On Sunday – July 20th – a group of more than 200 Israeli citizens sent a letter to the European Council, Commission and the European Parliament calling on the EU to pressure Israel to accept Hamas’ terms of truce. Also up to day 725 Israeli citizens signed Hebrew/Arabic language online petition supporting Hamas’ conditions as a basis for immediate and direct negotiations Israeli Citizens Accept Terms of Truce as Proposed by Hamas: We, the undersigned citizens of Israel, call on the European Council, Commission and Parliament to pressure Israel to accept the terms of truce presented by Hamas (as they were published in Israeli and international media outlets). The terms echo previous recommendations made by the UN and the European Union and major human rights organisations, most notably in the Goldstone Report. The refusal of the Israeli government to address these terms results in sacrifice of civilian lives for the sake of ongoing occupation, and thwarting the long-awaited Palestinian national unity agreement. Israel’s reluctance to seriously address all political and diplomatic proposals made by Palestinian leadership, regional and international mediators, is costly in lives. It also gives rise to worrying tendencies within the Israeli public, swayed by governmental rhetoric of “no partner”. This can no longer be acquiesced. These are the conditions of Hamas (according to media reporting). We fully endorse these conditions as first steps toward a just solution in Israel/Palestine. Withdrawal of Israeli tanks from the Gaza border; Freeing all the prisoners that were arrested after the killing of the three youths; Lifting the siege and opening the border crossings to commerce and people; Establishing an international seaport and airport, which would be under U.N.supervision; Increasing the permitted fishing zone to 10 kilometres; Internationalizing the Rafah Crossing and placing it under the supervision of the U.N. and some Arab nations; International forces on the borders; Easing conditions for permits to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque; Prohibition on Israeli interference in the reconciliation agreement; Re-establishing an industrial zone and improvements in further economic development in the Gaza Strip. We are all appalled by the death and destruction in Gaza. Yet, this is not simply a tragedy; this is a policy. It can and it must be changed. It is in the power of political leaders and peaceful nations. We urge you to act immediately so that Israel ceases all violence against the people of Gaza, ends the siege and takes action towards a just peace. Inna Michaeli, Sociologist Eilat Maoz, Anthropologist Adam Maor, Musician Adi Dagan, Tel Aviv Adi Maoz, Educator, Jaffa Adi Ophir, Tel Aviv University Aharon Eviatar Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Tel Aviv University Alan Traister, Carmiel 11. Aliza Dror social worker Amir Yatziv, Artist 14. Angela Godfrey-Goldstein, Peace activist, Human rights defender, Dr. Anat Matar, The Dept. of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University Anat Erez, Software engineer Anna Cohen-Yanay 19. Anna Shlonsky, Teacher Ariel Hanaor, Civil engineer (retired) Ariella Azoulay, Brown University Ariella Sturm. Tel-Aviv 24. Assaf Tamari, Historian, Jaffa. Aya Shoshan, Ben Gurion University Ayala Shani, Software Developer Beate Zilversmidt, Holon Prof. Emeritus Colman Altman, Technion-Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa Dr. Dafna Hirsch, The Open University of Israel Dani Gal Dr. Danny Rosin, Surgeon Daniel Regev, Student Danielle Schwartz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem David L. Mandel 42. David Shamgar, pensioner, Rehovot Deb Reich, Author, “No More Enemies” Debby Lerman, Business Analyst Dorit Gurny, Psychotherapist and Social Worker. Member in Psychoactive Dorit Naaman, Professor of Film and Media, Queen’s University Dorothy Naor, Activist 49. Efrat Appel, Farm and Garden Center Einat Podjarny Prof. Eli Glasner, Tel Aviv University. Prof. Esther Levinger University of Haifa Israel Ella Littwitz, Artist Emil Pisker, 26, school teacher, Tel aviv. Emmanuel Farjoun Hebrew University Eppie Krietner, Jerusalem Eran Torbiner, Documentary Film Director Erella Grassiani gate48, Amsterdam Esti Micenmacher, Activist in Tarabut-Hithabrut Eyal Vexler, Culture and Art Producer Dr. Felix Laub, Pensioner, Davidson Institute of Science Education, Weizmann Institute of Science Gali Agnon, a mother Prof. Galia Patt-Shamir, Chinese Philosophy, Tel Aviv University Galit Saporta, gate48, Amsterdam Gerardo Leibner, Tel Aviv, Tarabut – Hithabrut: Jewish-Arab Movement. Gila Svirsky, Jerusalem 72. Gilad Brener, Activist 73. Guy Davidi, Dcumentary Filmmaker (Five Broken Cameras) Hadassah Haskale, writer, poet, peace activist Hagar Kotef, Tel Aviv University Haggai Ram, Chair,Dep. of Middle East Studies, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Hagit Keysar Ben Gurion