Between the Green Line and the Fence photo gallery Hundreds of activists of Gush Shalom, Taayush, The Committee Against House Demolitionand others demonstrated on the last day of 2004 against the uprooting of the olive trees ofJayush village and the building of a large new settlement there. This is being done under theguise of enlarging … Read more
photo gallery A delegation of Gush Shalom, took today (Friday, 12.11.04) part in Yasser Arafat’s funeral atthe Mukata’a in Ramallah. The delegation passed the well-organized Israeli army checkpoint in Beitunia and wasconveyed from there to Ramallah in vans bearing the designation “Official Delegation”. Masses of Palestinians beleaguered the gates of the compound and the Palestinian … Read more
Defense Against Settlers’ Violence photo gallery The settlers of Tapuakh, violent disciples of Rabbi Kahane, did not shoot and runamok this Saturday (23.10), when peace activists approached their settlements from twosides, in order to prevent them from disrupting the olive picking. 255 peace activists answered the call to take part in the olive picking action … Read more
photo gallery Following the call of Gush Shalom, about 300 men and women assembled Tuesday evening (5.10)in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tel-Aviv to protest against the army invasion of the Gazastrip, in order to demand “Leave Gaza At Once!” Among the posters and slogans: “The incursion is a statement of bankruptcy!” “It … Read more
Marwan Barghouti is a Palestinian leader,who fully supports a peaceful solution of two states -Israel and Palestine, living side by side within internationally recognized borders. For many years, during the peace process,Marwan Barghouti formed many connections with leaders of the Israeli peace camp,Even according to Israeli prosecutors, Barghoti made many efforts to limit the Palestinianstruggle … Read more
photo gallery “We dreamed about this for a long time, and now we are able to start this unique campaign,” a GushShalom spokesman said at the opening of a press conference conducted mainly in Russian. Theconference took place on Sunday (19.9) in Tel-Aviv’s Press Center. The representatives ofall Russian media in Israel were invited, and … 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
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
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
photo gallery A non-violent demonstration in A-Ram today (26.6.04) turned into a battlefield, when theBorder Police used, for two hours, tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and water cannon againstit. All signs indicate that it was a well-prepared police ambush. The Israeli demonstrators, mostly activists of Gush Shalom and Ta’ayush, arrived in fivefull buses at A-Ram roadblock. … Read more