Day of Action: Help Free Young, Imprisoned Israeli Peace Activists

Staff
December 18, 2008

The Shministim are Israeli high school students who have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in an army that occupies the Palestinian Territories. Join Ronnie Gilbert, Adrienne Rich, Robert Meeropol, Adam Hochschild, Rabbi Lynn Gottleib, Howard Zinn, Rela Mazali, Debra Chasnoff, Ed Asner and Aurora Levins-Morales and show your support by contacting the Israeli Minister of Defense with this easy to use form.

For more information, click here.

To read Howard Zinn's message about the Shministim click here.

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