To mark the one year mark since October 7th, Standing Together compiled a booklet of eulogies and speeches given by movement members, local and international activists, and allies in the year past. This booklet was compiled to help readers reflect on the heavy year that has passed, and give them the tools they need to continue fighting for an end to the war, an end to the bloodshed, and a future of peace and justice for all in Israel-Palestine.
Read Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s contribution:
I am a proud Jew, an Israeli-American, a Queer peace activist with second-generation traumas and a heap of hurts that seek to heal, determined not give up on hope that will forge a path of peace, repair and reconciliation for Israelis and Palestinians, and for people torn by this rupture, everywhere. Never Again for me, today, means never again for anyone. Only together can we survive and thrive. It means making sure my family, the Jewish people, are protected and powerful, and it also means all people deserve life and protection, it means not using our pain to cause more pain in the world. It means moral responsibility to do all that can be done to ensure both Jewish survival and make sure all human life is honored and preserved, to do all that’s possible to protect all people’s claims for dignity and freedom, food justice and decency, a home and a hope. Never again means we are all equally sacred and held to the highest standards – by all, and for all.
