#CombatantsForPeace write:
"The photo below was taken last week at our office in #BeitJala, where Palestinians and Israelis came together as one team. Joined by our friends from the U.S., we shared Arabic coffee, discussed strategy, and took moments to reflect on the significance of simply being together. It is hard to put this journey into words. We carry gratitude in one hand and grief in the other."
#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
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"Today, we walk the streets of #Hebron and sit with families in Al-Twani, where communities are resisting the escalating threat of displacement with steadfast nonviolence.
Tomorrow, we will plant trees in the #WestBank alongside #CombatantsForPeace activists—one small act of defiance and hope."
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"We don’t know what this weekend will bring, but we hold onto hope. Hope that we don’t return to war, that #Gaza is given the chance to heal, and that innocent people held captive are returned to their families. What we do know is that we will not stop working together, resisting oppression, and transforming despair into action, and fear into hope."
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"we are traveling with fifteen diverse leaders from the US—rabbis, pastors, professors, artists, lobbyists, therapists, and others - We have passed through checkpoints, sat with hostage families, and listened to CfP activists mourning the loss of their family members in Gaza. At every turn, we are reminded of the weight of the suffering—and the profound courage of those who refuse to give up on a better future."
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@oliverknabe just brilliant. Sending love and peace your way
@Palky55 Just for clarification: I am quoting from a letter of #CombatantsForPeace
@oliverknabe Thanks Oliver. It has prompted me to join on
@Palky55@berlin.social I apologise for being English. A European citizen since 1966, Berlin one of my favourite cities. I was there before der Mauerfall, freunde auf Kreuzberg naturlich. I was in Koln and raced across to join in! A day late , sorry. My written German, not good. I can read so so & after a few weeks I can verstehe ein bischen und ein kleine Duetsche sprech, klaar ? I avoid auto translates. Naturlich #combatantsforpeace #avantipopolo
@oliverknabe @Palky55@berlin.social my principal home is https://mas.to/@Palky55