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“40/60 Call to Action
40 Years of Occupation
of the OPT, 60 Years of Nakba”
Bethlehem, July
2007: BADIL Resource Center announces the
release of the Summer 2007 issue of al-majdal
English-language quarterly magazine, which
focuses on the 40/60 Call to Action.
The 40/60 Call to Action
is an appeal from displaced Palestinians to
global civil society to address the root
causes of 60 years of conflict between
Israel and the Palestinian people and to
join the effort for a new principled vision
and struggle.
Commentary and
analysis in this issue focuses on recent
political developments and the consequences
of these developments for the Palestinian
political system shaped by the Oslo accords.
In particular, writers examine the basis for
the failure of the National Unity Government
and the events following the downfall of
that administration.
The latest issue
of al-majdal pays particular
attention to the Nakba, with writers
arguing that it has
become a powerful symbol of the continued
plight of the Palestinain people,
representing, as it does, the quest for
justice, redress, and the right of return.
To this end, reports of the popular
commemoration in the OPT of this year's 59th
anniversary of the Nakba, a potrayal of
refugees in the media and various personal
recollections of the Nakba that
highlight the historical significance
of this event and its place in Palestinian
consciousness are featured.
Elsewhere, other writers
examine the Nakba as an ongoing event. Here,
reports and analysis of the recent armed
conflict in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp
in Lebanon, the continued suffering of
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Iraq,
and an account of the efforts of the
Palestinian villagers of Artas (Bethlehem)
to resist the illegal confiscation of their
land, underline the continued vulnerability
and hardship faced by displaced
Palestinians.
The 40/60 Call to Action
issue also represents a call for expanding
the global Campaign for Boycott, Divestment
and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it
complies with international law. An update
of recent developments in the global BDS
Campaign is included in the documents
section.
A PDF version of al-majdal
is available at:
http://www.badil.org/al-majdal/al-majdal.htm
Annual subscriptions are
available online (www.badil.org)
or from
admin@badil.org
for Euro 25 (for four issues).
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