Category: Articles by Friends of Standing Together Sweden

On 22 March, one of FoST Sweden’s members had the opportunity to attend the ceremony for the latest recipients of the “Vivian Silver Impact Award,” a prize established in 2024 in memory of peace activist Vivian Silver, who was murdered on 7 October 2023. It is awarded each year to two women, one Palestinian and… Continue reading Vivian Silver Impact Award Ceremony in London on 22 March 2026

2025 has been a dramatic year in the area between “the river and the sea”. In Gaza, Israel’s brutal warfare and starvation policy have alternated with fragile ceasefires. In the West Bank, the occupation has turned increasingly ruthless. With few glimmers of hope, despair has seemed ever-present. Standing Together’s persistent work for peace and justice… Continue reading Year in Review 2025

Opinion piece by Friends of Standing Together Sweden in Sydsvenskan, 23 November 2025 It is time to stop believing that peace in Israel-Palestine will be created by top politicians without popular support. Politicians in Sweden should now use their voices to support local forces that are building peace. The UN Security Council recently adopted the… Continue reading ‘Another Path Is Possible for Israel and Palestine.’

As we wrote last week, Standing Together supports any steps towards stopping the killing and destruction in Gaza while also emphasizing the importance of continuing to work for a just and lasting peace.  On October 9, it was announced that both Hamas and the Israeli government had approved an agreement to implement the first steps… Continue reading Standing Together’s Reaction to the Political Developments of the past Week

On 29 September Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu presented a 20-point ‘peace plan’. Yesterday, on 30 September, Alon-Lee Green, one of the co-directors of Standing Together, posted a video comment on this, in which he urges other Israelis, in a speech in Hebrew, to think ahead and not stop at wanting to go back to… Continue reading For a Sustainable and Just Peace

A global network for Palestinians within Friends of Standing Together has recently been established. The network has approximately 140 members and extends from the United States and Canada via Europe to Australia. The network has held two virtual meetings so far and an action plan has been drawn up. It contains three themes for activities… Continue reading Global Palestinian network within Standing Together