The American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker humanitarian service organization, has nominated two candidates for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize: Jeff Halper from Israel and Ghassan Andoni from the West Bank and Gaza. In a region torn apart by conflict, these grassroots peace activists have been committed to nonviolence as the path to justice, peace, and reconciliation. For decades they have worked to liberate both the Palestinian and the Israeli people from the yoke of structural violence — symbolized most clearly by the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. They have opposed the Separation Wall that blinds people to one another’s existence. They have instead tried to build bridges to recognition and celebration of a common humanity. Read more about Jeff Halper & Ghassan Andoni: Nobel Peace Prize Nominees
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), an international humanitarian service organization, joins Palestine, Israel, and organizations and coalitions around the world for the International Week of Action Against the Wall, November 9-16. During the next week groups are mobilizing their communities for a series of educational activities and actions to bring down this Wall and other walls and barriers. The American Friends Service Committee is has worked for a just U.S. policy in the Middle East for decades. Read more about AFSC joins worldwide action against the separation wall
Today the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) announced that, on the recommendation of staff in Gaza, it is contributing $20,000 for humanitarian assistance to hundreds of Palestinian families left homeless by the recent actions of the Israeli Army in Gaza. AFSC will also accept donations for additional relief. Read more about AFSC supports hundreds of Palestinian families left homeless
This is not the first time Palestinians have found themselves in a refugee camp. But for Louay, a 21-year-old Palestinian born in Iraq, it’s a new experience. Read more about Twice displaced: Palestinians in Iraq
