Jerry Levin (journalist)

Jerry Levin (journalist) is a former CNN network journalist.^[1] He writes on nonviolence, with an emphasis on the Middle East and in particular Palestine and Israel.^[2]

In 1984 he was kidnapped and held hostage by Hezbollah.^[1] He escaped after eleven and a half months in captivity due to the nonviolent behind the scene efforts of friends and colleagues organized by his wife, Sis Levin.^[2][3] In 1991, his story was made into a made-for-TV movie, Held Hostage.^[1] The movie starred David Dukes as Levin.

He has worked with several violence reduction organizations in the West Bank and Gaza, including Christian Peacemaker Teams) and with nonviolent peace and nonviolent justice organizations in the U.S .^[4][2]

In April 2009 he and his wife were recognized by the Dalai Lama as one of 2009's "Unsung Heroes of Compassion".^[5] Also in this same month, Levin spoke at a UAB rally on the crisis in Gaza. His inflammatory statements were perceived by some there as extremely anti-Israel. He urged all there to boycott Israel until peace was restored and to be willing (as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was) to be arrested for what you believe in—a free Palestine.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Sis, Levin (12 January 1991). "Don't Call the Hostages in Lebanon 'Forgotten'". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-01-12/entertainment/ca-7280_1_american-hostages. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "West Bank Diary: Middle East Violence". Christian Peacemaker Teams. http://cpt.org/node/59/#3. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
3. ^ "Peace Activists Jerry & Sis Levin to Speak at JSU". Jacksonville State U. http://www.jsu.edu/news/jan_june2007/02272007e.html. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
4. ^ "Hebron Update: July 30-August 11, 2001". Christian Peacemaker Teams. http://www.cpt.org/cptnet/2001/08/26/hebron-update-july-30-august-11-2001. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
5. ^ "About the keynoters". Kanuga Conferences Inc.. http://www.kanuga.org/conferences/2010/bowen.shtml. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 

External links

• (Levin's blog)

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