Websites for understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Horror

compiled by Stacey Warde and Bob Banner


Refuser Solidarity Network
(was Courage To Refuse)
PMB 206
2859 Central St.
Evanston, IL 60201
312.409.4845
info@refusersolidarity.net
A web portal to unite international supporters of the Israeli refusers, soldiers who have publicly announced their refusal to serve in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
To view Combatants Letter and current listing of those who have refused, go to www.seruv.org.il or see page 2 of this issue.

Not in My Name
PMB 206 / 2859 Central St.
Evanston, IL 60201
312.409.4845
info@nimn.org
Working out of the same office as Courage to Refuse, Not in My Name offers Jewish perspectives on peace in occupied Palestine. Focuses on taking visible action, creating space for dialogue, and building bridges.

Gush Shalom
info@gush-shalom.org
U.S. : gushalom@hotmail.com
Gush Shalom claims to be the "hard core of the Israeli peace movement." Often described as "resolute", "militant", "radical" or "consistent." The organization also claims to be "an extra-parliamentary organization, independent of any party or other political grouping."

A Jewish Voice for Peace
P.O. Box 13286
Berkeley, CA 94712
info@jewishvoiceforpeace.org
A San Francisco Bay Area grassroots organization dedicated to the human, civil and economic rights of Jews, Palestinians, and all peoples in the Middle East.

MIFTAH
info@miftah.org
P.O.Box 38588
Jerusalem, 97800
Tel. 972-2-585 1842
Fax. 972-2-5835184
Miftah is a Palestinian, Jerusalem-based, independent institution committed to fostering the principles of democracy and effective dialogue based on the free and candid exchange of information and ideas.

Coalition of Women for Peace
info@coalitionofwomen4peace.org
A coalition of Jewish and Palestinian women, citizens of Israel, representatives of various women's organizations and individuals who have agreed to coordinate and organize to work together for a just peace, which includes among other goals an end to the occupation, and the full involvement of women in negotiations for peace.

Palestine Media Watch
Phone: (610) 993-0608
P.O. Box 628
Southeastern PA, USA
pmwatch@zworg.com
Palestine Media Watch's mission is to make it as easy as possible for its members to engage and challenge the media on their coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

MidEast Citizen Diplomacy
P.O. Box 17, Indianola, WA 98342 USA
Phone: 360/297-2280;fax: (360) 297-6563
office@mideastdiplomacy.org
Seeking to play a greater role in Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, we launched the Compassionate Listening Project in 1997, with the encouragement of Israeli and Palestinian NGOs. Participants in our delegations now focus on Compassionate Listening as a tool for reconciliation, based on the work of Gene Knudsen Hoffman.

Beyond Blame
Beyond Blame is the latest Web site to weigh in on the Middle East situation. It aims to bring attention to Christians, Jews and Muslims who move beyond the blame game and refuse to choose sides in the struggle. This new site highlights numerous examples (such as balanced position statements, protest slogans, news articles, actions and even cartoons) to give people hope and demonstrate they are not alone. They also seek support from individuals willing to find new material.

MidEast Web
mideastweb-owner@yahoogroups.com
Started by people active in Middle East dialog and peace education efforts. Their goal is to weave a worldwide web of Arabs, Jews and others who want to build a new Middle East based on coexistence and neighborly relations. Members and staff include distinguished educators, engineers, web designers and other professionals experienced in dialog, peace education projects and in promoting dialog and coexistence using the Internet.

Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information
Email Gershon Baskin: gershon@ipcri.org
Founded in Jerusalem in 1988, IPCRI is the only joint Palestinian-Israeli public policy think-tank in the world. It is devoted to developing practical solutions for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
IPCRI deals with the cardinal issues in the Israeli-Arab conflict issues where the two sides find themselves at loggerheads, and where cooperation is necessary.

Place for Peace
IPCRI's place for peace web portal, where you can freely share your views about the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. All users are welcome to sign-up and participate in polls, post articles, links and commentary.

Women in Black
Email: 074182@newschool.edu
The Women in Black stand in silent vigil to protest war, rape as a tool of war, ethnic cleansing and human rights abuses all over the world. They are silent because mere words cannot express the tragedy that wars and hatred bring.