After more than a century of conflict—managed predominantly by men—Israeli and Palestinian women are saying: Enough! On March 25, 2022, the shores of the Dead Sea witnessed a historic moment as hundreds of women from Women of the Sun and Women Wage Peace gathered for the first time to declare their partnership and sign the…
The Middle East Peace Partnership Act (MEPPA), administered by USAID and created by an act of Congress in Dec 2020, awarded significant funding to WWP and WOS to train women in peace activism. The focus is on climate and religions, two major issues that are very critical to promoting peace. However, people involved in these…
To share the powerful message of the Mothers’ Call with the Israeli public, we organized seven large-scale gatherings across Israel. These events drew hundreds of participants from diverse backgrounds, eager to learn about the joint efforts of Women of the Sun and Women Wage Peace.
At each event, Reem Hajajreh, co-founder of Women of the…
In a significant milestone for peace advocacy, the Palestinian movement Women of the Sun and the Israeli movement Women Wage Peace have been honored with the prestigious Günter Wallraff Prize for Press Freedom and Human Rights in Germany. This week, singers Yael Deckelbaum and Mira Elabouni proudly accepted the award on behalf of both movements.…
In June 2024, our movements, Women of the Sun and Women Wage Peace, had the privilege of participating in a virtual meeting with Secretary Hillary Clinton as part of the Global Women Leaders Summit held in Italy. This significant event brought together prominent leaders from around the world, including Monica McWilliams, who participated in the…
