Conghaileach
26th February 2003, 17:40
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Arabs and Jews Against the War
By Neve Gordon
2.20.03
Jerusalem—In early February, 10 Israelis from different grassroots organizations crossed the Qalandia checkpoint and entered besieged Ramallah, a city located in “Area A” of the Palestinian territories and therefore legally out of bounds for Israeli citizens.
They were met by a group of Palestinian representatives, including Raja Shehadeh of the human rights organization Al-Haq and Moustafa Barghouti of PNGO, the umbrella association of all Palestinian non-governmental organizations.
The purpose of the meeting was to explore new venues for cooperation following the recent Israeli elections, in which the right-wing parties won their greatest victory in history: They now control two-thirds of the seats in the Knesset.
The discussion rapidly turned to the looming war against Iraq and the effects such a war would have on the Middle East, particularly on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Full Story (http://inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=81_0_3_0_C)
Arabs and Jews Against the War
By Neve Gordon
2.20.03
Jerusalem—In early February, 10 Israelis from different grassroots organizations crossed the Qalandia checkpoint and entered besieged Ramallah, a city located in “Area A” of the Palestinian territories and therefore legally out of bounds for Israeli citizens.
They were met by a group of Palestinian representatives, including Raja Shehadeh of the human rights organization Al-Haq and Moustafa Barghouti of PNGO, the umbrella association of all Palestinian non-governmental organizations.
The purpose of the meeting was to explore new venues for cooperation following the recent Israeli elections, in which the right-wing parties won their greatest victory in history: They now control two-thirds of the seats in the Knesset.
The discussion rapidly turned to the looming war against Iraq and the effects such a war would have on the Middle East, particularly on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Full Story (http://inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=81_0_3_0_C)