ACTION DATE: [24-FEB-2001] - PALESTINE / ISRAEL
PEACE AND JUSTICE MARCH

END THE OCCUPATION - END THE SIEGE!
 
     
 

The Coalition of Women for a Just Peace invites all concerned Israelis -- men and women -- to march in solidarity with the Palestinian "Peace and Justice March".

The "Peace and Justice March" is sponsored by Palestinian peace organizations in the East Jerusalem and Bethlehem regions. They will be joined by a large contingent of internationals.

The plan is for the Israeli group to march from Jerusalem at the same time that the Palestinian group marches from Bethlehem and to meet at the checkpoint.

The route on the Israeli side:

From the "Bank Intersection" in Jerusalem to the Bethlehem Checkpoint.

Departure point:

Bank Intersection - Tsomet Habankim - corner of Hebron Road and Rivka Road in Talpiot, Jerusalem.

When:

Saturday, February 24, 2001

Meet at 14:00 at the Bank Intersection (Tsomet Habankim)

Transportation:

Buses from Tel Aviv and the north will be announced.

For further information: Neta (050) 757-504.

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The Coalition of Women for a Just Peace - member organizations

Bat Shalom; Mothers and Women for Peace (formerly Four Mothers); New.Profile: Movement for the Civil-ization of Society in Israel; Neled; TANDI; Women Engendering Peace; Women in Black; and WILPF - Israel chapter.

Our principles:

- An end to the occupation.

- The full involvement of women in negotiations for peace.

- Establishment of the state of Palestine side by side with the state of Israel based on the 1967 borders.

- Recognition of Jerusalem as the shared capital of two states.

- Israel must recognize its responsibility for the results of the 1948 war, and find a just solution to the Palestinian refugee problem.

- Equality, inclusion and justice for Palestinian citizens of Israel.

- Opposition to the militarism that permeates Israeli society.

- Equal rights for women and for all residents of Israel.

- Social and economic justice for Israel's citizens, and integration in the region.