ISRAEL NO GUEST OF HONOR
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I confess: I am one of the few who so far have signed an appeal for a boycott of the Israel as guest of honor at the forthcoming Turin Book Fair. If all the major Italian newspapers are competing in this Deprecated boycott, it means that the threat of anti is not so threatened. But do not think this should be discussed. The invitation to Israel - which, to my knowledge but perhaps accidentally, replaced suddenly what had already been launched this year to host Egypt - is the subject of a political boycott, because politics is the initiative of the Fair . Whoever accuses us, we boycotted, of wanting to "muzzle" Israeli writers, or in bad faith or do not know what they say.
I am terribly arguments similar to those used in the recent controversy informed the Pope to take the lesson masterly alla Sapienza in Rome, even at stake here is freedom of speech, the supreme value of culture, the duty of dialogue. Dialogue? In the case of Wisdom, we know what kind of dialogue was expected. The Pope was received as the great leader of a state or a religious confession, in pump magna, magna so that even the mere possibility of a demonstration of a few student protesters at several hundred meters away did so desist from this. The case of Israel Fair is the same.
Who does not want boycotted way to prevent Israeli writers to speak and be heard. He does not want to integrate them as official representatives of a State which is celebrating its sixty years of life celebrating the anniversary with the blockade of Gaza, the reduction of the Palestinians in a myriad of areas isolated from each other (for which it was rightly used the term bantustan sad remembrance of apartheid in South Africa), a policy of continuous expansion of the settlements that can only understand as a genuine process of ethnic cleansing. E 'this state, not the great Jewish culture of yesterday and today (Picchioni and Ferrero have perhaps thought to invite the Fair Noam Chomsky or Edgar Morin?) That the exhibition aims to present formally to its visitors, offering a stage clearly propaganda Certainly agreed with the Olmert government (which also is offering the same package to the book fair in Paris, two months before that in Turin).
In many articles that submerging us with deprecation and moralistic lectures on dialogue (go to talk to Gaza and the occupied territories!) And freedom of culture, never fails, and this is perhaps the most shameful and scandalous frankly, the call all'Olocausto. Shame on those who (perhaps even being jew, like those who go into the "Jews Against the Occupation) refuses to accept the aggressive and racist policy of the governments of Israel. Those who boycotted the Fiera di Torino boycotted 'the Jews' (PG Baptist) and forget (ditto) and the mopping Nazis in the extermination camps. One American scholar jew, Norman G. Finkelstein, wrote about this shameful exploitation of the Holocaust a book entitled The industry significantly (in Italian in Bur). Its respect for the victims of the extermination should prohibit the use of memory to justify the current Israeli policy of settlement of Palestinians. None of the 'boycotted' denies Israel's right to exist. A right enshrined by the international community in 1948; own quell'Onu of which Israel over the years has not done so.
Calling all circles of Rifondazione Comunista, the companions and companions
As you know May 10, along with many national, expressions in Turin in solidarity with the Palestinian people opposed to a campaign of mobilization, in the presence of the state of Israel as guest of honor at the Book Fair. We know that the national secretariat as well as local gave an indication not to participate in the event. Bertinotti el'ex Minister Ferrero participate in the fair has on several occasions have spoken against the boycott campaign that we launched, finding many signers among Italian and Arab intellectuals.
We think that is necessary for the left say "where to stay," stand up bravely with the oppressed and the oppressors oppose. The parties to the conflict are clear as are the roles that embody. Israel celebrates its 60 years and Palestine will celebrate the Nakbah, the "catastrophe" for the Palestinian people. 850,000 refugees fleeing, 531 villages destroyed, tens of thousands of deaths, and an enormous legacy of blood and violence.
Many have asked, esterefatti from Arab societies and around the world: what's there to celebrate, to be "on show" to celebrate? And which boasts the honor guest.
