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	Email this page Other Organizations & Web-based Resources This compilation is not an exhaustive list of organizations working on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. However, many of the websites listed provide links to other organizations. We have provided the mailing address, phone number, and fax wherever possible. Listing a website does not mean endorsement of the contents of the site. United Nations Websites UNISPAL - United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF?OpenDatabase Fourth Geneva Convention http://www.hri.ca/uninfo/treaties/93.shtml UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency http://www.un.org/unrwa/ UNDP - United Nations Development Program http://www.undp.org/ Quaker Organizations American Friends Service Committee - Middle East Programs 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (215) 241-7000 Fax: +1 (215) 241-7177 http://www.afsc.org/middleeast/default.htm Friends Committee on National Legislation 245 Second Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002-5795 U.S.A. Tel: (800) 630-1330 Fax: +1(202) 547-6019 http://www.fcnl.org/ Friends General Conference 1216 Arch St #2B, Philadelphia, PA 19107 U.S.A. http://www.fgcquaker.org/ Friends United Meeting 101 Quaker Hill Drive, Richmond, IN 47374-1980 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (765) 962-7573 Fax: +1 (765) 966-1293 http://www.fum.org/ Quaker Peace and Social Witness Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ U.K. Tel: +(44) 207 663-1073 Fax: +(44) 20 7 663-1049 http://www.quaker.org.uk/peace/about.html Quaker United Nations Office 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (212) 682-2745 Fax: +1 (212) 983-0034 http://www.quno.org/ Quaker United Nations Office 13 Avenue du Mervelet, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 (22) 748-48-00 Fax: +41 (22) 748-48-19 E-mail: quno@quno.ch Israeli Peace and Human Rights Organizations Bat-Shalom is a feminist center for peace and social justice. P.O. Box 8083, Jerusalem 91080 Israel Tel: +(972) 2 563-1477 Fax: +(972) 2 561-7983 http://www.batshalom.org/ B'Tselem is an information center for human rights in the occupied territories. 8 HaTa'asiya St. (4th Floor), Jerusalem 93420, Israel. Tel: +(972) 2 6735599 Fax: +(972) 2 6749111 http://www.btselem.org/ The following organizations support Israeli soldiers who refuse to serve in the occupied territories or those who refuse to serve in the Israeli army altogether: http://www.couragetorefuse.org/english/default.asp http://www.yesh-gvul.org/english/ http://www.shministim.org/english/index.htm http://www.newprofile.org/ Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel http://www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org/ Defense for Children International, Israel promotes the rights of children in Israel and areas under Israeli jurisdiction. DCI - 2 Yizhak Elhanan Street, Jerusalem, P.O.B 8028, Israel Tel: +(972) 2-563-3003 Fax: +(972) 2 5631241 http://www.dci.org.il/home_en.asp Gush Shalom is a peace organization whose primary goal is to influence Israeli public opinion towards peace and reconciliation with the Palestinian people. POB 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033, Israel http://www.gush-shalom.org/english/index.html Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions is a network of Israeli NGOs working to end the occupation with a focus on ending the Israeli policy and practice of home demolitions. P.O Box 2030, Jerusalem 91020 Israel http://www.icahd.org/eng/ Peace Now was founded in 1978 by reserve officers of the Israeli Defense Forces. http://www.peacenow.org/shalom_achshav.html Physicians for Human Rights in Israel 52 Golomb St. Tel Aviv 66171 Israel Tel: +(972) 3 687-3718 Fax: +(972) 3 687-3029 http://www.phr.org.il/phr/Pages/PhrHomepage.asp Public Committee Against Torture in Israel P.O.B. 4634, Jerusalem 91046 Israel Tel: +(972) 2 642-9825 Fax: +(972) 2 643-2847 http://www.stoptorture.org.il/ Rabbis for Human Rights gives voice to the Jewish tradition of human rights. Rehov Harekhavim, 9, Jerusalem, Israel 93462 Tel: +(972) 2 648-2757 Fax: +(972) 2-678-3611 http://www.rhr.israel.net