#End Ilegal Occupation

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The most vile type of torture is being committed against captive palestinians in israel concentration camps

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Within one day of the October 7 massacre, the National Students for Justice in Palestine issued a call for a "National Day of Resistance" to be held on October 12. Along with that announcement they issued a "Day of Resistance Toolkit" where give talking points to their members nationwide.

The document says \that every single Israeli Jewish community is considered an "ilegal settlement' And every single Israeli Jew is a "settler,"no matter where in Israel they live. 

On the 50th anniversary of the 1973 war, the resistance in Gaza launched a surprise operation against the Zionist enemy which disrupted the very foundation of Zionist settler society....Referred to as Operation Towfan Al-Aqsa (Al-Aqsa Flood), the resistance has taken occupation soldiers hostage, fired thousands of rockets, taken over Israeli military vehicles, and gained control over illegal Israeli settlements....What we are witnessing now is a heightened stage of the Palestinian struggle–through tearing down colonial infrastructure and liberating our colonized land from illegal settlements.

Among those points, in the "Messaging and Framing" section, they say this:

Settlers are not “civilians” in the sense of international law, because they are military assets used to ensure continued control over stolen Palestinian land.

Arab Israelis are never referred to as settlers. Only Israeli Jews are.

The most visible organization behind the campus protests call for the murder of every single Jew in Israel as legitimate "resistance." They make no distinctions: women and children are "settlers" as well and as such they are considered military targets.

All the students who think they are calling fo ran end to genocide are literally calling for the genocide of seven million Jews.

Here is the genocidal call to murder virtually every Jew in the Middle East:

When students are asked why they are protesting, they usually refer the person to the organizers. These are the organizers.

While most student protesters are unaware of this genocidal desire by the organizers, some of them must know a little. "By Any Means Necessary" is not ambiguous. Yet how many people who sincerely care about Palestinians for human rights would quit the campus protests if they knew the truth about what was being demanded and how they justify October 7?

SJP is not using euphemisms here - it says that the worst forms of terrorism are justified. Would the ignorant students at the protests change their minds if they knew this?

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Occupation, curfew, settlements, closed military zone, administrative detention, siege, preventive strike, terrorist infrastructure, transfer.

Their WAR destroys language.

Speaks with genocide the words of a quiet technician.

Occupation means that you cannot trust the OPEN SKY or any open street near to the gates of the snipers' tower.

It means that you cannot trust the future or have faith that the past will always be there.

Occupation means you live out your life under military rule, and the constant threat of death,

a quick death from a sniper's bullet, or a rocket attack from an M16.

A crushing, suffocating death, a slow bleeding death in an ambulance stopped for hours at a checkpoint.

A dark death, at a torture table in an Israeli prison: just a random, arbitrary death.

A cold, calculated death: from a curable disease. A thousand small deaths while you watch your family dying around you.

Occupation means that every day you die, and the world watches in silence.

As if your death was nothing,

as if you were a stone falling in the earth, water falling over water.

And if you face all of this death and indifference and keep your humanity, and your love and your dignity and YOU refuse to surrender to their terror,

then you know something of the courage that is Palestine.

~Suheir Hammad, American poet

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Ethnic cleansing of Palestine vocabulary in Spanish

Cisjordania - West Bank

Gaza - Gaza

la Franja de Gaza - Gaza Strip

Israel - Israel

Jerusalén ocupado - occupied Jerusalem

la mezquita de Al-Aqsa - Al-Aqsa Mosque

Oriente Medio - Middle East

Palestina - Palestine

Sheij Jarrah - Sheikh Jarrah

desarmado/a - unarmed

ilegal - illegal

respaldado/financiado por Estados Unidos - US backed/funded

el apartheid - apartheid

el ataque aéreo - airstrike

la bala de goma - rubber bullet

el bloqueo - blockade

el/la civil - civilian

la censura - censorship

el cohete - rocket

la colonización - colonization

el crimen contra la humanidad - crime against humanity

el crimen de guerra - war crime

el desahucio - eviction

la desaparición forzada - forced displacement

la destrucción - destruction

el ejército - military, army

el gas lacrimógeno - tear gas

el genocidio - genocide

la granada aturdidora - stun grenade

el/la israelí - Israeli

la limpieza étnica - ethnic cleansing

la masacre - massacre

el miedo - fear

la ocupación militar - military occupation

el odio - hatred

el/la palestino/a - Palestinian

la propaganda - propaganda

el/la refugiado/a - refugee

la segregación - segregation

el sionismo - Zionism

el/la sionista - Zionist

el/la soldado - soldier

el/la terrorista - terrorist

el/la víctima - victim

la violencia - violence

abusar de - to abuse

agredir - to assault

arrestar - to arrest

asaltar - to raid

asentarse - to settle

asesinar - to murder

atacar - to attack

bombardear - to bomb

brutalizar - to brutalize

colonizar - to colonize

desahuciar - to evict

desplazar - to displace

destruir - to destroy

disparar - to shoot

expulsar - to throw out

golpear - to beat, to strike

habitar - to inhabit

herir - to injure

masacrar - to slaughter

matar - to kill

ocupar - to occupy

oprimir - to oppress

subyugar - to subjugate

tomar posesión de - to take possession of

torturar - to torture

¡Liberad Palestina! - Free Palestine!

