Israel/Palestine

After months of devastation, there is urgent need for a meaningful debate on U.S. support for Israeli operations in both Gaza and the West Bank. This week, a coalition of more than 70 national organizations sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to support

We call for an immediate ceasefire, the prompt release of all hostages and uncharged prisoners on both sides, and urgent action to relieve the tremendous suffering in Gaza. We demand that the United States no longer provide weapons that are used to kill innocent civilians indiscriminately.

Albuquerque Friends, are led by the Spirit of divine compassion to cherish peace, and to “utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fighting with outward weapons for any end or under any pretense whatever.” Declaration of Friends to Charles II, 1660

Our work advocating for a more just, peaceful and sustainable world will need to be continually renewed, not just this year but for many years ahead.

We urge members of Congress and President Biden to call for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further civilian harm in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Further, we urge them to address the root causes underlying this explosion of violence.

We join with many millions across the world to call for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access, an end to the catastrophic bombing of civilian Gaza, and action to address the inequalities underlying this situation so as to create the conditions for a lasting peace.

Morningside Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) calls for a ceasefire now in Gaza and a free flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. We grieve the deaths, beginning on October 7, 2023, of approximately 1,200 Israelis and (as of this writing) an estimated 18,400 Palestinians in Gaza, an estimated 226 Palestinians in the West Bank and 104 deaths of Israeli soldiers so far.

Columbia Friends Meeting advocates for an immediate and total ceasefire in Gaza.

War is not the answer. In truth, there is no military solution to this crisis.

Nashville Friends Meeting abhors the horrific violence continuing in Israel and Palestine. As Quakers, we respect the universal sanctity and dignity of all people. We urge our government to call for an immediate cease-fire among all parties to allow them to enter into diplomatic negotiations to build a just and lasting peace.