Since the war in Gaza began, we have started a project under the title: “Voices Against War”, whose goal is to amplify and spread the voices of Israelis who oppose the war in Gaza and call for a ceasefire.
This project is based on the belief that in such difficult times, where hopelessness and isolation prevail, it is important to strengthen our network of anti-war solidarity activists and share with the world that there are Israelis who are acting against the war. In times when resistance to the war is often conflated with antisemitism - a dangerous view that supports the silencing of anti-war voices, as being done also by the Israeli government – the voices of Israeli anti-war solidarity activists are important more than ever.
As part of this project, we have created videos, showing anti-war activists who talk about their beliefs and demand a ceasefire. We share with the world the voices of Israelis who have been affected by the war and call for its end, while strongly opposing those who demand revenge. We uplift the voices of those who declare clearly that only peace will bring security and publish these videos and testimonies on our social media pages under the name "Voices Against War".
One such videos is a video of Maoz Inon, who lost both his parents at the October 7th attack. Maoz calls for ending the war in Gaza. Even after his personal loss he still believes in peace and humanity as a way of living, and calls others to join him in opposing the Israeli government. [link to his video].
With the help of many comrades, we have been able to reach a wide audience with such messages. To further spread the fact that the war in Gaza is not in the interest of all Israeli people, on November 15th we released a new video showing the long-running policy of strengthening Hamas over truly protecting Israel’s citizens. We need your help with sharing and circulating this video, so the world could learn about the true policy of Israel's government.
The video reveals and highlights Netanyahu’s involvement and interests in strengthening Hamas and preventing a Palestinian state. Netanyahu is the biggest obstacle to an end to the fighting in Gaza and to the release of the hostages. Our goal is to show that the support of a terror organization is part of the right-wing’s agenda, which was based on a direct target of weakening the Palestinian authority and thus preventing the possibility of a united Palestinian state. The right-wing never wanted to negotiate for peace, all they wished for was to continue the Israeli occupation and oppression of Palestinians.
We implore you to watch the video, in which we bring to the streets of DC the true intentions of Netanyahu, who publicly acted to bolster Hamas and weaken the Palestinian Authorities. Please, help us show Netanyahu's true face, by sharing the video and by following our pages:
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With your help, we can reach more people and expose the right-wing agenda that led us to this horrible war.
In solidarity,
Atalya
Refuser Solidarity Network