Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 23:46:05 -0400 From: carol@carolmoore.net (Carol Moore) Subject: [libs4peace] More Righteous Jews...Re: [GushShalomBillboard] 30 jailed refusers /
I'm on about 5 different Jewish peace groups lists...they've got me brainwashed... Gush Shalom wrote:
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> // Gush Shalom Billboard //
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>
> [The ongoing resistance to the overwhelming terror - complementary to what is shown on
> all TV's]
>
> [1] YeshGvul: 30 in jail
> [2] Youths set up protest tent in Tel-Aviv
> [3] Foreign peace activists are making their way to Manger Square
> [4] International Solidarity Movement - how to join
>
> [1] YeshGvul: 30 in jail
> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> From: "peretz kidron" <cherryk@zahav.net.il>
> Date sent: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 20:59:04 +0200
>
> Dear friend,
>
> Here's the latest on jailings of refuseniks. As we predicted, the army is now
> taking a much tougher line ad it's hard to keep up with all those sentenced,
> which explains why personal details are very sketchy. At a rough reckoning,
> there are now about 30 in jail - that's far more than we have ever had before at
> any one time, even at the height of the Lebanon war or the first intifada.
>
> Ran Ackerman (ID 5111605), Guy Keshet (ID 5089936) and Itai Riv (ID 5152275)
> were sentenced on April 4 to 28 days in Military Prison 6 (Military Post 01860,
> IDF, Israel).
>
> First Sgt. Arad Hakim of Kibbutz Ein Hashofet, and First Sgt. Amnon Hillel of
> Kibbutz Ein Hahoresh, were both sentenced to 28 days on April 6.
>
> First Sgt. Kuti Rot (29) a gardener from Jerusalem, got 28 days for refusing to
> serve in Hebron.
>
> First Sgt.Ari Boneh (another kibbutznik) was jailed for 30 days. First Sgt.
> O.Y., and First Sgt.O.Y. (that's not a mistake, both men have the same initials,
> both asked to have their names withheld) got 28 days each.
>
> Reuven Volochaviansky (29), of Tel Aviv-Yafo, an instructor at a home for youth
> in distress, who is studying for his masters degree in criminology - was
> sentenced to 28 days on April 7 for refusing to recruit members of his reserve
> unit for service in the territories. Also sentenced on April 7 to 28 days in
> Military Prison 6 was Capt. (res.) Doron Mota'i.
>
> In addition, there are two further refuseniks in Military Prison 6 who decline
> to have any identifying details published.
>
> David Feldman and Noam Shizaf have completed their sentences and are out of
> jail.
>
> A reminder: some of the refuseniks presently in jail are applying for support
> for their families, putting additional strains on our resources. Contributions
> to our family support fund will be very welcome.
>
> Peretz Kidron - Ram Rahat
>
> YESH GVUL
>
> [2] Youths set up protest tent in Tel-Aviv
> The peace tent starting today
>
> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> From: Mali Assaf <mali_assaf@usa.net>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Here is some information about an ANTI - OCCUPATION TENT that started today
> for a week. This is the initiative is of a group of young people who decided to make a
> protest, and who don't belong to any formal organization.
> In the tent will be lectures, discussions, films and also every day
> activities like vigils. Please spread the word, come and support them.
> The tent was set up in the CINEMATEQUE Square and NOT in Rabin square, from 7/5-
> 12/5. Come and support us.
> For more details you can call Ido, 064-235109
>
> Thanks,
> Keren Assaf
>
> [3] Foreign peace activists are making their way to Manger Square
> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> From: "Rapprochement Centre" <pcr@p-ol.com>
> Date sent: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 15:03:06 +0200
>
> Friends,
>
> 12:30pm - A group of 25 foreign peace activists are making their way to Manger Square in
> Bethlehem carrying signs highlighting sections of the Fourth Geneva Conventions and the
> Universal Declaration of Human Right that are being blatantly violated by the Israeli
> government and military. These include the right to for the wounded to receive medical
> attention and for pregnant women to be tended to.
>
> For over a week the Israeli army has been preventing the ambulances of the Union of
> Palestinian Medical Relief Committees and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society from
> operating, by stopping ambulances and detaining, harrassing, beating and arresting
> medical
> workers. In many areas of besieged Palestine there are wounded and dead Palestinians that
> medical workers have been denied access to. Reports from Nablus are that many people
> have
> been buried alive under the rubble of their homes that have been destroyed by Israeli tank
> and helicopter fire. The internationals are hoping that they will be able to gain access
> to Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity to evacuate the dead and the wounded.
> They are walking in front of an ambulance to provide an unarmed human shield to
> ambulances
> that have been shot at.
>
> For more information please call Georgie at +972-2-277-7558 or +972-55-840-767
>
> For updates, please continue to refer to www.jerusalem.indymedia.org At the time of this
> writing, we are having technical difficulties. We are dealing with a barrage of hacking
> attempts and sporadic connections. Please bear with us and keep up the pressure on your
> respective governments to speak up and act against the injustice that is being perpetrated
> here. We need help.
