The WorldSocial Forum (WSF) in Tunis, Tunisia March 26^th - 30^th, 2013,is just around the corner and promises to be a critical organizing opportunityfor our growing movements.

The forumwill serve as the launch of a series of international popular tribunals againstIsrael entitled: "The Case against Israel: Exposing Israel's role in StateRepression and Violence Worldwide" and organized by the Malcolm XGrassroots Movement (MXGM), the United States Palestinian Community Network(USPCN), and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN). Growing outof an assembly hosted at the World Social Forum Free Palestine inPorto Alegre, Brazil, in December of 2012, these tribunals seek toexpose the role Israel and the Zionist movement play in repressing progressivesocial movements and attacking communities throughout the world.

Researched, written and edited by members of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, the newexposé, "Israel's Worldwide Role in Repression," focuses on the role ofIsrael's government military, and related corporations and organizations in aglobal industry of violence and repression.

IJAN's 28-pagebooklet was officially released at the World Social Forum Free Palestine inPorto Alegre, Brazil, and has received widespread attention in recent weeks; ithas been featured in Al Jazeera, Jacobin, La Rebelión and Jadaliyya among otherpublications.

The pamphletis being used as part of a broader organizing project with the Malcolm XGrassroots Movement and the US Palestinian Community Network to highlight therole Israel plays in the arms industry and political repression around theglobe. The information in the pamphlet is not widely known, and givenstate-secrecy, censorship and limited organizational resources, the informationwe have gathered thus far is merely the tip of the iceberg in the push foraccountability. We seek to continue to build awareness and gather testimonyleading to populartribunals in various locations impacted by the work of Israel and itsrelated corporations and organizations.

The pamphletis availableon-line and print copies can be ordered in English, Spanish and Portuguese.We welcome translation of the pamphlet into other languages. We also urge theorganizing of actions, campaigns or popular tribunals in the places whereIsrael, often with the United States, plays a role in the repression of ourmovements or in attacks on communities.

The pamphlets, source documents, research, waysto get involved and video from our first People's Assembly at the World SocialForum Free Palestine in Porto Alegre, Brazil, are available on-line at: http://israelglobalrepression.wordpress.com/.

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On December 8, 2012 Bay Area Arab, Palestinian,solidarity and allied communities engaged in liberation struggles organized "Mobilize for Palestine: a Teach In and Organizing Workshop."The event featuredpanels including: "Palestine, Arab region and international movements," "Zionism, global context and the role of the US," 'The intersection ofstruggles and resistance in Palestine," as well as analysis and concretestrategy planning for BDS campaigns and al Nakba and Land Day activitiesfor2013. Over 100 people gathered, representing a broad range oforganizers, activists and community members. In particular, connections were madebetween Filipino and Palestinian anti-colonial struggles and the connectionbetween Israeli security culture and the prison industrial complex in theUnited States. IJAN distributed copies of its new exposé, "Israel's Worldwide Role in Repression" and gave a short presentation on defining and recognizingZionism and how it operates.