The Shalom Center - Home Demolitions

Rabbis for Human Rights Natl Conf: Turning Dark Despair into the light of Change

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:18:03 -0500

Dear Friends,

On Sunday December 10, International Human Rights Day , 200 rabbis / rabbinical students gathered in the first-ever conference on Judaism and Human Rights, brought together by Rabbis for Human Rights / North America. Let me share with you a few glimpses into that meeting -- five moments:

1) Sister Dianna Ortiz, an American Catholic nun who went to Guatemala to serve the poor, was kidnapped in 1989 by a unit of the Guatemalan military commanded by a US CIA officer. She was tortured and repeatedly gang-raped. Her own hands were used by her torturers to torture a friend of hers. She survived; her friends and co-workers were tortured to death.

Demolishing Homes in Jeremiah's Old Home Town

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 13:18:45 -0500

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, 12/1/2004

In the Palestinian village of Anata (annexed by Israeli law after 1967 as part of Jerusalem), two Palestinian homes were demolished this week, and more are scheduled to be.

More Homes Destroyed in Anata

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 13:22:19 -0500

Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions, 12/1/2004

Dear friends,

It is a sad day for all of us. Today two houses were demolished in Anata. The first one was the big house right next to the one we rebuilt last August during the Summer Camp. This house belonged to the Jaduah Kabu'ah family. The second house was the Dandis home, right next to Beit Arabiya, owned by Mohammed Dandis who every day mingled with us during the Summer Camp.

On Trial: Rabbi Ascherman or the Israeli Policy of Home Demolitions?

Tue, 28 Sep 2004 01:00:00 -0400

9/28/2004

Dear Friends,

The actual court trial has begun. In the court of public opinion, where does justice find its home? You can help decide that by writing the letter suggested below.

Months ago, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, executive director of Rab

Saving Homes and Humans in Gaza

Mon, 24 May 2004 01:00:00 -0400

Rabbis for Human Rights in Israel, 5/24/2004

Below is a copy of a statement issued by RHR in response to the home demolitions in Rafah. In addition to the suggestion to contact Israeli officials, we have added the names of American leaders. Some

Trial begins of Rabbi who Opposes home demolitions

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 02:35:28 -0500

Rabbis for Human Rights/ Israel, 1/14/2004

REPORT FROM RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS/ Israel

OPENING OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE TRIAL - "THE POLICY OF HOME DEMOLITIONS MUST STOP"

Below - Summary of today's trial, Contact info, statements from pre conference, home demolition fact sheet.

400+ Rabbis Urge Israeli Govt: Free Rabbi Ascherman, Stop Home Demolitions

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 02:07:12 -0500

Rabbis for Human Rights & Shalom Center, 1/11/2004

400+ Rabbis Urge Israeli Govt: Free Rabbi Ascherman, Stop Home Demolition

Further information: Call Rabbi Brian Walt, Rabbis for Human Rights, 508/ 696-1880

**Check out First Report of Trial**
More than 400 rabbis from North America and Europe have in eight days signed a letter of protest to the Israeli government against the arrest of Rabbi Arik Ascherman, executive director of Rabbis for Human Rights, and against the policy of demolishing Palestinian homes.

Rabbis Criticize Home Demolitions by Israeli Govt

Sat, 08 Oct 2005 18:02:06 -0400

8/5/2003

Dear Friends,

You will find, below, a report by Rabbis for Human Rights in Israel on home demolitions in Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem. RHR in North America has followed up on this report with its own efforts to halt these demolitions.

Several of these North American letters follow. We encourage you to use these to write your own letters to the Jewish and general press, and to President Bush and the Secretary of State at these addresses:

President George W. Bush
COMMENTS: 202-456-1111
SWITCHBOARD: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461

White House Web Mail or president@whitehouse.gov

Nonviolent Rabbi Faces Trial for Protecting Palestinian Homes

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 01:30:04 -0500

Rabbi Arthur Waskow & Rabbi Arik Ascherman, 12/30/2003

Dear Friends,

Rabbi Arik Ascherman — one of the gutsiest and decentest rabbis — Jews — human beings - on our planet — has been arrested and on January 14 will be put on trial by the State of Israel for nonviolently trying to prevent the bulldozing of two Palestinian homes.

Homes that NO ONE claims have anything to do with terrorism or terrorists, anything to do with those who have perpetrated mass murders of Israeli civilians.