"Wars will Cease When We Refuse to Fight” Dan Tsahor speaks 5/16/06

"Wars will Cease When We Refuse to Fight”
Dan Tsahor
Israeli Military Refuser
Tuesday May 16th, 7:30 p.m.
United Methodist Church 250 California Street, Santa Cruz

Dan Tsahor is a former Israeli soldier in the Nahal infantry regiment.
Tsahor refused to serve in the occupied Palestinian Territory and was
imprisoned in 2003. He is a founding member of the new
Israeli-Palestinian peace group “Combatants for Peace,” formed by
former Palestinian fighters and soldiers from the Israeli army.
Cosponsored by the Middle East Working Group and the Middle East
Program of the Resource Center for Nonviolence, the Church & Society
Commission of the United Methodist Church, the Palestine-Israel Action
Committee, and other local groups. A$5-20 sliding-scale donation is
asked. For more information 831-423-1626, http://www.rcnv.org

From the "Combatants for Peace" web site:
"We are a group of Israeli and Palestinian individuals who were
actively involved in the cycle of violence in our area. The Israelis
served as combat soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces and the
Palestinians were involved in acts of violence in the name of
Palestinian liberation. We all used weapons against one another, and
looked at each other only through weapon sights; however today we
cooperate and commit ourselves to the following:
• We no longer believe that the conflict can be resolved through
violence.
• We believe that the blood shed will not end unless we act together
to terminate the occupation and stop all forms of violence.
• We call for the establishment of a Palestinian State, alongside
the State of Israel. The two states can exist in peace and security
beside each other.
• We will use only non-violent means to achieve our goals and call
for both societies to end violence."

http://www.combatantsforpeace.org/