The Gaza Youth Committee (Vorlage:Lang-ar) is a peace activism organization based in the Gaza Strip. It was founded in 2010 by Rami Aman.[1] As of 2019, the group had more than 200 members.[2]
The organization is a member of Alliance for Middle East Peace.[3]
Activity
BearbeitenThe Gaza Youth Committee "wants a peaceful resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and an end to the Israeli siege on Gaza".[2] Their primary strategy for obtaining these two goals is to support local youth[4] and to build interpersonal relationships between Gazans and Israelis, although the group has also tried to build relationships between Gazans and West Bank residents.[2][5] The organization also holds non-violence trainings, and has held a letter-writing campaign addressed to international activists.[2]
In 2015, the group began the initiative "Skype with your Enemy", in which the group hosts joint conference calls with both Palestinians and Israelis.[2] During the calls, participants discuss the realities of life in Gaza and Israel.[2]
In 2018, the group held a demonstration in which they released 200 doves, each with a message of peace.[4]
In 2018 and 2019, the group organized Skype calls between Gaza residents and American citizens during Ramadan.[4][5]
In March 2019, the group's founder, Rami Aman, was arrested following a "Skype with your Enemy" call; he was released shortly afterward.[1]
On Yom HaZikaron 2019, the organization streamed the Alternative Memorial Ceremony, which took place in Tel Aviv and was organized by the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Family Forum and Combatants for Peace, in the Gaza Strip.[6] In June of that year, the Gaza Youth Committee organized "Peace and Freedom" cycling and foot races, which were open to both Palestinian and Israeli participants.[7] Three GYC members were arrested after the event, and charged with "normalization".[2]
In 2020, Aman, Manar al-Sharif, and a third GYC member were arrested, again following a Zoom call held with both Palestinians and Israelis.[8]
References
Bearbeiten- ↑ a b Elhanan Miller: Hamas arrests Gaza peace activist over conference call with Israelis. In: Plus 61J Media. 21. März 2019, abgerufen am 6. November 2023.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Manar Al-Sharif: Mohammed's battle for a better future for the people of Gaza. In: Plus 61J Media. 21. November 2019.
- ↑ Gaza Youth Committee. In: Alliance for Middle East Peace. Abgerufen am 4. November 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ a b c Ruth Ebenstein: Skyping With Gaza. In: Tablet Magazine. 17. Juli 2018, abgerufen am 17. November 2023.
- ↑ a b Bel Trew: How a Ramadan scheme is connecting Americans to besieged Palestinians. In: The Independent. 2. Juni 2019, abgerufen am 6. November 2023 (englisch).
- ↑ Hillel Schenker: Bringing Hope to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. In: Fair Observer. 11. Mai 2019, abgerufen am 4. November 2023.
- ↑ Yvette J. Deane: Israelis and Palestinians participate in historic run for peace. In: The Jerusalem Post. 23. Juni 2019, abgerufen am 4. November 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Gaza man: After lengthy torture, Hamas forced me to divorce. In: AP News. 1. April 2021, abgerufen am 4. November 2023 (englisch).
External links
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