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[Gush Shalom (Israeli Peace Bloc)]

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

Tel-Aviv, Sept 3, 2003
International release
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-> Liquidation -> Terrorist Attack -> Liquidation -> Terrorist Attack -> 

The passers-by on their way home in Tel-Aviv's Kaplan Street between 
6 and 7  saw opposite the Defence Ministry a series of round signs 
with the words "Liquidation" and "Terrorist Attack" chasing each other 
in a merry go round. Under it one big banner: "Occupation is Terror." 
The people holding these signs: a few dozen Gush Shalom activists of 
mostly respectable age, Uri Avnery among them who celebrates next 
week his eightieth birthday and several other senior activists of different 
backgrounds - such as Teddy Katz and Latif Dori (Meretz), Yoram 
Gozanski (Communists) and the revolutionary adv. Yossi Schwartz 
who had especially come from Jerusalem.

[Where were the young people, who mostly join such actions? Only a 
few showed up. It turned out that there had been some lack of 
coordination: exactly at the time of our protest against the liquidation 
policy another protest 
took place, also in Tel-Aviv and partly drawing from the 
same circles - a protest against the abominable behavior 
of the government towards migrant  workers (it had been 
publicly declared that their children would be detained 
and deported). The protest had been organized by the 
migrant workers, and they invited Israelis to join in - 
too late for either one to make changes.]

Meanwhile, those who were there noticed an interesting 
phenomenon. The Gush Shalom signs described above were 
rather shocking for some, but the majority of the people 
reacted friendly - some making even special efforts from 
their vehicles to shout support: "Thank you for doing 
this!"

"Does this help", asked one of the newer faces among the 
protesters. "Whether it will  help one never knows; 
perhaps a few people who see us will start thinking, 
perhaps not. But still one thing is sure: worse than 
holding a small powerless vigil against a big evil is to 
stay home and not even shout."

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On the Gush Shalom website you have been updated about the reality 
and further plans for the Separation Wall. 

But did you already see:

The brochure about The Wall 
Hebrew or English
including maps
(hardcopy)

5 Shekel each - which amounts to US$1.10 
(from ten up: US$1 each)

We accept postal orders from 50 Shekel (US$10) and up. For 
oversea's sending we have to ask an additional US$8 (US$3 bank fees, 
+ US$5 postal expenses. For orders of US$50 and up, no need to add 
the $8.
Special conditions for bulk distribution of the Hebrew version; please 
phone to the Gush answering machine 03-5221732 and leave your 
number.

Send a check in your own currency (or cash wrapped well in an extra 
piece of paper) with your order to:

Gush Shalom
pob 3322
Tel-Aviv 61033
Israel

If you live overseas and only want one brochure, then, please, send us 
cash (NB!) US$2 or equivalent in your own currency and include a self-
addresses airmail envelope (the elongated type).

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The last few months through the eyes of "The Other Israel" - the 
August-September issue is out. 28 pages with political analysis, 
Mes'ha camp, refusers putting the occupation on trial, and a lot of 
action news. Free sample (if you didn't yet get one) from 
otherisr at actcom.co.il

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A map of the separation wall:

http://www.gush-shalom.org/thewall/hebrew.html (òáøéú)
http://www.gush-shalom.org/thewall/index.html (English)

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[from the Coalition Against The Wall]
Invitation to sign the Petition Against The Apartheid 
Wall that Israel is constructing in the Occupied Territories
 

Now, when the Palestinians are engaging in nonviolent protests against 
this unjust wall (which will bring no security to Israel), 
we—Palestinians, Israelis, and Internationals of the Mas’ha Peace 
Camp—ask you to help stop construction, NOW.  

(The building of the Apartheid Wall in the Occupied Territories is now at 
a critical stage.  The completed sections of the wall have already 
caused considerable suffering to the Palestinian population.  Homes 
have been demolished, thousands of olive trees uprooted, acres upon 
acres of land have been expropriated, roads have been destroyed--all to 
make way for this monster.)

Add your voices to the Petition against construction of the Wall.  
Read and sign the petition on: 
stopthewall.org.il/cgi-bin/petition.cgi?_conf=petition


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