{"id":168,"date":"2011-05-10T16:12:58","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T22:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/peacenotwalls\/?p=168"},"modified":"2012-02-21T13:14:12","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T19:14:12","slug":"press-conference-on-new-un-report-palestinian-presence-threatened-in-east-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcasumud\/press-conference-on-new-un-report-palestinian-presence-threatened-in-east-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Press conference on new UN report:  Palestinian presence threatened in East Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"UN Press conference on East Jerusalem\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unmultimedia.org\/tv\/webcast\/c\/press-conferences.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-193 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/05\/ray_dophin-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Ray Dolphin of UN OCHA \" width=\"180\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcasumud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/05\/ray_dophin-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcasumud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/05\/ray_dophin.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ray Dolphin, Barrier Specialist at the <a title=\"UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory\" href=\"http:\/\/ochaopt.org\" target=\"_blank\">UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the occupied Palestinian territory<\/a>\u00a0 and author of a new report called <a title=\"East Jerusalem:  Key Humanitarian Concerns\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/ocha_opt_jerusalem_report_2011_03_23_web_english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">East Jerusalem: Key Humanitarian Concerns<\/a>, held a press conference Monday, May 9, highlighting findings of the report that there are many humanitarian factors pushing Palestinians out of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"UN OCHA Press conference on Jerusalem\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unmultimedia.org\/tv\/webcast\/c\/press-conferences.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see press conference.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Key factors threatening the Palestinian presence include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the revocation of residency rights<\/li>\n<li>home demolitions<\/li>\n<li>the increase in settlement building<\/li>\n<li>zoning and planning practices<\/li>\n<li>the separation barrier<\/li>\n<li>restrictions on access to education and health care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For each issue raised, there are recommendations, such as: stop settlement building in East Jerusalem; stop home demolitions; stop the revocation of residency rights; increase the number, quality of and access to classrooms.\u00a0 The 116-page report details the background and current status of each issue as well as provides case studies and stories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Among these stories: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Tawfik Nasser and <a title=\"Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem\" href=\"http:\/\/lwfjerusalem.org\/projects\/avh\/\" target=\"_blank\">Augusta Victoria Hospital<\/a>; <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Forbidden Family\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.elca.org\/peacenotwalls\/wall\/forbidden.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rimaz and Ghassan Kasabreh<\/a> (Ghassan is the organist at Redeemer Lutheran Church) and their struggle to live in Jerusalem when she has been illegal in her own home.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Faith-In-Action\/Justice\/Peace-Not-Walls\/Resources\/Videos\/Forbidden-Family.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">View the video Forbidden Family<\/a> about the Kasabrehs. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Infringements on access to religious sites. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For more information on the background and issues about Jerusalem, see the <a title=\"Peace not Walls Jerusalem page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Faith-In-Action\/Justice\/Peace-Not-Walls\/Major-Issues\/Jerusalem.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Peace not Walls Jerusalem page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ray Dolphin, Barrier Specialist at the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the occupied Palestinian territory\u00a0 and author of a new report called East Jerusalem: Key Humanitarian Concerns, held a press conference Monday, May 9, highlighting findings of the report that there are many humanitarian factors pushing Palestinians out of Jerusalem. 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