A Tree Grows in Hebron
January 28, 1997
Nadia Matar, on behalf of Women In Green, planting a tree on the holiday of Tu B'Shvat in Hebron
Women In Green handing out holiday treats to each of the brave families of Hebron on Tu B'Shvat
Netanyahu's Pragmatism
February 3, 1997
A soldier, part of a large gathering, tearing Kriyah at the Cave of the Machpeleh on January 20, 1997 over the news that the Hebron Agreement has been signed, relinquishing a major portion of Hebron to Arab rule.
Murderesses Freed Even Without Reciprocity
February 16, 1997
Nadia Matar, dressed in an Arab headdress, surrounded by other Women In Green dressed as Arabs. Each of the signs they carry flaunts the fact that they are going free after admittedly murdering the Jews named on each sign. This was in response to the government's freeing of Arab murderesses without reciprocity.
No Further Withdrawals
March 11, 1997
Women In Green wear death masks signifying the attempt by Netanyahu to end the age-old "Zionist dream." Women In Green in the forefront of the protest at the Cabinet meeting deciding on further abandonment of historically Jewish Judea and Samaria.
"The Land of Israel and Jerusalem are not for sale."
Orient House, An Anomaly in Jerusalem
March 30, 1997
Knesset Member Benny Alon of Moledet addresses a Women In Green protest outside of Orient House in Jerusalem. The Women In Green present a mock figure of Faisal Husseini, following in the footsteps of his relative, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, a renowned murderer of Jews and supporter of Hitler.
Israel, The Chosen Sacrificial Lamb
April 10, 1997
At a Women In Green protest rally outside the American Consulate in Jerusalem, President Clinton hands out bananas, symbolic of his treating Israel as a banana republic. Demonstrations were held at the American Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Consulate in Jerusalem to protest the unjust and one-sided pressure Clinton was putting on Israel.
A Tree Grows in Yitzhar
June 13, 1997Ruth and Nadia Matar and the Women In Green plant a tree on the hill at Yitzhar in Samaria where Jewish-built structures had been demolished by the Government. The tree, a symbol of the indestructibility and inevitability of a Jewish presence on our ancestral land, was named after Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai who had authorized the demolition.
Yeshivat Beit Orot Fighters for Zion Award
June 17, 1997
IF I FORGET THEE...IDF General (Reserve) R. Ze'evy (Gandhi) (second from left), and Knesset Member and former paratrooper Chanan Porat (left) are army warriors who participated in the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem in the 1967 "Six-Day War."
Nadia Matar (right) and Ruth Matar (second from right), leaders of Women In Green, represent Jewish civilian warriors during the "Oslo Process," who have fought to insure that Jerusalem will be, as it historically always was, the ancient and exclusive Capital of Israel.
At the Yeshivat Beit Orot annual dinner on June 17, 1997, commemorating the 30th year of the miracle of the reunification of Jerusalem, these fighters on behalf of Zion were honored for their devotion and valiant efforts in behalf of the Jewish People. Each of them received an award for helping to preserve the holiness and the Biblical uniqueness of Jerusalem, where freedom to worship is guaranteed for all.
A Tree Grows in Morag
July 1, 1997
TOP ROW: Hundreds of Arab squatters on Jewish land in Morag waving Palestinian flags, bused in by the PA, while Yitzhak Mordechai refuses to use force to remove them. Women In Green holding flags of Israel aloft, with IDF soldiers protecting them, while they plant a tree at Morag in Gush Katif, in defiance of the Arabs squatting on Jewish land. BOTTOM ROW: At the entrance to Morag, a heroic banner announces: "The Jewish Community of Morag will build up our land in spite of all those who threaten to destroy us." The tree planted by the Women In Green at Morag, alongside the flag of Israel.
Approve Mt. of Olives Housing
August 2, 1997
Stop Oslo Now
August 10, 1997
Over a mound of watermelons at the crowded Mahane Yehuda market, a week after the tragedy there, Nadia and Ruth Matar demand: "Save Israel - Stop Oslo NOW!" They were warmly received by shoppers and vendors. Joyce Boim, a Woman In Green and mother of David, an American who was murdered by Arabs, speaks at the Memorial Service a week after the Mahane Yehuda bombing. Arafat protects her son's killers from being brought to justice, along with many other Arab murderers in the territory he controls.
Kissing Oslo Goodbye
September 13, 1997
Women In Green protest U.S. pressure for the continuance of Oslo. The famous Arafat-Hamas embrace on a Women In Green poster, spelling out the death knell of Oslo.
Return of Jews to Mt. of Olives
September 21, 1997
The "Peace Partners" and Friend
Women In Green brought food and flowers for the heroic besieged families who were making their home in the ancient Jewish Mount of Olives neighborhood in Jerusalem. The young families being interviewed by reporters in their modest home, while outside Peace Now supporters were egging on the Arabs to riot against the return of the Jews to this ancient section of their Capital.
A New Jewish Leadership
October 25, 1997
Nadia Matar addressed an overflow audience of more than 2,000 at the Jewish Leadership Conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Jerusalem on October 25, 1997. She, and others, called for a new Jewish leadership to lead our People into the 21st Century, a leadership more attuned to the hopes, aspirations and dreams of our ancient Jewish People, a leadership knowledgeable, learned, and proud of our magnificent heritage.
Patriots on Trial
October 1997
"Women In Green Salutes Zo Artzeinu"
"Women In Green Loves Zo Artzeinu"Outside the Jerusalem courthouse where Moshe Feiglin and Shmuel Sacket were sentenced after being found guilty on the preposterous charge of sedition. Women In Green and others express their continued support of the defendants' civil rights, including their democratic right of civil disobedience.
Toys to the Children
November 1997
In November 1997 Women In Green traveled to Karmei Tsur to distributed toys to the children sent by American Friends of Women In Green.
Annual Hebron Family Hanukkah Party
December 1997
Scenes from Women In Green's Annual Hebron Family Hanukkah Party in December 1997
Photos by Gemma Blech
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