¡Salvad Sheij Jarrah! - Save Sheikh Jarrah!

¡Terminad la ocupación! - End the occupation!

Based on @tealingual’s post.

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Demand Jokowi Support Justice for All

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Demand Jokowi Support Justice for All

Bahasa Indonesia: AKSI DIAM MENGINGATKAN JANJI HAM PRESIDEN JOKOWI see also Indonesia over-reacts to ETAN protest in San Francisco,comment by Made Supriamata Demand President Jokowi Support Justice for All

Contact:

John M. Miller, East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN), 917-690-4391, john@etan.org Peter Phwan, ETAN/ICANet, San Francisco (415) 812-2414 Muhamad Amin, San Francisco (415) 412-6372

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For Immediate Release

On Tuesday, February 16, human rights and environmental activists, members of the Indonesian-American community and others will gather in San Francisco, California, to urge Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to make justice a priority of his administration.

Demonstrators will gather in silence from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in front of the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA 94123, where the President is scheduled to speak, They will call for greater efforts to bring to justice those responsible for past and ongoing human rights violations.

“President Widodo took office pledging to break with the past. Instead, we see too many echoes of Indonesia’s lawless past,” said John M. Miller, National Coordinator of ETAN. Peter Phwan of ICANET, a Bay Area Indonesia-American group, said “Jokowi should keep his campaign promise for commitment of human rights. So far, he has disappointed us.”

“The persecution of religious minorities continues. Churches still burn and minority faiths still have trouble getting permits to build houses of worship. This was the pattern of the past administration.”

Recently Jokowi’s own officials made hateful remarks against gays and lesbian, even banning gay emoji (sticker) in apps such as Whats App, Facebook and Twitter. Jokowi must address this minority rights,” he added.

“Repression of West Papuans demanding their rights is ongoing, despite Widodo’s promises of change. Security officials recently censored efforts to discuss the brutal killings that began in 1965 and brought the U.S.-backed dictator Suharto to power, Miller added. “Suppressing discussion is characteristic of authoritarian governments.”

“Victims and survivors of human rights crimes from the 1965 mass killings to the illegal invasion and occupation of East Timor (Timor-Leste) and the war in Aceh still await justice,” said Miller. “The lack of accountability for the past contributes to lawlessness in the present.”Other issues of concern to the demonstrators include the continued cutting and burning of Indonesia’ forests to establish palm oil and other plantation agriculture. The rate of deforestation is among the worst in the world. Much of this logging is illegal, often facilitated by lax enforcement and corrupt military and police. Haze from the burning of forests in Indonesia affects the health and well-being of millions in several Southeast Asian countries

Development projects such as the land reclamation such in Benoa Bay in Bali threaten Indonesia’s coasts to build hotels and golf courses.

Groups organizing the protest include the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (etan.org), ICANET, and California against Reclamation in Benoa Bay, Bali.

The demonstration in the news:Tempo: Di San Fransisco, Aktivis Tagih Janji HAM Presiden Jokowi

Kabari News: Aksi Diam Aktivis Indonesia di AS Suarabali: Di Amerika, Jokowi Disambut Demo Tolak Reklamasi ETAN: Indonesia over-reacts to ETAN protest in San Francisco Tabloid Jubi: DI AS, PRESIDEN JOKOWI DISAMBUT AKSI DIAM SEPUTAR HAM, TERMASUK ISU PAPUA Asia Pacific Report: President Widodo greeted by protests over Bali plan in San Francisco Viva: Datang ke San Fransisco, Jokowi Disambut Unjuk Rasa

