Gila Svirsky

Gila Svirsky is a veteran peace and human rights activist, having headed some of the major peace and human rights organizations in Israel -- the New Israel Fund, B'Tselem, and Bat Shalom. She has been a member of Women in Black since its inception, and co-founded the Coalition of Women for Peace, which brings together nine Israeli women's peace organizations. E-mail: gsvirsky@netvision.net.il