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
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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
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
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
Hamutal Gouri 