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Subject: April 14th: Fear of Food
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 11:56:43 +0200
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A. DECEIT IN ARMAGEDDON: FEAR OF FOOD
About 3,000 Jews and Arabs came Saturday to the road leading to Jenin, =
in order to demonstrate against Israel's atrocities, and bring water, =
food, medication, water, clothing, blankets and other humanitarian aid. =
Relative to a voluntary action, we had a lot of stuff: 45 trucks were =
loaded, some with things people brought from home to the site.=20
It appeared that like the previous this Ta'ayush action I reported, this =
one would also be successful.
The police stopped far from our destination - near Megiddo, biblical =
Armageddon. We allowed to proceed on foot. It was a warm day, and in the =
shadow of Armageddon (the hill in the picture below).
=20
We walked about 3 miles, and reached the roadblock, entryway to the =
territories toward Jenin.=20
=20
There we demonstrated in the shadow of tanks, and negotiated with the =
military, requesting that they let the trucks into Jenin.=20
Our negotiations were successful: The army promised to let the trucks =
in, on condition that we leave. We did, and the trucks were indeed let =
through.
The atmosphere on the buses on the way home was very positive: We felt =
that we did something. Only later, at night, we learned that despite =
Secretary's Powell's explicit demand to let humanitarian aid into Jenin, =
our trucks were led to a village outside town, unloaded, and sent back. =
The food, the medicines, and all the rest is sitting on the ground =
somewhere, waiting. Even the supply of food and water cannot be taken =
for granted anymore. As a friend said ironically: "They are afraid of =
food".
=20
B. SLEDGEHAMMERS IN RAMALLAH: FEAR OF POEMS
Given the above, it was but ironic to realize that the Israeli army, =
using sledgehammers and explosives, broke into the Khalil Sakakini =
Cultural Center, an institution also housing the office of Palestinian =
national poet Mahmud Darwish. This place is an archive for literary =
manuscripts, some of which are precious. Stories and poems, like food, =
are apparently life threatening in these parts.
=20
C. TERROR IN JERUSALEM: THE POOR KILL THE POOR
The Israeli "assault on terrorism" generates the opposite result. While =
it is sometimes difficult to contain one's anger and frustration as one =
sees how the poorest Palestinians end up killing the poorest Israelis, =
it must be remembered that if the Palestinian population continues to be =
subjected to Israel's oppression, the bombings will become much worse: =
Methods and technologies used by Palestinian "engineers" have already =
improved. Continued Isareli atrocities will only increase the frequency =
and deadliness of such horrible events. Desparate ex-dwellers of Jenin's =
refugee camp continue to sneak through the "closure", as did last =
Friday's suicide bomber who exploded herself in the Mahne-Yehuda food =
market. She did so around closing time, when food prices go down, =
attracting the poorest. Only poor people (and 2 Chinses foreign workers) =
were killed. Secretary Powell rushed to postpone his meeting with =
Arafat, as if this particular bombing was particularly relevant to the =
big picture.
Nothing but pure, utter desperation can explain such acts. The woman =
suicide-bomber-to-be, caught by Israel and interviewed on CBS, said =
explicitly, upon being asked by Israel TV how she sees her life from =
now: "I was in a prison and am now in a prison". Netanyahu and others, =
who brag on TV that they know how to deal with terrorism, either live, =
or want to live in a virtual reality. Things are getting worse, not =
better. =20
=20
D. ATTEMPTS TO CONTAIN OPPOSITION
Finally, as opposition to the ongoing "war" slowly begins to crystallize =
in Israel, the government seems to launch an assault on attempts to =
organize. The Palestinian citizens of Israel are the first, weakest =
victims of this attack: the police has made arrests on several =
occassions (protest marches, demonstrations), always taking in Arabs, =
not Jews; today, there is a hearing in the Ramlah courthouse, where =
police arrested 11 Arab youth from Ta'ayush last Wednesday for staging a =
quiet protest in the city. This may be just the beginning.=20
=20
E. PLEASE DONATE TO TA'AYUSH:
=20
Bank information for wire transfer: (http://taayush.tripod.com)
Bank HaPo'alim, Tel Aviv
Branch 606, Acct No. 396608
Checks made out to Ta'ayush can be sent to
P.O.Box 59380
Tel Aviv 61593
In the USA send checks made out to Ta'ayush care of
Elizabeth Rottenberg
1210 St. Paul St. apt. 2F
Baltimore MD. 21202
=20
Best,
Yosef Grodzinsky
Department of Psychology
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv 69978, ISRAEL
yosef1@post.tau.ac.il
http://freud.tau.ac.il/~yosef1
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order to=20
demonstrate against Israel=92s atrocities, and bring water, food, =
medication,=20
water, clothing, blankets and other humanitarian aid. Relative to a =
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align=3Dcenter>Our negotiations were successful: The army promised to =
let the=20
trucks in, on condition that we leave. We did, and the trucks were =
indeed let=20