University Prof. Haim Bresheeth, SOAS, University of London Hamutal Erato, student 81. Hana Amori, Hithabrut-Tarabut Movement, Jaffa Dr. Hannah Safran, Woman to Woman – Haifa Hanan Agnon, Gardener Herzl Schubert, Teacher Hila Amit, PhD Student, SOAS, University of London Dr. Hilla Dayan, gate48 Hila Vardi, Educator, Tel Aviv Idit Elia Nathan, PhD candidate at Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design, London Ilana Hairston, Tel Aviv-Jaffa Academic College Iris Hefets, Psychotherapist, European Jews for Just Peace Germany Itamar Hamiel, National Coordinator, Mahapach-Taghir Itamar Shachar, PhD Student Ivy Sichel, Coalition of Women for Peace, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dr. Janina Altman, Research Chemist, Judith Yahav, Journalist, Tel Aviv Keren Assaf, Group Facilitator Keren Yedaya, Film Director Kholod Idris, Coordinator of Education in the Arab Society, ACRI and Activist in Mahapach-Taghir Kobi Snitz, Tel Aviv 101. Laliv Melamed, New York University Leah Even Chorev, Student Liat Schahar 105. Lior Elefant, M.A. Student Matan Kaminer, PhD student in Anthropology, University of Michigan Matan S. Cohen, Computer Network Administrator Maya Lavie-Ajayi Maya Reggev, Knowledge Manager 112. Maya Wind 113. Merav Amir, Queen’s University Belfast Michal Baror, Artist Michal Fischer, Teacher / Hithabrut-Tarabut, Coalition of Women for Peace Michal Kaiser-Livne, Psychoanalyst, Jewish Voice for a Just Peace, Germany Michal Peleg, Author, Tel Aviv Prof. Miriam Eliav-Feldon, Dept. of History, Tel Aviv University Miriam Moore, Jaffa – Tel Aviv Moshe Perlstein. Stage Director and Lecturer, Kibbutzim College Naama Nagar, Student Naomi Fink, Hebrew teacher Natalia Berlin Natasha Dudinski, filmmaker, Jerusalem Neriya Mark, Whaat-elSalam, Neve Shalom Neta Golan, Activist Netta Kugel Ni Harel, Artist. Niva Grunzweig, Project Manager, Member of Zochrot NGO Noa Levy, Adv., Deputy Chair of the Junior Faculty Union, Tel Aviv University Noam Bahat, Carpenter 138. Nomi Erteschik-Shir, linguist, Omer, Israel Norma Musih, PhD student Indiana University Prof. Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Heb. University. 2001 Laureate of EUP Sakharov Prize for Human Rights Oded Regev, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Technion Oded Schechter Ofer Neiman, Co-editor, The Occupation Magazine, Jerusalem Prof. Ofra goldstein-Gidoni, Tel Aviv University Orian Zakai, Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Hebrew, Middlebury College, VT Oriana Weich, Artist Orna Levy, Screenplay writer, director and lecturer of cinema studies 149. Orly Noy, Translator, Jerusalem Orna Raviv, Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum Osnat Bar-Or, Artist Pepe Goldman, Organizational Consultant Dr. Pil Kollectiv and Dr. Galia Kollectiv, Artists and lecturers, University of Reading, UK Prof. (Emeritus) Ron Barkai, Tel Aviv University Raanan Shemesh Forshner, New Profile, Jerusalem Rachel Giora, Professor of Linguistics, Tel Aviv University Racheli Bar-Or, Psychotherapist Racheli Merhav, Landscape Architect Reem Amer, Activist and Finance Coordinator Regev Nathanson Rela Mazali, Writer and Activist Revital Madar, Writer and M.A. Student in Tel Aviv University Dr. Roy Wagner, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dr. Ruth Preser, ICI-Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry Ruti Kantor, Tel Aviv Saar Szekely, Artist Shachaf Polakow, Photographer Shira Havkin, Sciences-Po/CERI Shlomi Avniel, Teacher Smuel Yerushalmi Shoshi Shamir, Poet, Editor and Group Facilitator Silan Dallal Silvina Landsmann Tal Dor, PhD student in Sociology, Paris Talma Bar-Din, Woman to Woman, Women in Black Tamar Aviyah, One Democratic State Activist Tamar Yaron, Software & documentation quality tester Tamar Basan, Pensioner, Social Workers, Ramat Gan Dr. Tamar Berger, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Tamar Cohen, translator, Jerusalem Tami Schneider, History High School Teacher Tammar Hoffman Timna Perets Tirtza Even Tom Pessah, PhD Candidate, Sociology, UC Berkeley Tommy Dreyfus, School of Education, Tel Aviv University Tzvi Adelman V ardit Shalfy Dr Yonat Nitzan-Green, Artist and researcher Yael Arbell, Editor Yael Even Or, Graduate Student, The New School Yael Lerer Yael Messer, Curator, High&Low Bureau Yael Tsabari, Project Coordinator, Sadaka-Reut Yafit Armon Yair Oren Yanay Israeli Yasmeen Daher, PhD Candidate, Philosophy Department, Université de Montréal Yehoshua Rosin, Rehovot Yiftach Starick, Musician . Yoav Beirach, PHD candidate, Tel Aviv University Yoav Shemer-Kunz, PhD candidate in Political sciences, University of Stras Yonah Adelman, Social Worker Yonatan Dekel, Filmmaker Yonathan (Jon) Anson, Dept. of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Yosefa Sartiel M.D. Physicians for Human Rights Yossi Vaanunu, Theater Director Yuval Halperin, Editor, Tel Aviv
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