Opinion Editorials, March 2008
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Introducing Birthright Palestine for Diaspora Palestinians March 4, 2008
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New for 2008 -
Introducing
Birthright Palestine!
Birthright Palestine
is a unique program
by native Palestinians for Diaspora Palestinians, so as to
assimilate them back into their homeland via cultural immersion.
It is meant to gather first-generation, western-born Palestinians
(over the age of 18-years old) in their ancestral homeland, so that
they can reunite and witness firsthand how their brethren are living
under illegal Israeli military occupation, while assimilating them
into Palestinian society.
The program is made-up of four major components, education, tourism, hospitality, and volunteering, and was created to maintain Palestinian unity on an international level and to make foreign-born Palestinians feel at home in their homeland.
The program is made-up of four major components, education, tourism, hospitality, and volunteering, and was created to maintain Palestinian unity on an international level and to make foreign-born Palestinians feel at home in their homeland.
The First Annual
Birthright Palestine
program is to launch this summer, marking the 60th
Anniversary of Al-Nakba, and is meant to counter the effects of
Birthright Israel, which over the years has brought thousands of
Jewish people from around the world to 'Israel' in order to
encourage their adoption of Zionist ideals and learn about their
'promised land' – many of participants end up becoming Israeli
citizens and illegal settlers.
Moreover,
Birthright Palestine
will allow for the international Palestinian community, largely
living in exodus, to become more closely knit, because this program
will nurture relationships between participants of Palestinian
ethnic origin whom were born in different countries around the
world, as well as relationships between Diaspora-born and
native-born Palestinians. Also, an exchange of ideas will take
place, as local Palestinians will begin to better understand the
situation of Diaspora Palestinians and vice versa – possibly leading
to a cohesive consensus on core issues of importance to the
Palestinian Nation.
The concept was created by the Palestine Center for National
Strategic Studies (PCNSS)
is a new, non-profit, non-violent, non-factional, non-governmental
organizational think tank based out of the Dheisheh Refugee Camp
that facilitates student-based research guided by PhD mentors, so as
to force Palestinian college students to be more critical of
national political and socio-economic policies. Thus, we are
primarily fueled by youth, specifically students. We also host and
accommodate foreign researchers in conducting their studies in
Palestine, and conduct social experiments of our own in the form of
projects.
Forward this e-mail to as many Diaspora Palestinians as possible,
circulate our
flyer at your local
events and spread the word!
Log onto:
www.birthrightpalestine.com
E-mail:
info@birthrightpalestine.com
Call:
+972-2-274-6955
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