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Sowing regional seeds of hope

Posted 10 October, 2025 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process, Regional Peacebuilding, Voices for Change
Sowing regional seeds of hope Eli Bar-On, Dr Najah Al Otaibi and Ghanem Nuseiben In May, at the historic Château d’Ermenonville outside Paris, something remarkable happened. Dozens of leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa – Israelis, Palestinians, Moroccans, Egyptians, Bahrainis, Jordanians and many others – gathered not to debate borders or assign…

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A voice for the region’s concerned mothers 

Posted 7 October, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding, News, Voices for Change
A voice for the region’s concerned mothers  by Naama Barak Wolfman  Since 7 October 2023, our lives have been marked by fear, grief and pain. Recent days have seen anger and frustration added to this unfortunate list. But, at ​Women Wage Peace​, we refuse to let despair shape the future. We do not represent governments;…

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Pursuing equality and democracy for all Israel’s citizens 

Posted 6 October, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Peace process, Shared Society, Uncategorized, Voices for Change
Pursuing equality and democracy for all Israel’s citizens  By Shahira Shalabi The concept of democracy faces a profound challenge in today's Israel. The definition of the state as both "Jewish and democratic" creates an inherent tension in relation to its Palestinian citizens. Also referred to, especially internationally, as Arab citizens of Israel, this population,…

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Dame Louise Ellman: Isolating Israel strengthens its current government via siege mentality

Posted 25 September, 2025 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, News, Peace process, Voices for Change
Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for JewishNews. Click here to read the original. Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman Nearly two years on from the 7 October 2023 atrocities and in the midst of a seemingly endless war, 48 hostages remain in captivity and only around 20 are thought to be alive.…

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LFI director: We must listen to – and strengthen – Israel’s voices for change

Posted 25 September, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, News, Peace process, Voices for Change
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. For nearly two years, Israelis and Palestinians alike have endured tragedy, suffering and grief that few of us can imagine. Standing in the scarred ruins of homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, visiting the site of the Nova music festival massacre,…

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Voices for Change

Posted 25 September, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process, Voices for Change
LFI’s new Voices for Change project gives those in Israel striving for democratic values, social justice and peace the opportunity to share their challenges, hopes and achievements. Spanning six key areas - strengthening democracy, shared society, gender and sexual equality, Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding, regional peacebuilding, and social justice - we are giving a voice to activists,…

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