"The Home Front Goes on the Offensive" by Eran Shachar, HaKibbutz, April 3, 1997
"Protests grow for Lebanon withdrawal" by Amira Segev, Haaretz, October 20, 1997
3 June, 1997, The first article about the movement in Yediot Achrniot, the leading national newspaper, which exposed the Four Mothers to the nation. To the left is a criticism from the Ministry of Defense. (Adobe Acrobat file, Hebrew)
"Lebanon: Israel's Vietnam?" by Peter Hir, The Jerusalem Report, December 11, 1997
"Lebanon: Public Pressure" by Ariela Ringel-Hoffman, Yediot Ahronot, March 27, 1998 (Adobe Acrobat file, Hebrew)
The author discusses the formation and subsequent development of the movement.
"Bunker Life" by Mark Dennis, Newsweek, April 13, 1998. (Adobe Acrobat file, Hebrew)
"Four Mothers holds national 'mourning vigils' " by David Rudge, Jerusalem Post, May 29, 1998
7 December, 1998, an article in the newspaper Yediot Ahronot about the first meeting between Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and representatives of the Four Mothers movement. (Adobe Acrobat file, Hebrew)
The title is a quote by Rachel Ben-Dor after the meeting, "We felt that some of the things we said influenced the Prime Minister." The meeting is described as friendly and positive.
A Japanese article about Four Mothers by Yoshinori Fukushima. (Adobe Acrobat file, Japanese)
25 May, 2000, A German article about Four Mothers. (Adobe Acrobat file, German)
Israel News: A collection of the week's news from Israel, Toronto, Canada, March 10, 2000
"Four Mothers movement to be dismantled, says founder" by David Rudge, The Jerusalem Post, May 25, 2000 (Adobe Acrobat file)
"Four Mothers made a difference in Israel" by Bill Maxwell, St. Petersburg Times, May 28, 2000
" 'Four Mothers', the end: 'we won, we can disband' " by Ethan Glickman, Yediot Ahronot, June 4, 2000 (Adobe Acrobat file, Hebrew)
The author discusses the formation and subsequent development of the movement.
"The movement that shaped the Lebanon pullout" by Leora Eren Frucht, Jerusalem Post, June 8, 2000
"Gadila, We Left Lebanon" by Yael Dar, June 2000 (Adobe Acrobat file, Hebrew)
An article about the increased impact of soldiers' mothers on the military, which began in recent years and resulted from the "Four Mothers" movement's involvement. Dar points out that, "(in the 1950's) the Israeli soldier was ashamed of his mother, but today he doesn't stop calling her."
"'Today: First meeting berween Netanyahu and Four Mother" Yediot Ahronot, December, 1998 (Adobe Acrobat file)
"'Somebody has to dream': After Lebanon, Four Mothers founder promoting peace, pluralism in Israel" by Paula Amann, Washington Jewish Week, April 19, 2001 (Adobe Acrobat file)
"How to support Israel" by Rachel Ben Dor, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, July 20, 2006
"The Mothers of Victory" by Chaim Hanegbi, Maariv. The subtitle reads: "Irresponsible generals pressed us into Lebanon . The 'Four Mothers' formed the opposition." (Adobe Acrobat file, Hebrew)
18 July, 1997, "IDF is not sitting in Lebanon" by Arielle Rangel-Hoffman.
19 September, 1997, Piece in an opinion column praising the Four Mothers movement.
20-21 September, 1997, Article about the Four Mothers in the "International Herald Tribune" titled "As Casualties Rise, Israelis Clamor for Lebanese Pullout"
18 October, 1997, "Mothers protest for Lebanon pullout" Article about a demonstration by the Four Mother's movement at the northern border. (English).
October, 1997, October, 1997, "Protests grow for Lebanon withdrawal" (English).
11 December, 1997, A short article in the Jerusalem Post. The Israeli defense division has reached a conclusion that "The army has to stay where it is" (i.e. Lebanon ). (English)
7 January, 1998, Article about an Israeli general's wife signing a Four Mothers petition.
27 March, 1998, A newspaper article about the origins and history of the Four Mothers movement.
1999, An article about a meeting between the movement's representatives and President Clinton during a visit by the U.S. President and the First Lady. The movement's representatives asked the President to use his influence, so the Lebanon conflict would rise to worldwide consciousness.
25 June, 1999, Article about the Four Mothers sending a message to the president of Syria to improve relations between the two countries and work to withdraw Israeli troops from Lebanon.
"While my son was serving in Lebanon, a notion of loneliness followed me" by Ruth Kadosh.
"Sarah would have told God 'Forget it'.", Article about the Four Mothers movement.
"There are no more words- there is only fear.", Short article written by Rachel Ben-Dor.
7 July, 1999, "The Protest Has Left the North," an editorial written by Rachel Ben Dor in the newspaper Haaretz. It responds to a claim made by an army official that the protesters to the Lebanon war came from central Israel , which wasn't in the range of the Hezbollah's rockets. Ben Dor states that the Four Mothers movement was founded and run by residents of Northern Israel.
5 October, 1999, First page is a short article, in Hebrew, about the meeting between the movement's representatives and Danny Yatom, Ehud Barak's political and security adviser. Second page is a picture of the mentioned meeting in the Jerusalem Post. (English)
"Four Mothers movement to be dismantled, says founder", Article about the end of the movement with quotes from Rachel Ben Dor.
"After the withdrawal: ending ceremony of Four Mothers." Column on the left.
"The Israel Women's Network Prize" awarded to the Four Mothers organization.
Article about the Four Mothers' meeting with the French Ambassador to Israel Debouillane De Lacoste.
15 June, 2000, Finnish article about the movement.
21 February, 2000, German article.
30 September, 1997, Another German article.
19 November, 1998, Article in a Norwegian newspaper.
27 February, 2000, A statement by Four Mothers on the front page of leading newspaper Yediot Achrniot.
A French article about the movement. (French)
Three Japanese articles about the war in Lebanon and the Four Mothers Movement. (Japanese)
Two German articles reporting on the movement and the war. (German)
"Voice of a mother." A piece in a newspaper features a picture from a demonstration.
January 2000, A headline in the newspaper, "Yediot Ahronot," which reads, "In four months IDF will leave Lebanon ."
1 March, 1999, Article from The Independent titled "Hizbollah kills Israeli general."
6 March, 2000, "IDF to leave Lebanon within four months" Article about the government's announcement of the decision to withdraw troops from Lebanon by July.
"There's someone to talk to." Article about a new distress line made for soldiers in Lebanon and their parents set up by two mothers.