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Opening ceremony of Hamdan family home
Saturday July 30rd, 2005
4:30pm
Anata, Jerusalem
On Saturday July 30rd 2005, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions' summer work camp will close in a festive ceremony celebrating the conclusion of the rebuilding of the Hamdan family home, demolished in June last year.
The ceremony will include:
· Speeches by Israeli, Palestinian and international participants of the camp
· Opening ceremony
· Planting of trees
Background on work camp:
During the last two weeks, Israeli, Palestinian and international volunteers from around the world, have rebuilt the Hamdan family home after its demolition in June last year. The work camp was organized by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions in protest of Israeli policies in the Occupied Territories, the inability of Palestinians to obtain building permits which brings about the demolition of their homes.
Background on Hamdan Family:
Arafat and Fateh have five children and a sixth on the way. The last year has been a difficult one: the family is in serious debt and, without a house of their own, the entire family now lives together in one room in Arafat's parent's house. Before the demolition, the children had plenty of room to play and grow; but with seven people in one room, there is little space to sleep, let alone have a normal childhood. Homeless, unemployed, and still traumatized from the demolition, the family has become embittered and depressed.
For more information or to participate, contact:
Salim Shawamreh 0522946531
حفل تدشين بيت عائلة حمدان
يوم السبت الموافق 30 يوليو 2005 في تمام الساعة الخامسة والنصف مساءاً
تتشرف الحركة الاسرائيلية ضد هدم البيوت بدعوتكم لحضورحفل اختتام مخيم العمل الصيفي الثالث والذي تم خلاله اعادة بناء بيت عائلة السيد عرفات حمدان والذي هدم على يد قوات الاحتلال الاسرائيلية في يونيو\تموز من العام 2004.
يتخلل برنامج الحفل :
* كلمات لمشاركين في المخيم.
* مراسيم تدشين البيت.
* غرس مجموعة من اشجار الزيتون.
لمحة عن مخيم العمل الصيفي:
على مدار الاسبوعيين الماضيين قامت مجموعات من المتطوعين الفلسطينيين, الاسرائليين والاجانب من اوروبا والولايات المتحدة بالعمل كتفاً الى كتف على اعادة اعمار بيت عائلة حمدان الذي تم هدمه في يونيو\تموز 2004 . هذا وقد قامت الحركة الاسرائيليه ضد هدم البيوت بتنظيم هذا البرنامج ضد سياسة اسرائيل التعسفية والقمعية داخل الاراضي المحتله والقدس.
للاستفسار :
سليم شوامرة - المركز الفلسطيني للمشروع 0522946531
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