Combatants for Peace zum Neuen Jahr

Mit dem Blick auf das Kommende, der Blick zurück:
Es ist kein Zufall, daß die Situation haute so ist, wie sie ist:

„They [these demonstrators that oppose this government] need to recognise the inherent link between what is happening now, and the occupation. The militirisation within society, the apartness of Israelis and Palestinians for decades, and the military oppression of millions of people is what has led us here, this isn’t a sudden crisis that we couldn’t have foreseen“

Auszug aus dem Mailing zum Neuen Jahr von Rana Salman, Palestinian Director und Yonatan Gher, Israeli Director

„Our work in Israel has a clear focus. The weekly demonstrations are attracting hundreds of thousands of people, all proudly declaring their right to a free and democratic state. It’s hard for us to accept. We and others have been warning of a declining trend for decades, as illegal settlements were shrugged off as a problem for later, and international law is arrogantly ignored. There are consequences of our inaction and failure to respond – and they are obvious to all now, which is why we stand up on ladders and loudly declare that there is no democracy with occupation! We repeat ourselves over and over to crowds of people, some that raise an eyebrow and move on, and some that stop to talk.“