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5 ways to witness for peace
We have all watched in horror as thousands of civilians are killed and displaced in Gaza, in response to the atrocious attacks by Hamas in Israel on 7 October. As Quakers in Britain we have felt compelled to speak out and take action and Friends across the country have too.
5 ways to witness for peace
Why does taking action for just peace in Palestine and Israel support our work for climate justice?
On 19 June this year, the UK Government tabled a bill that infringes on our right to use boycott and divestment as peaceful means of protest. The 'Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill' (or 'Anti-boycott bill') aims to prevent public bodies (such as local authorities, universities, some pension funds and other public institutions like the National Health Service) from making financial decisions based on ethical choices.
Why does taking action for just peace in Palestine and Israel support our work for climate justice?
Stop selling arms to Israel, Quakers tell UK government
Quakers have joined calls on the UK government to suspend arms sales to Israel due to the “clear risk" that the weapons might be used in violation of international law.
Stop selling arms to Israel, Quakers tell UK government
Letter to the Prime Minister from the Humanitarian and Human Rights Sector on Rafah
Alongside other charities and faith organisations, Quakers in Britain have written to the Prime Minister calling on him to use the UK's diplomatic pressure to urge Israel to change course.
Letter to the Prime Minister from the Humanitarian and Human Rights Sector on Rafah
Teach Peace Secondary: a timely education resource
There's growing concern among teachers about peace. This was evident at this year's National Education Union (NEU) conference. "Children should not pay the price of war", said Daniel Kebede, NEU General Secretary, after delegates passed a motion on Palestine and Israel. "More children have been killed in Gaza in four months than in four years of worldwide wars."
Teach Peace Secondary: a timely education resource
Joint statement on Rafah incursion
Quakers in Britain has joined 30 other charities calling on the UK government to take meaningful action to stop any further attacks on Rafah by the Israeli military.
Joint statement on Rafah incursion
Quakers condemn provocative US embassy move
Amid rising tension and aggression in the region, opening the new US embassy in Jerusalem is an act of provocation as Palestinians mourn the 70th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe), say Quakers in Britain.
Quakers condemn provocative US embassy move
Quakers in Britain are shocked and deeply saddened by the major escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine
As of 11 October 2023, more than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel and more than 900 in Gaza. Over 2,700 people have been injured in Israel, and 4,250 in Gaza. More than 260,000 Gazans have been displaced from their homes. Up to 150 people have been taken hostage by Hamas. Behind these rising numbers of deaths and casualties are individual lives ended or changed irrevocably. We mourn those lives already lost and call for an immediate de-escalation.
Quakers in Britain are shocked and deeply saddened by the major escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine
Human rights monitors safely home from Palestine
Two Irish nationals in Palestine to monitor the human rights situation on behalf of British and Irish churches and NGOs have been evacuated.
Human rights monitors safely home from Palestine
Quakers hold West Bank Quaker school in the Light after three alumni shot in the USA
Quakers in Britain have offered their support to Ramallah Friends School in the wake of the shooting of three former students in Vermont.
Quakers hold West Bank Quaker school in the Light after three alumni shot in the USA