Combatants for Peace

The future never manifests itself at the center first. The future manifests itself at the margins first. Otto Scharmer. Do the strike and the demonstration on August 17 in Israel give a sign of hope for transformation in the consciousness…

As a binational movement of Palestinians and Israelis committed to nonviolence and equality, Combatants for Peace issues this urgent statement in light of the deepening humanitarian and political crisis across Gaza and the West Bank: In response to the continued…

We, Combatants for Peace, Palestinians and Israelis, invite you to a three-day hunger strike in protest and solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Gaza, who are subjected to a policy of deliberate starvation and complete deprivation of basic living…

We are deeply grateful to all who joined us for the 6th Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony. Your presence, messages of solidarity, and the overwhelming support for our courageous speakers who shared their stories and testimonies with such clarity, dignity, and…

During the past several days, Israel has intensified its attacks on Gaza, following more than ten weeks during which it blocked all entry of aid and other goods to the Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent statement that Israel…

Yesterday was International Mother’s Day, and while many of us were enjoying homemade cards filled with love, I was thinking of the families I met just days ago in the Northern Jordan Valley: Palestinian mothers and children facing daily violence,…

We are now in the final countdown and here I am on the phone with these three formidable women, among the main organizers of the peace convention titled “The Time Has Come,” which filled the Menorah Stadium in Tel Aviv on July 1, 2024,…

We already had a beautiful, shared and highly attended preview of what the now imminent People’s Peace Summit will be like last night with the twentieth edition of the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony, as always organized by Combatants for Peace…

On April 29th, the eve of Yom HaZikaron (Remembrance Day), we will gather once again to honour all lives lost to the conflict. Instead of deepening division, we choose to stand together in mourning. We won’t allow our pain to…

The first stage of the ceasefire has come to an end, and once again, we are being threatened with the resumption of violence and devastation. As the loss and suffering deepen, we are reminded that true peace cannot be found…