B8 of Hope

Our heart is deeply broken, and we send our heartfelt condolences to her loved ones and colleagues on the ground. Rest in peace Ayat.

Ayat Khadoura was one of Zimam’s star agents of change in Gaza. She was tragically killed together with her 3 siblings and her grandparents during an attack over Beit Lahia.

One of our grantees "Standing Together" in the New York Times! nytimes.com/2023/11/17/wor…

Combatants for Peace activists continue to call for a ceasefire, the safe release of all hostages, and an end to the bloodshed.

May Vivian rest in peace. Vivian Silver was an inspiration to many of us in the peace-building community. Our hearts are in million pieces. 💔💔

Another inspiring message from our grantee organization @tech2peace

A powerful message from our friend and partner Ali Abu Awwad @FriendsTaghyeer

Over 700 Arabs and Jews (we had to open another room). The messages were clear: Jewish-Arab partnership, Israeli-Palestinian peace and hope, also and precisely at this time 2/2

A powerful message and picture from our grantee organization Standing Together @omdimbeyachad : " It's hard to convey in a single image the amount of people, energy and enthusiasm that were at last night's Jewish-Arab solidarity conference in עומדים ביחד نقف معًا in Haifa. 1/2

Our hearts are bleeding. Sunday 15th of October, 17:00 Geneva time, Israeli and Palestinian bereaved members of the Parents Circle Families Forum are holding a virtual vigil on Zoom in honour of all the innocent lives lost in the current tragic times. parentscirclefriends.org/vigil/

May the voices of #Peacebuilders prevail over the voices of warmongers. #PeaceActivists #EndViolence #Negotiation #Humanity #Solidarity #InternationalCommunity #PeaceBuilders #GrassrootsInitiatives

We call upon the international community to urgently intervene for #deescalation of this horrific violence and bloodshed. May the voices of Israeli and Palestinian mothers, yearning for peace, be heard louder than the sounds of rockets and machine guns.

THE MORNING OF SATURDAY SHOCKED US ALL AS WE AWOKE TO THE HORRIFYING SCENES OF ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS IN ISRAEL. WE, B8 OF HOPE, UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMN ANY FORM OF VIOLENCE