photo gallery More the a thousand schoolchildren, boys and girls from 6 to 14, wearing their school uniformsand carrying bags, demonstrated today (Monday, 13.9) at the wall that is being built in a-Ram.The pupils carried posters demanding: “Let Us Study!” 150 Israeli activists of Gush Shalom, Ta’ayush, Bat-Shalom, Rabbis for Human Rights andothers joined the … Read more
photo gallery More the a thousand schoolchildren, boys and girls from 6 to 14, wearing their school uniformsand carrying bags, demonstrated today (Monday, 13.9) at the wall that is being built in a-Ram.The pupils carried posters demanding: “Let Us Study!” 150 Israeli activists of Gush Shalom, Ta’ayush, Bat-Shalom, Rabbis for Human Rights andothers joined the … Read more
Two shocking manifestos were published this week. Both call for comment. One of them declares that dismantling the settlements in the Gaza Strip is a “crimeagainst humanity”. It does not mention that they were set up on the land reserves of a millionPalestinians crowded in the tiny strip, and rob them of their scarce water. … Read more
At the mass meeting with Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the Mahatma, in Abu-Dis, I observedthe faces of the participants. While Gandhi was preaching non-violence, I imagined a debatebetween two young Palestinians in the audience. Yussuf: “He is right. The armed intifada has failed.” Hassan: “On the contrary. Without the actions of the martyrs, the … Read more
When I came out of the beautiful Supreme Court building, I was feeling depressed. I had listened for hours to proceedings on a number of applications concerning the separationwall. I was especially interested in the part of the wall that is threatening to ruin the livesof the residents of a-Ram. There, it will be remembered, … Read more
photo gallery 500 Gush Shalom and Ta’ayush activists joined 2000 inhabitants of Abu Dis in a dramaticprotest rally in honor of Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the great Mahatma. In the searing heat, they marched through the streets of Abu-Dis to the wall which cuts thetown off from Jerusalem. The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Kurei … Read more
Uri Avnery’s speech at the Abu-Dis demonstration with Dr. Gandhi, August 27, 2004. photo gallery Dear Dr. Gandhi, We Israeli peace activists welcome you with all our heart. We are all deeply impressed by the immortal message of your grandfather, the great Mahatma,who practiced non-violence while fighting with all his strength against a cruel foreignoccupation. … Read more
photo gallery 500 Gush Shalom and Ta’ayush activists joined 2000 inhabitants of Abu Dis in a dramaticprotest rally in honor of Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the great Mahatma. In the searing heat, they marched through the streets of Abu-Dis to the wall which cuts thetown off from Jerusalem. The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Kurei … Read more
For all I care, they can starve to death! announced Tzahi Hanegbi, after Palestinianprisoners declared an open-ended hunger strike against prison conditions. Thus theMinister for Internal Security added another memorable phrase to the lexicon of theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict. Hanegbi became famous (or infamous) for the first time when, as a student activist, he wascaught on camera … Read more
Activists and mothers A delegation of 15 Gush Shalom activists visited today (18.8.04) the families of Palestinianprisoners, who are conducting an open-ended hunger strike. The families are striking at theEast Jerusalem Red Cross offices. The delegation carried posters in Hebrew, Arabic and English, demanding “Decent Treatmentof Prisoners of War”. Gush activist Hava Keller, “mother of … Read more