The Contribution of Women to Peace in the Middle East: The Experience of the Movement Women Wage Peace (WWP)

In the context of many movements with a strong female presence promoting peace in Middle East, movement Women Wage Peace (WWP) currently represents largest and most impactful organization country. Founded aftermath 50-day Gaza War/Operation Protective Edge 2014, has grown to 45,000 Israeli members, significant grassroots Israel today. WWP’s theory change refracts Israeli–Palestinian conflict, its resolution, through gendered lens. The is non-partisan does not support any specific solution conflict. Instead, it empowers women from diverse communities build trust across divides, leading unified demand for diplomatic negotiation, full representation women, end WWP enables very unite aim taking their own children’s futures into hands: left, center, right, young old, center periphery country, religious secular, Jewish, Arab, Druze, Bedouin. continues refine non-hierarchical structure, distributing work among thousands volunteers who serve on regional and/or mission-specific teams, including Government Engagement, Foreign Affairs, Digital Communication, Special Projects, Strategy.