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Standing Together in the News 

Across the world, people are paying attention to our growing movement for peace. Standing Together is organizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens in Israel against the occupation and for equality, social and environmental justice, and peace. The media is taking notice — from international outlets to local journalists, coverage is highlighting our bold actions, our leadership, and our vision for a shared future. Explore recent news stories featuring Standing Together, Rula Daood, Sally Abed, Alon-Lee Green, Uri Weltmann, Itamar Avneri, and more.

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Featured Articles

Jerusalem Post

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4.6.25

Israelis set out from Tel Aviv and walked towards the Gaza border Wednesday, as part of a protest against the continuation of the Gaza war organized by Standing Together. "We are marching because the destruction, starvation, and abandonment must stop," the grassroots peace organization said.

Haaretz

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19.5.25

Protesters were arrested Sunday during a march near the Gaza border. Standing Together called the move a double standard: 'Peaceful demonstrators are dragged before the courts, but right-wing extremists enter Gaza illegally'.

CNN

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14.5.25

'The pain is a mutual pain,' say Israeli Jewish and Arab activists.

Time

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2.10.24

If discourse surrounding the war in Gaza has been divided into two categories—pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian—then Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood inhabit the space in between.

The Guardian

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31.5.24

“We decided to form this humanitarian guard, because we understand that this a fight over the lives of innocent people in Gaza,” said Alon-Lee Green, the national co-director of the Jewish-Arab peace coalition Standing Together, a movement mobilising Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality and social justice. “These are people who have lost their homes [and] their land, people facing starvation.

NY Times

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17.11.23

Sally Abed, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and Alon-Lee Green, a Jewish Israeli, found polarization in America over the war in Gaza. They also found longing for a new approach.

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