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From: Yvonne Deutsch
Dear sisters and friends
The women’s peace movement as well as the left in Israel is protesting the war each and everyday since it began. They do not get enough media coverage.
At the same time women’s organizations came together to protest war as a legitimate means of solving conflicts. I am sending you the message they agreed upon.
On Friday we are going to have a women’s demonstration opposing the war.
Happy new year. May we see the abolishment of wars and destruction. May we see transformation to human leaderships and societies that respect human life and seeks to nourish life and prosperity for all.
love and peace
yvonne
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From: gila svirsky
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 3:50 PM
We women’s peace organizations from a broad spectrum of political views demand an end to the bombing and other tools of death, and call for the immediate start of deliberations to talk peace and not make war. The dance of death and destruction must come to an end. We demand that war no longer be an option, nor violence a strategy, nor killing an alternative. The society we want is one in which every individual can lead a life of security – personal, economic, and social.
It is clear that the highest price is paid by women and others from the periphery – geographic, economic, ethnic, social, and cultural – who now, as always, are excluded from the public eye and dominant discourse.
The time for women is now. We demand that words and actions be conducted in another language.
Ahoti: For Women in Israel
Anuar: Jewish and Arab Women Leadership
Artemis: Economic Society for Women
Bat Shalom
Coalition of Women for Peace
Economic Empowerment for Women
Feminancy: College for Women’s Empowerment
Feminist Activist Group – Jerusalem
Feminist Activist Group – Tel Aviv
International Women’s Commission: Israeli Branch
Isha L’Isha: Haifa Feminist Center
Itach: Women Lawyers for Social Justice
Kol Ha-Isha: Jerusalem Women’s Center
Mahut Center: Information, Training, and Employment for Women
Shin Movement: Equal Representation for Women
Supportive Community: Women’s Business Development Center
Tmura: The Israeli Antidiscrimination Legal Center
University against Harassment – Tel Aviv
Women and their Bodies
Women’s Parliament
Women’s Spirit: Financial Independence for Women Victims of Violence
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