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Name: The Palestine Solidarity Committee-Seattle (PSC)

Position: Con Roadmap to the question "What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?"
Reasoning:

"The Roadmap is vague and contradictory. It fails to address Palestinian human rights, Israeli violence, the power imbalance, how the occupation will end, and the right of refugee return. This makes it highly unlikely that peace, justice, security, and human rights can be achieved for both Palestinians and Israelis via the Roadmap."

Online policy statement by PSC-Seattle
4/11/07

Credibility/
Ranking:

Organization/VIP/Other
Those individuals and organizations involved in the Israeli-Palestinian debate who do not fit into the other star categories.
Organization:
A. Description:

"The Seattle Palestine Solidarity Committee supports all Palestinians in their struggle for the fundamental right of self-determination. We work for an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip and for the establishment of an independent, democratic Palestinian state there. We also support the provision of full human and other rights to all Palestinians living as minorities or refugees anywhere in the world and the right of all Palestinian refugees to choose compensation or return to Palestine.

Towards this end, we try to influence the United States government to change its policies with regard to the Middle East. We call for an end to US military and economic aid to Israel while Israel violates international law by engaging in a consistent pattern of gross and systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians. We urge the US government to condemn these abuses and exert pressure on Israel to remove Israeli settlers from all occupied territory, return confiscated land, end the occupation, and allow the formation of the Palestinian State."


PSC-Seattle Website, About Us
4/11/07

B. Mission:

"PSC strives to build a local and national movement in solidarity with Palestine in order to accomplish our goals. We work to educate the public, the media, and our governmental representatives about Palestine and the role of the US in supporting the Israeli occupation. We also work to build ties between our community and Palestine through material aid projects, delegations and sister-city/village/camp associations.

PSC is dedicated to the process and the goal of achieving peace and justice for all people. We believe that cultural diversity and understanding among cultures are critical elements in attaining global justice and survival. As individuals in a multi-cultural group, we seek to increase our personal understanding and appreciation of each other’s diverse cultures and to build that tolerance and empathy into our work at a structural level. We are a non-hierarchical, grassroots, democratic organization and we welcome new members who share our goals."

PSC-Seattle Website, About Us
4/11/07
C. Structure:

Grassroots all volunteer organization

D. Members:

Not a membership organization

E. Annual Budget:

None (according to 4/11/07 phone interview with ProCon.org)

F. Sr. Executive: None (according to 4/11/07 phone interview with ProCon.org)

G. Title: Not applicable

H. Contact Info:
Phone: (206) 633 1086
Fax: None listed
E-Mail: info@palestineinformation.org
Web Site: www.palestineinformation.org

Relevant Affiliations:

  • International Solidarity Movement to End the Occupation
  • U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

    [Note: There are other organizations using the name Palestine Solidarity Committee and the acronym PSC, but they are not necessarily affiliated with each other]

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