Road Assignment Vigiller M accepted the road assignment from HQ to visit the memorial to Rachel Corrie at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. M was to observe if there was any explanation for the death of this young woman on the memorial erected last fall, because the photo merely says: “Reflecting on Peace […]

Probably My Fault Much was made this week of the large meeting of the University of Michigan’s Central Student Government, which drew over 600 supporters and opponents of a resolution calling for “CSG to petition the Board of Regents to create an ad hoc committee to investigate University investments in companies accused of violating human rights, […]

MEDIA BACKGROUNDER #2 Contact: Deir Yassin Remembered – deiryassinremembered@hotmail.co.uk Gill Kaffash – gillkaffash@hotmail.com – +44 7919 871845 Paul Eisen – paul.eisen@hotmail.co.uk – +44 7831 627560 Pictured below is Ehab Hassan Shalabi, the nephew of Omar Shalabi, Fatah Secretary-General (Jerusalem) and Deir Yassin Remembered board member. The elder Shalabi will be visiting the UK for Deir […]

Abunimah: Absolutely No Reconciliation with Atzmon (How far our former heroes have fallen) Ali Abunimah introduced his new book, The Battle for Justice in Palestine, to about thirty people at a presentation at UM Dearborn (University of Michigan, Dearborn campus) last Tuesday. I asked him whether, in response to Blake Alcott’s request to “bury the hatchet” he […]

MEDIA BACKGROUNDER Contact: Deir Yassin Remembered – deiryassinremembered@hotmail.co.uk Gill Kaffash – gillkaffash@hotmail.com – +44 7919 871845 Paul Eisen – paul.eisen@hotmail.co.uk – +44 7831 627560 Early in the morning of April 9th 1948, commandos of the Irgun (headed by Menachem Begin) and the Stern Gang attacked Deir Yassin, a beautiful Arab village with cut stone houses […]

Now Hear This! If you are READING this report and have EVER stood with Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends at ANY TIME during the past 10 years, whether it be at the Zionist Beth Israel Congregation or ANY OTHER venue, or whether you’ve STATED your support of the efforts of our group, then YOU […]

Embrace the Ides of March From JWPF’s “Better Late than Never” department, it is with great joy that we announce a party celebrating our ten years standing for a just peace in Palestine. The date of this soiree will be March 15, 2014 at a private location in neighboring Ypsilanti, Michigan. This invitation is open […]