Women of the Sun (movement)
Women of the Sun (نساء الشمس) is a Palestinian women's organization based in Bethlehem.[1] It was founded in July 2021 and is devoted to a peaceful resolution in the Israel-Palestine conflict.[2][3][4]
They are a member of Alliance for Middle East Peace.[4]
Collaborations[edit]
They have collaborated multiple times with the Israeli organization Women Wage Peace, who have a similar objective.[1][5]
In late 2021 and early 2022, both groups worked together on forming a "joint platform".[6] In March 2022, coalitions from both groups met at Neve Midbar Beach on the Dead Sea for a peace conference.[6][7] The conference was decried by the General Union of Palestinian Women, who said it was "normalizing" the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, and called Women of the Sun a "fictitious" organization.[8]
On October 4, 2023, just days before the onset of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, the two groups organized a peace march in Jerusalem, from the Monument of Tolerance to the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood.[5] In December 2023, Women of the Sun and Women Wage Peace were both nominated by the Nobel Peace Prize Working Group of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Byrne, Siobhan (2023-10-17). "How women in Israel and Palestine are pushing for peace — together". The Conversation. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "About". Women of The Sun. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ Prince-Gibson, Eetta (October 13, 2022). "'As Women, as Mothers and as Palestinians, We Must Speak Our Truth'". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ a b "ALLMEP members Women of the Sun and Women Wage Peace host month-long "Journey to Peace" campaign". Alliance for Middle East Peace. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ a b Lazaroff, Tovah (2023-10-04). "US: Palestinian, Israeli women are silent heroines of quest for peace". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ a b Abu Toameh, Khaled (2022-03-26). "Israeli, Palestinian women call to revive peace talks". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "Israeli and Palestinian mothers gather for peace by Dead Sea". Arab News. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "الاتحاد العام للمراة يدعو لعدم المشاركة في مؤتمر نسوي تطبيعي في البحر الميت". وكالة وطن للأنباء (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ Basch-Harod, Heidi; Pedersen, Erin (2023-10-04). "Palestinian and Israeli Women Paving the Path Toward Peace". Women's Voices Now. Retrieved 2024-03-26.