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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
[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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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
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Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes. A letter from philippe cattoir Dear Sir/Madam, In view of the current campaign against peace activists of Gush-Shalom, Iwant to raise my concerns on the respect and enforcement of internationallaw by israeli institutions. The recent acceptance by israeli courts of destruction of houses belonging tofamilies of palestinian activists constitutes … Read more
Supporting Gush Shalom against war crimes. A letter from Martin Land The following letter was sent to the editors of Haaretz this morning: Regarding ” The blindness of political purity, ” August 06, 2002 There is no small irony in the editorial position adopted byHaaretz in the matter of Gush Shalom. The peace organization hascorrelated … Read more
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 … Read more