Meeting Minute

We unite with Friends and people throughout the world to urge the combatants from all sides to initiate an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza and Israel.

Northampton Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) calls and prays for the end to all actions that lead to the destruction of lives in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel.

As members of the Quaker community in Newtown, Pennsylvania, we are a part of 375 years of testimony and action against all war and violence. We reaffirm the application of the peace testimony to the conflict in Israel and Gaza.

With others, we call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, greatly increased humanitarian aid, and diplomatic negotiations toward a just peace.

Durham Friends Meeting is deeply concerned about the continuing violence in Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East. As Quakers, we believe that we are never called to fight with weapons either for God or country.

We call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the region, and the restoration of humanitarian aid under the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

Our Quaker commitment to nonviolence calls us to speak out against the horrific attacks on Israelis by Hamas and the devastating retaliation by Israel against the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

We call on the United States government to press for immediate ceasefire, the provision of humanitarian relief, and active engagement for peaceful resolution of the conflict.

We urge our government to support a ceasefire, implement urgent humanitarian aid, and engage in negotiations for a long-term peace.

As shown by the long and complex history of this conflict, war will not bring peace or justice but only more violence.

To stop the killing and prevent further loss of life, we call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. We also call for immediate ac􀆟on to provide the basic necessities of life: water, food, shelter, and medical care.

As Quakers, we respect the universal sanctity and dignity of all people. We urge our government and all those who have influence in the Middle East conflict to set aside violence and aggression. We encourage them to devote diplomatic, financial, and material resources to peace rather than war.

We urgently call for: an immediate ceasefire, return of the hostages, ongoing humanitarian aid, help from trauma-informed peace teams, and a global commitment to finding peaceful ways to resolve conflict.

The Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends urges an immediate cease-fire in the war on Gaza as well as safe and speedy passage for humanitarian aid for all those suffering from the conflict.

To stop the killing and work toward peace, we call for a permanent ceasefire, massive, continuous and unimpeded humanitarian aid into Gaza, and the release of all the Israeli and foreign national hostages being held by Hamas and the Palestinian political prisoners held by the Israelis.