{"id":185333,"date":"2021-05-24T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=185333"},"modified":"2021-05-19T11:28:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T10:28:09","slug":"the-other-side-of-the-story-combatants-for-peace-in-palestine-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2021\/05\/the-other-side-of-the-story-combatants-for-peace-in-palestine-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cOther Side\u201d of the Story: Combatants for Peace in Palestine\/Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Palestinian Board Member, Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli activist, Shai Goren (Image by Combatants for Peace)<\/p><\/div>\n

17 May 2021 – <\/em>When we pick up a newspaper or turn on a television news broadcast, more often than not, information focuses on conflict, violence, disaster. Nationally and internationally, it seems an increasing number of broadcasts and publications skew focus and create confusion in groups of people without clarity in distinguishing truth from lies. Struggling to emerge from a worldwide pandemic, people comply\u2026or not, believe\u2026or disbelieve\u2026seek or shun.\u00a0 As this matrix of worldwide imbalance continues, as throughout history, the powerless bear the consequences.<\/p>\n

Recent events between Israel and Palestine are no exception. This area of the world has had historical difficulties certainly for decades, centuries.<\/p>\n

People, groups exist who have felt and understood the need to act on conscience, on an “inner ethical culture without which<\/strong>,”<\/em> Einstein said, \u201cthere is no salvation for humanity.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

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Saturday [15 May], I attended a Zoom briefing with such a group of incredibly committed individuals. In this video of the event, Palestinian Board Member, Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli activist, Shai Goren give a very good understanding on the background leading up to the current violence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Briefing on the “War” (a misnomer; it is a “Massacre” of Palestinians: TMS editor<\/em>)<\/h3>\n

httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zB1Qvn5XDOk
\nMaking connections through experience has been the foundation of j.jill\u2019s personal philosophy: in education, service, writing, spirituality and the arts. She teaches Italian part-time within the State University of NY system, follows topics in peace & justice advocacy, and enjoys spending time with friends & family including two very affectionate rescue puppies.<\/em><\/p>\n

Combatants for Peace<\/em><\/strong> founded in 2006<\/strong>, is a non-profit, volunteer organization of ex-combatant Israelis and Palestinians, men and women, who have laid down their weapons and rejected all means of violence. They are working together to end the occupation of Palestine, bring just peace to the land, and demonstrate that Israelis and Palestinians can work and live together. They \u2013 serving their peoples, raised weapons which they aimed at each other and saw each other only through gun sights \u2013 have established Combatants for Peace<\/em><\/strong> based on principles of non-violence.\u00a0 Their international contact is: https:\/\/cfpeace.org<\/a> and their U.S. contact is: https:\/\/afcfp.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Go to Original – pressenza.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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