http://www.israelisforpalestine.org Acknowledge and repair past and current injustices Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:50:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Parts 1-4 of interview with Ilan Fathi from "Breaking the silence" http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2010/03/interview-with-ilan-fathi/ I’m not inventing anything. I just have decided to let others know. I know, and maybe many readers have heard of it as well, Jewish-Palestinian couples usually always have a hard time, and few succeed to stay together. Pressure from our social environment and from our families are too often ... http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2010/02/love-story-from-occupied-palestine/ Here are parts 1-3 of an interview I held with Micha Kurz from 'Grassroots Jerusalem', another rather new web-initiative, with some similarities to our own. We discuss how he became active, and how the idea for the site came up. http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2010/02/interview-with-micha-kurz/ About two weeks ago I accompanied a friend from New-Profile, the organization I’m active in, to a talk at a college in the north of Israel-Palestine, part of a panel about ‘draft-avoidance’ (since joining the military is mandatory, people who do not serve, who are lawfully exempt, are called as ... http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2010/01/after-a-talk-on-military-service/ It’s been some time since I’ve started taking part in this project, and I still haven’t written anything. I wasn’t sure I wanted to, but I’ve come to a conclusion that I do- I’ll probably be writing smaller pieces, bits put together, simple and probably not very elaborated on. So ... http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2010/01/notes-from-march-against-the-siege-2-1-10/ First published on BRICUP by R.B. Green- A day in my life – thoughts on non-violent Jewish resistance A day in my life – thoughts on non-violent Jewish resistance I take the Egged bus to my university. The only bus line which connects my city and Tel-Aviv. Egged runs bus lines ... http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2009/12/thoughts-on-non-violent-jewish-resistance/ I thought suddenly when I realized that like everyone, I had to take my bags, get out of the bus and walk the rest of the way to the checkpoint. Then I realized that I did not really belong here, anyway, that I did not really love this place, either, ... http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2009/12/you-really-have-to-love-this-place/ This pic was written a few months ago… but I only published now. I will be the first to confess that I lived a pretty sheltered live. I am the only daughter of a upper middle class academic family, and despite living in a conflict area- I’ve been lucky then the ... http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2009/12/visiting-bethlehem/ Just a few days ago, I posted a link with some pictures of the demonstration. Now here is the video: The demonstration starts in the very center of West Jerusalem, goes trough the most important shopping roads, then turns (near the Old City) onto "Road Number 1" which is in fact ... http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2009/11/video-of-the-demonstration-against-settlements-in-sheikh-jarrah/ The wolf will live with the lamb, The leopard will lie with the goat, The calf and the lion and the yearling Together; And a little child will lead them (Isaiah 11 6) Some times walking the Jerusalem malcha shopping mall, you sort of feel like you live in Isaiah vision of the “end of days”. ... http://www.israelisforpalestine.org/2009/11/the-vision-of-the-end-of-days-in-the-jerusalem-mall/