Without serious steps to end the occupation Numerous commentators, in Israel and abroad, speak of “a window of opportunity” and a uniquechance to restart the peace process. But for that to be true, quite a few steps are needed – inthe first place, on the part of the occupier who has the overwhelming power on … Read more
The settlers who make an outcry, threaten violence and desecrate the memory of the holocaustvictims are not quiet inhabitants living in their homes. Therefore, their evacuation fromthe occupied terriotires does not constitute ” expulsion ” or ” ethnic cleansing. ” Thefounders and leaders of the settlement movement, starting with Rabbi Levinger (“the rabbiwith the pistol”) … Read more
[The following is the translation of the press release sent to the Hebrew media] Gush Shalom (the Israeli Peace Bloc) calls upon the Government of Israel to cease its effortsto impose by force unilateral solutions, and start immediate negotiations for acomprehensive cease-fire with the Palestinians and cessation of all belligerent actsbetween Israel and the Palestinians. … Read more
Calls for cease-fire with Israel & new Palestinian elections ” I would like to hold as soon as possible new elections throughout the Palestinian Authority -presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. But the occupation authorities makeit impossible for us to proceed with so much as voter registration ” said the PalestinianAuthority President Yasser Arafat to a … Read more
An Israeli Voice Against The Fence “It was hell. Soldiers shot without a stop.I saw a Palestinian demonstrator get killedIn front of my eyes.” Said Israeli Peace activistsWho took part in the demonstrations in Bidou. “It was horror. Hell. The soldiers were shooting incessantly.I saw a Palestinian demonstrator get hit in the forehead and fallDown, … Read more
Gush Shalom has sent a letter of warning to Colonel Yair Golan,commander of the “Nahal” Brigade : “The actions of the units under your command, during the occupation of Tamun(a village in the west bank), were registered in a legal file,and might be used, in the future, in an Israeli or International war crimes tribunal.” … Read more
A German jury announced today that it has awarded Uri Avnery the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Prize,honoring the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was murdered by the Nazis. The prize is awarded by the North German town Oldenburg, in which the Carl-von-OssietzkyUniversity is located. The jury was headed by Prof. Jutta Limbach, President of the SupremeConstitution Court, the famous … Read more