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

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]

References
  1. Byrne, Siobhan (2023-10-17). "How women in Israel and Palestine are pushing for peace — together". The Conversation. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  2. "About". Women of The Sun. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  3. Prince-Gibson, Eetta (October 13, 2022). "'As Women, as Mothers and as Palestinians, We Must Speak Our Truth'". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  4. "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.
  5. Lazaroff, Tovah (2023-10-04). "US: Palestinian, Israeli women are silent heroines of quest for peace". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  6. Abu Toameh, Khaled (2022-03-26). "Israeli, Palestinian women call to revive peace talks". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  7. "Israeli and Palestinian mothers gather for peace by Dead Sea". Arab News. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  8. "الاتحاد العام للمراة يدعو لعدم المشاركة في مؤتمر نسوي تطبيعي في البحر الميت". وكالة وطن للأنباء (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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