Have you booked your ticket yet? Final places for next weeks conference, news of Salim's loss, plus events and resources for getting further involved with the Israel / Palestine human rights struggle. https://www.twitter.com/ICAHDUK/ Twitter http://uk.icahd.org Website mailto:info@icahduk.org Email http://www.facebook.com/pages/Israeli-Committee-Against-House-Demolitions-UK/ Facebook ICAHD's 12th REBUILDING CAMP: 3rd - 18th August. Join with Palestinians, Israelis, & international delegates on a busy itinerary, discovering the current situation on the ground and working with grassroots activists and local builders to build a house and hand over the keys in a 2 week period! To our knowledge we are the only organisation to do this. And we are now taking bookings - follow this link . We still have some places left and have decided to extend our booking deadline in order to fill the hall for this important conference at a time of peace talks teetering on the brink of collapse. We can accept bookings up to the latest of Tuesday 1st April, in order to correctly account for catering and information packs. So far we have guests from as far as France and Germany! Please note this is the first time that Ilan Pappe and Jeff Halper will have shared a UK stage before, so don't miss this terrific opportunity to get their perspectives on the urgent situation in Israel / Palestine, as they discuss topics such as what next for Palestine in the light of Kerry's failed attempts, the effectiveness of the BDS movement and other campaign strategies. Also hear John McCarthy interviewed on his book about his visits to Israel / Palestine, see a new film about the Bethlehem Unwrapped festival and much more, including the chance to win a delicious hamper from our friends at Zaytoun in our prize draw, who are also marking their 10th year this year. ICAHD sends condolences to its field worker, friend and close collaborator Salim Sharamreh and his family over the killing on Wednesday of his nephew Yusuf Abu-Akar Shawamreh, aged 15, by the IDF. Like many rural Palestinian teens unable to find study or work in regular settings, Yusuf was out with a group of friends picking gundelia, a spiny, thistle-like flowering plant used in cooking and for medicinal purposes, which sprouts in February and March and could be sold on the market. The IDF claimed that Yusuf and his friends were trying to sabotage the separation barrier, though no cutting tools were found on the site. He was shot four times in the back. Two of his friends, one a boy of 12, were arrested, together with an elderly man out picking almonds. Needless to say, no Israeli soldier was or ever will be convicted of the killing. Just three weeks ago, on February 27, Amnesty International issued a report on IDF violence towards Palestinians: Trigger Happy: Israel’s Use of Excessive Force in the West Bank. It documents the killing of 45 Palestinians and wounding of thousands “who did not appear to be posing a direct and immediate threat to life” over the past three years. It concludes that the IDF shows a "callous disregard for human life," and calls on the international community to cease shipments of weapons and cooperation until Israel complies with international law. We will have a card that can be signed at next weeks conference, although if you would prefer to send a direct message please email info@icahd.org. An extensive 250 page report details a study on the likelihood, consequences and policy implications of a PA collapse or dissolution. This is something that Jeff Halper, ICAHD’s Director, has spoken about for months. can find a link to this report, including an index of its sub findings here . Thanks for your ongoing support, and we hope to see you next week! Warm wishes from all at ICAHD UK. Event coming up On the eve of April 7th, there's a free screening of 'The Stones Cry Out', charting the story of Palestinian Christians from the 1948 Nakba to today. This is the only showing in London, and it will be followed by a director Q&A with Yasmine Perni being interviewed by Leila Sansour. For more info & to book your seat go here (http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-stones-cry-out-movie-the-untold-story-of-palestines-christians-by-yasmine-perni-tickets-10126142565?utm_campaign=new_eventv2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm_term=eventurl_text) . 10th Anniversary Conference Final places, book now! Condolences Sent to the Shawamreh family Resources Study on the Collapse of the Palestinian Authority — ICAHD (icahd.org) /newsletter/have-you-booked-your-ticket-yet