Operation Dove is a body of non-violent peace founded by Don Benzi.
work in conflict areas just trying to stand up against injustice without taking a position on any of the warring parties, rather the work must involve both parties. They currently have projects open in Israel-Palestine in Kosovo, in Albania in Castel Volturno (on problems of the Mafia and Immigration), in Colombia . The work is done by volunteers, both for short term (1-3 months) and for long periods (1-3 years). Before leaving the field, volunteers are trained in Italy.
For At-Tuwani are from 2004 and the Dove works in partnership with a local base with non-violent ideas. Mainly working with children in the community.
The village is an agricultural-pastoral communities in the vicinity of the desert, essentially very peaceful. Dintori arise in the village 4 large Israeli settlements, inhabited by religious and ultra-nationalists, some of them even recognize the state of Israel today, but they aspire to a biblical Israel up to and beyond the Jordan (see the two blue lines in the flag state Israel, they in fact symbolize the sea on one side of the Jordan and other such natural boundaries of the state of Israel). Many dress according to religious dictates and kippah with pigtails and Saturday are all white. Curiously, however, Saturday is the very day of the attacks more frequent in the village, as they use the ritual of the rest as an excuse to hide behind. Usually attack the houses most vulnerable groups in the village of a few dozen people, well organized and often from different colonies. OC is available on the web video of attacks. As a link below:
masked Israeli settlers attack
And since At Tuwani is located in Area C (under Israeli military control and administration), to file a complaint occurre go to the Israeli police station in Kiryat Arba .
In January 2009, the doves have tried to go to Gaza, but were unable to obtain permission to enter. They turned in on Sderot, with the idea of \u200b\u200bsharing the sufferings of the population, however, and give voice to the voiceless. In general the relationship with money and more easier than with the settlers are often military or reservists with no interest in defending the ultra-nationalists in the colonies. In several cases they have indeed appreciated the work of non-partisan organization working on behalf of the rights of all.
The work of the doves is mainly to share the suffering and the daily life of villagers. Accompanying children (6 to 13 years) at school trying to make sure they pass towards the school proteggemdoli attack by the settlers. Following an attack by settlers who in 2005 caused injuries among the international volunteers, children have an Israeli military escort. OC volunteers monitor that everything goes according to the rules. Also accompanying the shepherds the flocks in the fields to their usual (often found near colonies or outposts) and are on the lookout to protect them from military patrol and / or who are called by the settlers. These operations are performed by OC in collaboration with the similar American organization CPT (Christian Peacemaker Teams).
In recent years there has been a "normalization" of Israeli occupation. Everything has become more institutionalized, such as border posts were organized in a stable manner. That has absolutely eliminated the abuse, for example, is it that a birthday party of a soldier has blocked for 40 minutes a checkpoint.
A serious incident of violence At Tuwani took place in 2003. A group of settlers attacked the shepherds. There is a close combat, a pastor of a settler steals a gun and kills him. The day after the police raid in the village and makes summary execution of the pastor in front of his family. The case is still open and Israeli lawyers are defending the cause of the pastor summarily killed in revenge.
The head of the village of At-Tuwani pushing strongly for a non-violent resistance, but not so easy to hold especially youth from committing acts of revenge against the injustices of the occupation. Several associations cooperate in this direction. The non-violent resistance is not to answer violence with violence but to seek firm to continue to live as before and, for example, repair any damage caused by the time the attacks. Were organized events, such as meetings with Israeli children in the village in order to combat the stereotypes that all Israelis are settlers and all Palestinians are terrorists. On one occasion he was made a human chain to protect the new electricity pylons. In these days, the water is coming for the first time in the village: it is a unique case that has been given permission to link up to the same network of colonies.
the early 2000s was founded a women's cooperative. The leaders came from one city to the village and found a situation of extreme machismo. Thanks to an association Israeli peace, undertook a craft of embroidery. The proceeds go to support the family economy and to enable girls to continue with their studies. For the women themselves is also an opportunity to meet each other independently of their husbands. Initially consisted of only 7 women (in fact, many husbands were not happy that their wives will be committed), now counts 32 members from five villages dives and sell products and groups of delegations step. Being in Zone C, precludes access to foreign trade, not Fairtrade network. Soon we will be planning a trip to the sea of \u200b\u200bwomen.
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