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BACKGROUND 1. Indonesia must reveal the truth and provide justice for past human rights violations from the mass killings in 1965 on to the illegal invasion and occupation of East Timor It is 50 years since Suharto’s 1965 seizure of power and 40 years after Indonesia’s illegal invasion of East Timor (Timor-Leste). During Suharto’s decades in power, Indonesian security forces and their proxies killed hundreds of thousands. Indonesia has taken only halting steps to acknowledge these crimes against humanity and has yet to take serious steps to hold those responsible for the crimes committed throughout the archipelago from Aceh to Timor-Leste (East Timor) to West Papua. Many of those responsible maintain powerful positions, including in Widodo’s own political party and administration. Refusing to acknowledge the past, the Indonesian military is increasingly re-inserting itself into domestic affairs. 2. End the Persecution of Religious Minorities Religious minorities in Indonesia remain under threat. The recent burning of churches in Aceh and bans on Ahmadi worship are among the most recent examples. Followers of minority religions continue to face persecution and to have trouble opening houses of worship, including GKI Yasmin and HKBP Philadelphia churches. Many localities enforce discriminatory regulations in violation of national law. 3. End the Persecution of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender people Public officials have made a series of troubling anti-gay statements, urging barring LGBT people from universities and other institutions. Recently, the Communication and Information Ministry threatened to ban gay and lesbian emoji or stickers in WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter. 4. Stop Human Right Violations in West Papua

While Jokowi has promised a new deal for Papua, many of those promises remain unfulfilled. About 40 political prisoners remain in jail and the rules governing media access remain murky. West Papuans advocating for freedom face harassment, arrest or worse. Expanded “development” projects threaten indigenous rights and livelihoods. Indonesia continues to rebuff appeals for direct dialogue with the independence movement.

5. Protect the Environment, Stop Deforestation Indonesia’s forests continue to be stripped to establish palm oil and other plantation agriculture. The rate of deforestation is among the worst in the world. Illegal logging is often facilitated by lax enforcement and corrupt military and police. Haze from the seasonal burning of forests in Indonesia affects the health and well-being of millions in several Southeast Asian countries. Plans to add additional coal-fired electric plants also pose health hazards and will contribute to climate change that already threatens Indonesia’s coral and coasts. The massive Benoa Bay Reclamation Project would destroy a large conservation area in Bali for hotels and tourism. Join ETAN’s email listservs on Timor-Leste, Indonesia and West Papua See also Human Rights & Justice page Indonesia and West Papua Struggles page West Papua Report

MEDIA ADVISORY

AKSI DIAM MENGINGATKAN JANJI HAM PRESIDEN JOKOWI SEGERA Pada hari Selasa, 16 Februari 2016, aktivis Hak Asasi Manusia (HAM) dan lingkungan hidup serta sejumlah warga Indonesia di di Amerika Serikat melakukan aksi diam di San Francisco, California, mendesak Presiden Joko Widodo untuk memperhatikan isu HAM dan keadilan sebagai prioritas dalam pemerintahannya.

Aksi diam ini dilakukan pada jam 5:30 sampai 7:30 petang di depan Palace of Fine Art, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123, di mana Presiden akan bertemu dengan komunitas diaspora Indonesia di AS. Aksi diam ini menyerukan agar Presiden Jokowi melakukan upaya serius untuk mengadili pelaku pelanggaran HAM masa lalu dan kini.

“Presiden Jokowi menjanjikan pemerintahan yang berbeda dengan masa lalu. Tetapi, kita melihat begitu banyak gaung pelanggarana hukum masa lalu,“ ungkap John M. Miller, Koordinator Nasional ETAN.

Peter Phwan dari ICANET di San Francisco mengungkapkan,“Jokowi harus memenuhi janji-janji kampanyenya dalam Nawa Cita”. Salah satunya janji Jokowi adalah komitmen terhadap HAM. Sebegitu jauh, rekam jejak HAM pemerintahan Jokowi masih mengecewakan.

Muhamad Amin, aktivis San Francisco lainnya berkata, “Belakangan sejumlah fraksi DPR semakin mendukung Jokowi. Agar terjadi check and balance, Presiden Jokowi perlu diingatkan soal isu HAM ini.”

Phwan menambahkan, “Penganiayaan terhadap kelompok minoritas agama, seperti kasus GKI Yasmin, HKBP Philadelphia, Syiah dan Ahmadiyah masih berlangsung.” Gereja masih dibakar dan kelompok minoritas agama masih sulit memperoleh ijin untuk membangun tempat ibadahnya sendiri. Ini adalah pola pemerintahan masa lalu.

Baru-baru ini beberapa menteri di Kabinet Jokowi mengungkapkan ujaran kebencian terhadap kaum gay dan lesbian. Bahkan, melarang emoji (stiker) gay dan lesbian di aplikasi seperti WhatsApp, Facebook dan Twitter. “Jokowi harus memberi pernyataan soal perlindungan HAM terhadap minoritas ini”, ungkapnya.

