by Peace | Jun 11, 2024 | Ukraine, Vrede en oorlog
Saturday 15 June sees the start of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. The summit is aimed at heads of state; NGOs are not invited. The aim is to contribute to fair and lasting peace in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky’s peace proposal and other peace...
by Peace | Feb 13, 2024 | Gaza, Hongerbestrijding en honger, Palestine, Vrede en oorlog
We may be unable to find words to describe what we are going through… We are trapped between gunfire and a separation border wall. We cannot advance, retreat, or return to our home, and there is no place to escape and survive. We only have to wait for death,...
by Peace | Feb 12, 2024 | Gaza, Israel, Vrede en oorlog
In my recent article entitled Cherish the people of Gaza, I wrote about the importance of a permanent ceasefire, the release of hostages, clean drinking water, food, humanitarian and psychological aid for the people of Gaza, reconstruction, and the need for a lasting...
by Peace | Feb 8, 2024 | children, Gaza, Palestine, Vrede en oorlog
In October last year, I wrote an opinion article entitled “Stop the violence in Gaza and Israel.” In it, I expressed how shocked I was by the horrific attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas on 7 October and called for the Israeli hostages to be released. I...
by Peace | Oct 13, 2023 | Gaza, Israel, Vrede en oorlog
The attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas are horrendous. Local organisation Women Wage Peace, which wrote a blog on the Peace SOS website, reveal on their Facebook page that many of its members have lost a loved one. They condemn the carnage caused by the terrorists;...
by Peace | Oct 13, 2023 | Gaza, Vrede en oorlog
Our dear friend, Mai, I am sending you this message, and perhaps this will be the last message. For 4 days, I have been moving with my wife and son from one place to another, and all I think is that it will be safe, but unfortunately I have separated from my family...
