Removing Barriers to Peace
With a new administration in Washington and the possibility of a new diplomatic approach in the Middle East, it is an important time to use our voices to work for a just and lasting peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians.
Send
an email to your friends and ask them to view
the video and send a letter to Congress.
Resources on Fragmentation of the West
Bank
Below are some resources on the web that you
might find helpful in learning more about these
issues.
United Nations
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA) was established in 2000
in response to the deteriorating humanitarian
situation in the West Bank and Gaza caused by
military incursions and closures - mobility
restrictions imposed on the Palestinian
civilians, local and international service
providers.
B'tselem - The
Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in
the Occupied Territories endeavors to document
and educate the Israeli public and policymakers
about human rights violations in the Occupied
Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial
prevalent among the Israeli public, and help
create a human rights culture in Israel. They
have documented the restrictions
of movement as well as collected testimonies
of human rights abuses.
Breaking the
Silence is an organization of veteran
Israeli soldiers that collects testimonies of
soldiers who served in the Occupied Territories
during the Second Intifada. Soldiers who serve
in the Territories are witness to, and
participate in military actions which change
them immensely. You can read their testimonies
here.
The Applied Research Institute in
Jerusalem represents 17 years of combined
organizational experience in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories in the fields of
economic, social, management of natural
resources, water management, sustainable
agriculture and political dynamics of
development in the area.
The Israeli
Committee Against Home
Demolitions is a non-violent, direct-action
group originally established to oppose and
resist Israeli demolition of Palestinian houses
in the Occupied Territories.
Resources on Fragmentation of the West
Bank
Below are some resources on the web that you
might find helpful in learning more about these
issues.
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