Statement issued by the International Women´s Commission for a Just and Sustainable Peace between Israel and Palestine

Wednesday, May 3, 2006
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International Women's Commission for a Just and Sustainable Peace between Israel and Palestine

As violence increases again—and positions harden--in the wake of the recent Palestinian and Israeli elections, one truth has become urgent: both sides need to find ways to keep talking to each other. According to a public opinion poll taken jointly by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research in March, an “overwhelming majority among Israelis and Palestinians favor negotiated rather than unilateral further disengagement.” We agree. Peace and security will never be won unilaterally.

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Women's Commission for Just and Sustainable, Statement about the Peace between Israel and Palestinem 2006.