Organizations of Palestinians inside Israel Adalah works to protect human rights in general and those of Palestinian citizens of Israel in particular. PO Box 510, Shafa'amr, 20200 Israel Tel: +(972) 4 950-1610 Fax: +(972) 4 950-3140 http://www.adalah.org/eng/index.php Arab Association for Human Rights promotes and protects the rights of the Palestinian minority living in Israel. HRA - The Arab Association for Human Rights P.O. Box 215, Nazareth 16101 Israel Tel: +(972) 4 656-1923 Fax: +(972) 4 656-4934 http://www.arabhra.org/ Association of Forty works for the official recognition of unrecognized Palestinian villages in Israel. Ein Hod, near Nir Etzion, 30808, Israel. http://www.assoc40.org/ Galilee Society works to achieve equality in health, environmental, and socio-economic conditions and opportunities for Palestinian citizens in Israel. P.O. Box 330, Shefa-Amr 20200 Israel Tel: +(972) 4 986-1171/2 Fax: +(972) 4 986-1173 http://www.gal-soc.org/ Ittijah is a network of Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Israel. Union of the Arab Community Based Organizations P.O.Box 9577, Haifa 31095, Israel http://www.ittijah.org/ Palestinian Peace and Human Rights Organizations in West Bank and Gaza Al-Haq, the West Bank affiliate of the Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists protects and promotes the principles of human rights and the rule of law. P.O. Box 1413, Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine http://www.alhaq.org/ Al-Mezan Center is based in Jabalia Refugee Camp, Gaza; works for the promotion of human rights in the occupied territories. P.O.Box: 2714 Main St, Jabalia Camp, Gaza Strip, Palestine Tel.: +(972) 8 245-3555 Fax: +(972) 8 245-3554 http://www.mezan.org/ Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem promotes sustainable development in the occupied Palestinian territories and the self-reliance of the Palestinian people through greater control over their natural resources. Their website carries good maps. ARIJ, P.O.Box 860, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine www.arij.org/ Badil is a community-based organization providing information and analysis on Palestinian refugee issues. P.O. Box 728, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine http://www.badil.org/ Birzeit University Guide to Palestinian Websites http://www.birzeit.edu/links Defense for Children International-Palestine promotes the rights of Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza. Al-Bireh/Ramallah Office, Al-Khoulafa' Street, Al-Sartawi Building, Second Floor Tel: +(972) 2 240-7530 Fax: +(972) 2 240-7018 http://www.dci-pal.org/ Health Development and Information Policy Institute undertakes policy research and planning regarding the Palestinian health care system. http://www.hdip.org/ Holy Land Trust is dedicated to strengthening the lives of children, families, and communities. P.O. Box 127 Manger Street, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine Tel: +(972) 2 276-5930 Fax: +(972) 2 276-5931 http://www.holylandtrust.org/ MIFTAH is an institution that fosters the principles of democracy and effective dialogue based on the free exchange of information and ideas. P.O. Box 38588, Jerusalem 97800 via Israel Tel: +(972) 2 585-1842 Fax: +(972) 2 583-5184 http://www.miftah.org/ Palestinian Centre for Human Rights promotes human rights, the rule of law, and democratic principles in the occupied territories; the Gaza affiliate of the Geneva-based International Commission of Jurist and the International Federation for Human Rights. P.O. Box 1328, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine Tel/Fax: +(972) 8 282-4776/5893/3725 http://www.pchrgaza.org/ Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement Between Peoples, located in Beit Sahour, provides information on the International Solidarity Movement. P.O. Box 24, Beit Sahour, West Bank, Palestine http://www.rapprochement.org/ Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network: PENGON, P.O.B. 25220, Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem, via Israel Tel: +(972) 2 676-9460 Fax: +(972) 2 676-8011 http://www.pengon.org/ http://www.stopthewall.org/ PINGO is a Palestinian non-governmental network. P.O. Box 