GMJ endorsers

26/02/2012
Desmond Tutu, Noam Chomsky, George Galloway support the Global March to Jerusalem
Following list of endorsers is not complete but an extraction centered on Europe, for the Anti-imperialist Camp has been one central promotor of the campaign in Europe.
Desmond Tutu

A overall list can be retrieved from the international website of the GMJ. It is to be completed soon.

Meanwhile the North American GMJ site offers a good overview of the endorsers from there.

Selected outstanding endorsers of the GMJ:

• Archbishop Desmond Tutu
• Noam Chomsky
• George Galloway, British MP
• Ronnie Kasrils, South African ANC leader and cabinet minister
• Hanna Atallah, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem
• Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, American rabbi in the Jewish Renewal movement
• Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian democracy activist and former presidential candidate, Palestine
• Medea Benjiman, Anti-war organizer and activist, USA
• Richard Falk, Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University, USA
• Tariq Ali, British-Pakistani writer and activist
• Ann Wright, former United States Army colonel
• Mairead Maguire, Irish Nobel Peace Laureate
• Gretta Duisenberg, Chair Foundation “Stop the Occupation”, Board member Free Gaza Movement, Netherlands
• Evelyn Hecht-Galinski, publicist and daughter of the former president of the Central Council of Jews, Germany
• Norman Paech, professor emeritus for international law, university Hamburg, former MP for the “Linke” and participant of the Gaza flotilla, Germany
• Annette Groth, MPt for the „Linke“, participant of the Gaza ship, Germany
• Franco Cavalli, former leader of the Social democratic parliamentary fraction, Switzerland
• Michel Warschawski, founder of the Alternative Information Center (AIC)
• Uri Davis, Jewish Anti-zionist, member of Fatah and the Palestinian National Council (PNC)

Germany, individuals

• Itaf Al-Abbadi, pedagogue
• Roswitha Al-Hussein
• Erhard Arendt, www.arendt-art.de
• Jürgen Aust, Member leading committee Die Linke Northrhine Westphalia
• Wolfgang Behr
• Winfried Belz, Palestine / Middle East Initiative Heidelberg
• Eberhard Buddee, teacher, for member of local council Pfullingen
• Andreas Friedrich, www.profi-reporte.de
• Annette Groth, Member of Parliament for the „Linke“, participant of the Gaza ship
• Joachim Guilliard, Palestine / Middle East Initiative Heidelberg
• Klaus Hartmann, Chairman of the German Free-thinker Association, Offenbach / Main
• Evelyn Hecht-Galinski, publicist and daughter of the former president of the Central Council of Jews
• Dietrich Hyprath, Dipl.-Ing. in Ruhestand
• Claudia Karas, Aktionsbündnis für einen gerechten Frieden in Palästina
• Felicia Langer, German Jewish lawyer and human rights activist, laureate of the German „Bundesverdienstkreuz“ and the Palestinian medal “for special merits”
• Hajo Meyer, german-dutch physician and author, Holocaust surviver
• Reuven Moskovitz, Holocaust survivor, author and peace activist, Aachen peace price laureate 2004, Amos price laureate of „Open churches“ 2011
• Norman Paech, professor emeritus for international law, university Hamburg, former MP for the “Linke” and participant of the Gaza flotilla
• Fatima Radjaie, Peace Movement, Karlsruhe
• Verena und Attia Rajab, Palestine Committee Stuttgart
• Elsa Rassbach, film maker, journalist and peace activist, Berlin
• Ellen Rohlfs, publicist
• Nazim Suleiman, Arab Culture Club, Stuttgart
• Viktoria Waltz, professor emeritus for land-use planning, university Dortmund
• Dr. Gabi Weber, medical doctor, Cafe Palestine Freiburg
• Thomas Zmrzly, Association Initiative Duisburg

