{"id":13262,"date":"2024-06-19T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T11:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.womenwagepeace.org.il\/en\/?p=13262"},"modified":"2024-06-19T11:36:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T11:36:07","slug":"women-wage-peace-diaries-of-hope-and-resilience-shoshana-lavan-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womenwagepeace.org.il\/en\/women-wage-peace-diaries-of-hope-and-resilience-shoshana-lavan-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Wage Peace: Diaries of Hope and Resilience \/ Shoshana Lavan, moretoherstory, June 18, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13262\" class=\"elementor elementor-13262\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cd0e8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cd0e8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6b4b5c\" data-id=\"e6b4b5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e8422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e8422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><em>4 October, Jerusalem \u2014 <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">I am standing on the hill at the base of the Tolerance Monument in Jerusalem\u2014hundreds, perhaps thousands, of white umbrellas below me. As far as the eye can see, there are Israelis and Palestinians. White, white, white umbrellas protect us from the heat of the sun and men\u2019s bloodshed. Here, there is hope. Here, we are women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><em>Women Wage Peace<\/em>, and her Palestinian sister movement, <em>Women of the Sun.<\/em> All of us together, in this garden of tolerance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">A woman representing Ireland speaks; I let my tears flow unconstrained. Somehow, after the Troubles, they made peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">So can we, I think, so can we.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">As the afternoon wanes into evening, we travel to the Dead Sea. Here, the event is even more beautiful, the backdrop of the sea against all the white clothing with turquoise scarves, belts, and necklaces. This time, music brings us to tears\u2014so many speeches, songs, and videos of hope. My heart is breaking with the possibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><br \/><br \/><em>7 October, Nimrod, Golan Heights \u2014 <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Working for peace can be exhausting \u2014 the heaviness of conflict flowing through all our attempts to bring light. It\u2019s time for a holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">On Saturday morning, I get up early to run, explore the area, and rid myself of my restlessness. Something has happened \u2014 sirens further south? My husband tells me to be careful. A familiar feeling of horror jumps down my throat and strangles me. <em>Please make it stop soon<\/em>, I pray.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">We go to Nimrod Castle because we know something is going on; we don\u2019t have reception in the hills. We climb the beautiful ruins, admire the views, and walk around the walls without knowing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><em>I\u2019m not sure this is true. Do I remember what it was like not to know? Do I remember what it was like when I still trusted in humanity at the heart of it all?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moretoherstory.org\/opinion\/women-wage-peace-diaries-of-hope-and-resilience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 October, Jerusalem \u2014 I am standing on the hill at the base of the Tolerance Monument in Jerusalem\u2014hundreds, perhaps thousands, of white umbrellas below me. As far as the eye can see, there are Israelis and Palestinians. White, white, white umbrellas protect us from the heat of the sun and men\u2019s bloodshed. 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