Subject: We were just shot at

We were just shot at

August 14th, 2026 at 3:05 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friends, This morning, our Palestinian and Israeli activists went to Beit Sahour, just east of Bethlehem, to stand alongside local residents. While they were there, heavily armed settlers fired shots in our direction. Everyone is sa ...

What does it mean to choose nonviolence?

August 13th, 2026 at 1:32 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friends, Earlier in the week, my colleague and friend Eszter wrote about what it means for Israelis in our movement to reject violence. From the Palestinian side, that journey is different. For many Palestinians, the question is not ...

What does it take to become an ex-combatant?

August 10th, 2026 at 3:25 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friends, As the Israeli Co-Director of Combatants for Peace, one of the questions I am asked most often is what it takes to become an ex-combatant. After eight years at Combatants for Peace, I have learned that there is no single an ...

The Story You Probably Haven't Heard

August 6th, 2026 at 2:18 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friend, You may know how former Israeli soldiers and former Palestinian fighters came together after the Second Intifada to found Combatants for Peace. Their decision to reject violence and work together became the guiding principle ...

Double Your Impact for Women Building the Future

August 3rd, 2026 at 7:30 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friend, This week, our summer solidarity campaign, Emergency Assistance, Shared Resistance, turns to its third focus: Strengthening Women Leaders. We are thrilled to share that three remarkable supporters, Aleen Bayard, Malkah Binah ...

Your invitation: Women on the frontlines of change, Building Just Peace Through Co-Resistance

July 30th, 2026 at 5:18 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friend, Next week, our Emergency Assistance, Shared Resistance campaign turns to one of the movement's greatest strengths: the women helping sustain, protect, and strengthen our movement. Throughout history, women have often stood a ...

Another Weekend. Another Community Under Attack.

July 26th, 2026 at 6:34 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friend, This weekend, the Palestinian village of Tal, southwest of Nablus, became the latest community to bear the devastating consequences of rampant settler violence in the occupied West Bank. What began with a group of Israeli se ...

Last week, our colleague Jamil received a demolition notice

July 21st, 2026 at 2:15 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friend, As our summer campaign continues, we want to share something that happened just last week. Jamil, the Palestinian Community Coordinator at Combatants for Peace, has spent years working alongside communities confronting the t ...

Your invitation: Nonviolent Tools against Growing Violence in the West Bank

July 19th, 2026 at 5:01 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friend, As part of our ongoing Emergency Assistance, Shared Resistance campaign, we invite you to a special discussion where you will hear from Palestinian, Israeli and international activists and experts. They will share updates ab ...

Emergency Assistance, Shared Resistance is back

July 15th, 2026 at 5:11 pm IDT

View onlineDear Friend, This summer, we're continuing Emergency Assistance, Shared Resistance - our annual campaign to support communities facing violence, displacement and injustice while strengthening Palestinian-Israeli nonviolent action. By pro ...