Here’s the latest update on imprisoned refuseniks:
Newly Jailed · Cpl. Noam Levy (19) a conscript in the artillery corps, sentenced to 28 days at Prison 4 for refusing to serve in the occupied territories (September 12th)
· Staff Sgt. Ran Tene (33) a married reservist, sentenced to 35 days at Prison 6 for refusing to serve in the occupied territories (September 12th)
· Oren Ya’akabovitz (30) an infantry officer in the reserves, sentenced to 24 days at Prison 6 for refusing to serve in the occupied territories (September 15th)
· Staff Sgt. Amit Brook (25) a reservist, sentenced to 14 days at Prison 6 for refusing to serve in the occupied territories (September 18th). Amit was also in jail for 28 days in April 2002.
· Nir Evron (sorry for the lack of details), a reservist who was jailed on September 18th
Released Ro’i Berlin was released on September 13th
Ophir Bedusa was released on September 15th
Still in Jail Jonathan Ben-Artzi, Uri Ya’akobi (both in Prison 4), Yoni Yehezkel (in Prison 6)
Supporting Them Come to the solidarity Sukkah that the Shministim are organizing at Prison 6 from September 26 – 28. Write letters of support to the jailed refuseniks: Letters should be sent to: PO Box 16238 Tel Aviv Israel
E-Mails to: dash@seruv.org.il
Send letters of protest to the Military Prisons. It is important that you specify that you protest the imprisonment of a specific refusenik: Commander of Military Prison No. 6, Military Prison No. 6, Military postal number 01860, IDF Israel. Fax: ++972-4-869-28-84
Commander of Military Prison No. 4, Military Prison No. 4, Military postal number 02507, IDF Israel. Fax: ++972-3-957-52-76
Join or start an adoption group (for info contact: rahat@isdn.net.il) Donate to Keren Yesh Gvul which provides financial support to jailed refuseniks and their families (for info contact: keren@yesh-gvul.org) Finally, here’s a link to a prison diary written by Shahar Smooha who was in prison during August.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=210402
Ram Rahat-Goodman – Dan Tamir **********
SUCCAT BAT SHALOM
Tsomet Megiddo, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 25-26, 2002
Women Crossing the Borders of Oppression and Racism
We, Jewish and Arab women, stand together facing the horrors of occupation and discrimination that cause the dehumanization of Israeli society. Years of occupation and oppression encourage the emergence of racism and dehumanization, also with regard to the Palestinian citizens of the State of Israel. Racism doesn't stop at the Green Line!
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, 17:00 - Racism Inside our Home
Opening: Dr. Annat Matar, University of Tel Aviv Three discussion groups, on different perspectives on racism in Israel, and its dangers: * Racism and Dehumanization - Dehumanization and delegitimization of the other Ilana Sugabker-Mesika, Achoti and the Women's Community School Miryam Abu-Husein, Bat Shalom * Racism and "Home" - "Home" under the threat of "transfer" Tagrid Shbeita, WILPF Sonia Zarchi, Bat Shalom * Fear and Racism - Origins of fear and mistrust Dr. Adena Aviram, New Profile and the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace Nisreen Mazawi, Bat Shalom
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002 - Occupation and Racism: Avenues for Struggle
10:00: Professor Cynthia Cockburn, City University of London Dialogue Across the Green Line - Women's Joint Activism in Cyprus
17:00: Panel with local women activists, including: Areen Hawari, Palestinian Activist from Balad Yuli Harmuchenko, Journalist, Activist from Indymedia Yali Hashash-Daniel, NESHAMA Palestinian Representative, TBA, The Jerusalem Center for Women Edna Zaretsky-Toledano, Bat Shalom
Protest Vigil against the occupation and racism, each day: 16:00 - 17:00 The evening discussions will take place from 17:00-19:30 Women are invited to stay over in the area Wednesday night. Lodging will be arranged if requested in advance. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
PANEL & DISCUSSION:
'A Just Peace and a Just Democracy' Feminist Activists Defining Political, Social & Economic Justice
Areen Hawari Vered Madar Maha Abu Dayyeh-Shamas
-- Bat Shalom is a feminist peace organization working toward a just peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Bat Shalom, together with The Jerusalem Center for Women, a Palestinian women's peace organization, comprise The Jerusalem Link. Visit our web site for more information and our latest activities: http://www.batshalom.org **************** The end of this month will mark two years since the events of October 2000
Two years after October 2000, when the police shot at demonstrators in Arab localities killing thirteen of their number, the Arab minority in Israel is under attack. A concerted onslaught by the government combines with rising tides of racism to erode their status as citizens of Israel. Stripping Israeli Arabs of their citizenship, the resurrection of the "demographics committee", house demolitions, the spraying of crops, the discrimination in allocation of resources, most particularly to children, the measures hindering Arab MKs' from carrying out their parliamentary work, the the tarring of entire communities as "engaging in hostile activity", the "land-swap" initiatives that would leave Arab localities on the other side of the border, the posters seen all over the place calling for deportation of Arab citizens, all these comprise an alarming trend of marginalizing Arab citizens further than ever before.
Now is the time to remind Israel: Citizenship is not some kind of reward for pleasing the powers that be, nor is it contingent on "fulfillment of duties". Citizenship is a fundamental right, and so is equality. In the face of discrimination and segregation we will assert our right to live here together as equals.
This is Ta'ayush' message on Saturday, Sept. 28th, the day designated by Higher Arab Monitoring Committee for commemorating the events of October 2000.
Details on the contents and location of the event will be published here as they become available. Please reserve the last Saturday in September. http://taayush.tripod.com/taayush.html http://www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org/ http://www.newprofile.org/english/index.html
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