Cleveland Peace Action's Annual Membership Meeting, Tuesday, February 16th - Rep. Dennis Kucinich to speak on "The Path To Peace" - details

Jewish Perspectives on Israel-Palestine Situation:  Panel discussion, Dec. 14,  in Beachwood featured Debra Hirshberg, Michael Greenberg, Cynthia Dettelback (Moderator), Brian Amkraut and Martin Plax - details in upcoming Peace Action Newsletter (January 2009) and in Cleveland Jewish News

Another Perspective: What Do Palestinians Think? Although the December 14 program did not include Palestinian or Arab perspectives, Brit Tzedek v’Shalom recently posted a very interesting interview with Amjad Atallah, Co-Director of the Middle East Task Force of the New America Foundation, which addresses many potential Israeli or Jewish concerns about what most Palestinians think about a future possible resolution of the conflict with Israel. Read interview here

How can we reduce the threat of nuclear war? PAND / Cleveland Peace Action announce a HIgh School Art Contest - read more

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Working for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty - read more

US House of Representatives has voted 344-36 for a resolution to reject the UN's Goldstone Report.  Shame on Northern Ohio Reps. Fudge, La Tourette, Ryan, and Sutton for turning their backs on human rights violations and war crimes in Gaza. Thanks to Rep. Kucinich for voting against the resolution.

Did they vote for peace?  View 2008 Congressional Scorecard. Thanks to  Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Dennis Kucinich for 100% scores. Others - Rep. Sutton 80%, Sen. Voinovich 20%, Rep. LaTourette 10%.

Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv, January 3

Views on Gaza -

Bill Moyers on the futility of retribution 

Law professor Marjorie Cohn details Israel's collective punishment of Gaza. 

Read Statement on Gaza by David Berenson, Chair, Cleveland Peace Action’s Middle East Committee

Sexual Violence Epidemic in the Military: US servicewomen are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire - read more

Why does the US Government support Kosovo Independence - is it the democracy or the oil?  Camp Bondsteel is a permanent US military base in Kosovo - read description/view photos - that some say is intended to protect a vital corridor for petroleum supplies - read.