photo gallery Last Saturday, 04/09/03, immediately after the suicide-bombing in Haifa,the Gush went into action to organize an Israeli human shield for the Mukata’ah,in view of the strong suspicion that Sharon would exploit the terrible atrocity as a pretext tokill Yasser Arafat. Eight activists, mostly Gush members,went within the hour to Ramallah.There they met about … Read more
photo gallery Last Saturday, 04/09/03, immediately after the suicide-bombing in Haifa,the Gush went into action to organize an Israeli human shield for the Mukata’ah,in view of the strong suspicion that Sharon would exploit the terrible atrocity as a pretext tokill Yasser Arafat. Eight activists, mostly Gush members,went within the hour to Ramallah.There they met about … Read more
photo gallery “Targetted Killing causes Suicide Bombing, Suicide Bombing causes Targetted Killing! Break the Bloody Cycle!”Under these slogans, 75 Gush Shalom activists held today a vigil opposite the Ministry of Defence in Tel-Aviv.The main objective was to protest against the almost daily assassinations of Palestinian militants by the Israeli army, mainly by attack helicopters.The so-called … Read more
photo gallery “Targetted Killing causes Suicide Bombing, Suicide Bombing causes Targetted Killing! Break the Bloody Cycle!”Under these slogans, 75 Gush Shalom activists held today a vigil opposite the Ministry of Defence in Tel-Aviv.The main objective was to protest against the almost daily assassinations of Palestinian militants by the Israeli army, mainly by attack helicopters.The so-called … Read more
This slogan was born spontaneously, opposite the Wall in Qalqilya, at the place where itbecomes a fence and turns east, penetrating deep into Palestinian territory. On the otherside of the wall the Palestinians were demonstrating. We were looking for a short rhyme tobroadcast by megaphone. A common effort brought forth the seven words that carry … Read more
It was a putsch. Like any classic putsch, it was carried out by a group of officers: Sharon,Mofaz, Ya’alon and the army top brass. It is no secret that the military party (the only really functioning party in Israel) objectedto the hudna (truce) from the first moment, much as it opposed the Road Map. Its … Read more
Details of actions taken under the Fifth obligation The democratically-elected leader, President Arafat,has not been permitted to leave his largely destroyed compound since December 2001. Israel has failed to facilitate travel of Palestinian security personnel undergoingsecurity training.
First Israeli obligation Israeli leadership issues unequivocalstatement affirming it’s commitment to the two state vision of an independent, viable,sovereign Palestinian state….and calling for an immediate end to violence against Palestinians everywhere Actions takenunder the First Israeli obligation Second Israeli obligation “GOI [Government of Israel] takes no actions undermining trust,including deportations, attacks on civilians,confiscation and/or demolition … Read more
Sometimes a single sentence is enough to reveal a person’s mental world and intellectualprofundity. Such a sentence was uttered by Shaul Mofaz, the Minister of Defense, some days agoduring a visit to the Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip. “With our enemies, it seems, no shortcuts are possible. Egypt made peace with Israel onlyafter it … Read more
Background: Israel has still not officially accepted the Road Map as a whole, but rather, pursuant to an Israeli cabinet vote on 25 May 2003, has accepted only the “steps”outlined in the Road Map. In addition, Israel only accepted the steps of the Road Map after unilaterally appending tothe Road Map a list of 14 … Read more