Pamela: Trump’s promise to "let all hell break out" has become a reality as the Israeli government drops bombs across Gaza once more. The death toll just eclipsed 50,000 — a heartbreaking number, the depth of which is incalculable.
Despite so much loss and suffering, people still have hope — and are demanding a different future. Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of cities across northern Gaza this week, chanting against Hamas and calling for the war to end in a brave display of public protest. Likewise, in Israel, more than 100,000 people came out to demand a new deal between Israel and Hamas and for the remaining hostages to come home.
A renewed ceasefire can’t happen fast enough. For too many people across the Middle East, “hell” is a reality they have been living for well over a year — and the U.S. government is directly culpable for their suffering.
Win Without War won’t change that alone. That’s why we are part of a broader peace movement that includes three incredible grassroots groups on the frontline of the Israel-Palestine conflict: Standing Together, Combatants for Peace, and Families Forum. There’s more about them below, but the thing we need you to know is that our groups are small but mighty — and together, we’re working beyond our borders to break the cycle of violence.
We know that we won’t create the change we need to truly keep people in Palestine, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, or the United States safe without partners. That’s why today, we’re doing something a little different:
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The violence and suffering we’ve witnessed over the past few days has sent the world on a knife’s edge, Pamela. But in the face of so much pain, amongst our community are innovators, heroes — peacemakers.
They include people like Sally and Alon-Lee, a Palestinian and Jewish Israeli duo who founded Standing Together. This group of peace activists is speaking out and organizing Arab-Jewish solidarity groups and rallies across Israel in the face of threats, harassment, and personal risk. The New York Times has described their work as a path to build “enough popular political will to demand peace.”
Then there’s the Parents Circle – Families Forum, a joint Palestinian-Israeli organization of people who have lost close family members to the conflict. The Forum has over 700 families, and more have joined since October 7th. These individuals confront the grief and horror of this war daily, but they choose reconciliation over retribution, and call on others to do the same.
Finally, there’s Combatants for Peace, a joint Palestinian-Israeli community made up of former Israeli and Palestinian fighters, refuseniks, and non-violent activists working in solidarity to end the occupation, discrimination, and oppression by co-creating a just peace. In an interview with Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman, their co-founder Avner shared why their work is so critical: “When people are fed with the idea that there is no choice but violence, there is only violence, to each other.” That’s why they choose solutions based on non-violence and human dignity.
These people, in the face of losing everything, are building the world we all want and deserve. That world includes a future where people in Palestine and Israel can have dignity while living and thriving without the fear of violence.
Our team at Win Without War is honored to work alongside them in this critical moment — because we know that the impossible becomes achievable when we work together.
With your support, we’re changing the discussion about what ‘security’ really means, and building a world where people can thrive without the threat of violence, Pamela.
By donating through this email, you can support four organizations in this urgent moment of crisis. That means, if you donate $20 today, Win Without War, Standing Together, Combatants for Peace, and Families Forum will each receive $5 to fuel our shared work to create the political space for solutions rooted in peace, dignity, and justice. If you give more, our ability to make an impact increases too.
Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team
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