Anarchists Against the Wall
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Anarchists Against the Wall (AAW), sometimes called "Anarchists Against the Fence" or "Jews Against Ghettos", is a loose-knit organization comprised of Israeli anarchists and anti-authoritarians who oppose the construction of the barrier between Palestine and Israel (supporters of the barrier call it a "security fence" while opponents refer to it as an "apartheid wall"). Although AAW has no official membership, it claims to have around 100 active participants who coordinate with Palestinians and groups like the International Solidarity Movement to organize nonviolent marches, civil disobedience, and direct action.
Anarchists Against the Wall views Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation as a human rights struggle, describing the barrier as "one of the greatest threats the Palestinian population has known over the last century... which is to make life so appalling for the Palestinian people that they will be left with one choice: move out." [1]
[edit] History
Anarchists Against the Wall was formed in April 2003 in the West Bank village of Mas'ha where activists gathered to create a protest camp. The camp lasted for 4 months during which time it was visited by thousands of internationals and Israelis. AAW went on to coordinate anti-Wall actions in Salem, Anin, and Zabube.
On December 26, 2003 during an AAW demonstration near the village of Maskha, the Israeli Defense Forces shot and wounded Gil Na'amati, an anarchist and former paratrooper. Shots were fired after demonstrators cut through a section of the barrier.
In August of 2004, Anarchists Against the Wall, in cooperation with Palestinian residents of the West Bank, broke through the barrier during a march from Jenin to Jerusalem.
