While Jews in Israel are engaged in discussions and plans as to whether and how to engage in civil disobedience, Cities of Israel spokesperson Susie Dym says that Jews from abroad can also make a difference. "They can make a list of their relatives and friends who are Israeli soldiers or policemen," she says, "and contact each of them personally by phone or letter. Each soldier-friend or relative, and everyone with sons or daughters in the army and police, should be begged on a personal level to be courageous, and not to participate in the hateful deeds that are in the offing."

Dym explains that the idea is to "strengthen the natural conscience which each soldier possesses, and also to help each soldier to realize that he is not an anonymous cog in a machine -- he is a person with friends and relatives who are watching his actions and want very much for him not to get sucked into the Gush Katif tragedy."