Group Plans to Form a Human Shield
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VANCOUVER, Canada — Christians and Jews from North America are teaming up with a band of Israelis and Palestinians to serve as human shields in Israel.
The nonviolent peace tactics of Mennonite Anita Fast and Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta, a Jew, involve staying overnight in the homes of Palestinian families enduring missile attacks, as well as protecting Palestinian olive-pickers from armed settlers.
Fast, a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams, said her ecumenical group of North Americans and Israelis got the idea for its latest anti-bombing campaign after she stayed with a Palestinian family and felt the horror of a raid.
Fast’s group has received international attention for its peace work in Mexico, Bosnia, Haiti and North American cities.
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