Women march for peace in Jerusalem

Thousands of Israeli and Palestinian women arrived in Jerusalem on Oct. 8 at the end of a two-week march through Israel and the West Bank to demand a peace deal.

Thousands of Israeli and Palestinian women arrived in Jerusalem on Oct. 8 at the end of a two-week march through Israel and the West Bank to demand a peace deal.The Women Wage Peace movement organised the march, which began on Sept. 24 and included participants who have themselves been affected by violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Several thousand women, mostly Israelis, arrived in Jerusalem late on Oct. 8, mostly dressed in white and carrying placards calling for peace.

One of the organisers, Marie-Lyne Smadja, said the march was meant to "give voice to those tens of thousands of Israeli Jewish and Arab women of the left, centre and right, and their Palestinian partners, who hand in hand together took this road towards peace."   

"Israeli women want to prevent the next war if possible and try as soon as possible to reach an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians," she said.