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)
14-15thMay 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 thePalestine 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
KhalidMeshal
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
4thSession: 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. AlwiSihab
Former ofIndonesian Minister ofForeign 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
- Muhammad Luthfi (Director of The Center for Islam and Middle East Studies, University of Indonesia)
- Abdillah Toha (Member of Parliament)
- Hamdan Basyar (The Center for Political Studies, Indonesian Institute of Science and Knowledge)
- Syarief Hasan (Member of Parliament)
- 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