through.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; =
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style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; =
unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The=20
atmosphere on the buses on the way home was very positive: We felt that =
we did=20
something. Only later, at night, we learned that despite Secretary=92s =
Powell=92s=20
explicit demand to let humanitarian aid into Jenin, our trucks were led =
to a=20
village outside town, unloaded, and sent back. The food, the medicines, =
and all=20
the rest is sitting on the ground somewhere, waiting. Even the supply of =
food=20
and water cannot be taken for granted anymore. As a friend =
said=20
ironically: =93They are afraid of food=94.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; =
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<H3 dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D3>B.=20
SLEDGEHAMMERS IN RAMALLAH: FEAR OF POEMS</FONT></H3>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; =
TEXT-ALIGN: left">Given=20
the above, it was but ironic to realize that the Israeli army, using=20
sledgehammers and explosives, broke into the Khalil Sakakini Cultural =
Center, an=20
institution also housing the office of Palestinian national poet Mahmud =
Darwish.=20
This place is an archive for literary manuscripts, some of which are =
precious.=20
Stories and poems, like food, are apparently life threatening in these=20
parts.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; =
TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<H3 dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D3>C. TERROR IN=20
JERUSALEM: THE POOR KILL THE POOR</FONT></H3>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; =
TEXT-ALIGN: left">The=20
Israeli "assault on terrorism" generates the opposite result. While it =
is=20
sometimes difficult to contain one's anger and frustration as one sees =
how the=20
poorest Palestinians end up killing the poorest Israelis, it must be =
remembered=20
that if the Palestinian population continues to be subjected to =
Israel=92s=20
oppression, the bombings will become much worse: Methods and =
technologies used=20
by Palestinian =93engineers=94 have already improved. Continued Isareli =
atrocities=20
will only increase the frequency and deadliness of such horrible events. =
Desparate ex-dwellers of Jenin=92s refugee camp continue to sneak =
through the=20
=93closure=94, as did last Friday=92s suicide bomber who exploded =
herself in the=20
Mahne-Yehuda food market. She did so around closing time, when food =
prices go=20
down, attracting the poorest. Only poor people (and 2 Chinses foreign =
workers)=20
were killed. Secretary Powell rushed to postpone his meeting with =
Arafat, as if=20
this particular bombing was particularly relevant to the big =
picture.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; =
unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Nothing=20
but pure, utter desperation can explain such acts. The woman=20
suicide-bomber-to-be, caught by Israel and interviewed on CBS, said =
explicitly,=20
upon being asked by Israel TV how she sees her life from now: =93I was =
in a prison=20
and am now in a prison=94. Netanyahu and others, who brag on TV =
that they=20
know how to deal with terrorism, either live, or want to live in a =
virtual=20
reality. Things are getting worse, not better.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; =
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TEXT-ALIGN: left"><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: red">D. ATTEMPTS TO=20
CONTAIN OPPOSITION<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; =
TEXT-ALIGN: left">Finally,=20
as opposition to the ongoing =93war=94 slowly begins to crystallize in =
Israel, the=20
government seems to launch an assault on attempts to organize. The =
Palestinian=20
citizens of Israel are the first, weakest victims of this attack: the =
police has=20
made arrests on several occassions (protest marches, demonstrations), =
always=20
taking in Arabs, not Jews; today, there is a hearing in the Ramlah =
courthouse,=20
where police arrested 11 Arab youth from Ta=92ayush last Wednesday for =
staging a=20
quiet protest in the city. This may be just the beginning. </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr=20
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TA=92AYUSH:<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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1.0pt 0in"><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>Bank information for wire transfer: (</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://taayush.tripod.com"><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>http://taayush.tripod.com</FONT></A><FONT =
color=3D#000000>)<BR>Bank=20
HaPo'alim, Tel Aviv<BR>Branch 606, Acct No. 396608<BR><BR>Checks made =
out to=20
Ta'ayush can be sent to<BR>P.O.Box 59380<BR>Tel Aviv 61593<BR><BR>In the =
USA=20
send checks made out to Ta'ayush care of<BR>Elizabeth Rottenberg<BR>1210 =
St.=20
Paul St. apt. 2F<BR>Baltimore MD. 21202</FONT></P><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Yosef Grodzinsky<BR>Department of=20
Psychology<BR>Tel Aviv University<BR>Tel Aviv 69978, ISRAEL</FONT></DIV>
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