Mothers calling for peace with Palestinians in march in Jerusalem

• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 24 September 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The women formed a human chain along the walls of the Old City in Jerusalem before assembling at Jaffa Gate Plaza for a rally. They called on leaders to negotiate towards a peace agreement for the sake of future generations.

"The events of the past year proved that it is impossible to manage the Israel-Palestinian conflict," said Nadia Hamdan, a member of Women Wage Peace.

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"We, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Druze and Bedouin mothers, secular and religious, have joined together to say that we can no longer continue to live from one round of fighting to another. Campaign after campaign has not brought the security we were promised. It is time to begin negotiations towards a peace agreement which can create a reality of peace and security for us, our children and future generations."

Women Wage Peace is the largest grassroots movement in Israel, with roughly 45,000 members, founded in the...