The settler take-over of a home in the midst of a Palestinian
neighborhood of East Jerusalem on Tuesday did not go unanswered. Last
night the Israeli Peace Now movement mobilized over a hundred
demonstrators to protest at the site.
Peace Now is standing up for Israel's future. The implantation of settlers into Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem undermines the chances for peace. It complicates future negotiations over Jerusalem. It escalates tensions between Arabs and Jews in the city.
Here is a video from last night's demonstration:
Rising tensions in Jerusalem can be a matter of life and death. Past Israeli actions that were perceived as efforts to change the status quo in the Old City - such as the opening of the Hasmonean Tunnel in 1996 or the visit to the Temple Mount by Ariel Sharon in 2000 - triggered riots that caused many casualties.
Last night's demonstrations is one element in a continuing effort by Peace Now to stymie the efforts of extremists to abuse Jerusalem for their own purposes. Through demonstrations, educational campaigns, and legal advocacy, Peace Now is fighting for a better future for Israelis and Palestinians.
Here are some additional resources on the issue:
See pictures from last night's demonstration.
Flirting with the apocalypse, Haaretz op-ed by Daniel Seidemann and Lara Friedman.
Ynet story about Peace Now's demonstration.
Settlements in Focus: Abusing Jerusalem to Assail Peace, the Case of the Shepherd's Hotel.
Here is a video from last night's demonstration:
Rising tensions in Jerusalem can be a matter of life and death. Past Israeli actions that were perceived as efforts to change the status quo in the Old City - such as the opening of the Hasmonean Tunnel in 1996 or the visit to the Temple Mount by Ariel Sharon in 2000 - triggered riots that caused many casualties.
Last night's demonstrations is one element in a continuing effort by Peace Now to stymie the efforts of extremists to abuse Jerusalem for their own purposes. Through demonstrations, educational campaigns, and legal advocacy, Peace Now is fighting for a better future for Israelis and Palestinians.
Here are some additional resources on the issue:
See pictures from last night's demonstration.
Flirting with the apocalypse, Haaretz op-ed by Daniel Seidemann and Lara Friedman.
Ynet story about Peace Now's demonstration.
Settlements in Focus: Abusing Jerusalem to Assail Peace, the Case of the Shepherd's Hotel.
I'm so thankful that Peace Now is out there as the voice of sanity.
Kudos to Peace Now For standing up.
If Israel Radio is a state-run & owned organization, how in the world can ads for a ceremony commemorating the terrorist Kahane even be considered for broadcast? But thanks also to Peace Now for putting a stop to that as well.
I hope the progressive Israeli community is helping to provide shelter & support for the Palestinians of occupied East Jerusalem who're being displaced by Israel's ethnic cleansing campaign.
While I personally don't agree with Kahane's ideology or those that support him, I think that it it their right to have their own memorials if they so please. If we try to prohibit or censor any rallies or ceremonies that Kahanists wish to have, then we will become guilty of the very things that we accuse the Kahanists of engaging in.