Tag: Gaza
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Genocide Resistance Grows

As the current genocide ends, listen to Palestinian and Jewish women peacebuilders. Use their inspiring words and leadership to pivot and focus on resisting apartheid and occupation.
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Stop The Bombs: Open Letter to my Representative, Sam Graves

My friend lost a young neighbor girl and her entire family yesterday in Gaza. This is all in addition to the 15 family members he lost earlier this year in other Israeli bombings. I shouldn’t use the word ‘lose.’ Israel cruelly ended these civilian lives, and so I ask you to stop sending them bombs.
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Open Letter to My Senators

Posting the following open-letter to my Senators after receiving more terrible news from Gaza. How can we appeal to our leaders’ hearts? How can we reach them?
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A Call to Repentance and Hope

Cross-posting this essay by Mercy Aiken. It is a call to repentance and hope–and what she is learning from our Palestinian siblings in Christ.
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Palestinian Peacemaker Reflects on the Urgency of Reconciliation

Dr. Rula Khoury Mansour reflects on her time at Lausanne 4 in South Korea and what keeps her committed to the work of reconciliation in these desperate times. (Translations available in Korean and Portuguese) #Reconciliation #Lausanne4 #RulaKhouryMansour #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #SouthKorea
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U.S. Disregard for the Rule of Law

The United States’ Senate failed to block offensive weapons sales to Israel, disregarding U.S. law to block weapons sales to nations that violate human rights or prevent delivery of U.S. humanitarian aid. #USA #Israel #Gaza #Weapons #Senate #Failure #RuleOfLaw #WarCrime
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Saving Civilian Lives

Cross-posting this email received from Mubarak Awad, founder of Nonviolence International, with more from me afterward. Wednesday, we are expecting to see Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) in the US Senate blocking offensive arms sales to Israel to be brought to the floor by Senator Sanders – and supported by Senators Merkley, Schatz, Welch, Van…

