"Solidarity" {Updated}

A women's march this Saturday evening in Tel Aviv

A women's march this Saturday evening in Tel Aviv, in which we are all dressed in black as a sign of mourning for both sides, calling for an end to the war.

Starts at 18.30 from Rabin Square.

Bus from Liberty Bell Park in Jerusalem at 17.00. Other buses to be announced.

Details will follow: Visit SITE page.

To The POINT

Bat Shalom

: women with a vision for a just peace
Bat Shalom Statement

The current crisis in Israel, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories- Bat Shalom Statement

We, members of Bat Shalom, an Israeli women’s peace organization, dedicated to ending the occupation and achieving a just, sustainable peace based on a two-state solution, regard the continuously escalating use of violence and force in our region as a direct threat rather than a potential solution.

It is our belief that the current escalation is a direct result of lack of political process to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territories, including Gaza. Furthermore, the Israeli policy to de-legitimize a democratically elected Palestinian government, and thus unilaterally managing the conflict, led to the siege of Gaza and the violation of the basic human rights of an entire civilian population.

This political vacuum was misused both by Hammas and Hezbollah for their own political aims and the counter attacks on Israeli innocent civilians.

Therefore, as Israeli citizens, we call upon our government to enter into negotiations with the elected Palestinian government. An immediate step should be stopping the further destruction of Lebanon, a total cease-fire, and negotiations to bring about a prisoners exchange.

We call upon the international community, both individual states and through collective bodies, to bring the parties to the political track and to address the need for ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories, which will lead to the two states solution.

Only political negotiations and a just and sustainable peace will guarantee security for all the civilians in the region.


E-mail: info@batshalom.org

July 20th, 2006

Participating:
Bat Shalom