The Israeli and Palestinian Women Calling for Peace [Yasmeen Serhan]
[...] “We said all the time that we have to solve this conflict as soon as possible because it’s a ticking bomb—it will kill all of us, [...] Now when you see the crisis, this terrible war, how can we suffer it and continue on this path?”
On October 4th. 2023, days before the Hamas massacre, 1,500 members of "Israeli Women Wage Peace" and "Palestinian Women of the Sun" gathered to demand an end to violence and resumption of negotiations. Their optimism, as we now know, was short-lived.
Since then, the situation has severely deteriorated. But the groups still believe a mutually agreed resolution is urgently needed to prevent further suffering, though political solutions seem increasingly remote.
Despite the challenges, they remain committed to women's participation in the peace process. Their joint Mothers' Call advocates this view, and seem to be gaining momentum. They were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and invited to speak to the French Parliament.
"The Norwegian #Nobel committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel peace prize to #NargesMohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in #Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the committee said in its citation.
Since the 2023 #NobelPrize has been awarded to so many dedicated people - among them #NargesMohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and to promote human rights and freedom for all #NobelPeacePrize - it's also worth to shed light at the 2023 Laureates of the so called #AlternativeNobelPrize#RightLivelihoodAward for having dedicated themselves to safeguarding lives and nature for all.