[Peace-discuss] Fwd:Something You Can Do Against Bulldozers
Al Kagan
akagan at uiuc.edu
Sun Feb 3 17:20:36 CST 2002
The Illinois connection.
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>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 20:40:52 +0200
>>From: Gush Shalom <adam at gush-shalom.org>
>>To: List <info at gush-shalom.org>
>>Subject: Something You Can Do Against Bulldozers + [billboard] more action
>> news
>>
>>GUSH SHALOM - pob 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033 - http://www.gush-shalom.org/
>>
>>***Something You Can Do Against Bulldozers***
>>
>>We were approached by Huwaida Arraf <huwaidaa at yahoo.com>.
>>She got inside information that the bulldozers the IDF uses to destroy homes
>>are supplied by the Caterpillar Company, based in Peoria, Illinois.
>>
>>A campaign is now being launched to get the Caterpillar Company to
>>condemn the illegal use of bulldozers it supplied.
>>
>>Such an action may have an effect. The Caterpillar Company is not
>>insensitive to its image as may be concluded from its public relations
>>campaign emphasizing it's involvement in efforts to save rainforests.
>>
>>Please, send an email to:
>>
>>ATTN
>>Head spokesman of Caterpillar & Media Rep. For Social Responsibility
>>Benjamin Cordani<cordani_benjamin_s at cat.com>
>>
>>Please, send us a copy.
>>
>>[Sample letter]
>>
>>Dear Mr Benjamin Cordani
>>
>>As Caterpillar's Media Rep. For Social Responsibility I ask your
>>attention for
>>the following.
>>
>>The whole world was shocked a few days ago by the Israeli army's massive
>>house demolition campaign in the Rafah Refugee Camp in the occupied
>>Gaza Strip, robbing 700 Palestinians, young and old, men, women and
>>children of all they had. This action was not the first time that
>>that the Israeli
>>army destroys the homes of occupied Palestinians. Such acts are a
>>manifest violation of the Geneva Conventions
>>
>>It is important that a company such as Caterpillar would publicly condemn
>>this illegal use made of its products. After all, Caterpillar is a
>>company which
>>recognizes its social responsibility and condemnation is the least you can
>>do. It would of course make sense to go a bit further and have such a
>>condemnation imply a stop on further sales of bulldozers and the immediate
>>refusal to supply spare parts to the customer who made the abusive use of
>>the Caterpillar product.
>>
>>I hope that you agree that it is in the interest of Caterpillar to
>>take this initiative
>>before the origin of the bulldozers used in the widely-condemned house
>>demolitions becomes a media issue.
>>
>>Sincerely
>>
>>[your name and address]
>>
>> ---
>>
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>>[Through billboard we forward announcements received from other
>>organizations. For more information, call them - not us.]
>>
>>[1] Sharon Liquidated the Ceasefire - Sat.19/1, 7 PM, Jerusalem vigil
>>[2] Jewish Youth Against the Occupation,Toronto - Friday, 18/1, 5 PM
>>[3] Harrods withdraws settlement goods, news from London
>>[4] Combat officers and soldiers who now say: No more.
>>[5] Blankets for Rafah via Doctors Without Borders
>>[6] Transcript of War Crimes Panel available in Hebrew and English
>>
>>
>>[1] Sharon Liquidated the Ceasefire - Sat.19/1, 19:00, Jerusalem
>>
>>------- Forwarded message follows -------
>>From: "Ori Ginat" <ori at peacenow.org.il>
>>Subject: PeaceNow vigil this Saturday January 19
>>Date sent: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:40:59 +0200
>>
>>This saturday we will have our weekly Jerusalem vigil, with slight changes:
>>
>>1. We will stand in Paris (Hagar) square.
>>
>>2. The message will be: "SHARON CHISEL ET HAFSAKAT HA'ESH".
>>We will put 4 tents and pieces of walls from demolished houses inside
>>the square. We will put cutouts of human bodies, standing between the
>>tents, with targets painted on them and signs saying: "CHISUL --- >
>>PIGU'A" and will have tourches to light those images.
>>
>>Join us and bring your friends to make a point: Sharon doesn't want a
>>cease-fire and is doing anything he can to break it.
