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Whether in the field, the media, the Knesset, or online, WWP is gearing up for the elections to be held Oct 27, 2026. Our goal is to make crystal clear our insistence on accountability for all the years in which peace was marginalized and efforts to reach an agreement systematically derailed. We want to elect those who will insure no more 7ths of October, nor war in Gaza, Lebanon, or the West Bank. “In the upcoming elections, we are not only choosing who will sit in the Knesset but also what kind of politics will be possible here in the coming years. Will Israel continue to ‘manage’ the conflict or will it choose courageous leadership that will set a political goal and work to promote political settlements, regional partnerships, and long-term security?” wrote Dr. Yael Adami, co-founder of Women Wage Peace, in an op-ed for the feminist activist online magazine Politically Corret (in Hebrew).

Women Wage Peace has launched a series of Zoom meetings for its activists with candidates from the various peace-oriented parties. In addition to that, we have started sessions for our WWP women activists, training them on involvement in the elections. We are also proud to announce that one of our own, Somaya Bashir, previously WWP Coordinator in the Arab Community, has secured a slot among the ten candidates in the Democrat Party primaries.

WWP women stood bravely outside the studio of Channel 13’s morning talk show to mark 1,000 days since the 7th of October and to cry out for an end to this ever-expanding war, as Israeli soldiers continue being killed in Lebanon while mainstream media insists on broadcasting that our only option is war. The show’s hosts, Omer Yardeni and Rotem Israel, addressed us on air and even came outdoors to meet with us during the break to show their support.

We continue to demonstrate in the streets all over the country against raging jewish terrorism, against endless wars with our neighbors, and for a peace agreement to ensure our future security. (photo credit: Yossi Ron)

Women Clergy Supporting

Four hundred new US supporters — all women clergy — have joined us in the past ten months thanks to the creativity of Rabbi Debra Ornstein, who appealed to rabbis, pastors, and sisters to sign The Mothers’ Call. “As religious leaders — many of us women and mothers — we are united,” she wrote, “across faith communities in the fundamental conviction that all people are created in the Divine image; that all human beings have both infinite worth and shared, holy aspirations: a longing for peace, freedom, fairness, and safety.”

We would like to thank you for signing the petition and joining our call for the future that we and our communities deserve, as women, mothers and clergy.

Dr. Yael Admi, a co-founder of Women Wage Peace, and Reem Al-Hajajra, founder of our sister Palestinian movement Women of the Sun, met with Pope Leo IV in Rome in June as part of a special event hosted by the Vatican for thirty political leaders, spiritual figures, and civil society activists from around the world. Yael and Reem gave keynotes presenting the unique collaboration of Israeli and Palestinian women working together to promote a safer future for both peoples. The Pope expressed his deep support for our Mothers’ Call and said: "I honor you for your dedication. Women are the engine for peace, and I will do my best to help you."

June also brought us back to Paris for the second gathering of the French-Saudi New York Peace Declaration created last year. Together with fellow Israeli and Palestinian civil society organizations also invited to the conference, we looked hard at the Two State Solution and how we activists see the future. These discussions also included the role of civil society in bringing about reconciliation and support for a new peace process. In the spirit of The Mothers’ Call, five WWP and five WOS representatives were spread among different initial discussion groups. Afterwards, together with foreign ministers from more than 20 countries, we took part in panel discussions to present the conference’s conclusions, which were later submitted to the G7 meetings. We also want to note that the G7 has adopted the idea of a significant role for civil society in the peace process. The conference ended with a performance by Achinoam Nini and Mira Awad who called for unity and an end to wars.

The Barefoot Walk in Rome: Mothers Call for Peace this past March inspired a new joint initiative by WWP and our Palestinian sister movement Women of the Sun whose first joint project will be a women’s regional summit. If you know influential women in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, or Jordan, or know ex-pat influencers from our region who would like to join us, please let us know. More information to come soon!

News of the Hamas terrorist attack spread quickly. Fear hung in the air. Streets emptied, checkpoints were reinforced, certainties vanished, and settlers took control of the streets. For my daughter, the situation was terrifying. She was afraid—a fear no child should ever have to experience.

I, too, was afraid.

But as a mother, I had little room to show my own fear. I’ve experienced many situations during my time in Palestine: curfews, military presence in the village, harassment, discrimination at the border and at checkpoints. But this was something I’d never encountered before. My role was different now. I had to provide support, radiate confidence, and try to offer guidance while I myself was searching for orientation.”

Dr. Tagrid Yousef, active supporter of WWP and WOS, German citizen with Palestinian roots and family in the West Bank

How to stay connected with us

Tell us your story and why you support us. Stories like yours touch the hearts of people desperate to hear more than the headlines that screech about what feels like an endless cycle of violence and death.

Join the Peace Walk in Europe. Following the ripple effect of the Barefoot Walk in Rome, South American Support Group leader Adriana Potel has walked a section in Spain, while other walks have been organized by support groups in Germany. Regula Alon, coordinator of international WWP Support Groups, joined other members of WWP/WOS Switzerland for a section there. Click here for more info.

Get inspired by WWP women activist Deborah Paul, who shares her story about The Barefoot March in Rome and her passion for supporting both organisations in this video.

Invite our women to speak at your communities in person or online. Last June, Peta Pellach was invited by Lynne Mitchell, an active member of the WWP Support Group in Toronto, to speak to an interfaith group last June. Support group meetings were also held in June in Amsterdam and Berlin with Regula Alon. 

Organize peace movie screenings in your community to keep hope alive. Contact us for ideas!

If you’re in the USA, meet Juliet and Caroline, who are active in our WWP US Support Group:

Our tireless Foreign Relations Coordinator Angela Scharf continues to cultivate relations with diplomats and ambassadors both in Israel and abroad to create support for Women Wage Peace initiatives.

In Brussels, for instance, Angela Scharf recently met with Member of the Senat of Belgium, Viviane Teitelbaum, and in Paris, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. Within Israel, WWP representatives met with the Australian Ambassador and with diplomats from the Egyptian Embassy, celebrated with the Portugal’s Independence Day with their ambassador, and Bastille Day with the French Ambassador, sharing our upcoming initiatives.

WWP Intl Relations team members also met the Cypriot Ambassador and his deputy and the Philippine Ambassador for an update about our activities. Angela Scharf and WWP co-director Dr. Yael Braudo-Bahat held encouraging meetings at the US Embassy with Deputy Ambassador Mr. David Brownstein, who expressed his support for our initiatives and our partnership with WOS.

Following a meeting with the Ambassador of Malta Mr. Claude Bonello and Ms. Francesca Gatt, Senior Counsellor of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malta, who were both impressed with our work, we received an official invitation to meet high officials in Malta including the President. Our representatives also met the new EU Ambassador and the Belgian Ambassador and were invited to a film screening in the presence of the Polish Ambassador. Lastly, we bid farewell to diplomats who have worked closely with us to bring us closer to our goals, the German Ambassador Steffen Seibert and Joelle Uzarski of the American Embassy.

The Faith that Draws Near, a mini-documentary, won the Global Peacebuilder Award in the 2026 Religious Freedom Film Competition. The five-minute film by Peace Media features conversations about faith, war, and peace between several WWP members — Orthodox Jewish feminist and peace activist Peta Pellach and Palestinian citizen of Israel peace activist and devout Catholic Hyam Tannous — along with Muslim Palestinian anthropologist from East Jerusalem Dr. Fadwa Kirish. The movie asks how religion might be a source of hope and shared humanity in our time rather than one of anger and violence. It also demonstrates the powerful ways in which women of faith can change the cultures around them. Click to Watch