Co-Resist!

In Beit Jala, Combatants for Peace is defying the norm and showing what’s possible. Each week, they’re leading demonstrations with Palestinians and Israelis, side by side, choosing solidarity over separation.

In August, CfP organized a vigil titled “What Was Their Crime?” One by one, photos of children killed in Gaza were lifted into candlelight. Each child was someone’s whole universe. They had families who loved them, favorite foods they delighted in, and dreams still waiting to be lived. 

Days later, Combatants for Peace returned under a different banner: “Journalism is not a crime.” In blood-stained press vests, they carried portraits of journalists assassinated in Gaza, honoring extraordinary courage. Journalists in Gaza are being threatened, targeted, and killed by Israeli forces. Yet they refuse to stop, risking their lives to show the world the truth. 

On August 29, Palestinian and Israeli women organized a Women’s Peace Sit-in. United in grief, they demanded peace, safety, and equality for their peoples. They remembered the women of Gaza—especially those giving birth under siege. Today, forced famine has turned pregnancy and early motherhood into a possible death sentence. With hospitals attacked, healthcare workers targeted, and starvation, women face high risks of miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, and maternal death.

Quelle: Aus dem Newsletter vom 5.9.25 // Support the Movement