>
> The Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between People
> 64 Star Street, P.O.Box 24
> Beit Sahour - Palestine
> www.rapprochement.org
> =================================
> The center is a non-profit making NGO, started in 1988 during the first Intifada.
> PCR runs community service programs, youth empowerment and training programs.
> PCR is also very much involved in the non-violent resistance against the Israeli
> Occupation to Palestine.
>
> [4] International Solidarity Movement - how to join
> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> From: "George S. Rishmawi" <abusalib@p-ol.com>
> Date sent: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:45:56 +0200
>
> Announcement for all
>
> Dear everybody,
>
> Due to the current situation of the led by the war-criminal Sharon and
> his government against the Palestinian people, many peace activists in
> many countries have expressed their willingness to join the
> International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and the Grass-roots
> International Protection for the Palestinian People (GIPP) in Palestine
> in the coming weeks. Moreover, many of our activists who are in this
> moment joining the campaign are under house arrest because of the curfew
> in the Palestinian Refugees' Camps, we have decided that Jerusalem will
> be the location and the starting point of all the actions.
>
> We will try to get the International activists from Jerusalem into one
> of the Palestinian cities in order to help with the activism there. The
> Guest house of the YWCA will be the location where all will be based.
> The cost is $15 per person per night on bed and breakfast basis. As for
> other kind of costs, it will be hard to estimate.
>
> Guest House info:
> Young Women Christian Association - Jerusalem (YWCA )
> Abla Naser
> Ibn Jubeir St., East Jerusalem
> Tel: 02- 628 2593
> Fax: 02- 628 4654
>
> When you arrive to Jerusalem, you need to contact the ISM and GIPP
> organizers for orientation at the following numbers:
>
> George S. Rishmawi
> +972-(0)52-502079
>
> George N. Rishmawi
> +972-(0)52-299310
>
> George Qassis
> +972-(0)52-321304
>
> Ghassan Andoni
> +972-(0)52-595319
>
> Rapprochement Centre
> +972-(0)2-277-2018
>
> Hanna Rishmawi (GIPP)
> +972-(0)52-437513
>
> Sabeel Centre (Cathy)
> +972-(0)2-532-7136
>
> Bahiyya (GIPP)
> +972-(0)55-378262
>
> One of the above mentioned contacts should answer you and give you
> advice and information.
>
> Important Notice:
> Please note that the numbers that starts with (0)55 or (0)52 are mobile
> phones and sometimes there is no good service in certain areas. So
> please try another number in case of failure with one of them. If the
> disconnection persists, please try again until you get in touch with one
> of us or the Guest House.
>
> Please contact us at the following addresses <mailto:pcr@p-ol.com>
> pcr@p-ol.com and please make sure that you make a CC to
> <mailto:georgesq@yahoo.com> georgesq@yahoo.com and include the following
> heading in the subject line "Register April".
>
> We will arrange the accommodation for you in the hotel and if anybody
> needs transportation, we are happy to help as well.
>
> Tasks Needed in Palestine:
> 1- Provide Protection for civilians by staying with Families in
> Refugees camps, villages and towns.
> 2- Accompany Ambulances
> 3- Send food and aids to families if needed
> 4- Join Nonviolent Protests if organized
> 5- Help documenting the facts, either through cameras or video or
> writing diaries to be published through e-mail and internet.
>
> Please include the following information in your e-mail
> 1- Full Name
> 2- Flight details
> 3- Age
> 4- Home Address and telephone number
> 5- Mobile Phone (If available)
> 6- Passport Number and Nationality and Country of Residence (if
> different)
> 7- Task you are willing to do in the campaign
>
> Things that can be useful to bring with you:
> 1- Camera or Video Camera (Digital will be the best)
> 2- Laptops
> 3- Warm Sweater (for night time mainly)
> 4- Advil or Tylenol or Motrin
> 5- Bandana or a Veil and Perfume (To resist tear Gas)
>
> This is the time where we need everybody here. If you know about medic
> teams who are available to come, please let us know cause there is a
> great need for Internationals to act as medic teams in Palestinian
> ambulances.
>
> Looking forward for having you in Palestine.
>
> George S. Rishmawi
> ISM registration coordinator
> Beit Sahour, P.O.Box 48
> Palestine
> Mobile: 052 50 20 79
>
> Through billboard we forward announcements received from other
> organizations. For more information, call them - not us
> ----
> NB: Full transcript of the war crimes panel available on the Gush site
> For Hebrew http://www.gush-shalom.org/archives/forum.html
> For English http://www.gush-shalom.org/archives/forum_eng.html
> French available at request.
>
>
> Also on the site:
> photo's - of action or otherwise informative
> the weekly Gush Shalom ad - in Hebrew and English
> the columns of Uri Avnery - in Hebrew, Arab and English
> (and a lot more)
> http://www.gush-shalom.org
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