Israel banned 20 international organizations

This is outrageous! 20 organizations from worldwide, has just been banned from entering Israel. Israel banned us for our support of the nonviolent boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement and because we oppose their human rights violations - human rights violations that are committed with US weapons and US military assistance.

The organizations that have been banned: 

1. France-Palestine Solidarity Association
2. BDS France
3. BDS Italy
4. The European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine
5. Friends of Al-Aqsa
6. Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
7. The Palestine Committee of Norway
8. Palestine Solidarity Association of Sweden
9. Palestine Solidarity Campaign
10. War on Want
11. BDS Kampagne
12. American Friends Service Committee (a Quaker organization)
13. American Muslims for Palestine
14. Code Pink
15. Jewish Voice for Peace
16. National Students for Justice in Palestine
17. US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
18. BDS Chile
19. BDS South Africa
20. BDS National Committee

US tax dollars bankroll the Israeli occupation of Palestine to the tune of $3.8 billion a year and US weapons companies take advantage of Israel’s occupation. While CODEPINK is no longer permitted to travel into the country, Lockheed Martin maintains a subsidiary office and booming industry profiting off of attacks on the Palestinian people. There is a way we can all continue to challenge the militarized occupation of Palestine and to oppose corporate complicity in Palestinian human rights violations.

In the tradition of the nonviolent BDS movement, we can all get to work urging our cities, universities, pension funds, faith communities, and more to divest from US weapons companies for their profiteering from supplying the tools of warfare to brutal regimes like Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Take the pledge to Divest from the War Machine and join us as we host a Week of Action to #divestfromwar from February 5th to 11th! Be one of the groups around the country holding fun and creative actions to highlight how deeply embedded the war machine is in every aspect of our society. 

Being a part of this new Israeli blacklist only enhances our dedication to work for justice, equality, and freedom for all people. It speaks to the legitimacy and power of divestment as an effective nonviolent tool for social change and strengthens our resolve to help build the movement.

Join us to stop weapons companies and their investors from making a killing on killing. Pledge now to #divestfromwar and learn how to get to work in your own community for the Week of Action in February! Pulling money from these merchants of death will help the Palestinian cause and everyone around the world who is suffering from war. Let’s work together to shine a light on those who profit from war and repression!

In peace and solidarity!

CODEPINK

References: 

[1]. Thedawn - Israel Bans Entry to 20 International Organizations That Promote the Boycott of Israel

[2]. Breuerpress - Israel lists international pro-BDS organizations to be banned from country

[3]. USCPR - BDS organizations barred israel say blacklist increasing membership

Homeless people around the world

Homeless, a very horror and hard word. Million of people living around the world without any shelter, they don't have a house where they can stay and call their own. 2 percent of world population are homeless. This is the biggest failure of Human community. Have you ever think how people survive during winter when temperature goes to below 0 degree, then again in summer when scorching Sun on your head and start burning your skin with high temperature above 40 degree Celsius and again in rainy season when clouds not let you go anywhere and start sparge water on you and around you. How those homeless survive during these times? I think a person who is living in a house can never imagine their life, but this is fact and million of people spending their life as homeless.

In 2005 United Nations Organisation had conducted a survey to count the number of homeless around the world and they found 100 million people who were homeless and doesn't have adequate shelter to live.

In 2015 Habitat for Humanity in their survey estimated 1600 million people living around the world without adequate shelter.

If we talk about the India, Approx 2 million people are homeless and Delhi itself have ground of 2.5 lack homeless people.

Population of homeless around the world country wise: List of countries

References:

Homelessworldcup.org  

Cities grow worldwide so do numbers homeless

Us and them what homelessness looks around world

na tha kuch to khuda tha | نہ تھا کچھ تو خدا تھا | न था कुछ तो ख़ुदा था

na tha kuch to khuda tha, kuch na hota to khuda hota
duboya mujhko hone ne, na hota main to kya hota


hua jab ghum se yu bebas, to ghum kya sar ke katne ka
na hota agar juda tan se, to jaano par dhara hota


huyi muddat ke gaalib mar gaya par yaad aata hai
wo har ek baat per kahna ke yu hota to kya hota


na tha kuch to khuda tha, kuch na hota to khuda hota
duboya mujhko hone ne, na hota main to kya hota




نہ تھا کچھ تو خدا تھا, کچھ نہ ہوتا تو خدا ہوتا 
ڈبویا مجھکو ہونے نے, نہ ہوتا میں تو کیا ہوتا 


ہوا جب گھوم سے یوں بےبس, تو گھوم کیا سر کے کاٹنے 
نہ ہوتا اگر جدا تن سے, تو جانو پر دہرا ہوتا 


ہویی مدّت کے گالب مر گیا پر یاد آتا ہے
 وہ ہر ایک بات پر کہنا کے یوں ہوتا تو کیا ہوتا 


نہ تھا کچھ تو خدا تھا, کچھ نہ ہوتا تو خدا ہوتا 
ڈبویا مجھکو ہونے نے, نہ ہوتا میں تو کیا ہوتا 




न था कुछ तो ख़ुदा था, कुछ न होता तो ख़ुदा होता
डुबोया मुझ को होने ने, न होता मैं तो क्या होता


हुआ जो ग़म से यूँ बेहिस तो ग़म क्या सर के कटने का
न होता गर जुदा तन से तो जानूं पर धरा होता


हुई मुद्दत के ग़ालिब मर गया पर याद आता है
वह हर एक बात पर यह कहना के यूँ होता तो क्या होता


न था कुछ तो ख़ुदा था, कुछ न होता तो ख़ुदा होता
डुबोया मुझ को होने ने, न होता मैं तो क्या होता




-- Diwan-E-Ghalib by Mirza Ghalib