Bat Shalom

Bat Shalom

Founded	1994 by Israeli and Palestinian women peace activists
Type	Non-profit NGO
Services	Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns, research, lobbying
Fields	Protecting human rights
Members	unknown
Key people	Hagar Roublev (1954-2000)
Budget	10,000
Website	http://www.batshalom.org/

Bat Shalom is one of the organizations of the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace. Bat Shalom is a feminist grassroots organization of Jewish and Arab Israeli women working together towards peace, a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, respect for human rights, and an equal voice for Jewish and Arab women within Israeli society.

History

In 1989, prominent Israeli and Palestinian women peace activists convened a meeting in Brussels. The meeting initiated an ongoing dialogue that in 1994 resulted in the establishment of The Jerusalem Link comprising two women's organizations—Bat Shalom on the Israeli side, and the Jerusalem Center for Women on the Palestinian side.

See also

• List of Palestine solidarity organizations
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Anarchists Against the Wall
• Arab-Israeli conflict
• Jewish Voices for Peace
• Machsom Watch
• Yesh Din
• Shovrim Shtika (Breaking the Silence)
• Jews Against the Occupation
• Machsom Watch
• Jerusalem Center For Women
• Rabbis for Human Rights
• The Jerusalem Fund

External links

• Bat Shalom website
• Marcaz al-Quds la l-Nissah - Jerusalem Center For Women website