People and Organizations Creating Paths to Peace

Transcript:People and Organizations Creating Paths to Peace:
People and Organizations Creating Paths to Peace History of Groups Working Towards Peace Movement for Peace and Security (1968-1973) Goal was to change public opinion about the occupation. Peace Now (Shalom Achshav in Hebrew) (1978) born out of a letter signed by 348 Israeli Defense Forces reserve officers that questioned Israeli government’s policy of expanding Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories and its commitment to peace. Committee in Solidarity with Birzeit University: helped organize several demonstrations in the Occupied Territories against Israeli closure of the university in 1981 and 1982. 1970: 58 High School Students write letter to Golda Meir questioning Israeli government’s commitment to peace First Intifada (1987): Dai Lakibush and Twenty-First Year built working relationships with Palestinian communities within Israel and the Occupied Territories. 1988: Rabbis for Human Rights founded History of Groups Working Towards Peace Women in Black and Women in Peace: Organize to protest the occupation of Jerusalem and other cities. Alternative Information Center – developed in 1984 as a joint Palestinian-Israeli organization that combines political activism and the spread of information, research and political analysis on the conflict through various materials – one being their magazine News from Within. B’Tselem – Founded in 1989 to monitor Israeli human rights abuses committed while suppressing the Intifada. 1998 Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) Israeli Soldier Refusal Movement (Courage to Refuse) – refuse to serve and commitment unethical acts in Occupied Territories – has grown to over 1,200 soldiers in the last few years. Bat Shalom – October 2002 – led creation of a new coalition under the banner “The Evil Fence: Palestinian Ghetto and Israeli Disaster.” Soccer for Peace Soccer for Peace (SFP) is a camp for Arab and Jewish children in Israel. Since 2005, Soccer for Peace has brought Arab and Jewish children together in Israel through overnight soccer camps. Model offers children the rare opportunity to meet on a regular basis, on equal footing, to find a common language through activities they all enjoy. Dialogue, social and educational activities challenge participants to learn about, understand and respect the differences that exist among themselves. Hope is that by planting the seeds of respect, tolerance, and peace within children, it will be nurtured throughout their lifetime. Camp is 5-day overnight camp for 10 and 11 year old kids – train together on integrated soccer teams. In the fall, they join a league and play on the