Update – a demonstration outside the home of Jerusalem Mayor Barkat will place also this week – Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 9.00pm at 5 Hameyasdim St., Jerusalem. Original message:Over the past weekend, the Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem have been under siege and collective punishment. The main roads to the neighborhoods have been blocked completely, … Read more
Update Aug. 22 We must go on crying out. We must continue opposing the assault on Gaza and demanding the end of the siege. Only in that way can both peoples attain a secure life. The brutal war in Gaza is a result of the dead end into which the Netanyahu government led us, in … Read more
photo gallery July 26 – Stop the War Demo Sat. 8pm Tel Aviv Rabin Square We Are Not Afraid Of A Political Solution Gush Shalom is among the initiators Statement of the organizing coalition + transportation details: On Saturday, the peace camp takes a stand at Rabin Square. The war is taking a heavy toll … Read more
Demonstration Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 8:00 pm Habima Square, Tel Aviv NOW WITH DETAILS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION FROM JERUSALEM It is forbidden to shoot at civilian populations. It is forbidden and still it happens. Both sides do it. Hamas shoots on the population of Israel. The IDF shoots at the population of Gaza. Two equal … Read more
photo gallery Today – Thursday, 8:30 pm, we shall rally in Zahal Square, where East Jerusalem joins West Jerusalem, in order to say out loud, Israelis and Palestinians side by side – Ceasefire! This past week the city of Jerusalem has witnessed a wave of violence we have not experienced in a long time. Violence … Read more
UPDATE:Let’s join the Peace Now rally tonight, Thur. July 3, 2014, at 7.30 pm, in Habima Square, Tel Aviv. No to the murder of children! No to revenge! No to pogroms! No to building new settlements! No to the occupation of the territories! Yes to peace between Israelis and Palestinians, between the existing State of … Read more
Say no to collective punishment!Free all political prisoners!Acts of oppression in no way help bring back the abducted boys! Saturday, 21.6, 20:30, in front of the Kiria (Ministry of Defence), Kaplan Street, Tel Aviv. The army, under government instructions, is embarking on hundreds of arrests and detentions, nightly raids on homes, closure of entire regions, … Read more
Gush Shalom warmly congratulates the Palestinian People and their leaders for having finally managed to overcome a malignant division which had caused considerable damage – to the Palestinians themselves as well as to Israel. The new Palestinian government could and should be a full partner for peace with Israel. The involvement of Hamas in this … Read more
photo gallery “Is there a justification for violating the Freedom of Expression?” Justices asked the state during the debate on the Boycott Law. Feb. 16 an intensive debate developed at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, when a special panel of nine judges convened to deliberate a series of appeals against the “Boycott Law”. State officials … Read more
This week opened with big headlines, informing us that if negotiations with the Palestinians collapse, the Europeans will lay the blame on the State of Israel – specifically, on the Netanyahu Government’s insistence upon announcing spectacular settlement construction projects. Such assigning of blame by the EU might have far-reaching consequences to the Israeli economy. The … Read more