Golan Hunger Strikers with the original Women in Green (1993)
Every few years our national leaders plunge to new depths - and they try to take the Heights with them. We've been there and done that, so rather than submit new articles on the Golanissue, I've decided to recycle a sampling of my old ones...
Three years ago, in response to a referendum debate taking place over Sharon's Gush Katif expulsion plan, I penned the following 2-part article about the past strategy used to upset negotiations over the Golan.
"The Lame Duck that Laid a Golden Egg"
Part 1
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/4868
Part 2
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/4871
On a more personal note, 4 and a half years ago I wrote the following about my life in the Golan:
"You Want Clarifications?"
http://www.israelforum.com/board/archive/index.php/t-4807.html
And we can go way back to 15 years ago (1993) when I drew the above ad which appeared in the Jerusalem Post.
And we can go way back to 15 years ago (1993) when I drew the above ad which appeared in the Jerusalem Post.
Also above is a photo I snapped of the original board members of Women for Israel's Tomorrow
(Women in Green) as we joined women from the Golan who were hunger striking, and presented them with a cartoon placard: "We Fast and They Feast".
I didn't know it then, but the women who were hunger striking are from Moshav Nov - the Moshav I would move to 7 years later, after having lived in Jerusalem for 16 years. The women standing lived in Har Nof Jerusalem at that time - thus the name "Women in Green" (we all lived within the so-called "Green Line" and wanted the media to know that not all the protesters were "settlers" )
Not much has changed - except for the hair - which sports a bit more grey!
3 comments:
Ellen, wonderful and important post. Thank you so much.
Could you please tell us who all the people are?
Thanks,Batya.
The woman seated on the far left is
Rebbitzen Yael Ariel (the wife of Rav Yigal Ariel of Moshav Nov). Seated next to her in the center is Zahava Shcreiber of Moshav Nov. I'm embarrased to say that I don't know the name of the woman seated on the right (but I know that face!). These women were hunger striking in Jerusalem on behalf the Golan.
The women standing behind are as follows: Monica Paz on the left with the toddler in her lap, Hani Shapira (Nadia Matar's sister-in law, Miriam Rebebo and Chani Rabinowitz (wife of Rav Mordechai Rabinovitz) with her daughter.
These women were all living in Har Nof, Jerusalem at the time the photo was taken.
The other original board members of Women in Green who are not pictured: Miriam Stern of Har Nof,
and me.
Shortly after we began protesting the Rabin government policies and imminent Oslo Accords in the late winter/early spring of 1993, Ruth and Nadia Matar joined our protests outside the homes of Shas MK Arye Deri and Rav Ovadia Yosef. Ruth and Nadia gave the burgeoning organization everything it needed to become a major grassroots movement, and we are forever grateful to them.
What was interesting about the original group is that it attracted large numbers of Hareidi women and had more of a "Jewish mother's concern for the future" tone, rather than a national zionist flavor. I think this had much to with the Dati Leumi women of Har Nof drawing upon their Hareidi friends for support.
Thanks, Ellen, I'd love for you to write a post about it.
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