FYI. Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator
------- Forwarded message follows ------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sarah Hoagland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 10:15:16 -0500 Subject: The Israeli Coalition of Women for Peace ------------------ FYI, Sarah Hoagland [The Israeli Coalition of Women for Peace, which has stood against Israel's occupation and its repression of Palestinians during the intifada, has now issued a response to the US-led war on Afghanistan. Applying the same standards they set for justice in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, they call upon the American government to end its bombing of Afghanistan, where, they argue, the principal victims of the bombing and the resulting chaos are bound to be Afghani civilians. The Coalition, whose members are listed below, calls instead for Western nations to apply themselves to rebuilding infrastructure and sharing of global resources. This, they contend, is the real link between the war in Afghanistan and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: that peace and justice cannot be achieved by oppressive means. --LS] ------------------------ Stop the attack on Afghanistan! This is no war against terrorism - it is revenge for lost honor and a display of power by the rich and strong against the poor. The main victims of this bombing will be Afghani citizens who are already suffering under the brutal Taliban regime, especially Afghani women. War is never a solution, and the war on Afghanistan will not end terrorism. On the contrary - this poor, hungry, devastated, and humiliated people with their millions of refugees will have nothing to lose but their honor, and will fight for this honor with all the means at their disposal, even the tools of terrorism. Terrorism can be prevented only by ending oppression, hunger, and humiliation. Instead of killing and destroying those who rise up against them, the rich and sated countries should help build the infrastructure for a decent life and a just sharing of resources. Food and education are preconditions, though not sufficient, for creating a more democratic and egalitarian society. This universal principle holds true for Afghanistan, and for the Palestinians as well: An Israeli-Palestinian peace can be achieved only by ending the occupation and the oppression. NO MORE WAR! The Coalition of Women for Peace: Bat Shalom Machsom-Watch NELED - "Women for Coexistence" New Profile: Movement for the Civil-ization of Israeli Society Noga Feminist Journal TANDI - Movement of Democratic Women for Israel Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - Israel chapter Women and Mothers for Peace - The re-grouped Four Mothers Movement Women Engendering Peace Women in Black _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 Mob: 021 150 2862 ************************************
