Palestinians and Jews stand united
On April 1, Palm Sunday, a group of Jews and Palestinians gathered beneath a banner at Prince Alfred Park, Parramatta to take part in a Peace March. The banner read “Palestinians and Jews for Peace and Justice”. It began with a simple idea during a meeting with seemingly incongruent groups of people, who had been tenuously forging a friendship with each other for about a year. Jewish Voices for Peace and Justice is a group that has been meeting for six years. It was founded by two friends, myself and Lyndall Katz, both experienced facilitators for peace and conflict resolution, both very involved in the Jewish community. We felt it was time to create a space for Jews to express their heartbreak and their struggles about Israel, and their commitment to peace and dialogue.