(Top) RADIKAL-Turkish Daily, 18.2.02
PEACE REVOLT IN THE ARMY
The revolt among Israeli
soldiers refusing
to go to the Occupied Territories is growing. The country''s best-known military family has joined the ranks of those saying, "The
occupation is debasing us."
The refusal of some Israeli
soldiers to serve in the Occupied Territories resonated in the Western media. Many newspapers and magazines reported upon their protest. While The Nation approached this issue under the headline "An Antiwar Movement Grows in Israel," the Houston Chronicle used one of the soldiers'' own words to lead its piece: "Israeli soldier: My moral objection to occupation." On the web site that the soldiers have started to bring their voices to the world, they encourage sincere Jews to avoid violence and animosity, because these have been forbidden by God. (http://www.seruv.org.il/YahadutEng.asp)
(Left) AKIT - Turkish Daily, 23.5.01
EVEN JEWS OPPOSE THE OCCUPATION
The campaign in Israel against Jewish settlements has slowly begun growing in influence. The latest polls have revealed that 61% of the public support the halting of settlement construction. The figure was 55% in the previous poll.
The illegal settlements established on Palestinian land have been protested not only by Muslims, but by Christians and Jews as well. The demonstrations shown above, as well as others, were dispersed violently by Israeli forces.
The Israeli government''s practices are being criticized not only by Palestinian Muslims, but also by peace-loving Jews all over the world, who arrange frequent protests.
Ghada Karmi: "I am a Palestinian Arab. I was born in Jerusalem. Palestine is my homeland. But I cannot return there." Location: Israeli Embassy, London 1973
Ellen Siegel: "I am an American Jew. I was born in the U.S.A. Israel is not my homeland. But I can ''return'' there." Location: Israeli Embassy, London 1992