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Combatants for Peace members tell UN they survived Oct. 7 and press nonviolent, shared future
Summary
At a UN News event in late January 2025, members of Combatants for Peace described how the group continued joint nonviolent work after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and the subsequent bombardment of Gaza, urged dialogue over violence, and said the movement offers a political horizon even as official politics largely ignore it.
NEW YORK — At a United Nations event in late January, members of the grassroots group Combatants for Peace said the movement survived the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and the heavy military response that followed and continues to pursue nonviolent, joint Israeli–Palestinian work.
"We are together even though there might be disagreements, there might be conflicts," said Mai Shaheen, a Palestinian peace activist and therapist, describing long-running cooperation with Israelis in the group. Shaheen said Combatants for Peace met immediately after Oct. 7 and used established lines of communication to support one another and to continue outreach to their communities.
The group's continued existence matters because it represents a cross-community alternative to violence at a time when the region is marked by mass casualties and deep grievance. At the UN News studio, Shaheen and Alik Elhanan, a…
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