“Orang-orang Papua Barat masih juga menuntut hak-haknya, meskipun Jokowi menjanjikan perubahan. Pejabat di bidang Politik Keamanan baru-baru ini melakukan upaya sensor dengan melarang diskusi masyarakat tentang pembunuhan brutal yang terjadi di tahun 1965 yang memungkinkan berkuasanya Soeharto, diktator yang didukung AS, ujar Miller. “Pelarangan diskusi adalah gaya pemerintahan otoriter”.

“Korban dan penyintas kejahatan pembunuhan masal 1965 sampai invasi ilegal ke Timor Timur (Timor-Leste) dan pelanggaran HAM di Aceh masih menanti keadilan, “kata Miller. Lemahnya pertanggungjawaban terhadap masa lalu punya andil terhadap pelanggaran hukum di masa kini.

Isu lain yang diusung para aktivis adalah pembalakan dan pembakaran hutan Indonesia untuk perkebunan kelapa sawit dan hasil pertanian lainnya. Tingkat penggundulan hutan Indonesia adalah salah satu yang terburuk di dunia. Ini karena adanya penebangan hutan secara liar, seringkali dipermudah dengan lemahnya penegakan hukum dan militer serta polisi yang korup. Asap dari kebakaran hutan di Indonesia jelas mengganggu kesehatan dan kehidupan jutaan orang di beberapa negara Asia Tenggara.

Proyek-proyek pembangunan seperti reklamasi Teluk Benoa untuk pembangunan pusat pariwisata jelas mengancam kelestarian alam dan pantai di Bali.

Kelompok peserta aksi diam:

East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (etan.org), ICANET, and California against Reclamation in Benoa Bay, Bali.

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Nahdlatul Ulama menyambut baik semakin membaiknya hubungan antar Hamas dan Fatah, dua organisasi utama di Palestina. Menurut NU, persatuan antar sesama warga Palestina adalah modal kuat dalam mendirikan negara independen dan berdaulat. "NU mendengar ada upaya-upaya duduk bersama untuk menyelesaikan perbedaan, menyatukan Hamas dan Fatah di Palestina. Itulah usaha yang diperlukan Palestina," ujar salah satu petinggi PBNU, Marsudi Suhud, dalam acara bertajuk 'Calling to End Israeli's Occupation on Palestinian Territories' di kantor PBNU, Jakarta, Jumat 3 November 2017. "Hamas dan Fatah sudah bersatu, itulah modal utama bagi negara Palestina," lanjut dia. Marsudi menilai masalah-masalah yang dihadapi Palestina saat ini juga pernah dialami Indonesia di masa lalu. Negara Indonesia tidak berdiri mulus begitu saja, karena dipenuhi halangan dan rintangan. Untuk menyatukan Indonesia yang belum menjadi negara, Marsudi melanjutkan, para kiai NU menggelar Muktamar XI pada 1936. Ketika itu mereka semua berkumpul untuk membayangkan dan menginginkan berdirinya sebuah negara. Menyadari potensi perselisihan antar umat Islam di Tanah Air, para kiai NU pun mengeluarkan fatwa bahwa daerah yang mayoritas penduduknya adalah Muslim diwajibkan menjaga agar wilayahnya tersebut tidak menjadi zona konflik. Setelah melewati berbagai proses, "akhirnya berdirilah negara yang berasaskan Pancasila," ungkap Marsudi. Dalam perjalanan setelah menjadi negara hingga saat ini, Marsudi menyebut ada beberapa kelompok yang mempunyai keinginan untuk mengubah dasar negara. Menurutnya, gerakan semacam itu wajar. "Walau ada yang masih ingin mengubah (dasar) negara RI, tapi semua itu bisa diatasi hingga saat ini," kata Marsudi. Ia menambahkan, sesungguhnya NKRI ini dibentuk dengan "mencontek" bentuk negara Madinah yang didirikan Nabi Muhammad SAW di masa lalu. Negara Madinah itu, lanjut Marsudi, dihuni masyarakat yang agamanya berbeda-beda. "Bahkan Muslimnya saja ada dua. Satu muslim asli Madinah, dan Muslim pendatang. Selain Islam, di sana ada nasrani, majusi dan yahudi," ucap Marsudi. Kembali ke Palestina, Marsudi menegaskan kembali dukungan NU dan Pemerintah Indonesia terhadap perjuangan Palestina. Diharapkan momentum berdamainya Hamas dan Fatah ini dapat dimanfaatkan dengan baik untuk berjuang melawan Israel yang secara ilegal menduduki wilayah Palestina. "Palestina akan selalu kita dukung, karena Indonesia adalah saudara negara Palestina," tutup Marsudi. Sumber:metrotv