Segera!!! Konferensi Internasional Palestina di Jakarta

Tidak lama lagi LSM Voice of Palestine (VoP) akan menyelenggrakan Seminar Internasional dalam rangka memperingati 61 tahun Penjajahan Zionis atas Palestina yang akan dihadiri oleh puluhan pemikir lintas agama, termasuk para rabi anti zionis. Mari tunjukkan solidaritas!!!

International Conference

Freedom and the Right of Return

Palestine and 60 Years of Ethnic Cleansing (Nakba)

14-15^th May 2008

“With independence being the right of every nation, colonialism must be eliminated from the face of the earth as it is contrary to the dictates of human nature and justice.”

(Indonesian Constitution)

About the Conference

Since the last six decades, pro Zionist Western mass media has been tirelessly telling us that conflict over the historical land of Palestine is a very complex one. It says that the conflict is the story about hatred and hostility of Arabs and Palestinians, especially Muslim ones, toward Israelis. It is the tale about vulnerable Jews in Israel that is surrounded by the barbaric people who try throwing them into the sea. It is the history about Palestinian and Muslim “extremists” who want to fight not talk, and in turn contravene what so called “peace process”.

But, the true is very different and quite the contrary. It is the story of dispossession, expulsion, colonization, and occupation of all Palestinians regardless of religion, ethnicity, and sect—by the people who claimed God’s mandate for doing that illegal and immoral act. In other word, it is the story of injustice which damages the very dignity of Palestinians as human being, and only justice can heal this dignity.

Within this context, Voice of Palestine Indonesia was founded in November 2007 for the purpose of providing true facts for Indonesian peace-loving society, among others about the true nature and origin of the conflict, particularly that it is not civilian, religious, nor sectarian conflict. It is merely about the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people for achieving political gains. In this regard, the conflict would have been at the same level of intensity even if its victims had been Jewish, Muslims, or Christians.

We also determined to let the Indonesian government knows that its participation in US-sponsored peace process must not undermine and endangered the demand for justice on behalf of the Palestinians, principally the demand of inalienable right of return.

The International Conference—“Freedom and the Right of Return: Palestine and 60 Years of Ethnic Cleansing”—is indeed intended to be the first step to attain our goals. In this conference, we want to dedicate a special portion for Indonesian peace-loving society, regardless of religion and sect, to address how they can help promoting peace in the historic Palestine within the basis of the Palestinian inalienable right of return.

Conference Goal

The Conference is intended:

1. to provide true facts for Indonesian peace-loving society about the true nature and origin of the conflict;

2. to tell the Indonesian government that its participation in US-backing peace process must not undermine and endangered the demand for justice on behalf of the Palestinians, principally the demand of inalienable right of return;

3. to address how Indonesian peace-loving society can do for helping and supporting peace in the Palestine within the basis of the Palestinian inalienable right of return;

4. to set up a network with other international organizations which have been supporting Palestinians right of return, and also their freedom from Israeli occupation.