2322, Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine Tel: +(972) 2 296-3847 Fax: +(972) 2 296-3848 http://www.pngo.net/ Sabeel is an ecumenical grassroots liberation theology movement among Palestinian Christians. P.O. Box 49084, East Jerusalem, 91491 via Israel Tel: +(972) 2 532-7136 Fax: +(972) 2 532-7137 http://www.sabeel.org/ Wi'am is a grassroots organization that addresses injustices on both sides of the conflict and promotes human rights and peace among all people. P.O. Box 1039 Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine Tel: +(972) 2 277-0513 http://www.planet.edu/~alaslah/ Joint Israeli-Palestinian Sites Bitterlemons http://www.bitterlemons.org/ Israeli-Palestinian Center for Research and Information http://www.ipri.org/index1.html Neve Shalom - Wahat al-Salam http://www.nswas.com/ Parents' Circle/Families Forum includes Palestinian and Israelis families who have lost a family member as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace Hayasmin 1 St., Ramat-Efal, 52960 Israel Tel: +(972) 3 535-5089 Fax: +(972) 3 6358367 http://www.theparentscircle.com/parents/ Ta'ayush http://www.taayush.org/ Web-based Alternative Media Media criticism and links to international press sites. http://www.abunimah.org/ Breaking news, fact sheets on human rights, and background documents. http://www.alternativenews.org/ Challenge Magazine on line http://www.hanitzotz.com/challenge/ Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/ Electronic Intifada publishes news, commentary, analysis, and reference materials on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a Palestinian perspective. http://electronicintifada.net/new.shtml Ha'aretz Israeli English daily on line. http://www.haaretzdaily.com/ Jerusalem Media and Communication Center/Palestine Report http://www.jmcc.org/ Middle East Research and Information Project http://www.merip.org/ Palestine Independent Media Center http://www.palestine.indymedia.org/ Palestine Monitor http://www.palestinemonitor.org/ Palestine Media Watch http://www.palestine-pmc.com/ Tikkun, a monthly journal produced by Rabbi Michael Lerner http://www.tikkun.org/ Washington Report on Middle East Affairs http://www.washington-report.org Znet is an American Jewish website of alternative news and analysis. http://www.zmag.org/ Governmental Websites Israeli Government Ministry of Information http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/home.asp Palestinian National Authority http://www.pna.org/ Israeli Ministry of Information http://www.israel.gov.il/eng/min-dat.asp Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics http://www.pcbs.org/ Organizations Outside Palestine/Israel Al-Awdah PRRC, P.O. Box 1172, Orange, CT 06477 U.S.A. http://www.al-awda.org/ American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee 4201 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, U.S.A. Tel: + 1 (202) 244-2990 Fax: + 1 (202) 244-3196 http://www.adc.org/ American Muslims for Jerusalem 208 G Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (202) 548-4200 Fax: + 1 (202) 548-4201 http://www.amjerusalem.org/ Americans for Peace Now 1101 14th Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 U.S.A. Tel: + 1(202) 728-893 Fax: +1(202) 728-895 http://www.peacenow.org/about.html Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/ Brit Tzedek V'Shalom P.O. Box 180175, Chicago, IL 60618-0175 U.S.A. Tel: + 1 (773) 583-5747 Fax: +1(773) 583-5772 http://www.btvshalom.org/ Canadian Friends of Peace Now 1054 Centre Street Suite 312, Thornhill, Ontario L4J 8E5 Canada Tel: +1(905) 707-5308 Fax: +1(905) 707-5464 http://www.peacenowcanada.org/ Canadian-Palestinian Educational Exchange 323 Chapel Street, 3rd Level, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 7Z2 Canada Tel: +1(613) 236-7825 Fax: +1 (613) 237-5969 http://www.cepal.ca/ Center for Economic and Social Rights 162 Montague St., 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (718) 237-9145 Fax: +1 (718) 237-9147 http://www.cesr.org/ Christian Aid - UK 35 Lower Marsh, Waterloo, London, SE1 7RL U.K. Tel: + 44 (207) 620-4444 Fax: + 44 (207) 620- 0719 http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/ Christian Peacemaker Teams Box 6508, Chicago, IL 