>>
>>SATURDAY, 19/1, 19:00, Paris/Hagar square, Jerusalem
>>
>>See you there
>>Shalom Aleinu
>>Noam
>>For any further information please call Noam: 054-218518
>>
>>
>>[2] Jewish Youth Against the Occupation,Toronto - Friday, 18/1, 5 PM
>>
>>------- Forwarded message follows -------
>>Date sent: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 21:36:22 -0500
>>From: Max Silverman <joeyjoejoe at rogers.com>
>>Subject: VIGIL AT ISRAELI CONSULATE, TORONTO
>>
>>Hi my name is Max Silverman. I run Jewish Youth Against the Occupation,
>>in Toronto.
>>I am trying to organize a vigil for this Friday evening, 5 pm, with as
>>many paper houses as possible in remembrance of all the homes recently
>>destroyed.
>>
>>Max
>>
>>[3] Harrods withdraws settlement goods, news from London
>>
>>------- Forwarded message follows -------
>>From: FrankieGreen at aol.com
>>Date sent: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 15:09:18 EST
>>
>>
>>PRESS RELEASE!
>>
>>Harrods informs CAABU of its decision to withdraw Israeli settlement
>>products from sale
>>
>>Following the publicity surrounding CAABU's discovery that Harrods stocked
>>illegal Israeli settlement products, Harrods has made the move to withdraw
>>these products which "will not be available in the Store until the matter is
>>resolved."
>>
>>Although produced on the illegal settlements in Occupied Territory, the
>>goods were labelled "Made in Israel." These settlements have been built on
>>land expropriated from the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. Not
>>only are they illegal under international law, including the Fourth Geneva
>>Convention, but their existence and continuing expansion, a symbol of the
>>ongoing occupation, have been identified as a major obstacle to peace at
>>this sensitive time.
>>
>>The EU and international positions make it clear that settlements are not
>>part of Israel, and therefore are not covered by any trade agreement.
>>
>>CAABU highlighted that by stocking such products, Harrods was in effect
>>assisting settlement expansion through subsidising the settler economy as
>>Israel continues to strangle the Palestinian economy by denying it free
>>access to the outside world.
>>
>>A Harrods spokesperson told CAABU:
>>
>>"Following various points that have been brought to our attention by your
>>organisation, a number of products including Achva Halva, Beigal and Beigal
>>pretzels, Yarden and Gamla Wines were withdrawn from sale on Saturday
>>12th January pending further investigation into the claims made."
>>
>>We wish to thank Harrods for recognising the serious ethical and political
>>(not to mention legal) issues involved by withdrawing these goods and hope
>>other retailers follow its example. CAABU hopes that Harrods will desist
>>from restocking these products.
>>
>>16 January 2002
>>For further information, contact Chris Doyle at the CAABU Information
>>Office - +44 (0)20 7373 8414 / doylec at caabu.org
>>
>>[4] Combat officers and soldiers who now say: No more.
>>
>>------- Forwarded message follows -------
>>From: "ramat1234567" <zonsh at hotmail.com>
>>Date sent: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:52:09 -0000
>>
>>We gathered a group of combat soldiers and officers that won't
>>serve in the occupied territories again.
>>Most of us for the first time.
>>We collect money for publishing an advertisment in one of the
>>newspapers. We collected about 6000 nis (self donations) and try to
>>find a way to collect 4000 more since this is the minimum for an
>>advertisment that will have an effect.
>>Please, if you know how can we get the money or if you can donate any
>>ammount we will be greatfull.
>>
>>Thank you very much,
>>
>>David
>>
>>[5] Blankets for Rafah via Doctors Without Borders
>>
>>------- Forwarded message follows -------
>>From: Gila Svirsky <gsvirsky at netvision.net.il>
>>Date sent: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:58:42 +0200
>>
>>"Doctors Without 'Borders"( MSF ), who can get into the territories
>>easily, have approached me with a request for blankets for the poor people
>>of Rafah whose houses were demolished and for the Hebron area. Right
>>now Rafah is more urgent. The blankets have to get to their office in
>>Shu'afat as soon as possible either directly or through me.
>>
>>MSF phone no. is 02- 6566132 or 055 - 910221
>>My phone no. is 050 - 420410
>>Thanks, Amit Leshem
>>
>> ----
>>[6] Transcript of War Crimes Panel available in Hebrew and English
>>
>> The Hebrew transcript of the war crimes panel is now available on
>> http://www.gush-shalom.org
>> English is not yet on site but already available on request,
>> email to info at gush-shalom.org and write in the subject line:
>> "war crimes transcript English"
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