On the 8th of March Palestinian women call for
Peace
Bloodshed and destruction do not bring peace.
Mutual recognition of each other's individual and collective
rights paves the way for peace making.
We, women at the
Jerusalem Center for Women (JCW), call on the Israeli community in general
and Women in particular to stand against occupation, oppression, war,
apartheid, humiliation and poverty. It is time to raise our voice loud
and clear: There has been enough bloodshed. Peace won't be achieved
when pregnant Palestinian women are killed at check-points, just as
it won't be achieved through military means or a different form of occupation.
Palestinian women call for peace, continued
We believe that true and just peace can be achieved, but only between
equals, a Palestinian state (in the territories occupied in 1967) alongside
the state of Israel. Only then will both people live in security and
dignity. A just and viable settlement is one that endorses the sharing
of the whole city of Jerusalem, the dismantling of the settlements,
a just solution to the Refugees' question, and the total sovereignty
over land including natural resources and borders.
Today, we need one
another more than ever before. We have to fight for our children's life
and freedom. We have to stand for morality and we have to work for genuine
peace and co-existence.
Let us start now
with new women's vision and politics based on respect for human rights
and mutual trust. There has been enormous suffering, hatred and dehumanization,
and all should come to an end. Women have been the most affected, yet
the least involved in finding solutions. Together we can break this
vicious circle.
March 8, 2002
East Jerusalem, Palestine
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