āĻāĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¨
đŦđ§ āĻĄāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ $200,000 āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§
āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¨ā§āĻ° prestigious Dorchester Hotel hosted a remarkable art auction, raising an impressive ÂŖ165,000 ($208,800) for nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing medical aid in āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° and advocating for Palestinian human rights. The event, known as Voices of āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨, unfolded on Feb. 25 and showcased a collection of 15 pieces of Arab artwork, including a notable miniature sculpture inspired by Banksyâs âFlower Thrower,â creatively crafted by Palestinian artists. The captivating piece, originally featured at Bethlehemâs Walled Off Hotel, garnered the highest bid of ÂŖ16,000.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻšāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢāĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
Among the eventâs highlights was a panel discussion graced by a distinguished lineup of speakers, including āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ° activist Rahma Zein, who emphasized the importance of empowering discussions concerning Palestinian affairs, both economically and politically. Zein gained widespread attention after confronting CNNâs Clarissa Ward over her reporting at the Rafah border, subsequently appearing on Piers Morganâs TalkTV show to shed light on the plight of Palestinians.
āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻĢāĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻ āĻĄ. āĻŽā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ $55 āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§-āĻĒāĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§, 120āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻļāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯āĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§, ICJP āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻšā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
The panel discussion, featuring prominent figures such as Rahma Zein, Mosab Nasser, Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot, journalist Ahmed Eldin, surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sitta, and historian Avi Shlaim, delved into various facets of Israelâs conflict in Gaza. Eldin emphasized the democratization of media and its pivotal role in challenging Western narratives about Palestine, while Dr. Abu-Sitta recounted poignant experiences of providing medical care amid Gazaâs siege, including instances of Israeli bombings targeting hospitals.
The event garnered significant attendance, with tickets ranging from ÂŖ150 to ÂŖ250. Notably, the Dorchester āĻ˛āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ¨, where the event took place, has ownership ties to the Sultan of āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ.