Will this increase or decrease the likelihood of terrorist actions in America, Europe and the rest of the world?

If you were a member of a family murdered in this conflict, would you be seeking revenge?

Should Tzipi Livni and Ehud Olmert, be tried for war crimes if or when this conflict comes to an end?

What will the price of oil be in 4 weeks time?

Well if your free this Saturday how about attending this which Fred put up earlier? Might give you some food for thought. What do you think?


PALESTINE
AND THE
ARAB SPRING

Saturday 16 July 2011 at St Johns Church, Mostyn Street, Llandudno 12.00 4.00pm.

A half-day event jointly organised by Amnesty International UK Colwyn Bay Group and Conwy County Peace Group

The face of the political map in North Africa and the Middle East has changed markedly in recent months as popular uprisings have emerged in several countries. In some, like Tunisia and Egypt, leaders of old regimes have ceded power but in others they are clinging on to power, often using extreme brutality to suppress their own people.
The ripples have spread far and wide and have influenced some changes in Palestine too. Hamas and Fattah have recently agreed to work together and put aside their long-standing differences. This new coming together was aided by the new Egyptian regime.
How will Israel and the international community respond to this landmark development?
What other spin-offs may there be from the tumultuous changes in the region?
Are we moving towards a just and fair peace in Palestine and Israel?
To discuss these and other questions, join us!

Prof Suzannah Linton Professor of International Law at Bangor University, who has vast experience in the field of Human Rights and International Justice. She has previously worked for the UN and other international organisations. She will chair the afternoon discussion forum.

Peter Reilly - who was born in Palestine under the British mandate and is a recently retired school head teacher specialising in Economics and International Politics. He speaks regularly at conferences as an advocate for peace in the Middle East. He will speak about the history of and current political situation in Palestine/Israel and the prospects for peace in the light of the Arab Spring. Third presentation.

Hilary Browne - has recently returned from a three month stay in Palestine where she represented the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme for Palestine and Israel. She will speak about conditions on the ground in the area and everyday conflict and resolutions as she experienced them. First presentation.
Shimri Zameret - is an Israeli citizen who refused the draft, and was consequently imprisoned for 2 years. Following release he worked as co-ordinator for the Human Rights Parliamentary Caucus and as Hebrew spokesperson for a Palestinian Member of Parliament. In 2010 he gained an MSc in Global Politics from the LSE and is currently working at the LSE Research Centre on Global Governance. He recently attended and spoke at the Amnesty International Annual Conference in Belfast. Second presentation.
In addition to the speakers and discussion there will be an exhibition of
materials related to the region and its current problems.
Do come along!

For more details contact: maggie@polefield.eclipse.co.uk or chris_joney@hotmail.com

stan i may just do that but will i be allowed to speak .

canadians going home well i would now like these canadians to go to saudi arabia to
protest for equal rights for women and for human rights
but i doubt we will see ANY volunteers for that mission
they are just hippies after a free holiday

why turkey tanks? ..... are you a keen sailor or what, as it's a somewhat left field choice

cynic no my pal over the road is a turk and got me to buy .
he is a good guy and like my self he things that god is a myth a story for the poor
of years gone bye

house must have belonged to his cousin! ..... such a tragedy that smyrna was wrecked both literally and culturally by the massacres and subsequent fire in 1922

Tanker,

"stan i may just do that but will i be allowed to speak ."

Don't know why not (as long as you are prepared to listen as well), as at the bottom of the piece it says "Are we moving towards a just and fair peace in Palestine and Israel? To discuss these and other questions, join us!"

Also this "assumes" that you are "polite" in all your submissions and that you conduct yourself in the right way I should imagine.

i would like to ask why they voted for a gov of terrorists and murderers
and if they think that is the way to get peace .

HAMAS ARE TERRORISTS and killers . when that question is answered correctly then the world would listen

If in doubt, perhaps drop them an email in good time asking about any concerns you may have.

Hamas are not terrorists. They are resisting Israel in its behaviour of stealing Palestiniann land. Israel are the terrorists.

and yah boo sucks to you ..... and my da's bigger than yours and he'll punch you on the nose!!

hay you are stupid and blind
HAMAS ARE TERORISTS IN THE EYES OF THE REST OF THE WORLD

to be honest tanks, the israeli (gov't) have acted reprehensibly too in all sorts of ways ..... if israel (gov't) really wants peace, then in the first instance, there is no question that they should have stopped their ongoing encroachment of west bank territory

cynic i do agree with you . but when you are dealing with terrorists
which they are you will never get peace to address the issue that is the problem
gaza voted for murderers so they is no chance of talks they kill not talk

and what does israel do?
admittedly much will undoubtedly go on behind the scenes, but one side has to make the first move

of course, the sort of crap that hayseed c+p's is just as typically unconstructive and unrealistic nonsense

"If in doubt, perhaps drop them an email in good time asking about any concerns you may have."

If you do go then you might come back better informed or not, but can relay how things went on here.

So what do you think Tanks?

i will go and have alook i wil be in black with a black cowboy hat

Sounds all right.. but would advise leaving the six shooter at home -):

i always carry a weapon but it is not illegal.
but a dog knows i have it and wil not come near me

I'm struggling to find a response to that.

Everyone knows that there are Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon still full of Palestinians that were forced out of what is currently called Israel. Far less people realise that there are 21 refugee camps in the West Bank full of the same people. The Israelis build illegal settlements and the Israeli army supports them. The settlers are allowed to be armed and have automatic weapons. The Palestinians live in refugee camps and cannot build any houses. If they do they are bulldozed as they cannot get official permission to build in their own land. The ones that farm have their fields torched by settlers and the army turns a blind eye.