Conference Programme

Day	Hour	Program	Names	Brief Profile
May 14, 2008 Opening Ceremony	08.00-09.00	Registration
	09.00-09.05	Recital of Holy Quran
	09.05-09.10	Greeting from the Organizer	Mujtahid Hashem
	09.10-09.20	Opening Remark I	Dr. Zahra Mustafawi	Coordinator of the International Union of NGOs Supporting Palestinians Right
	09.20-09.30	Opening Remark II	Prof. Dr. Gumilar R. Sumantri	Rector of University of Indonesia
	09.30-09.50	Opening Speech	HE Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	President of Republic of Indonesia
	09.50-09.55	Coffebreak
1st Session: The History of Conflict: Why should we look deeply into the past for understanding the present better?	09.55-10.05	Keynote Speaker	Prof. Dr. M. Amien Rais	Former chairman of Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR)
	10.05-10.10	Chair	Musa Kazhim, S.Ag
	10.10-10.35	1st lecturer	Dr. Salim Nazzal	Palestinian historian, Norway
	10.35-11.00	2nd lecturer	Dr. Rev. Stephen Sizer	Founding member of the Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism (ISCZ), UK
	11.00-11.25	3rd lecturer	Prof. Dr. Razi Rezvi	International expert, India
	11.25-11.50	4th lecturer	Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss	Spokesman of Neturai Karta International, US
	11.50-12.15	Q&A	Participants
	12.15.13.15	Prayer	Lunch
2nd Session: Right of Return: It’s Legal and Moral Principle.	13.15-13.25	Keynote Speaker	Khalid Meshal	Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau
	13.25-13.30	Chair	Dr. Yudi Latief
	13.30-13.55	1st lecturer	Dr. Muhammad Habib	Secretary General of Islamic Brotherhood, Egypt
	13.55-14.20	2nd lecturer	Adnan Ramadan	BADIL activist for Palestinian refugees
	14.20-14.45	3rd lecturer	Dr. Ifdhal Kasim	Chairman of Indonesian National Committee for Human Rights.
	14.45-1510	4th lecturer	Syeikh Abdullahi Nasser	Muslim scholar, Kenya
	15.10-15-35	Q&A	Partcipants
	15.35-15.50	Coffebreak
3rd Session: One or Two-State Solution: The Quest for Equality.	15.50-16.00	Keynote Speaker	Prof. Dr. Komarudin Hidayat	Rector of Islamic University, Jakarta
	16.00-16.05	Chair	A.A Tavakoli
	16.05-16.30	1st lecturer	Rania Madi	Right of Return Institute, Switzerland
	16.30-16.55	2nd lecturer	Hamas Representative
	16.55-17.20	3rd lecturer	Rabbi Aharon Cohen	Spokesman of Neturai Karta London Branch, UK
	17.20-17.45	4th lecturer	Ryah Abol Asal	Palestinian Bishop, Bethlehem
	17-45-18.00	Q&A	Participants
	18.00-18.10	Closing session
May 15, 2008 Opening Ceremony	09.00-09.05	Recital of Holy Quran
	09.05-09.20	Poem & Happening Art
	09.20-09.50	Documentary film
4th Session: Referendum by Native Palestinians: Resolving Conflict over the Historic Palestine.	09.50-10.00	Keynote Speaker	Dr. Hassan Wirajuda	Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs
	10.00-10.05	Chair	S. Abdullah Hosseini
	10.05-10.30	1st lecturer	Fatemeh Navvab Safawi	NGOs Union, Iran
	10.30-10.55	2nd lecturer	Arzu Merali	Editor of Palestine Internationalist and head of the research section at the Islamic Human Rights Comission (IHRC), UK
	10.55-11.20	3rd lecturer	Dr. M. Lutfi	Director of The Center for Islam and Middle East Studies, University of Indonesia
	11.20-11.45	4th lecturer	Ir. Sayuti Asyatri	Member of Indonesian Parliament
	11.45-12.10	Q&A	Participants
	12.10-13.10	Prayer	Lunch
5th Session: Right of Resistance: It’s Legal and Moral Principles.	13.10-13.20	Keynote Speaker	Ir. Hatta Rajasa	Indonesian Moslem Scholar Association (ICMI)
	13.20-13.25	Chair	Dr. Ibnu Hammad
	13.25-13.50	1st lecturer	Layla Khalid	Democratic Front , Jordan
	13.50-14.15	2nd lecturer	Rima Fakhry	Member of Hezbollah’s Political Council, Lebanon
	14.15-14.40	3rd lecturer	Maulana Iksan Hindrix	Muslim scholar, South Africa
	14.40-15.05	4th lecturer	Hujjatul Islam Walmuslimin, Syekh Damusche	Hisbullah
	15.05-15.30	Q&A	Participants
	15.30-16.00	Coffebreak
6th Session: What can Indonesia society do for supporting peace in the historic Palestine within the basis of Palestinians Right of Return?	16.00-16.10	Keynote Speaker	Prof. Alwi Sihab	Former of Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs ,
	16.10-16.05	Chair	Dr. Yan Mahmudi
	16.05-16.30	1st lecturer	Sheikh Raad Salah	Muslim scholar, Palestine
	16.30-16.55	2nd lecturer	Abdillah Toha	Member of Indonesian Parliament
	16.55-17.20	3rd lecturer	Tifatul Sembiring	President of Justice Party Indonesia
	17.20-17.45	4th lecturer	Fariz Mehdawi	Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia
	17.45-18.10	Q&A	Participants
	18.10-18.15	Conference Declaration
	18.15-18.20	Closing Remark	KH. Hasyim Muzadi	Leader of Nahdatul Ulama (NU)
	18.20-18.25	Closing Speech	HE Agung Laksono	Speaker of Indonesian Parliament

Conference Organizing Agency

Name : 1. Voice of Palestine, Indonesian Society for Palestine Freedom

2. The Center for Islam and Middle East Studies, University of Indonesia

Address : 1. Jl. Batu I No.31, Pejaten Timur, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan

Phone: +62-21-7986561 Mobile: +62-81315298287 fax: +62-21-7991782

www.suarapalestina.org; www.voiceofpalestine.net

[email protected]; [email protected]

Officer in-charge : Mujtahid Hashem

Special Advisors

1. Muhammad Luthfi (Director of The Center for Islam and Middle East Studies, University of Indonesia)
2. Abdillah Toha (Member of Parliament)
3. Hamdan Basyar (The Center for Political Studies, Indonesian Institute of Science and Knowledge)
4. Syarief Hasan (Member of Parliament)
5. Hajriyanto Tohari (Member of Parliament)

Steering Committee

Hasan Alaydrus, Nurdin, Abdullah Assegaf, Imron Rosadi, Muhsin Labib, Ibrahim Muharram, Abdullah Beik, Rudy Suharto, Irman Abdurrahman, Hisam Sulaiman, Mujtahid Hashem

Conference Venue

Makara Hotel, University of Indonesia, Jakarta-Indonesia

Conference Date

May 14-15, 2008

Conference Participants

The Conference will be attended by about 500 participants from worldwide.

March 2008