Leora Hadar and Hamutal Gouri Open letter to US President, Donald Trump, Welcome to our region and to Jerusalem, this holy city that holds within its walls and streets the history of people of all three religions: Judaism, Islam and Christianity. We, Leora Hadar and Hamutal Gouri, members of the grassroots movement Women Wage Peace,… Continue reading An Open Letter to POTUS Donald Trump
Four Stories of Hope, Persistence and Leadership
Last week I spent a while inside a hole in time. In the early hours of Saturday morning I flew to Washington DC and on Wednesday I was already back in Israel, enveloped in the warmth of my family, everyday life, work, home and activism. I traveled to DC in for the JStreet National Conference,… Continue reading Four Stories of Hope, Persistence and Leadership
“Were I Human”
“Were I Human” Ariel: Your charm so strongly works ’em. That if you now beheld them, your affections would become tender. PROSPERO Dost thou think so, spirit? ARIEL Mine would, sir, were I human[1]. Nita Schechet, a feminist literary scholar and peace and human rights activist passed away last November. I was deeply saddened by… Continue reading “Were I Human”
This world needs mothers
“Motherhood is not limited to the act of bearing and rearing our own children. Motherhood is a spiritual and ethical position of responsibility for the world and for future generations”. I spoke these words spoken at an event that Women Wage Peace held in the Baptism site north of Jericho on October 19th, 2016, as… Continue reading This world needs mothers
Autumn Time
Autumn. Such a poetic season; sweet melancholy, golden leaves and a sense of transition. Times of passage require that we let go of the past and wonder what the future will bring. Rites of passage offer moments of discomfort and discontent intertwined with expectations and excitement of things to come. Yom Kippur is an autumn… Continue reading Autumn Time
Passover: a Journey Through Tradition and Change
Passover always brings with it memories of smells and tastes and sights and sounds. The smell of cooking and cleaning. The taste of the gefilte fish that Grandmother Luba, may she rest in peace, used to make, that we will never taste again. The sight of the shiny patent-leather shoes that I wasn’t allowed to… Continue reading Passover: a Journey Through Tradition and Change
حول الحكمة وإحساس المراعاة
حول الحكمة وإحساس المراعاة ربّما وُلدتُ امرأة، وربّما، كما تقول سيمون دي بيفوار، أصبحت امرأة. سواء أكان هذا ما حصل أم ذاك، فإنّ كَوْني امرأة يشكّل مركّبًا مركزيًّا للغاية في الفسيفساء التي تَنْبَني منها هُويّتي الشخصيّة وهُويّتي الفرديّة. إنّها العدسة التي أتأمّل نفسي والعالم من خلالها. الكتابة حول الهُويّة النسائيّة في عصر ما بعد الحداثة… Continue reading حول الحكمة وإحساس المراعاة
Women’s Knowledge
Women’s Knowledge Perhaps I was born a woman; perhaps, as in the words of Simone de Beauvoir, I have become a woman. In any event, being a woman is a very central part of the montage of my personal and political identities. Womanhood is the lens through which I view myself and the world. It… Continue reading Women’s Knowledge
The Importance of Being Hopeful: Women Wage Peace
The importance of being hopeful A year has passed since the terrible war of last summer, and we were beginning to hope that this summer – aside from the infernal heat – would be more peaceful. But then came the stabbing hate crime at the Jerusalem Pride Parade and the murder of 16 year old… Continue reading The Importance of Being Hopeful: Women Wage Peace
From Memory to Hope
As a Jewish-Israeli, woman, Memorial Day has always been a most significant day for me. In 1967, when I was 5, I lost my beloved cousin Nimrod in the Six Day War; and ever since, it has always been a day of profound and contained personal pain. As a feminist and human rights and peace… Continue reading From Memory to Hope
Hamutal Gouri 