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.

Mark Braverman on Difference & Dialogue: The role of religious communities in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process POSTER       Mark Braverman’s roots are in the Holy Land. His grandfather, a fifth-generation Palestinian Jew, was born in Jerusalem and as a young man emigrated to the U.S., where Mark was reared in the Jewish tradition, studying the Bible, Hebrew literature, and Jewish history. Mark was trained in clinical psychology and crisis management and devoted his professional career to working with groups and individuals undergoing traumatic stress.       Returning to the Holy Land in 2006, Mark was transformed by witnessing the occupation of Palestine and by encounters with peace activists and civil society leaders from the Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities. Since then, he has devoted himself full-time to the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is the executive director of the Holy Land Peace Project, an interfaith and ecumenical organization that promotes education about and action for Middle East peace in U.S. faith communities. He is a cofounder of Friends of the Tent of Nations North America, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Palestinian land rights and peaceful coexistence in historic Palestine. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions-USA, the advisory committee of Friends of Sabeel North America, and the advisory council of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace, and he is a charter member of American Jews for a Just Peace.       This event is sponsored by Palestinian Human Rights Action Network, the Arab Student Association, People for Justice in Palestine, Concerned Iowans for Middle East Peace, and Sabeel-Iowa. 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 call Julia at 337-9303. Monday, April 26, 7:30 Meeting Room A Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City 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)