PEACE NOW TAKES ACTION TO COMBAT SETTLER VIOLENCE AND SETTLEMENT EXPANSION
Canadian Friends of Peace Now is proud to support the Settlement Watch program through direct funding assistance and by publicizing its critical work.
Canadian Friends of Peace Now is proud to support the Settlement Watch program through direct funding assistance and by publicizing its critical work.
Along with 37 other human rights and civil society organizations, Peace Now/Shalom Achshav has signed a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages being held there. The statement says Israel must “allow unfettered entry and delivery of humanitarian aid and goods into and throughout Gaza,” and “Hamas must unconditionally release all people taken hostage on Oct. 7.”
Even if it comes nowhere near succeeding in its goals, the Gaza settler movement is dangerous. It will do all it can to undermine the delicate, difficult process of building a more peaceful future for the region. Israelis cannot afford to be complacent about this danger.
Canadian Friends of Peace Now echoes the many progressive Jewish voices welcoming the appointment of Prof. Derek Penslar as co-chair of Harvard University’s new task force on antisemitism and decrying the right-wing backlash against him.
Israel’s far-right extremist politicians have once again been mouthing off in ways that are not only reprehensible but also dangerous.
Canadian Friends of Peace Now is proud to support the Settlement Watch Program, which raises awareness about how settlements inflame the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and pose a serious barrier to eventual peace.
I’m not sorry to see the backside of 2023. It’s been an awful year from the Israeli-Palestinian perspective.
On Friday, Dec. 22, Peace Now will bring together a wide range of peace camp leaders and activists in a conference in Tel Aviv on what should happen after the Gaza war ends.
Says Peace Now: “Not only through their words but also through their actions, Netanyahu and his government are rushing to block any chance of a future political solution.”
A CBC article on international reaction to settler violence includes comments by CFPN