Germany, organisations

• AK Süd-Nord (North South Work Shop) Bremen
• BDS Berlin www.bds-kampagne.de
• Berlin Coalition for Gaza
• DEAM (Group for democracy in the Arab world and the Mediterranean) www.deam.msx.de
• Deutscher Koordinationskreis Palästina Israel (Co-ordination Palestine Israel) www.kopi-online.de
• Deutsch-Palästinensische Frauenverein e.V. (German Palestine Women’s Association) www.dpfv.org
• Network against the right wing Duisburg www.netzwerk-gegen-rechts.org
• Women in Black Munich
• Initiativ e.V. Duisburg www.initiativ-online.org
• Institute for Palestine studies, Bonn www.ipk-bonn.de
• Palästina Arbeitskreis (Palestine Workshop) Hamburg
• Forum Palestine Near East Frankfurt/Main www.palfo-ffm.de
• Palestine Committee Stuttgart www.senderfreiespalaestina.de
• Palestine / Near East Initiative Heidelberg www.pal-ini-hd.de
• Palestinian Community Germany www.falastin.de

Italy

• Alex Zanotelli, catholic priest and missionary
• Margherita Hack, astrophysics
• Danilo Zolo, philosopher
• Giorgio Parisi, nuclear physics
• Angelo Baracca, nuclear physics
• Giulietto Chiesa, presentent of the association “Alternativa”
• Manlio Dinucci, journalist
• Massimo Zucchetti, university Turin
• Jacopo Venier, journalist
• Leonardo Mazzei, People’s Liberation Movement
• Domenico Losurdo, University Urbino
• Aldo Bernardini, University Teramo
• Costanzo Preve, philosopher
• Moreno Pasquinelli, Anti-imperialist Camp
• Hamza Piccardo, publisher, founder U.C.O.I.I. (Association of Islamic Communities in Italy)
• Giovanni Bacciardi, Party of Italian Communists
• Ugo Giannangeli, Demoicratic Jurists
• Marino Badiale, University Turin
• Maurizio Fratta, Association Democratic Revolution

Britain, individuals

• George Galloway, Member of Parliament
• Tariq Ali, British Pakistani historian, novelist, journalist, filmmaker, public intellectual, political campaigner, activist
• Ghada Karmi, Co-Director, Centre for Palestine Studies, University of Exeter
• Lauren Booth, English broadcaster, journalist and pro-Palestinian activist
• Zaher Birawi, leading Palestine activist, Britain
• Dr. Hafiz al Karmi, Chairman Palestinian Forum in Britain
• Mohammad Kozber, British Muslim Initiative
• Ismael Patel, Chairman Friends of Al Qqsa, Britain

Britain, organisations

• Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) www.palestinecampaign.org
• Stop the War coalition http://stopwar.org.uk
• British Muslim Initiative (BMI) www.bminitiative.net/BMI/EN/index.aspx
• Friends of Al-Aqsa www.foa.org.uk
• Islamic Forum of Europe (UK branch) www.islamicforumeurope.com
• Viva Palestina www.vivapalestina.org
• Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) http://mabonline.net
• Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) www.palestinianforum.co.uk
• Association of Palestinian Community (APC) www.apcuk.org
• Palestinian embassy in the UK www.palestineembassyuk.com

Netherlands, individuals

• J.W. van Leenhoff
• Trudy Derksen, artist/painter
• Ruud van der Zande
• Iwan Coletto
• Hein Kolk, former president Foster Parents
• Robert van Dijk, teacher
• Marjan Smeulders, journalist
• Mohammed Rabbae, former member of parliament
• Medi Assuli-van Baalen, activist
• Eric van der Wal, writer
• Kees Thieme, activist
• Hajo Meyer, Haulocaust survivor
• Jan Wijenberg, former ambassador
• Paul Lamp, Stop the wall activist
• Rob Groenhuijzen, Stichting Nederland-Gaza
• Wim Lankamp, chair Nederlands Palestina Komitee
• Guus Hoelen, Foundation Keerpunt
• Kees Wagtendonk, activist NPK
• Martijn Hagoort, designer
• Abdou Menebhi, president of EMCEMO
• Marijke Kruyt, Organisation Taliq
• Frank Dam, painter
• Roemer van Oordt, chair Republiek Allochtonië
• Jamal Eddine Ryanne, activist
• Henny Kreeft, writer/activist
• Mustafa Ayranci, chair HTIB (Turkish community)
• M. Olgun, activist HTIB
• L. de Valerio, activist HTIB
• Sonja van den Ende, activist/politician
• Peter Slits, researcher/activist
• Sakir Arikan, researcher/activist
• Benji de Levie, chair foundation Palestine
• Piet Hein Clijsen, teacher
• Hans Visser, pastor
• Harare Ait Ouaba, activist/participant GMJ
• Fatima Hassan, activist/participant GMJ
• Joost Meeuwisse, activist/participant GMJ

