The American Psychiatric Association wrote a statement that stands unequivocally with Israel, and thus fails to meet several principles that uphold the mental health sector including respect for human rights and dignity.
After the Hamas incursion on 7 October, Israeli forces have shuttered the West Bank cities under strict curfew, and carried out indiscrimiate attacks like that against the Herbawi yogurt factory in Hebron’s old city.
“The first casualty, when war comes, is the truth.” —Hiram Johnson
Death is not new to Palestinians, but by no means do they embrace it. Palestinians hold life dear and continue in steadfast resistance for freedom.
We’ll dance to bird songs and paint dreams in Gaza’s sands, we’ll celebrate the olive harvest, and savour the fruits our land bestows.
Being a peacemaker and unequivocally advocating for nonviolence while recognising one’s privilege is not as straightforward or dogmatic.
The horrors of violence reached my family this week, when my brother received a phone call to inform him that Israeli soldiers had killed his best friend. This murder is part of the aftershock throughout the West Bank as a result of Israel’s war on Gaza.
Gaza is suffering relentless violence from Israeli bombardments this week. Let us pray for recognition of our shared humanity and unite in calls for liberation
CPT hosted a delegation of visitors from the United States, who are now waiting in Jerusalem for safe passage home.
Israel has declared war, an act portrayed as retaliation against Hamas’s surprise attack, but Palestinians have been living this same war for 75 years.