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IAW TrainingMcMaster University

Waleed AhmedFebruary 28 th 2014


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Agenda

Historical Overview Occupation in OPT;1967- Present

What s apartheid? Apartheid Policies Debunking Propaganda

BDS


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History Pre-1917 : Historic Palestine under Ottoman Rule 1880s onwards: Jewish immigration begins to historic Palestine 1917: Balfour declaration for creation of national home for Jewish people

in Palestine. Ottomans defeated in WWI 1920-1947: Palestine administered by British under Mandate of Palestine

1947 : UN Partition Plan to divide Palestine into Arab and Jewish state 1948: Israel declares statehood; Arab-Israel war breaks out. Jordan

annexes West Bank, East Jerusalem; Egypt controls Gaza strip 1967: Six-day war breaks out between Israel and Arab neighbors. Israel

occupies East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza strip (OPT) 1967 present : Israel maintains illegal military occupation of the OPT;

continues expansion of Jewish colonies in it


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What s apartheid? Historically, referred to the racist regime implemented in South Africa from

1948 to 1994.Today, it s defined as a crime against humanity underinternational law - not a mere analogy

Rome Statute and UN s Apartheid Convention define it asinhumane acts which are committed by an institutionalized regime tosystematically oppress and maintain domination of one racial group over

another

Involves: murder, arbitrary arrest, bodily or mental harm, restriction ofmovement, division along racial lines, restriction of peaceful assembly

Three pillars:1) Demarcating population along racial lines2) Geographically separating them based on race3) Draconian laws to ensure domination of one race over the other

Apartheid implemented by Israel in the Palestinian territories is designed to

oppress Palestinian Arabs and give preferential treatment to Israeli Jews


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The Apartheid Policies


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Land Ownership: PalestinianEnclaves and Jewish Colonies


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West Bank split up into 131 disconnected Palestinian Bantustans and over300 Jewish colonies (settlements + outposts)

Residence in each ethnic enclave is determined by one s racial identity -Jews in one area, Palestinians in the other

Settlements are for exclusive Jewish use schools, hospitals, roadseverything. 43% of West Bank taken up by settlements

In Israel, 13% of land is owned by JNF who leases to Jews only. 80% isstate-owned and Arabs face numerous obstacles to access it; essentiallybarred from use

Land Ownership: PalestinianEnclaves and Jewish Colonies


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Restriction on Movement Segregated Apartheid Roads: Connecting

Jewish colonies to Israel largely off limits toPalestinians. Alternative system of dirtstreets and inferior roads for them. Furtherfragmentation of OPT

Separation Wall: 85% percent build in West

Bank. Cuts off Palestinians from each otherand from the Jews. 85% of Jews live onWestern side of wall

Check points: 85 manned checkpoints, over100 flying checkpoints . Severely restrictsmovement long delays to school/work, over39 deaths in ambulances. Jewish settlersaren t subject to them

Complex permit system applied to

Palestinians only; Jewish colonizers notsubject to it


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Separation Wall


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Impact of Apartheid roads


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Check Points


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Siege of Gaza


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Siege of Gaza Israel evacuated settlements and moved military to borders in 2005

Severe economic siege implemented since 2007 since Hamas election; Egyptcomplicit in siege and blocks southern border.

Air: constant military patrol by drones and jets - psychological torture

Land: Buffer -zone extends up to 1,500 meters into the strip. Arabs shot at for tryinguse their own land; 17 children shot since 2010. 35% of agricultural land inaccessible. Regular leveling operations by IDF to destroy produce.

Water: Fisherman can use only 3 nautical miles from shore. Restricted from use of85% of maritime area entitled under Oslo

Power plants shut down due to fuel shortages. Sewage treatment severely broken.90% of water is unfit for drinking. Water aquifer will be unusable by 2016.

Gaza will be unlivable by 2020 according to UN. Collective punishment of 1.7 millionGazans.


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Farming and Water Use Israel only allocates 20% of water for

Palestinians. Palestinian consumption is 70liters/day (below WHO s 100 litre/day rule).Jewish settlers using 4 times.

Palestinians farmers in West Bank need permitsto access their farms in the lush seam -zone .Only 40% of families could access theirfarmland by 06.

Jordan Valley declared closed military zone. InGaza, 35% of agricultural is inaccessible

Jewish settlers face no restrictions of farming oragriculture


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Demographic Engineering Drobles Plan, 1981

The civilian presence of Jewish communities is vital for the security of thestateThere must not be the slightest doubt regarding our intention to holdthe areas of Judea and Samaria [i.e. West Bank] foreverState anduncultivated land should be seized immediately for the purpose ofsettlement in the areas located among and around the population centreswith the aim o f p reven t ing as mu ch as po ss ib le the es tab l i shm en t o fanoth er Arab s ta te in these ter r i to r ies . It w i l l be d iff icu l t for th e [Arab]m inor i ty to fo rm a r eg iona l conn ec tion and p o l i t i cal un i ty wh en sp l i t byJewish co lon ies

Jerusalem municipal plan 2000: stated goal of maintaining ademographic balance of 70 percent Jews to 30 percent Arabs in thecity


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Propaganda Quiz


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Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East! Arabs even serve in the Israelicabinet and have rights to vote just like Jews! Hows this apartheid?

In South Africa there were white -only beaches and numerous other facilitiesreserved for whites only. You dont see any such signage or rules in the case ofIsraeli apartheid.

Palestinians live under such deplorable conditions because they are ruled by thePalestinian Authority and Hamas. The PA is corrupt.

There s is no such thing as Palestine state

Responding to Propaganda


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Do s and Don ts of BDS Focus boycotts on corporations complicit in supporting occupation and

settlements in OPT.

Identify high offenders; blanket boycotts are ineffective

Do your research. There s a lot of misinformation out there get to thesource.

Let the corporation know you are boycotting them

CJPME is a great resource. Work with them on their campaigns.

Boycott, Don t hate

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