60680-6508 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (773) 277-0253 Fax: +1 (773) 277-0291 http://www.cpt.org/ Churches for Middle East Peace 110 Maryland Ave NE, #311 Washington DC 20002 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (202) 543-1222 Fax: +1 (202) 543-5025 http://www.cmep.org/ Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE U.K. Tel: + 44 (207) 832-1310 Fax: + 44 (270) 832-1329 http://www.caabu.org/ Council for American Islamic Relations 453 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 U.S.A. Tel: + 1 (202) 488-8787 Fax: + 1 (202) 488-0833 http://www.cair-net.org/ European Jews for Justice for Palestinians EJJP p/a EAJG Postbox 59506 1040 LA Amsterdam, Netherlands Tel: + 31 (2) 679-5850/664-1687 Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding P.O. Box 553, Union, WA 98592-0553 U.S.A. http://www.emeu.net/ Fellowship of Reconciliation P.O. Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (845) 358-4601 Fax: +1 (845) 358-4924 http://www.forusa.org/ Foundation for Middle East Peace 1761 N St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 U.S.A. tel: +1 (202) 835-3650 fax: +1(202) 835-3651 http://www.fmep.org/ Human Rights Watch 1630 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20009 U.S.A. tel: +1 (202) 612-4321 fax: +1 (202) 612-4333 http://www.hrw.org/ Institute for Palestine Studies 3501 M Street N.W, Washington, D.C. 20007 U.S.A. tel: +1 (202) 342-3990 fax: +1(202) 342-3927 http://www.ipsjps.org/ Institute of Policy Studies http://www.ips.org/ International Committee of the Red Cross (has an excellent online library of international humanitarian law documents) 19 avenue de la Paix, CH 1202 Geneva, Switzerland tel: +41 (22) 734- 6001 fax + 41 (22) 733-2057 http://www.icrc.org/eng International Solidarity Movement http://www.palsolidarity.org/ Jewish Peace Lobby 8604 Second Avenue, Suite 317, Silver Spring, MD 20910 U.S.A. http://www.peacelobby.org/ Jewish Voice for Peace 1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94612 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (510) 465-1777 Fax: +1 (510) 465-1616 http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/ Jews Against the Occupation Prince Street Station, PO Box 494, New York, NY 10012 Tel: (212) 539-6683 http://www.jatonyc.org/ Madison-Rafah Sister City Project P.O. Box 55371, Madison, WI 53705 U.S.A. Tel. (608) 215-9157 http://www.Madison-Rafah.org Mennonite Central Committee 21 South 12th St., Akron, PA 17501-0500 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (717) 859-1151or toll-free 1 (888) 563-4676 http://www.mcc.org/ Middle East Children's Alliance 901 Parker St., Berkeley, CA 94710 U.S.A. http://www.mecaforpeace.org/ Not in My Name 2859 Central St., Evanston IL U.S.A. Tel: (312) 409-4845 http://www.nimn.org/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund P.O. Box 1926 - Kent, OH 44240 Tel: (330) 678-2645 http://www.pcrf.net/ Palestinian American Research Center http://www.parcenter.org/ Palestinian Welfare Association P.O. Box 6269 CH-1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland Refuser Solidarity Network P.O. Box 53474, Washington DC 20009-9474 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (202) 232-1100 http://www.refusersolidarity.net/default.asp US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation P.O. Box 59256, Philadelphia, PA 19102-5926 U.S.A. http://www.endtheoccupation.org/ Visions of Peace with Justice in Israel/Palestine P.O. Box 400479, Cambridge, MA 02140 U.S.A. Tel : +1 (617) 984-0532 http://www.vopj.org/ World Council of Churches PO Box 2100, 150 route de Ferney, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Tel.: +41 (22) 791-6111 Fax: +41 (22) 791-0361 http://www.wcc-coe.org/ Women in Black (U.S.) P.O. Box 20554, New York, NY 10021 U.S.A. http://www.womeninback.net Viewers have permission to reproduce, distribute, or use this information for non-commercial purposes provided attribution is given to When the Rain Returns: Towards Justice and Reconciliation in Palestine and Israel* by an International Working Party. Published by the American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia, 2004. 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