-let-s-show-compassion-to-the-uyghur-community
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