Netherlands, organisations

• Euro Mediterraan Centrum voor Migratie en Ontwikkeling centre for migration and development

Spain, individuals

• Nicolau Flaquer Molina, university professor IES Sineu, Mallorca
• Cristina García Cecilia, professor for Arab studies, university Alicante
• Víctor Domínguez Lucena, professor, university Alicante
• Pilar Salamanca, Valladolid

Spain, organisations

• Solidarity Network against the Occupation of Palestine (RESCOP) hwww.nodo50.org/causapalestina consisting of following 37 organisations
• Acsur Las Segovias www.acsur.org
• Solidarity Association Al Quds Solidarity with the Arab people, Malaga, www.alqudsmalaga.org
• Andalusian Association for Solidarity and Peace ASPA www.aspa.mundalia.info
• Association Spain-Palestine Jerusalem, Madrid, www.alquds-palestina.org
• Association für Human Rights Andalusia www.apdha.org
• BDS Catalonia www.bdscatalunya.org
• BDS Galicia www.bds-galiza.org
• Castelló per Palestina http://castelloperpalestina.blogspot.com
• Campaign against the Occupation and for the Sovereignty of Iraq COESI www.iraqsolidaridad.org
• Solidarity Committee with and between the peoples, Cantabria, www.interpueblos.org
• Palestinian Community Canaries www.nodo50.org/causapalestina/spip.php?site60
• Palestinian Community Catalania http://palestina.cat/
• Co-ordination for support to Palestine, Rioja, www.nodo50.org/causapalestina/spip.php?site142
• Ecologists in Action (federated) www.ecologistasenaccion.org
• Foundation IEPALA www.iepala.es
• Foudation Mundubat www.nodo50.org/causapalestina/spip.php?site136
• Group of NGOs for Palestina www.ongporpalestina.org
• Anti-capitalist Left www.anticapitalistas.org
• Internationalist Committee, Euskal Herria www.komiteinternazionalistak.org
• MEWANDO (Euskadi) www.mewando.org
• ISM Catalania Valencia http://ismcatalunya.wordpress.com
• Women in Conflict Zones M.Z.C. http://mzc.org.es
• Women for Peace – Solidarity Action for Palestine, Canaries, www.mpaspalestina.blogspot.com
• Palestinarekin Elkartasuna, Euskal Herria www.gerrakgelditu.org/
• Peace Now www.pazahora.org
• Peace with Dignity www.pazcondignidad.org
• Solidarity Platform with Palestine, Sevilla, http://palestina.webcindario.com
• Platform Palestine, Ibiza www.nodo50.org/causapalestina/spip.php?site144
• Solidarity Platform with Palesatine, Valladolid, http://plataformapalestinavalladolid.blogspot.com
• Net of Young Palestinians www.pal-youth.org
• International Jewish Ati-zionist Network http://judiosantisionistasenespanya.blogspot.com/
• Sodepau www.sodepau.org
• Sodepaz http://palestina.sodepaz.org
• Sodepaz Balamil www.sodepazbalamil.org
• Taula per Palestina, Balears http://taulaperpalestina.blogspot.com/
• Xarxa d’Enllaç amb Palestina www.palestina.cat/xep/
• Xarxa de Solidaritat amb Palestina de Valencia http://xarxapalestina.valencia.googlepages.com/home
• PalestinaTomaLaCalle Madrid
• Red de apoyo a Palestina de Madrid

