Israeli and Palestinian Women Call for Speaking the Truth
by Terry Walz, CNI Staff
In advance of the tour, the group spoke yesterday at the
Dor, whose parents emigrated from apartheid
Abu Arqoub, who works as an educational consultant for the Ministry of Education of the Palestinian National Authority, felt the need to show the reality of the occupation by relating three stories from her acquaintances - a boy in Hebron who was arrested for playing in the street and helping a friend, a shopkeeper who was hit on the head by an Israeli soldier during a nonviolent protest, an old man who was arrested for trying to prevent the Israeli army from expelling him from the house his family lived in. These events are usually described as terrorist acts, and the reality behind the stories is never known.
For Nassar, the occupation has involved her family's tortured attempts to hold on to an olive grove that had been deeded to them in 1917 - before the founding of the state of
The women will be visiting
The speakers for the Twelfth national Jerusalem Women Speak Tour are:
Huda Abu Arqoub a Muslim Palestinian from Hebron, Palestine
Tal Dor, a Jewish Israeli from Haifa, Israel
Amal Nassar, a Christian Palestinian from Bethlehem, Palestine
Biographical information for the speakers is available here.
Jerusalem Women Speak 13 will visit more than 30 venues in at least 15 different communities, including:
Washington, DC – Monday, April 9 (and Wednesday, April 25 – Thursday, April 26)
Chicago, Illinois – Tuesday, April 10 – Wednesday, April 11
Evanston, Illinois - Wednesday, April 11
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Thursday, April 12 – Friday, April 13
Fitchburg, Wisconsin - Sunday, April 15
Madison, Wisconsin – Saturday, April 14 – Tuesday, April 17
Platteville, Wisconsin - Tuesday, April 17 – Wednesday, April 18
La Crosse, Wisconsin – Wednesday, April 18 – Thursday, April 19
Red Wing, Minnesotta – Thursday, April 19
Eau Claire, Wisconsin – Friday, April 20 – Monday, April 23
Menomonie, Wisconsin – Monday, April 23
River Falls, Wisconsin – Tuesday, April 24
Rockville, Maryland - Wednesday, April 25
Washington, DC – Wednesday, April 25 – Thursday, April 26
A detailed daily schedule is available here.
Interviews, talk shows appearances, editorial appearances and community presentations are currently being scheduled. They may be arranged by contacting Partners for Peace.
For More Information Contact:
Jacob Pace, Program Coordinator
Office: 202-863-2951
E-mail: jake [at] partnersforpeace.org
Council for the National Interest Foundation
1250 4th Street SW, Suite WG-1
Washington, District of Columbia 20024
202-863-2951
http://www.cnionline.org/
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