In recent years, nonviolent groups have been playing an important role in Palestine-Israel. Some groups are from those violence torn communities themselves.  Others, such as the Christian Peace Makers Teams (CPT) http://www.prairienet.org/cpt/  are international in makeup.  A few weeks ago, the world media showed dramatic images of an international team of 40 walking through Israeli forces into Arafat's besieged compound.  More recently, the directors of Voices in the Wilderness (a campaign to end Iraqi sanctions) joined the international effort.  Their reports are insightful and inspiring http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/Updates.html  8th Day has long connections with CPT and Voices.

Due to the current Israeli offensive against the Palestinian people, many peace activists in many countries have expressed their willingness to join the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and the Grass-roots International Protection for the Palestinian People (GIPP) in Palestine in the coming weeks. Since, many activists who are at this moment joining the campaign are under house arrest because of the curfew in the Palestinian Refugees' Camps, coordinators have decided that Jerusalem will be the location and the starting point of all the actions.

George S. Rishmawi ISM registration coordinator in Beit Sahour writes: “this is the time where we need everybody here. If you know about medic teams who are available to come, please let us know, because there is a great need for Internationals to act as medic teams in Palestinian ambulances.”  George may be reached at mobile phone number: 052 50 20 79.

These are some of the tasks undertaken by activists in Palestine
1.  Provide Protection for civilians by staying with Families in Refugees camps, villages and towns.
2.  Accompany Ambulances
3.  Send food and aid to families if needed
4.  Join Nonviolent Protests if organized
5.  Help documenting the facts, either through cameras or video or writing diaries to be published through email and internet.

ACTIONS
1.  View the former sites to learn more about these nonviolent actions.

2.  Visit the following websites for up-to-date news items and other personal accounts
www.electronicintifada.net
www.haaretzdaily.com
www.jerusalem.indymedia.org/

3.  Consider joining this nonviolent effort.
Contact Jenifer Bing-Canar
312-427-2533
jbcafsc@igc.org

4. Write President Bush to demand that the US stop providing military aid to Israel.  (If the president made that threat, surely Israel would stop its offensive immediately)
president@whitehouse.gov