Ariga: August 1997

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August 1997 at Ariga

August 26 1997: The Release of Imad Sabi Demonstrates Arbitrary Nature of Administrative Detention: B'Tselem and HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual welcome the release of Imad Sabi' after 20 months in administrative detention... but the release only reveals the Arbitrary Nature of Administrative Detention

August 19 1997 An Open Letter to Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai "...The use of administrative detention as punishment, whether against Palestinians or Israelis, is totally unacceptable, legally, practically and morally..." Follow the link for the full text

August 11 1997 HOME DEMOLITIONS: A CRUEL AND INHUMAN POLITICAL WEAPON A joint statement from several Israeli peace groups, with a letter to send to the authorities

August 9 1997 US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright explains Washington's view of the peace process -- The full text of her recent remarks at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.

August 8 1997 -- "Jerusalem is replete with sin -- her lovers have cheapened her" (Book of Lamentations) Join Bat Shalom for Tisha B'av protest Monday evening begins a Jewish fast day, Tisha B'Av, which commemorates the destruction of the Jewish temples in ancient Jerusalem. We invite those of you in Israel to participate in a quiet protest against the stepped up demolition of homes and to join us in solidarity visits to families whose homes have already been destroyed.

August 7 1997 Emergency Appeal The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees on "One Week Under Closure- one week without health care, medical supplies, or daily wages

August 6 1997 To Yossi -- with kindness "I do not know Captain Yossi, but I had a rough encounter with him yesterday. I was trying to go to Ramallah from Birzeit in a car driven by a University driver." A letter to "Captain Yossi" by Dr. Hanna Nasir, President of Birzeit University

Women's Peace Correspondence From Gila Svirsky, Bat Shalom, The Jerusalem Link

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