Feb 27 1999

Off-site: The Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Synagogue -- an Orthodox Synagogue in Rehovot, dedicated to honoring the memory of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and seeking to change the environment in Orthodox Judaism that created the cold blooded fanatic who murdered him.

Uri Avnery on how the map is Jordan

Yitzhak Rabin's 77th birthday an Election Campaign article by Robert Rosenberg

A Hebron Update from the Christian Peacemakers Team in that sad town.

And again three soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Why. What for. Until when. Who will bear the responsibility. Gush Shalom ad, Ha'aretz, February 26, 1999.

Pave Peace Through Literature announces June conference. Details here.

Feb 24 1999

Off-site -- At http://www.igc.org/traubman/needhelp.htm you'll find a list of people-to-people peace projects seeking financial help, including descriptions of the projects and contact people.

The latest Israeli Football League Report by Michael Medved

Ramzy Baround on the growing frustration in the Palestinian street

Several Events of interest to peace activists in Israel

New poetry by Bess Kemp and Richard Fein

Feb 19 1999

The Kurds One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

PS The Intelligent Guide to Jewish Affairs Four looks at the run-up to Israel's elections: by Dan Leon, Ami Isseroff, Larry Butchins, and Adam Keller & Beate Zilversmidt

Hebron: The Beloved Community by Jamey Bouwmeester A report by a member of the Christian peacemaker team in Hebron on anti-house demolition activities

Hope Flowers School Update The school faces possible demolition orders - maybe you can help

Palestinian legislator Salah Ta'mari's Settlement Update This time, a report on a stone mason's conflict with settlers.

Yehoshua Zamir proposes an interactive peace database online

Leon Hadar on post-Monica and cultural differences between Israel and the U.S.

Poetry by Tasha Jones, Editor of Calliope, Mike Ratajczak, a poet and bass player, and Rowena Silver's poem, Gathering in Jordan, about King Hussein's funeral.

Feb 11 1999

Uri Avnery on what Ehud Barak should not be doing

Ariga is pleased to announce Kosmo.net by Kirschen is now a regular feature at Ariga

Feb 7 1999

Some nasty statistics about the ongoing Israeli occupation of the West Bank

LAW, the Palestinian human rights organization issues its annual report on human rights violations by the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority

Yet another private, welcome effort to create Israeli-Palestinian joint medical programs

Saleh Tamarai, the Palestinian legislator, writes about how land expropriations in the West Bank not only take away land, they take away memories.

Georgina Johnson-Haran continues her expose of the threat of unconventional warfare.

What worries the army? The Gush Shalom ad for this week.

New Poetry: Hagy Auerbach on the bus from Jerusalem, and watching the deathbed of Hussein on TV and Elisha Porat shows how three translators deal with the same poem.

Feb 1 1999

Tikkun and the Shalom Center announce a special seder for the coming Pessah. Here's an explanation, some excerpts and info on how you can get a copy of your own for your seder.

January 1999

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