Pamphlets & Books
Let’s talk about Palestine/Israel
This is an excellent resource booklet of common questions and answers on the Middle East conflict.
We are on our third reprint of the booklet.
Have you got your copy yet?
Buy a copy for yourself and maybe a few to give to friends and family. Send your address in an email to bronwensummers@gmail.com and pay $5 online for a single copy – includes post and packaging – add $2 each for extra copies)
Account Name: Palestine Solidarity Network
Account No: 38 9015 0849542 00
Download and print your own booklets:
The history of the Nakba
An excellent resource for understanding Al Nakba (“the catstrophe” in Arabic) – the expulsion of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948 (any continuing every day since!)
Al Nakba - The Story of Palestine from 1799 to today - 4 Episodes
Al Nakba is available in 10 languages
Part One: https://youtu.be/H7FML0wzJ6A
Part Two: https://youtu.be/yI2D5Fsd9lg
Part Three: https://youtu.be/5SKECszemmA
Part Four: https://youtu.be/0m__A7MlDrk
Leaflet - “Why do Palestinians need our help?”
T-shirts and merchandise for sale
Our spokesperson John Minto recently walked Te Araroa (from Cape Reinga to Tekapo – he will finish in Summer) wearing this t-shirt. He still has the t-shirt but has lost the beard!
Buy t-shirts and merchandise here.
Guidelines for engaging on social media
Our national committee recently discussed the best ways for us to engage in supporting Palestine in social media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc and we came up with these guidelines for PSNA supporters. We would welcome feedback to secretary@PSNA.nz
PSNA Online Policy Guidelines
Social media is an unregulated space where there are many opportunities to get clear pro-Palestinian messages out to a wider audience than through traditional mainstream media. We need as many voices as we can muster speaking out on all social media platforms. Our goal is to amplify the Palestinian side of the issue which has previously been lost in a sea of pro-Israeli lies which has so often dominated media reporting. However, there are potential dangers to avoid. Keep these guidelines in mind when you engage with social media:
When we encounter pro-Israeli trolls on social media we should attack their views rather than attack them personally – stick to the issues and avoid being side-tracked. Be assertive but stay on track.
Remember the real target is the wider social media audience. We won’t convince individual pro-Israeli trolls to support the Palestinian struggle but those reading and watching an exchange are our real audience. We must keep them as the real target for our social media activism.
Calling out racism in all its forms, such as white supremacy, Islamophobia or anti-Semitism builds consistency with the messages of support for Palestinian rights and places into context the fundamental racist premise on which the state of Israel is founded.
People in leadership or spokesperson roles within PSNA and its affiliates should be especially careful in social media interactions because as we become more effective in advocating for Palestine we will face more vitriolic, personal attacks from elements of the extremist pro-Israeli lobby who will look for ways to undermine our kaupapa by undermining us.