Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Palestinian Lands

Palestine Solidarity Committee presents:

Ayed Morrar and Jonathan Pollak

Location: Gowen Hall Room 301 on the UW campus, behind Suzallo library.
Time: 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 3rd. Admission is free!

Ayed Morrar and Jonathan Pollak are prominent activists in the Palestinian-led, Israeli supported nonviolent struggle against Israel’s military occupation.  Largely unreported by the media, thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of Israelis are waging a major grassroots nonviolent campaign of resistance to the construction of Israel’s Separation Wall.  Palestinian farmers, workers, mothers, and students, together with Israeli and international volunteers, are braving teargas, beatings, bullets, arrest, and even death to block the construction of the Wall with their bodies.  Ruled illegal by the International Court of Justice in 2004, the Wall appropriates Palestinian land and destroys villages for more Israeli settlements.

In a victory for nonviolence, Ayed Morrar led his community of Budrus in a peaceful campaign of 50 protest marches to stop the construction of the Wall on Budrus’ land.  Since then, this non-violent struggle has spread to surrounding communities such as Biddu and Bil'in, in the region northwest of Jerusalem. Jonathan Pollak, a founding member of several Israeli solidarity organizations, has participated in over 200 West Bank protests and has helped to mobilize hundreds of Israelis to join Palestinians in resisting the Wall.  Both Ayed and Jonathan have been imprisoned for their prominent roles in the nonviolent movement