The blindness of political purity
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes. A letter from Gila Svirsky To the editor: If only Ha’aretz and the other media would give as much attention to thecruelty of demolishing homes as to berating Gush Shalom for calling itimmoral, we would all be better off. Gila Svirsky Jerusalem
The undemocratic probe against Gush Shalom
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes. A letter from Nir Eyal Dear Sir, Gush Shalom, by sending warning letters to officers who have been actuallyboasting about acts which are violating the Geneva Conventions, has made use ofits democratic rights, and fulfilled in a way a civilian duty: guarding moraland legal principles. A government which starts […]
ISRAELI MILITARYS BRUTAL EXECUTIONS CONTINUE
[TULKAREM] Israeli soldiers executed three men inTulkarem center today in a disgusting and brutalfashion. Rebecca Murray (UK) reports that no medical teams havebeen allowed to function but that after the militarystopped strafing the city with apache helicoptersresidents where finally able to retrieve the bodies ofZiad D’ias (28), Hamad Saidz (18), Maher Jeshmawi(17). Murray went to […]
Stop the procedures against Gush Shalom!
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes. A letter to Ariel Sharon from Yehudit Keshet, MachsomWatch Sir. As a group of Israeli–Jewish and Palestinian women we wish to protest thecurrent wave of attacks/threatened legal procedures etc against Gush Shalom.In sending letters to senior officers who have allegedly committed, or are likely tocommit, illegal acts in times […]
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes
A letter from John Hogan Dear Sir or Madam: May I add my name to the growing list of concerned people who stronglyoppose any action by the Government of Israel to suppress Gush Shalom’scampaign against war crimes? Noam Chomsky neatly summarizes my view onthis matter. I am writing to express my support for the principled […]
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes
A letter To Ha’aretz from Miriam M. Reik, PhD to the editor: I read with heavy heart your editorial condemning Gush Shalom’s principled standwith regard to the actions of the IDF in the West Bank as doing ” grave damage. “Gush Shalom should be praised, not condemned, for its singular service to thecountry in trying […]
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes
A letter To prime minister Ariel Sharon Mr Prime Minister We, the undersigned, deeply alarmed by the continuing violence in Israel and Palestine, arestrongly supporting the peace movements advocating negotiations. We have been informed that the Israeli government asked the Israeli Attorney General toconsider possible legal procedures to be used against Gush Shalom. Gush Shalom […]
Israeli democracy and Gush Shalom
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes. A letter To A. Sharon from David Pritchard Sir, I write in of support of the Israeli peace organization GUSH SHALOM and outof a concern that your government is considering legal action to stop itslegitimate activities. Its warning of serving military officers of the dangersof following illegal orders seems […]
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes
A letter from Philip White Dear Gush Shalom, I sent the letter below to the newspaper you referred to. Being anon-Israeli outside of Israel it won’t be published of course, but it addsto their pile. If there is a specific threat to your organisation, please let me know, sothat I can alert the foreign ministers […]
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes
A letter from Anders Levermann To: editor@haaretz.co.il Dear madames and sirs, I am writing to you in reaction to your editorial on the peace movementGush Shalom. I do not agree with the opinion stated in the article anddo not see any unethical or damaging aspect of the movements actions. Onthe contrary I find the procedure […]