In this world of permanent global war culture is too militarized, even the writers must wear the helmet is the price we are asking the political institutions of countries at war in exchange for career, fame and money. But without the fame and money without, for the landless and without peace, as hospitality, which honor? To the memory of losers, the persecuted and oppressed in Palestine as in the whole world, which was set scranno?
Once again it is for social movements and internationalists, the companions and companions, to ordinary citizens, workers and students, also at the request of the appeals coming from Palestine, taking part for those who suffer the barbarity of war and infamie domain global capitalist. Therefore it is time to take to the streets in Turin and reach with our protest the Lingotto, home of the Book Fair. It is up to us once again not let the losers of history is always told by the victors, with a stage or an event dedicated to them.
We invite you to participate in the parade, contrary to what you require from above, to demonstrate how the left is a way of understanding the world, is an idea that finds its solidarity and expression that is a way to the side of those who suffer and who seeks freedom through struggle.
We ask you to attend the event with a piece yours, that can represent you and to represent those who know how and where to stay.
Assembly Free Palestine
7 May 2008 at 8:25 pmEmpty Fair for Israel, filled the square for Palestine.
Great political victory
A large and lively event has crossed the streets of Turin, to seal the Free Palestine campaign to boycott the Book Fair 2008, and his poor choice to devote the annual edition of the event to the state of Israel as "guest of honor." The event, composed of national delegations (from all over Italy) and international (Switzerland, France, Israel) showed a very clear knowledge of "where to stand" against the bows with strong powers, with the reasons of those who resists (neo) colonialism brand Imperial, recalling that "there is nothing to celebrate" for a criminal state based on the removal of another people and continues a practice of ethnic cleansing and institutionalized system of apartheid
The Assembly Free Palestine and the Palestine Forum believe that it has achieved its objectives in so far imposed a public debate at national level on reasons for the boycott against those of yield. As part of an announced success by the intensity of controversy, the heavy inflection in the number of visits, already evident in the launch day, this Saturday in heavy-day highlight of the event.
The Serpentone was opened by a Palestinian flag long and ten meters wide four, supported by some fifteen people. Many participants, a hundred organizations that have joined. Immediately after the Palestinian flag, a banner showed pictures of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with written "Boicotta Israel, support Palestine." There was also a giant photograph with the burning of flags of Israel and the United States in the square in Turin on May 1, and the phrase "Israel is not a guest of honor."
The procession passed through the popular districts of San Salvario, Nice and Millefonti Lingotto, managing to make their reasons with the people, seriously earlier in the day frightened by a media campaign of hysteria and psychological terrorism, which aims to describe a day of red zones, and clashes. An operation failed due to the presence of the inhabitants of the district and numerous businesses that have chosen not to join the call alarmist closure.
Some of them have even expressed by the van of the parade its disagreement to the hood of fear imposed by the media, politicians and the police. Residents in the district instead of being intimidated after barriques to stay in their homes, welcomed the parade of flesh accompanied it, bringing to 8,000 the 5000 initial attendance.
Interventions along the parade reiterated the watchwords of the mobilization for a "2008 years of Palestine." From microphones have mentioned the various entities that have promoted the campaign and organized the event.
Besides the presence of foltissima centers antagonists, organizzzazioni of international solidarity, unions and community based Palestinian significant and much appreciated the presence of Jews against the occupation, which accompanied the march with speeches and testimonies during and at the end of the trail .
The imposing presence of law enforcement: police, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza who literally armored with more than 1,000 men, the perimeter of the Lingotto Fiere, blocking various departments riot with all the access roads to an 'event which continues to claim "Cultural" despite the helmet worn.
The event was finally concluded where he claimed to arrive at a hundred meters from the exhibition, a series of interventions that have mentioned the reasons - very political - of an event "cultural" and its boycott. In Turin there was instead Fausto Bertinotti that Saturday was to attend a conference at the Fair. The leader of Rifondazione Comunista has decided to cancel the appointment, whereas already on May 1 had been severely challenged by the organizers of the parade Free Palestine.
laws, uses, see http://www.forumpalestina.org
11 May 2008 at 9:28 pm