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  • This Week in the World: On Anniversary of Oct 7 Attacks, Conflict in Middle East Worsens

    This Week in the World | October 11, 2024

    On the one-year anniversary of the horrific Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, we took some time this week to reflect and mourn the lives lost and forever changed that day, and in all the days since.

  • What We're Reading on Syria

    Update | August 17, 2020
    On the sixth anniversary of the war in Syria, we recommend a reading list covering the US’s militarized missteps in Syria and the diplomatic path forward to win peace.
  • Now is the Time for Faithful Action

    Update | October 2, 2017
    We are living in challenging times. Too often, cracking open a newspaper or turning on the news feels like a bleak exercise in disappointment, concern, and outrage. In these times more than ever, we must seek hope.
  • Prioritizing Human Needs in the Face of Rising Pentagon Spending

    Update | March 14, 2023
    Last month, Reps. Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Mark Pocan (WI-2) reintroduced the People Over Pentagon Act (H.R. 1134), a bill that would cut $100 billion from the Pentagon budget and redirect this funding to address pressing human needs, including education, healthcare and addressing the climate crisis.
  • September 2024: Native American Legislative Update

    Native American Legislative Update | October 1, 2024
    Today, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day, Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, Native communities and allies honor and remember the survivors of Indian Boarding Schools, as well as the children who never returned home. Native communities in Canada have recognized this date as a day of recognition since 2013, and in 2021 Canada formally recognized it as a holiday.
  • Progressive champion Sanders joins fight against Yemen war

    FCNL in the News | March 6, 2018

    “The two of them working together is certainly going to attract a lot of media attention and there’s been a lot of grassroots support for this issue,” said Kate Gould, the legislative director for Middle East Policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a Quaker lobby.

  • Minute Concerning the War in the Middle East: Abington Monthly Meeting (PA)

    Meeting Minute | January 8, 2025
    In response to the recent widening of armed conflict in the Middle East, Abington Friends affirm the call for the immediate cessation of violence.
  • Faith Leaders Urge Congress to Stand for Peace with Iran

    Letter | September 16, 2020
    On Jan. 9, FCNL’s General Secretary Diane Randall joined a group of faith leaders in calling on Congress to reassert its war powers authority and pass legislation to prohibit war with Iran.
  • Bipartisan Group Urges Congress to Prevent War Through NDAA

    Letter | September 5, 2019
    Progressive and conservative advocacy groups are united in calling on Congress to make ending and preventing war a top priority in the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
  • Demanding Justice for Yemen and Jamal Khashoggi

    Update | October 26, 2020
    It was one year ago on Oct. 2 that Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered by agents of the Saudi Arabian government. In memory of the Washington Post journalist, advocacy groups held a press conference in front of the Saudi Embassy, demanding justice and calling on the U.S. to reevaluate its relationship with Saudi Arabia. Our Middle East lobbyist, Hassan El-Tayyab, delivered the following remarks at the event: