Welcome to the website of People for Justice in Palestine (PJP). Our website was taken down without warning by our ISP, Lightedge Solutions, and many of the links might not work. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience while we reconstruct the site. In the meantime, a key resource you might want to check out is The Origin of the Palestine-Israel Conflict published by Jews for Justice in the Middle East.

PJP meets at 6:30 pm in downtown Iowa City on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at Ali Baba's at 335 S. Gilbert. Please come by 6:15 if you want to order food. Meetings scheduled for 3-Nov-09 ... 17-Nov-09 ... 1-Dec-09 ... 15-Dec-09 ... 5-Jan-10 ... 19-Jan-10.

Presentation by Yaser Abu Dagga for Sabeel Conference, 10 Oct 09 Follow-up to "Now in Palestine: An Eyewitness Report by Joe Goodner": Fliers & Liars . . . A postscript to the event . . . Jerusalem Gaza War presentation by Yaser Abu Dagga at the teach-in on Gaza on 5 Feb. 09 Gaza: The New Guernica--Propaganda and reality about Israel and civilian casualties Press Packet for Vigil for Gaza, SATURDAY, 1 pm, fountain on the ped mall, Iowa City GAZA IN FLAMES: COUNT BODIES, THEN COUNT VOTES (from Jason and London Review of Books) Peace vigil for Gaza, Iowa City, 3 January 2009 Palestinian Loss of Land, 1946 to 2005 New Directions for US Middle East Policy . . . Links, April 2008 Clash of Worlds: Britain and Palestine Seven-part BBC Documentary focusing on the relationship between Britain and Palestine, the resulting foundation of the state of Israel, and the effects felt to this day. Added: November 19, 2007 . . . Part 1 . . . Part 2 . . . Part 3 . . . Part 4 . . . Part 5 . . . Part 6 . . . Part 7 Q&A The Right (and the Struggle) to Exist Israel's Occupation of Palestine: Is It Apartheid?, a new PJP brochure Gaza Today (Powerpoint presentation by Yaser AbuDagga, CAN conference, April 08) . . . Freezing the Peace Process: Israel's "Disengagement" from Gaza . . . Gaza Pullout: Hope or Hype? Israel/Palestine: One State or Two?--Special briefing from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Dismantling Myths, a new page now under construction. Please e-mail Julia to add to this page.

Jesus Journalism in Occupied Palestine: A Report-Back from an International Solidarity Activist Monday, February 8, 2010 ~ 7 pm Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City POSTER Journalist and activist David Goodner spent three weeks in Palestine in December 2009, blogging about his experiences on fromporktopalestine. Join us to hear David's perspective on what he witnessed and did as an activist for the International Solidarity Movement (palsolidarity.org) a year after Israel's war on Gaza. Comments and questions from the audience will be accepted on cards to facilitate video recording of the event. Cosponsored with the UI Antiwar Committee. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please email uiantiwar@riseup.net. Local Middle East and peace & justice groups Arab Students Association Middle Eastern Law Student Association Muslim Student Association PEACE Iowa Persian Student Organization UI Antiwar Committee Women for Peace Travel to Israel/Palestine Christian Peacemaker Teams (cpt.org) Congressional Accompaniment Program (middleeastawareness.org) End the Occupation (endtheoccupation.org) Holy Land Trust (travel.holylandtrust.org) International Solidarity Movement (palsolidarity.org) Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (icahd.org) Jewish Voice for Peace (jewishvoiceforpeace.org) Joint Advocacy Initiative (jai-pal.org) New Israel Fund (nif.org) Sabeel (sabeel.org) and Friends of Sabeel North America (fosna.org)