Category: Montclair
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12/12 Sumud: Apartheid & the First Intifada/Peace Process
Dear Sumud Friends, welcome to our fifth Sumud session on the First Intifada, which started in 1987, and the so-called “peace process” of the 1990s. This is the period when Palestinians rose up in a largely non-violent, grassroots movement to demand their right to self-determination in the face of the Israeli government’s Apartheid system of…
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12/5 Sumud: Destruction & the 1982 War on Lebanon
Dear Sumud Friends, welcome to our fourth Sumud session on the 1982 war on Palestinian refugee life in Lebanon. This is the period when Israeli forces scorched the earth of West Beirut with bombs from the air and fomented the massacre of Palestinians in refugee camps. Please post below any reflections or questions you have…
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11/21 Sumud: Occupation & 1967 The Naksa
Dear Sumud Friends, welcome to our third Sumud session on the 1967 occupation of the entirety of historic Palestine, or the “Naksa” (set-back). This is the period when Israel seized the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem — as well as the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Golan Heights (Syria). Please post below any reflections or…
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11/14 Sumud: Ethnic Cleansing & The Nakba
Dear Sumud Friends, welcome to our second Sumud session on the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, or the “Nakba” (catastrophe) of 1948. This is the period when 750,000 indigenous Palestinian people were forced from their homes or fled the violence of Zionist forces. Please post below any reflections or questions you have before the session as…
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11/7 Sumud: Colonial Conspiracy & Palestine Prior to Partition
Welcome to our first session on Palestine prior to partition (a land with a people), and British imperial designs to take over Palestine and promise it as a Jewish homeland. Feel free to post below any reflections or questions you have before the session as you’re reading or reviewing the materials in the toolkit. (You’re…
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Welcome to Sumud!
Dear Friends, Welcome to the “Sumud” Quaker Study! Sumud is the Arabic word for determination, perseverance, and resilience. This is an apt theme given the determination Palestinian people demonstrate in asserting their right to self-determination. I am so excited to discuss the history of Israel/Palestine with you and reflect together on matters of Peace and…