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Resources & Information: the Occupation, Palestine, West Bank, Gaza
Compiled by Susan Johnson 8-4-09 seeing.for.myself@gmail.com

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Combatants for Peace

Palestinian and Israeli fighters who have put down arms and actively work for peace

http://combatantsforpeace.org/

Free Gaza Movement

International group breaking siege on Gaza by boat, attempting to sail in to Gaza harbor

http://Freegaza.org/

Gaza Community Mental Health Program

GCMHP promotes mental well being of Palestinian community in Gaza; with services focusing on children, women and victims of organized violence.

www.gcmhp.org

International Solidarity Movement

Palestinian led international movement committed to resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land using nonviolent direct-action methods and principles.

http://palsolidarity.org/

Palestine Human Rights Campaign

NGO providing Palestinian human rights information: news articles, essays, maps, documents, fact sheets, etc.

http://phrconline.org/

Palestine Journal

Resources for just about everything you want to know about Palestine: videos, opinion, news, blogs, maps, you name it.

www.palestine.org.il

Palestinian Center for Human Rights

NGO located in Gaza City, dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting rule of law and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

www.pchrgaza.org

Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group

NGO monitoring human rights abuses, has a settlers watch unit and maintains a freedom of expression and democracy center.

www.phrmg.org

Palestinian Medical Relief Society

PMRS seeks to improve physical, mental and social well being of all Palestinians. Their services focus on the most vulnerable.

http://pmrs.ps/

Palestine Red Crescent Society

A national humanitarian society providing health and other humanitarian services for the Palestinian People throughout the Middle East

www.palestinercs.org

Stop the Wall

Coalition of Palestinian NGOs & committees mobilizing and coordinating efforts on local, national and international levels focused on stopping and dismantling the Apartheid Wall and resisting Israeli occupation and colonization of Palestine.

www.stopthewall.org

United Nations Relief and Works Agency

UNRWA is a United Nations Agency providing services to Palestinian refugees for 60 years. They are the main provider of basic services: education, health, relief and social services to 4.6 million registered Palestinian refugees.

www.un.org/unrwa

Web Gaza

Provides extensive information and resources about the Palestinian issue making it more widely available and promoting the Palestinian viewpoint It even offers virtual tours!

www.webgaza.net

Resources: Israel

Arab Association for Human Rights (HRA)

Organization works for the promotion and protection of political, civil, economic and cultural rights of Palestinian Arab minority population in Israel

http://www.arabhra.org/HRA/Pages/Index/aspx/

Association for Civil Rights in Israel

Offers education, lobbying and legal action for protection of humane and civil rights od any individual or group in Israel and under the territories occupied and controlled by Israel

www.acr.il/eng/

B’Tselem

Israel’s center for human rights in the Occupied Territories. It documents and publicizes cases of human rights violations in the Occupied Territories.

www.btselen.org/English/

Combatants for Peace

Palestinian and Israeli fighters who have put down arms and actively work for peace

http://combatantsforpeace.org/

Gush-Shalom

Gush Shalom works to influence Israeli public opinion and lead it towards peace and conciliation with the Palestinian People.

Http://gush-shalom.org/

Ha’ aretz

Israeli newspaper it’s an excellent source of Israeli news, written from a more balanced perspective.

www.haaretz.com

HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual

Israeli human rights organization whose main objective is to assist Palestinians of the Occupied Territories whose rights are violated due to Israel’s policies.

www.homaked.org.il

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Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions

Israelis practicing non-violent direct action to stop house demolition, settlement expansion,

and confiscation, uprooting of fruit trees and policies of closure and separation by Israel in the occupied territories.

www.icahd.org/eng/

Israel Palestine Forum

Forum promoting dialogue among progressive about the Israeli Palestinian conflict Provides blogs, news reports, magazines, books, etc.

www.israelpalestineforum.org

Machsom Watch

Israeli women against the occupation and for human rights; monitor check points

www.machsomwatch.org/en

Rabbis for Human Rights

RHR gives voice to the Jewish Tradition of human rights, supports civil disobediences in the face of human rights violations under the guise of security.

www.rhr.israel.net

Sabeel

Ecumenical grassroots organization working to present an accurate international awareness regarding identity, presence and witness of Palestinian Christians

www.sabeel. org

Resources in United States

Americans United for Palestinian Rights

www.auphr.org

Friends of UNRWA

www.friendsunrwa.org

If Americans Knew

www.ifamericansknew.org

Jewish Voices for Peace

www.jewishvoices forpeace.org

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Middle East Children’s Alliance