Non-Governmental Organization working for a lasting Cease Fire and Peace Process in the Middle East through the Non-Violent Approach
Hannah Katzir, kidnapped from kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, was released at the end of November 23. She passed from her post-captivity condition at the age of 79. Her husband and son were killed in October 23.
Famine struck Gaza in the summer of 2025, when people were starved after the March total blockade of the Strip.
Here is the site of Peace Lines, the home base. It contains updated info from around 20 media sources in the Media section.
You need background in time to form your perception, from a number of angles.
We also keep chronicles that testify about people’s lives, on the ground, from Gaza, Nir Oz, past and present. We strive for a non-partisan, non-biased view of situations. Caring for people, for human beings, not for ideologies and stereotypes.
This is what we are striving to create here.
The gate openers we have chosen belong to various visions of spirituality : Martin Luther King, Ibn Arabi, Spinoza, Lao Tzu, the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu …
Martin Luther King’s words : “I’ve decided that I’m going to do the battle for my philosophy. You ought to believe something in life, believe that thing so fervently that you will stand up with it till the end of your days. I can’t make myself believe that God wants me to hate. I’m tired of violence. And I’m not going to let my oppressor dictate to me what method I must use.”
In Ibn Arabi’s words : “We will not let persecution turn us into persecutors” “Pens can solve what weapons cannot”
In Spinoza’s words : “Peace is not an absence of war. It is a virtue, state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.”
A skilful commander strikes a decisive blow, and stops.
He will not continue his operations to impose his strength
and take advantage of power.
He achieves results, but will not become arrogant.
He achieves results, but will not boast.
He achieves results, but will never be proud.
He achieves results, but not through violence to subjugate or coerce.
The Dalai Lama says, “I think the only way really is through education. Education is universal. We must teach people, especially our youth, the source of happiness and satisfaction. We must teach them that the ultimate source of happiness is within themselves. Not machine. Not money. Not power.”
