What is FFIPP?
FFIPP is an educational network for human rights in Palestine/Israel. It is an international non-profit organisation, comprised of international students and faculties, working in solidarity for a complete end of occupation and just peace in the region.
FFIPP was founded in 2006, in connection with the first FFIPP Summer Internship Programme. The educational programme was intended for international students who cared about human rights and justice, and were interested in learning about the situation in Palestine/Israel. Upon completion of the internship program, FFIPP encouraged and assisted interns to organise educational and artistic events on their campuses to share their internship experiences with other students.
In 2008, FFIPP France was created by FFIPP leaders who had participated in the summer programme in 2007. The following years, three separate chapters in France emerged, as well as chapters in all over Europe upon the initiative of international students from different countries. FFIPP Europe is now constituted by nine local chapters in various countries across Europe including Poland, France (Bordeaux, Grenoble and Paris), Switzerland, the Netherlands, the UK, Spain, and Italy.
In 2020, FFIPP International was established, of which FFIPP Europe is one of three branches that include FFIPP Brazil and FFIPP USA.
Each chapter is led by a board comprised of students passionate about human rights, international politics, and just peace in Palestine/Israel.
The chapters work with raising awareness about human rights in Palestine/Israel in their local communities through the organisation of events such as lectures, panel discussions, film screenings and photo exhibitions.
Our objectives
To build an effective faculty and students network to educate an international academic community about the realities in Palestine/Israel;
To raise awareness locally through our various international chapters based on student experiences on the ground;
To cooperate with those who work for just peace and work in solidarity with conscientious Palestinian and Israeli academics and activists.
FFIPP Europe Position and Guiding Principles 2020
FFIPP is grounded in International Law. As such, it recognises the injustices committed since 1948. It condemns settlements and their expansions. It stands for the complete withdrawal of Israel from all occupied territories.
FFIPP Europe supports the end of all forms of occupation. This encompasses both material (land, resources) and immaterial (history, language, education) forms of occupation;
FFIPP Europe stands against the concept and process of normalisation. It acknowledges that there can be no peace without substantive justice;
FFIPP Europe is committed to the goal of educating people about the situation on the ground in Palestine/Israel;
FFIPP Europe aims to build a comprehensive student network to educate an international academic community about the situation in Palestine/Israel;
FFIPP Europe is committed to raising awareness locally through our various international chapters based on student experiences on the ground;
FFIPP Europe works in solidarity with conscientious Palestinian, Israeli and international academics, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society;
FFIPP Europe maintains equitable policies with partner organisations and upholds transparency within its work;
FFIPP Europe acknowledges its position of privilege as an international organisation on the ground. It is actively critical of ethnocentrism and embraces openmindedness;
FFIPP Europe is committed to the idea that the human rights of all persons should be respected irrespective of their nationality, sex, colour, religion, language, or any other status;
FFIPP Europe is committed to intersectionality and inclusivity. It condemns all forms of discrimination including antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, sexism, and gender-based violence.