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Follow Us on Twitter27 Sep, SYDNEY; Public Forum with MIKO PELED, Israeli peace activist September 6, 2011
6:30 for 7pm Tuesday 27 September @ Teachers’ Club, 23-33 Mary St, Surry Hills
Public Forum: “Moving towards a democracy in Israel/Palestine”
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Miko Peled is a peace activist who dares to say in public what others still choose to deny. He has credibility, so when he debunks myths that Jews around the world hold with blind loyalty, people listen. Miko was born in Jerusalem in 1961 into a well known Zionist family. His grandfather, Dr. Avraham Katsnelson was a Zionist leader and signer on the Israeli Declaration of Independence. His father, Matti Peled was a young officer in the war of 1948 and a general in the war of 1967 when Israel conquered the West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights and the Sinai.
Miko’s unlikely opinions reflect his father’s legacy. General Peled was a war hero turned peacemaker. The general clearly stated that contrary to claims made later, the 1967 war was one of choice, and not because there was no existential threat to the state of Israel. He then dedicated his life to the achievement of Israeli Palestinian peace.
Those who cling to fear, mistrust or greed are under the false assumption that Palestinians and Israelis have a choice other than to live as equals. But it’s inevitable – the wall must come down, and the two people must be allowed to live as equal citizens in their shared homeland. Refusing this means condemning future generations of Israelis and Palestinians to ongoing mayhem and violence.
http://www.youtube.com/user/mikopeled
VIDEO: Miko Peled, the General’s son <http://mondoweiss.net/2011/06/miko-peled-the-generals-son.html>
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