The Olive Tree Movement

On Saturday January 26

nobody stays home-

End the Siege!

Relief convoy to our neighbors in Gaza

Does it help the children of Sderot when we force the children of Gaza to drink polluted water? It seems the government of Israel thinks so (if they think).

Gaza is under siege! Hundreds of commodities needed for the maintaining daily life are not allowed into the Strip, by order of the Government of Israel. Even the entry of water filters - vital for purifying the water drawn from Gazan wells, which are heavily polluted by brine, oil and sewage - is prevented for more than half a year already. The Israeli communications media don’t succeed (and not always even try) to convey to the public a real impression of how severe is the situation. But anyone who talked to Gazans in the past months understands that the situation has long since developed into a regional disaster, which puts us, too, in danger.

Memorial demonstration in memory of Abir Aramin

Tomorrow, Sunday January 20th, students of all 3 schools in Anata will hold a memorial demonstration for 10 year old Abir Aramin. Abir was shot by a border police officer on Tuesday morning outside of school. On Thursday evening Abir died from her injuries and was buried in East Jerusalem on Friday afternoon.

Abir's schoolmates and the students of the 2 other schools in Anata wish to conduct a memorial demonstration on Sunday. The demonstration will start at the Anata Girls School at 10:30. Anata residents and students have invited the Israeli and international peace activists to participate in the demonstration.