[GushShalom] Help the children of Gaza & read Avnery's War Now

[Gush Shalom (Israeli Peace Bloc)]

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[NO GUSH SHALOM BILLBOARD UNTIL END OF THE  MONTH
Because of a leave of the billboard team, there will be until after the holidays only 
messages of Gush Shalom and only exceptionally forwarded messages of other 
groups.]

1) Gush Shalom participates in 'Help the Children of Gaza go to school' project  - and   
    calls on you to do the same
2) Uri Avnery's article 'War Now' is on the Gush Shalom site 


1) Gush Shalom participates in 'Help the Children of Gaza go to school' project  - and   
    calls on you to do the same

September 1st marked the beginning of the school year 2002. Thousands of 
Palestinian children begn this school year without the basic items they needed. 
Many brought their old patched and mended school bags without any notebooks or 
writing material in them.

Increasing rates of unemployment in the Gaza strip together with the
escalating levels of poverty (today more than 80% of people in the Gaza
strip are living below the poverty line), have meant that parents are
unable to supply their children with the basic equipment needed in order
to participate in school.
	
Each child needs:
				
					A pen
					pencils
					coloured pens
					A pencil case
					A school bag
					A pair of school uniform
					some notebooks
					and a toy...

Each such package costs 15 US Dollars.
Any contribution to these packages would be most gratefully received, and will enable 
Gaza's children to begin this school year with the items they need.

Contributions can be sent to:
"Emergency Fund for Palestine"
Account number 200092
Palestine International Bank 
87 Gaza Branch 492 
Omar El Moukhtar Street, Gaza
Swift Code: PAITPS 22
Correspondent Bank: CITI Bank, New York
Swift: CITIUS 33

or via a check to Gush Shalom earmarked for the Gaza School project

Gush Shalom, together with other organizations, will also attempt to take part in the 
distribution of the packages to the children of Gaza.
As you may know, the Israeli government prevents Israeli citizens from entering the 
occupied territories (unless they are settlers...)
If you feel you would like to take part in the distribution, on top of sending money, 
please write to Oren Medicks (oren at gush-shalom.org)
or to the PCHR (Palestinian Centre for Human Rights) pchr at pchrgaza.org
We will inform you of the distribution event and details, as soon as they are decided 
upon.

NB: This message appears on the internet, with some pictures, at:
http://www.gush-shalom.org/school


2) Uri Avnery's article 'War Now' is on the Gush Shalom site 
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Full text in Hebrew - http://gush-shalom.org/archives/article210_heb.html
Full text in English - http://gush-shalom.org/archives/article210.html
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PS: Did it occur to you to write a letter to the editor (or if 
you are living abroad: to the Israeli Embassy) about the ongoing 
governmentl witchhunt against Gush Shalom also after the Attorney General 
decided not to prosecute? 
NB: Don't forget to include your address and phone number.  

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"Inside the Maelstrom", leading article of the latest The Other Israel
 now available on the internet. 
 Dr. David Hirsh: "Its great to read a thoughtful narrative of the 
 last couple of months... rather than just the crazy news every day... 
 it puts things into perspective."
 Gila Svirsky: "(...) a thoughtfully written and impressive survey of events. 
 Thanks for being the historians of the peace movement!"
 http://members.tripod.com/~other_Israel/ed.html
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    Full transcript of the war crimes panel available on the Gush site
    For Hebrew   http://www.gush-shalom.org/archives/forum.html
    For English  http://www.gush-shalom.org/archives/forum_eng.html
    French available at request 
           
Also on the site:
    photo's - of action or otherwise informative 
    the weekly Gush Shalom ad - in Hebrew and English 
    the columns of Uri Avnery - in Hebrew, Arab and English	
    (and a lot more) 
		http://www.gush-shalom.org

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not always same as English] 
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If you want to support Gush Shalom's activities you can send a cheque or 
cash, wrapped well in an extra piece of paper, to: 

     Gush Shalom pob 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033

or ask us for charities in your country which receive donations on behalf of Gush 
Shalom

(Please, add your email address where to send our confirmation of receipt. 
 More official receipts at request only.)

For more about Gush Shalom  you are invited to visit our website:
               http://www.gush-shalom.org/ 
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