Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes

A letter from Mark Tinsley To the Editor, I am writing to express my support for the principled and courageousinitiative of Gush Shalom to inform IDF personnel that by committingactions that may be war crimes they not only run the risk of violatinginternational standards of morality, but also international law as well- for which they […]

Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes

letter to Israeli Minister of Justice Meir Shetreet from James M Leas Dear Minister of Justice Meir Shetreet As an American Jewish lawyer, I was disturbed to recently learn that youare determined to put Gush Shalom activists on trial, and if existinglegislation will not serve this purpose, you intend to introduce somebrand-new bills. Your intention […]

Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes

A letter from Bart Kusters Dear people, My name is Bart Kusters. I am 37 years old. I live and work in theNetherlands. I am not religious but for some reason I have allways beeninterested in and atracted to Israel. I have been in your country threetimes. The first time I spent a month as […]

Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes

letter to Israeli Minister of Justice Meir Shetreet from James M Leas Dear Minister of Justice Meir Shetreet As an American Jewish lawyer, I was disturbed to recently learn that youare determined to put Gush Shalom activists on trial, and if existinglegislation will not serve this purpose, you intend to introduce somebrand-new bills. Your intention […]

Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes

A letter from Bart Kusters Dear people, My name is Bart Kusters. I am 37 years old. I live and work in theNetherlands. I am not religious but for some reason I have allways beeninterested in and atracted to Israel. I have been in your country threetimes. The first time I spent a month as […]

Protecting a home

Jennie writes from Dheisheh The New York Daily News last week carried an editorial calling the international peaceactivists arrested and being deported by Israel for peacefully protesting violations ofhuman rights and international law, ” Accessories to terrorism ” . We operate according to the quote below. “Individuals have International duties which transcend the nationalobligations of […]

Statement from Salah Afifi from Ramle Prison

The March on Huwara, Nablus Palestine Tuesday 6th of August A meeting at the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees center informed us of aninvitation from the mayor of Huwara village to participate in a peaceful march. Huwara is afarming village that lies on the road from Nablus to Ramallah, a route well travelled byPalestinians […]

Protecting a home

Jennie writes from Dheisheh The New York Daily News last week carried an editorial calling the international peaceactivists arrested and being deported by Israel for peacefully protesting violations ofhuman rights and international law, ” Accessories to terrorism ” . We operate according to the quote below. “Individuals have International duties which transcend the nationalobligations of […]

Statement from Salah Afifi from Ramle Prison

The March on Huwara, Nablus Palestine Tuesday 6th of August A meeting at the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees center informed us of aninvitation from the mayor of Huwara village to participate in a peaceful march. Huwara is afarming village that lies on the road from Nablus to Ramallah, a route well travelled byPalestinians […]

A Phone Call from Hell

There is a direct telephone connection between heaven and hell. I can prove it. The idea crossed my mind last Sunday, when I was climbing to a snow-covered peak in the alpineregion of Italy, where I was the guest at a political conference. The sun was shining, thetemperature hovered around zero centigrade, around me was […]