A letter from ALLMEP Founder and President, Avi Meyerstein
The Alliance for Middle East Peace
ALLMEP is the largest and fastest growing network of Palestinian and Israeli peacebuilders. As a collective of our 160+ member organizations, we channel their ambition toward increased cooperation and political impact, making them more than the sum of their parts.
How is ALLMEP supporting peacebuilders during the ongoing crisis?
- A joint campaign for emergency funding and gathering basic needs for member NGOs, so that they can help the most vulnerable and at-risk people in Gaza and Israel;
- Tutoring member NGOs seeking emergency funding and connecting them to donors;
- Checking in individually with peacebuilders who have suffered most acutely, including those who have colleagues and their family members who have been killed or are missing; Connecting don
- Connecting donors with humanitarian organizations assisting the most vulnerable people in Southern Israel and Gaza;
- A living resource page for our members, with tools for trauma-informed care, emergency response, and countering misinformation online;
- Coaching member NGOs to articulate their message amid a fraught political environment, creating spaces for honest conversations within the field, and to press the urgency for grassroots peacebuilding to solidify trust and gainful cooperation between societies;
- Amplifying the voices of our members, sharing their statements, perspectives, and efforts with our networks;
- Speaking to media around the world, adding context and analysis that pushes back against dehumanization and centers civilians, Israeli and Palestinian, who are suffering right now.
OUR IMPACT
$100 million+
in U.S. funding secured for Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding organizations
$300 million+
in funding secured for the global people-to-people efforts
$250 million+
in Congressional funding secured to expand Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding and economic cooperation over 5 years
How to help
How you can help Israeli and Palestinian activists
working on the ground right now.
Listen
Listen to the voices of grassroots activists and peacebuilders. Find a list of member statements on our website or listen to Groundwork, a podcast that platforms Palestinians and Israelis working for change.
Amplify
Share their messages widely and help amplify local voices. Call attention to the realities on the ground and the lived experiences of those in the region.
Engage
Reach out to activists and humanitarian organizations, learn more about their work and regional initiatives working towards justice, equality, and peace between both peoples.
Support
Donate to organizations working in this space. Consider supporting one of our members organizations or ALLMEP. A directory of our members can be found here
“The community that ALLMEP has created has enabled me on both a personal and professional level to achieve partnerships that were never possible before.”