Austria, individuals

• Paula Abrams-Hourani, Founder of Women in Black, Vienna
• Mag. Renate Bursik, high school teacher, Vienna
• Hermann Dworczak, social scientist, unionist, activist of the Austrian Social Forum
• Dr. Edda Egerer, Women in black, Hinterbrühl
• Sepp Funder, entrepreneur, Greifenburg, Carinthia
• Leo Gabriel, journalist, social anthropologist and member of the International Council of the World Social Forum
• Imad Garbaya, Tunisian activist, Wiener Neustadt
• Wolfgang Gombocz, professor emeritus for philosophy university Graz, member of the Slovenian academy of science of Ljubljana, Graz
• Kurt Kann, International Solidarity Forum, Vienna
• Frigga Karl, Palestine activist, Vienna/Paris
• Mag. Leopold Kröll
• Anthony Löwstedt, professor in media communications, Webster university Vienna
• Thomas Kukovec, agronomist for rural development, journalist, Leibnitz
• Wilhelm Langthaler, Anti-imperialist Camp (AIK)
• Elisabeth Lindner-Riegler, high school teacher, Vienna
• Gholamhossein Mashhadi Gholamhossein, healer
• George Nicola, Honorary president of the Palestinian Community Austria
• Veronika Rochhard, Palestine Committee Styria, Graz
• Ursula Sagmeister, Women in black, Vienna
• Waltraud Schauer, Palestine activist and former human shield in Iraq, Vienna
• Konrad Schön, Styrian Peace Platform, Graz
• Anna-Maria Steiner, Catholic theologian, Graz
• Irina Vana, social scientist, Anti-imperialist Camp (AIK), Vienna
• Franz Winkler, clerk, Vienna

Austria, organisations

• Anti-imperialist Camp (AIK) www.antiimperialista.org
• Arab Organisation for Human Rights, Austria www.aohr.net
• Association for Islamic Education and Culture (Ibikuz) www.ibikuz.net
• Committee Gaza Must Live www.gazamussleben.at
• Co-ordination Forum for the Support to Palestine
• Dar al Janub, Association for Anti-racism and Peace Vienna www.dar-al-janub.net
• Iraqi Community Austria
• League Culture
• Palestinian Community Austria www.filastin.at
• Tunisian House Austria

Switzerland, individuals

• Arnold Hottinger, former Middle East correspondent NZZ, Zug/Madrid
• Franco Cavalli, former leader of the Social democratic parliamentary fraction
• Franz Fischer, Palestine activists and CC member of the Labour Party
• Edward Badeen, lecturer for Islamic sciences and Arabic, University Zurich
• Sami Daher, artist, Pitteria Solothurn
• Anouar Gharbi, Right for All, Geneva, www.droitpourtous.ch
• Charlotte Malterre, architect and docent ETA Zurich

Switzerland, organisations

• Labour Party www.pda.ch
• Palestine Solidarity Basel www.palaestina-info.ch
• GFP - Gerechtigkeit und Frieden in Palästina (Justice and Peace in Palestine)
• BDS Zürich section www.bds-info.ch

other European countries

• Mikalis Lukianos, Ship to Gaza, Greece
• Günter Schenk, member of the “Jewish-Arab Collective” and “Citizens for Peace”, Strassbourg, France
• Ron Ridenour, author, Denmark
• Yvonne Ridley, Vice President of the European Muslims League, England
• Nadine Rosa-Rosso, senior anti-imperialist activist, Bruxelles, Belgium
• Péter Székely, Ungarian - Latin America Solidarity Association
• Lászlo Kupi, Ungarian - Latin America Solidarity Association
• Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate
• Raymond Deane, composer and political activist

• Committee for a Just Peace in Mideast, Luxemburg, www.paixjuste.lu
• International Socialists www.internationalsocialist.org

Palestine

• Al-Rowwad Cultural and Theatre Training Centre www.alrowwad-acts.ps
• Al-Walaja Popular Resistance Committee
• Alternative Information Center AIC www.alternativenews.org
• BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights www.badil.org
• Beit Ummar Popular Resistance Committee
• Bil’in Popular Resistance Committee www.bilin-village.org
• Friends of Freedom and Justice, Bil’in www.bilin-ffj.org
• Handala Center www.handalla-center.org
• Holy Land Trust www.holylandtrust.org
• International Solidarity Movement www.palsolidarity.org
• Nebi Saleh Popular Resistance Committee
• Ni’lin Popular Resistance Committee
• Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between People www.PCR.PS
• Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign www.stopthewall.org
• Palestine Justice Network www.palestinejn.org
• Palestine Solidarity Project www.palestinesolidarityproject.org
• Popular Struggle Coordinating Committee www.popularstruggle.org
• Siraj Center for Holy Land Studies www.sirajcenter.org
• Youth Against Settlements (Hebron)
• Youth Activity Center – Aida Camp www.key1948.org
• International Solidarity Initiative www.internationalsolidarity.org
• Palestine National Initiative www.almubadara.org

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