We, the members of Fifteenth Street Friends Meeting urge our lawmakers and President Biden to endorse a ceasefire, protect lives, including hostages held by Hamas and civilians, provide humanitarian aid, address and resolve the root causes to the longstanding regional dispute, and speak out against both antisemitic and anti-Islamic words and actions.
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We condemn the violence unleashed by Hamas and we denounce the retribution of the Israeli Defense Force on Gaza. We urge our government to call for an immediate ceasefire.
We seek and urge the creation of a world without war. We urgently call for a multilateral ceasefire as a first step toward addressing the root causes of violence.
We urge our government to call for an immediate ceasefire, immediate and adequate humanitarian aid, and negotiations for a long-term peace. As Quakers, we believe each life is sacred.
We urge our government to call for an immediate ceasefire, provide immediate and adequate humanitarian aid, and to broker negotiations for a long-term peace agreement.
We call upon our nation to work for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to save precious human life.
We members of the Duluth Superior Friends Meeting (Quakers) call publicly, strongly, and urgently to advocate for a ceasefire, restraint, and strict adherence to international laws against civilian harm in the current violence in Israel and Gaza.
We urge our elected leaders to do everything possible to de-escalate the conflict and support an immediate ceasefire.
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