Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 23:58:43 +0200
Subject: BHA: Hunger around the corner


The Other Israel 95/96 has been sent. It was hard to produce it under the 
circumstances (the reporters being often active themselves in the things 
described). Soon, parts will appear on the  website moderated by the American  
support group: http://members.tripod.com/~other_Israel/ .     
Now that even the last envelope has been  put together,  we go for a ten days' 
break, but not before sending you the following call.

What started as a not-really-war situation has escalated into an old-fashioned 
siege, with bombardments, denial of work in Israel, locking people in tiny 
enclaves, and systematic uprooting of olive and orange trees and vines. Barak 
tries to force the Palestinians to their knees by letting them suffer 
economically  and indeed medicine and food are increasingly scarce.
While international intervention is being  debated, the poorest among the 
Palestinians are already going hungry. What you can do right now is support the 
ad-hoc relief initiatives  with your money.

1) Donations needed for an effective one-woman relief action
2) Donations needed for an important relief action of Haifa Arabs.
3) Buy Palestinian olive oil Now - so that they can buy floor.

 
1) Donations needed for an effective one-woman relief action
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Hagar Kolman from Tivon in the Galilee is the initiator of a Kindergarten in 
the Jenin area. She found there a neglected corner - no UNWRA , no Authority 
had been doing there anything.
In her hometown Tivon people know that she collects money, toys and clothes. 
However, in these days she has changed the focus: she is now bringing food to 
the families. "The children are greedy for a piece of bread" she tells. By 
sending her a check you can help her buy more. 

Hagar Kolman 
Keren Kayemet 66
Tivon 36082
Israel
ph: +972-(0)4-9831157 / +972-(0)52-365426
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2) Donations needed for an important relief action of Haifa Arabs.
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Haifa's Arab community is organizing shipments 
of food trucks to sieged Palestinian towns that need them. They 
send rice, flour, sugar, oil, tea, and whatever people report 
that they need the most. The shipment is done by volunteer truck 
owners. The only cost is the food itself. One truckload of food 
costs around 3,000 NIS.

To send your donation, write a check payable to:
hava'ad ha'amami shel arviyey Haifa

Add a note indicating that the donation is for food trucks.

Send to:

Popular Committee of the Haifa Arabs
c/o  Haifa Social Development Assoc. 
P.O.Box 4454
Haifa

A receipt will be sent by return mail within a few days.

For more details: Anwar Gattar  050 609790
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3) Buy Palestinian olive oil Now - so that they can buy floor.

Many Palestinian villages live on olive oil. Right now they have big stocks  
which can't be sold, and therefore they lack the money for other necessities.

Keren Assaf, a  young Tel-Aviv Peace Now activist, has taken the initiative of 
organizing a group which will go to villages in the Jenin area. You can buy 
through them for 300 NIS (about $75) a can of 17 liters of high-quality olive 
oil, but if you are too far from Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem, or you don't need so 
much oil you may also just make a donation. 

Checks  to 
Keren Assaf,
12-B Zeitlin St
Tel-Aviv 64956
ph: +972-(0)54-688101
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