[GushShalom] Army in the service of Hebron settlers, PLEASE PROTEST
Gush Shalom (Israeli Peace Bloc)
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Sat Jul 5 20:11:27 IDT 2003
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The Hebron-based Christian Peace Makers report on what is going on
behind the roadmap scenes...
What the hell has the IDF against rebuilding and rehabilitation work in
Hebron? What else then letting the buildings collapse and fall like ripe
fruit in the lap of the settlers.
Please, protest to the addresses Dorothy gives in the end ***.
[] N.B. Text of Gush Shalom ad re 7000 prisoners Ha'aretz, July 4,
2003
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From: Dorothy Naor <dor_naor at netvision.net.il>
Dear All, please protest to the people listed at the end of the message
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From: CPTHebron <cptheb at palnet.com>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sue Rhodes July 4, 2003
Phone: 972-222-8485
Cell: 972-67-932-086
ISRAELI ARMY HALTS RESTORATION IN HEBRON
HEBRON, WEST BANK - The Israeli army entered the offices of the Hebron
Rehabilitation Committee on July 2, 2003 and issued a military order that
all building, rebuilding and rehabilitation work must cease immediately in
the city, Committee members said.
The Israeli army returned to the offices on July 3 and repeated the
instruction. The army failed to produce any written documentation.
Committee members said the army stated any employees found working
would
be arrested.
In a meeting with the Committee, Christian Peacemaker Team learned the
work stoppage affects 300 workers and their families, at a time when
unemployment is extremely high due to repeated curfews in H2, (most of
the
Old City area which is under complete Israeli control).
The Hebron Rehabilitation Committee also said several main business
streets have been closed down, including Shuhada Street, Haram Street (by
the Ibrahimi Mosque), Old Shallala Street and New Shallala Street. The
army forced all shops on New Shallala Street to close, including the
banks, indefinitely.
Mr. Tawfiq, the committee lawyer, pointed to the irony that, on the same
day as they received the stop building order in the Old City, the Israeli
High Court granted permission for the continued building of the Israeli
settlement on Tel Rumeida. The Tel Rumeida construction had previously
been stopped two years ago by the Israeli High Court, due to
archaeological finds under the proposed site. The construction will
replace temporary housing with four permanent settlement buildings.
Donor funding for the restoration of the Old City comes from the Arab
Development Bank and the United Nations Development Fund, with specific
donations from Spain and Germany.
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Christian Peacemaker Teams is an ecumenical initiative to support
violence reduction efforts around the world. To learn more about CPT's
peacemaking work, please visit our website at: http://www.cpt.org. Photos
of our projects may be viewed at: http://www.clubphoto.com Login as:
cptheb at palnet.com
***Send your protest to:
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
webmaster at pmo.gov.il, pm_eng at pmo.gov.il
The Office of the Prime Minister, Kiryat
Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem, Israel; Office
Fax: 972-2-566-4838/6705415;
Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz sar at mod.gov.il
US President George W. Bush president at whitehouse.gov
Fax: 202-456-2461;
"Secretary of State, Colin Powell" <secretary at state.gov>,
Fax: 202-261-8577;
US Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer webmaster at usembassy-israel.org.il;
American Embassy in Israel 03 519 7575
Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People [a branch of the UNDP]
Feedback
4A, Ya'kubi St., P.O.Box : 51359, Jerusalem
Telephone #: (972-2-6268200)
Fax #: (972-2-6268222)
E-mail: registry.papp at undp.org
UNDP: Telephone +1 212 906 5896 (New York)
And since Spain and Germany have donated to the project, it is worth
phoning/faxing their
embassies (I was unable to find email for either).
In Israel the phone/fax numbers for the 2 embassies are:
German Ambassador to Israel is Rudolph Dressler
German Embassy phone no. in TA 03 693 1313
Fax 03 695 0608
Embassy of Spain (in TA) Phone 03 696 5210/9/8
Fax: 03 695 2505
03 696 5217
[] N.B. Text of Gush Shalom ad re 7000 prisoners Ha'aretz, July 4, 2003
THE FIRST STEP
7000 prisoners and detainees fill the Israeli prisons at this time.
Each one of them has a large family, an extended hamula and many
neighbors, acquaintances and friends. All in all, tens of thousands.
Every released prisoner can become an ambassador of peace.
The release of the prisoners is the most significant step that we can take to
empower the forces of peace.
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