[GushShalom] 'Refusing The Occupation' -- Mass Vigil in Tel-Aviv, April 11

[Gush Shalom (Israeli Peace Bloc)]

GUSH SHALOM - pob 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033 - http://www.gush-shalom.org/

*********Mass Vigil "REFUSING THE OCCUPATION" - Friday April 11 at 12:30 in Tel-Aviv **********

-- With the five-fold court-martial of the "Occupation Refusers" Haggai Matar. Matan Kaminer, Adam Maor, 
Shimri Tzameret and Noam Bahat next Tuesday, 15.4.03

--  While the Supreme Court is breaking its head over the case of pacifist Yoni Ben Artzi 
    renewed Supreme Court discussion Tuesday, 15.4.03; report on yesterday's session 
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1049775237789

-- With new youngsters and reservists daily joining those who already sit in jail 

We call on you to take part Friday, April 11 at 12:30 in Tel-Aviv and make it a MASS VIGIL 
It's initiated by the "We Refuse The Occupation Coalition" of which Gush Shalom is part.

The idea is to start gathering at the corner of the Namir and Arlozorov Streets, and spreading from there all 
around the triangular park, including  the Namir-Petach-Tikva crossroad ("Tnuva junction") - the traditional 
Tel-Aviv Women in Black corner. In the end there will be a rally inside the park including sympathizing 
singers.

[Here follows the repeated add in Ha'aretz Hebrew, again today on p.6;
Details how to contribute -- for legal aid and/or for the demo expenses - in the end]

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We Refuse to Serve the Occupation!
We  Refuse to be Enemies!

What will you tell your children when they ask you
where were you when Israel became an apartheid state?
What did you do when the Israeli government dragged
the Israelis and the Palestinians into an unending
cycle of death and mourning?  Where were you when we
lost our humanity? How did you respond when the
occupation was killing us and them?

Come and protest, come to change things. Now is the
time to take a stand.

We say no!  We refuse!

At this moment IDF reservists, enlisted soldiers and
youngsters before induction refuse to participate in
the destruction of the state of Israel, in the
oppression of the Palestinian people and the
extinction of all hope for a common joint future in
this land.  We support them because there is a
different path, the path of peace, equality and
cooperation!!


Say No to the Occupation!

Friday, April 11 at 12:30 Corner Namir and Arlozorov
Streets, Tel Aviv

New Profile, High School Seniors' Letter (Shministim), Courage to Refuse, Yesh Gvul, Druze Initiati
ve 
Committee, Refusenik Parents Forum, Tayush - Arab Jewish Partnership, The Campus Is not Silent Tel 
Aviv, Women's Coalition for Peace, "Gush Shalom" -- Israeli Peace Bloc, Food and Not Bombs, TANDI, 
Bat Shalom, Young Communist League, National Association of Arab Students, Israeli Committee 
Against House Demolitions, Black Laundry, N'veh Shalom.


Please send contributions to cover the demonstration's
expenses to 'Mateh Ha'coalitsia', POB 1335 Kfar Saba 
44113 or to Account # 119442
Bank Hapoalim, Branch # 679, Tshernikhovsky 45, Kfar
Saba.  Please add a note "for the refusenik
demonstration."

for more information contact Lotahn at 053-257242, 
email lotahnpeace at yahoo.com or
write to COdemo at yahoogroups.com 

Contributions for legal aid, please forward the
money to New Profile [NB] earmarking it "to the legal aid of the refusniks".

1) Direct bank transfers to New Profile’s account:
HaPoalim Bank, account no. 421121 Branch 769,
Trumpeldor Street Ramat HaSharon, Israel

(NB: email to the New Profile treasurer kisch-e at zahav.net.il, or write to New Profile POBox
below, to let New Profile know that the contribution is for legal aid.)

2) Posting checks earmarked "to the legal aid of the refusniks" directly to New Profile, at:

New Profile 
POB 6187
Ramat HaSharon 47271
Israel