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Jewish Voice for Peace - Health Advisory Council #WeeklyHumanRightsHero & Violation for Nov 18, 2019

HEROES: Students at Harvard University who walked out on a speech by Israel's Consul General in protest of settlements.

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On November 13 Dani Dayan, the Israeli consul general who himself is a settler gave a talk at @Harvard_Law School on the "legal strategy of Israeli settlements." As he began the talk, two thirds of the room got out of their seats, were silent, and

Student held up signs saying "Settlements Are A War Crime" in protest. They walked out of the room en masse. Dani Dayan was left to complete his talk to a largely empty room. More via @Mondoweiss: mondoweiss.net/2019/11/harvar…

@Mondoweiss The Violation of the week is Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip #PalestineUnderAttack
Israel bombed Gaza and assassinated an Islamic Jihad leader, Baha Abu al-Ata and his wife Asma. More via Electronic @Intifada: electronicintifada.net/blogs/omar-kar…

The killing came in the middle of Israeli coalition negotiations that if they fail could lead to an
unprecedented third election in a year. During that bombing eight members of the al-Sawarka
family were killed during an Israeli missile strike on Thursday, November 14, 2019.

Read more Jewish Voice for Peace - Human Rights Violations of the Week here #Palestine #GazaUnderAttack: jewishvoiceforpeace.org/jvp-health-adv…