The following is a press release from Feile Armagh, regarding an upcoming event in the West Armagh Community Festival; in conjucntion with the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Committee
Often, when we watch the news coverage of international events on our television screens, we are appalled and shocked by the violence and destruction wrought by political conflicts throughout the world. Particularly now that local politics have taken a more peaceful turn, we have more time to reflect on the backgrounds to political tensions in other regions of the globe.
One such region that has recently witnessed the demise of its ‘peace process’ after four decades of renewed hostilities, and the whole scale return of political violence on a huge scale, is Palestine, where the long running Arab – Israeli conflict is creating a nightmare existence for so many people in the Middle East.
Mainstream media reportage often serves to confuse rather than enhance our understanding of the issues behind the Palestinian crisis. People who are genuinely concerned about what is presented as an intractable territorial dispute, find it difficult to decipher the truth behind the headlines. Who are Hamas, Fatah, the Palestinian Authority, the PLO? Who controls Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip? Why are Palestinians hemmed in, segregated and imprisoned in the ‘Occupied Territories’? Why are they continually subject to Israeli air strikes and military raids in addition to crippling economic sanctions by pro-Israeli western governments?
If you would like to know more about the horrendous suffering of the Palestinian people or if you would like to find out how you can help in the struggle for a just and sustainable peace in the Middle East, come along to the Community and Recreation Centre on the Cathedral Road in Armagh City on Thursday 2nd August at 7.30pm. As part of the West Armagh Community Festival / Féile Ard Mhacha Thiar, representatives from the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Committee have been invited to speak on the latest developments in the Occupied Territories. A film illustrating the background to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will also be shown and a light buffet supper will be provided.
Most importantly, speakers will be on hand to take your questions. So get along to the ‘Solidarity with Palestine’ evening in Armagh on Thursday 2nd August. It promises to be a thought provoking and informative evening.
One such region that has recently witnessed the demise of its ‘peace process’ after four decades of renewed hostilities, and the whole scale return of political violence on a huge scale, is Palestine, where the long running Arab – Israeli conflict is creating a nightmare existence for so many people in the Middle East.
Mainstream media reportage often serves to confuse rather than enhance our understanding of the issues behind the Palestinian crisis. People who are genuinely concerned about what is presented as an intractable territorial dispute, find it difficult to decipher the truth behind the headlines. Who are Hamas, Fatah, the Palestinian Authority, the PLO? Who controls Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip? Why are Palestinians hemmed in, segregated and imprisoned in the ‘Occupied Territories’? Why are they continually subject to Israeli air strikes and military raids in addition to crippling economic sanctions by pro-Israeli western governments?
If you would like to know more about the horrendous suffering of the Palestinian people or if you would like to find out how you can help in the struggle for a just and sustainable peace in the Middle East, come along to the Community and Recreation Centre on the Cathedral Road in Armagh City on Thursday 2nd August at 7.30pm. As part of the West Armagh Community Festival / Féile Ard Mhacha Thiar, representatives from the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Committee have been invited to speak on the latest developments in the Occupied Territories. A film illustrating the background to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will also be shown and a light buffet supper will be provided.
Most importantly, speakers will be on hand to take your questions. So get along to the ‘Solidarity with Palestine’ evening in Armagh on Thursday 2nd August. It promises to be a thought provoking and informative evening.
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