October 2023
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Dear H-PAD Members, As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, we urge you to take action to help resolve it and save lives. An Israel-Palestine Working Group (IPWG) has formed in H-PAD, which you are welcome to join. The working group has determined that one thing we as historians can do is write, and we…
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Tell Congress : Call for Cease-fire and Rapid Humanitarian Aid As the nightmare in Gaza continues, it is urgently important that you ask your Senators and Representatives to stand for an immediate ceasefire, unobstructed humanitarian relief for Gaza, and diplomacy to free the hostages. House members can make their voice heard by co-sponsoring H.Res.786 which…
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Historians for Peace and Democracy celebrates the life of Natalie Zemon Davis, a superb historian and staunch supporter. Just weeks ago, she was one of the first signers of our AHA resolution, “In Defense of the Right to Learn,” as she had signed every one of our AHA resolutions since 2014 in defense of academic freedom in…
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Just a note to thank you for your efforts in this terrible time. I’m signing and writing – currently revising an essay on R2P-R2K, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW: REFLECTIONS ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE.- a useless but necessary effort. Hope you are managing to stay well and that we will…
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Dear H-PAD supporters, We did it! One month ago, we wrote you, asking current AHA members to sign our resolution, “In Defense of the Right to Learn” [see below] We needed signatures from 227 people (2% of the membership) to get on the agenda for the Business Meeting at AHA’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco…
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Legislative Alert: Ask Reps to Support Ceasefire and Diplomacy ! Peace and justice cannot be achieved through shooting civilians, holding hostages, conducting air strikes on densely populated neighborhoods, and depriving millions of people of food, water, electricity, and medicine. Please call your Senators and Congressional Representative (Congressional switchboard 202-224-3121) and urge them to: *Stand for a…
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The Steering Committee of Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) has compiled some of the most important statements, interviews, and articles on Palestine and Israel that have appeared since October 7. The following is a sampling of some of the best English-language analysis from progressive and anti-imperialist voices. We know that no amount of analysis…
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The H-PAD steering committee endorsed the following sign-on statement on October 15, 2023. We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our urgent concern regarding dire and escalating violence in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory, which continues to result in significant human suffering and loss of civilian life. We condemn all violence against civilians by Hamas…
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Dear H-PAD members and supporters, While we abhor the killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas, we can’t let that horror prevent us from speaking out against Israel’s attacks on Palestinians in Gaza. Collective punishment via mass starvation is a war crime. When the intended target is two million people, half of them children, it is…